The Angels and Dodgers are both in first. There’s a new Masters champion. The Lakers are looking forward to the return of LeBron and Anthony. But if you’re a high school athlete […]
Playoffs on again … for some
League title pictures in focus
The compressed high school football season for area teams is drawing to a close. No playoffs this year, and league champions will be determined this week and next. Here’s a quick look […]
“Good loss” and a good future
If there is such a thing, Sunday’s 93-91 overtime loss by the UCLA men’s basketball team to unbeaten Gonzaga in a Final Four semifinal game was a good loss. Sure, it was […]
Eggs, barn sale, art and more
The annual Eggscavation was virtual this year in Garden Grove. Visitors drove along a path in Garden Grove Park (in front of Atlantis Play Center) for goodie bags and a close – […]
A tale of two (or more) cities
If you want to find one, all-encompassing picture of Huntington Beach, Orange County’s fourth-largest city, you’ll have to dig further than just the image of a surfboard stuck in the sand, with […]
It’s a season for all seasons
After months of no high school sports, a bunch of them are coming together in a rush. Athletics typically divided into fall, winter and spring seasons are flooding the fields, pools and […]
Halo, Dodgers fans optimistic
It’s been a while since the approach of Opening Day has been greeted with equal anticipation in Hollywood and Disneyland. The Los Angeles Dodgers are well positioned to chase another World Series […]
Bird Talk: some high-flying wings
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano You’ve heard – or maybe used the term – “just wing it.” That usually means to improvise quickly or carelessly, the outcome of the finished product […]
Matt, who we’ve been waiting for
Few athletes have come to the Los Angeles football scene with as much anticipation as Matthew Stafford. After a disappointing season by the Rams’ former quarterback Jared Goff, the team dispatched two-time […]
A bird … a plane … a mistake
By Jim Tortolano Comic book iconoclast Howard Chaykin once quipped that the “Golden Age of comics is … 12.” By that, he meant that the art of sequential story-telling was forever trapped […]
