STATE CHAMPS! Fullerton College men’s basketball team brings home the top prize

Tournament MVP Lance Coleman II and head coach Perry Webster cut down the nets after their Fullerton College Hornets...

• UCI basketball team holding NCAA Tournament public viewing party Sunday afternoon
• UCI earns a trip to the Big Dance again after winning Big West Conference tourney
• Four Santa Ana High football players honored at National Football Foundation banquet
• It’s a celebration in Fullerton as Hornets get ready for state tournament on Thursday (photos)

Newport Harbor bats explode early and Sailors pound CdM 12-3 in Battle of the Bay

Newport Harbor pitcher Cameron Mahaffy is congratulated by teammates after he comes off the field during Wednesday’s game. (Photo:...

• Newport Harbor and CdM baseball teams meet in Battle of the Bay at OCC
• Irvine forces extra innings with three in the 7th; then defeats Woodbridge 9-8 in wild game
• Cypress, Orange Lutheran, Huntington Beach and Century earn high CIF baseball rankings
• Corona del Mar notches 5-0 shutout over West Covina in non-league game at home

Woodbridge softball team tops Mayfair as Lim belts two-run home run

Kate Lim led the Warriors’ offensive attack Tuesday (File photo Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge High’s softball team...

• Woodbridge finally gets first softball game in and captures 5-0 win over El Toro
• Crean Lutheran pitcher Anna Bjorklund strikes out school record 17 in season opener

Fairmont Prep and Capo Valley Christian basketball players and coaches earn top CIF honors

Fairmont Prep guard Atin Wright was named player of the year (File photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports...

• ‘We’re still champions,’ Fairmont Prep coach says after team eliminated from So Cal Regionals
• Fairmont Prep boys basketball team falls to La Jolla Country Day 73-62 in semifinals
• Crean Lutheran stunned by Eagle Rock 57-56 in opening round of CIF Southern California Regionals
• Capo Valley Christian captures first CIF title defeating Palm Springs 43-33

Uni’s Nicole Bradshaw resigns as girls basketball coach to spend more time with her family

University head coach Nicole Bradshaw and assistant coach Bob Bernal are pictured with the Pacific Coast League champion Trojans...

• Crean Lutheran girls drop So Cal Regional opener on the road to Mission Vista 55-48
• Crean Lutheran girls open CIF Southern California Regionals on the road
• Saddleback girls get ready to take on top seeded Madison in state playoffs Tuesday
• Despite CIF semifinal loss, Crean Lutheran girls moving on to state tournament

Sean Curtis welcomes challenge after becoming new football coach at Capo Valley

Rick Curtis with his son Sean Curtis when the two coached at Northwood (Photo Curtis family, For OC Sports...

• Jimmy Nolan knows the challenges but eager to turn around struggling Costa Mesa
• CdM quarterback Ethan Garbers makes it official and commits with Washington
• Ex-Tustin coach Myron Miller joining Lakewood football coaching staff
• Santa Ana High lineman Nick Larriva excited about playing Division 1 college football at Idaho State and wants to earn starting spot

IN FOCUS: Community photos

UC basketball Irvine fans have a lot to cheer about. The Anteaters made it to the NCAA Tournament for...

Bob Flint, after un-retiring again, enjoying newest coaching job at Northwood

Bob Flint is back for his second run as a pitching coach at Northwood (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports...

• Northwood scores early and holds on to defeat Uni 3-1 in Pacific Coast League contest
• Woodbridge’s Maddie Lyon and Mater Dei’s Titan Ruotolo stand out at national meet
• Five Irvine High football players earn honors from National Football Foundation
• Monty Johns named new girls volleyball coach at Crean Lutheran

Loyal UCI fan predicts the Anteaters will upset Kansas State in NCAA tourney opener

Holly Ackman-Riggs and Don Riggs will be cheering on the Anteaters (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). UC Irvine...

• UCI seeded 13th in South Regional and will face fourth seeded Kansas State in opener
• Fullerton College moves on to state title game with 58-49 semifinal victory over Fresno
• Irvine Valley baseball team hands Orange Coast College first conference loss in a wild one
• UC Irvine finishes strong and defeats Long Beach State 75-67 to advance into Big West finals