EMPIRE LEAGUE

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• Around OC
• Baseball

Planning for expanded Ryan Lemmon Showcase continues but hurdles remain

April 13, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Players from the Trinity League are introduced before last year’s Ryan Lemmon Showcase. (Photo...

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• Around OC

LOOKING BACK: Cypress and Crean Lutheran had an Empire League showdown

March 14, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Eddie Spencer of Cypress goes up for a shot as Issac Kim of Crean...

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• Football

Crean Lutheran’s new head football coach Rick Curtis excited about next challenge

February 13, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Rick Curtis joined Crean Lutheran’s staff this week. (Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC...

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• Girls Basketball

Tustin defeats Kennedy 50-44 and celebrates outright Empire League crown

February 6, 2020 OC Sports Zone

Tustin players along with head Coach Claire Gocke and assistant coaches Bryan Speer and...

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• Around OC

It’s the final week of league: some of Tuesday’s big OC high school boys basketball games

February 4, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Cypress High’s basketball team celebrated a share of the league title Friday night. (Photo...

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• Around OC

Orange County athletes, coaches and fans lifted our spirits, inspired us in a tragic week

February 2, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Cypress players including No. 3 Christian Chai and No. 35 Elijah Vaielua take the...

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• Crean Lutheran High School > Saints
• Irvine

Crean Lutheran’s Nate Klitzing coaches Saints in big game with a heavy heart

February 1, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Nate Klitzing coaches his team Friday night against Cypress. (Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For...

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• Around OC
• Boys Basketball

Cypress and Pacifica players, coaches and fans honor Kobe; Centurions win 84-60

January 30, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell (left) and Pacifica Coach David Friedman were among those honoring...

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• Boys Basketball

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran tops Tustin 43-29 in key Empire League game

January 29, 2020 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

James Agany of Crean Lutheran, a 6-11 sophomore, is defended by Bradley Burdick (left)...

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• Crean Lutheran High School > Saints
• Irvine

Rick Curtis selected as new football coach at Crean Lutheran High School

January 28, 2020 OC Sports Zone

Rick Curtis is returning to Irvine to coach at Crean Lutheran. (Photo courtesy Crean...