The jam-packed CIF-SS playoff extravaganza adds basketball playoffs this week, starting Wednesday and Thursday with 19 teams from the area involved. There are some interesting all-local matchups on tap. In Division 2AA […]
19 teams are in hoops playoffs
Eleven area high school boys basketball teams and eight girls’ teams are in the CIF-SS playoffs starting this week. Most games – unless otherwise noted – will be played at 7 p.m. […]
Late rally falls short for Mariners
By Christopher Abdelmalek This sports season for high schools has been a weird one, to say the least. The fact that there was a season at all it is a bit of […]
M’s beat Mater Dei, on to semis
Pacifica, the sole local survivor of the CIF-SS girls’ soccer tournament, advanced to the semifinals with a penalty kick win over Mater Dei on Tuesday on the Mariner home pitch. The teams […]
Cavaliers near a double play
These folks may not be Mater Dei or Orangewood Academy, but Santiago High School of Garden Grove is on the brink of winning two league basketball titles, one for the boys and […]
HB in CIF-SS soccer quarterfinals
The Huntington Beach Oilers are the sole local boys’ soccer team to survive into the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS playoffs. In a Division 2 contest, HBHS (14-2-2) defeated Tustin 1-0 […]
Mariner girls to face Mater Dei
The Pacifica High girls’ soccer team advanced to the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals with a 1-0 win Friday over Newport Harbor. Forward Natalie Oca scored the game-winning goal in the second half […]
A fast-break hoops update
What with two or three seasons of high school sports jammed together, it’s hard to keep track of just what’s going on. With an eye on our local schools and teams, here’s […]
CIF-SS soccer playoffs to start
The CIF-SS soccer playoffs will start next week. Girls’ action will commence on Wednesday with boys’ play on Thursday. Four local teams are ranked in the final poll in the various divisions. […]
Cavs, Sents, Vikes are number 1
Three area high school sports teams are ranked atop their divisions in this week’s CIF-SS rankings. Santiago of Garden Grove is first in a girls’ basketball division, while Magnolia of Anaheim is […]