Week One of local high school football got under way in earnest Friday, as nearly all teams in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area are now in action. A half-dozen pre-league contests were […]
In Week One, 4 locals triumph Friday
Oilers, Chargers get CIF-SS looks
It may be fall, but football isn’t the only sport being played by students at area high schools. The CIF-SS has released its watch lists and rankings for the “other” athletic endeavors […]
Edison, Oilers, Argos make Top 10s
Three teams from the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area made it into CIF-SS football rankings this week. The polls released Monday had Edison, Huntington Beach and Garden Grove making Top 10s in their […]
Football on center stage … for now
Nearly all the area high school football teams have started their seasons, and based on one or two games, some things stand out. First, based on Edison’s two lopsided wins, the Chargers […]
Argos open with romp; M’s fall in 3OT’s
And this was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Garden Grove High School’s football team announced its suitability for a sixth straight Garden Grove League title Thursday night when it opened the […]
Chargers, Mariners top High Five
UPDATE: This story now reflects some changes in football schedules. It’s here. A bit earlier than in previous seasons, but high school football is back for schools in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster […]
Orange Co.’s earth-shaking terror of ’33
By Jim Tortolano September is the national Disaster Awareness Month, and in California the mishap we fear most is the earthquake. Out-of-staters are especially terrified of the prospect, which is understandable. Hurricanes, […]
Book: ‘New Deal’ for Orange County
By Jim Tortolano Although Barack Obama in 2012 made strong inroads into Republican domination of Orange County during presidential elections, only once in history has O.C. swung toward the Democrats. That was […]
