Players from the Empire League and the Pacific Coast League exchange handshakes after the Ryan Lemmon Senior Showcase in June. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone).
As we approach the fifth anniversary of OC Sports Zone on Saturday, July 15 we would like to share some of the most memorable comments from readers over the past couple of years.
As we look forward to the start of our sixth year, we encourage readers to comment on stories on social media. We regularly monitor these comments and do not allow personal attacks.
Here are some of the comments along with the original story links. The links to the articles are in bold.
STORY: Guy Lemmon and the baseball showcase events that the Ryan Lemmon Foundation runs:
“Guy Lemmon is an Orange County treasure we should all honor.”
—Evan Hughes
STORY: The California Live Basketball Tournament run by Chris Nordstrom:
“Nordstrom is a stand up guy, who learned to put on successful basketball tournaments back when he was one of the initial developers of the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei. He knows what’s critical and what will fly.”
—-Steve Kasper
“We, parents and Aztec players, are very grateful Mr. Raya and his wife Pearl have been mentoring Santa Ana boys for many years. Our own boys are currently in the program and are happy to be part of it. They have made new friends and are more skillful in basketball. We strongly believe that this experience will impact their life for the future and they always be proud to be part of the Raya Foundation family in Santa Ana.”
—-Nancy Morales
“Great coverage Tom! Best BSN Showcase ever!”
—-George Fisher
STORY: The death of legendary Laguna Beach baseball coach Jeff Sears in January 2022.
“Thank you for the article and information Tim Burt. Condolences to the Sears family and Laguna Beach High School baseball program. The baseball coaching fraternity lost a great colleague.”
—-Ty De Trinidad, Santiago High School baseball
—-Nancy Morales
OC Sports Zone was founded on July 18, 2018 by Tim Burt and Gabriel Calderon as a free, independent sports website for Orange County. The first article ran with a headline: “Welcome to the Zone.”
—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com
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