By Pete Zarustica/Orange County Tribune Of all the interesting people and events that made 2023 a particularly interesting sports season, the person – and event – that towered over all of them […]
Five prime sports stories
Vaqs, Lobos win title; LQ, too?
Los Amigos earned a tie for the Garden Grove League football championship on Thursday night by defeating Santiago 24-8. The Lobos (6-4 overall and 4-1 in league) share the title with Rancho […]
Lobos put bite on Matadors
Los Amigos High stayed in the race for the Garden Grove League football championship with a 46-14 win over Bolsa Grande High on Thursday night. The Matadors held a 14-7 lead early […]
LQ-Rancho game looms big
The local high school football scene is getting down to crunch time as the final two weeks of the regular season loom ahead, with league titles and playoff spots at stake. Looking […]
La Quinta moves into Grove lead
La Quinta took the inside lane to the Garden Grove League football title Friday night with a 42-36 double overtime victory over Santiago. Trailing 22-14 at halftime the Aztecs rallied for the […]
‘Great Race’ off and running
When the history of the 2023 Garden Grove League football season is written, it will probably be called “The Great Race,” or perhaps “The Very Good Race.” With two league games played […]
Bolsa, La Quinta lead the GGL
It wasn’t that long ago that Bolsa Grande and La Quinta were semi-permanent occupants of the bottom of the Garden Grove League in football. But now the Matadors and Aztecs are alone […]
League football play underway
League play started this week for area high school football teams, and already the initial results point toward some key matchups down the road. On Friday, La Quinta (now 4-2 overall […]
The upside-down grid season
This is the season with the local high school football team is turned upside down … so far. Edison, typically at the top of teams in our West Orange County area, is […]
Local high schools score high
Five public high schools in our West Orange County area scored at 90 percent and above in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking released that week. La Quinta High School, in […]
