OC Sports Zone Extra: It was a memorable summer; part one of our top 10 sports stories

Jimmy Nolan returned to coaching to rebuild the Costa Mesa football program. (Photo courtesy Harrison Zhang, For OC Sports Zone)

It’s been a memorable summer covering sports stories for OC Sports Zone and we would like to thank our readers for continuing to follow us in the summer months.

To see the slide show, please click on the first photo

Shub Khandhadia (right) from Beckman and another trainer encourage one of the players at the basketball camp for special needs students.
Photo Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

The Orange County Tigers took third place in their division in a national tournament.
Photo courtesy OC Tigers

Corona del Mar's football team captured the Surf City Title.
Photo courtesy Michael Voorhees, CdM football

Andres Hernandez was named Century High's new boys basketball coach in June.

As we start to wrap up our summer coverage and get ready for a busy fall season which will include football previews on OC teams, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at what we think are the top 10 sports stories of the summer.

There were also plenty of stories on passing leagues, camps and youth tournaments, some changes in the high school baseball coaching ranks and many others.

Here is part one. Please click on each link for the story.

10. OC Tigers softball team takes third at national tourney.

9. Special needs basketball camp held at Beckman High.

8 Andres Hernandez named new boys basketball coach at Century High.

7. Jimmy Nolan returns to coaching to lead Costa Mesa.

6. Corona del Mar football team captures Surf City title.

Please check back later for the top five summer stories.

-Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com