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 […]
Bolsa, La Quinta lead the GGL
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 […]
Mats get a learning experience
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune File this one under … learning experience. The Bolsa Grande High football team, fresh off an opening game win and with a lot of talent from last […]
Bolsa’s test vs. Beckman
Last year, a surprising Bolsa Grande team came within a whisker of grabbing a piece of the Garden Grove League football title, and made history by being the first Matador squad to […]
Is Bolsa now better than ever?
Last season the Bolsa Grande football team stunned local prep circles when it qualified for the CIF-SS playoffs for the first time in 34 years. But in 2023, the Matadors won’t be […]
Rancho defeats Bolsa, 70-58
In a game that featured about as many floor burns as free throws, the Rancho Alamitos High boys’ basketball team defeated host Bolsa Grande 70-58 Friday night and squared its Garden Grove […]
Matadors ground Falcons, 42-6
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The Bolsa Grande High School football team has surprised a lot of people this year, contending in the Garden Grove League and qualifying for the CIF-SS playoffs […]
Prep football playoffs to start
Nine area high school football teams will be in the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs starting on Friday. The most surprising of those is Bolsa Grande. The Matadors (5-5) not only […]
