Eight local high school basketball teams are ranked by the CIF-SS in this week’s polls. Among girls’ teams, Edison is ranked 12th in Division 4AA. Orange is sixth in 5A. In Division […]
Eight area hoop teams ranked
Russians give Chernobyl back
Perhaps the world’s strangest real estate deal took place on Thursday, when Russian forces relinquished control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to the Ukrainians. An accident there in April 1986 in […]
Playoffs turn into the regionals
The CIF-SS high school playoffs are over, but the all playoffs are not concluded. Now comes the CIF Regionals, a prelude to the CIF State Championships. Several local basketball teams are involved […]
Attacks on Ukraine pressed
A large convoy of Russian military vehicles – said to stretch 40 miles – is reportedly approaching the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv (also known as Kiev) in an effort to add […]
“Feb Frenzy” for hoops, soccer
You could call it “February Frenzy.” This is when Southern California high schools hold the CIF-SS basketball playoff tournaments for boys’ and girls’ teams. School squads from The Tribune’s coverage area of […]
Biden sees electric car future
Half of all new cars sold in the U.S. in 2030 would be electric powered under a strategy announced Thursday by President Joe Biden. Biden moved to restore and increase auto mileage […]
Mask requirements are returning in some areas
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is proving to be a tough bug to squash, as hospitalizations surge in Florida and Louisiana. Over 10,000 patients have been hospitalized in Florida – a […]
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 […]
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 […]
