Capistrano Valley Christian players hold their CIF Divison 3A championship plaque after defeating Palm Springs 43-33. Coach Chris Childress’ team brought home the school’s first boys basketball crown. (Photo courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone)
February of 2019 was a memorable month as Orange County teams brought home CIF titles and two Santa Ana High football stars Patrick McMorris and Nick Larriva signed their national letters of intent. Please click here for the story.
OC Sports Zone looks back with the second of our series and wishes all of our readers the best for 2020.
We’re excited about covering many more stories and including more Orange County teams in our coverage. Thank you for your readership which has helped us make signficant growth in 2019. We also are very appreciative of our partners who allow us to continue to provide all of our content for free.
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Fairmont Prep players celebrate after capturing the CIF 4AA title, the first in school history. The Huskies defeated Pacifica Christia 52-49.
Photo:Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone
Atin Wright of Fairmont Prep is defended by Pacfica Chstian's Timmy Bahadoor in the CIF finals.
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Fairmont Prep coach Joedy Gardner holds the championship banner after his squad took the title.
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Fairmont Prep's Abel Jimenez gets excited after the win in the CIF finals.
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Pacific Christian Coach Jeffrey Berokoff holds up the runner-up trophy.
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Aiden Gilbert of Crean Lutheran drives to the basket during the CIF playoffs. Crean Lutheran advanced to the semifinals of the 2A playoffs.
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Santa Ana High football stars Nick Larriva (left) signed with Idaho State and Patrick McMorris with San Diego State.
Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone
Members of the Sunny Hills soccer team show off their 2019 Division II CIF soccer championship trophy.
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Coach Jeff Gordon gives Brianna Figueroa a post-game hug after Sunny Hills defeated Mira Costa 2-1
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Crean Lutheran players exchange high fives during a CIF playoff game. The Saints advanced to the semifinals of the CIF playoffs.
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Crean Lutheran students and administrators support the Saints during the CIF boys basketball playoffs.
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Northwood Coach Tim O’Brien (left) along with former coach Steve Keith (second from top on right) and sports writer Eric Sondheimer (second row, bottom) were honored Saturday. Also pictured is Ed Prange, coach at Loara and a member of the SCIBCA.
Photo courtesy Rich Boyce, For OC Sports Zone
Josh Shin of Crean Lutheran shoots during the playoffs.
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Baseball season started in February and one of the top venues was the field at Huntington Beach High.
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Sage Hill players and administrators accept the runner-up trophy after the CIF 5AA finals. Sage Hill lost to top-seeded Santa Clara 69-52 in the finals.
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One of the top players for Capistrano Valley Christian in their CIF title run was 6-7 senior Festus Ndumanya.
Photo courtesy Capo Valley Christian athletics
Santa Ana players and Coach Fareed ElMasry celebrate after the Saints defeated Estancia to clinch second place and a CIF playoff berth.
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Crean Lutheran coach Nate Klitzing led the Saints boys team into the semifinals.
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Crean Lutheran players and fans celebrate after a playoff victory.
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Shannon O'Malley of Crean Lutheran goes up for a shot during the CIF playoffs.
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Portola students support the Bulldogs during their first CIF playoff home boys basketball game.
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Portola's Mohsen Hashemi celebrates after the Bulldogs 55-54 victory over Santiago in the CIF 4AA playoffs. It was Portola's first playoff game.
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Santa Ana High basketball star Drew Ramirez was one of the seniors honored and was presented a framed picture taken by Fernando M. Donado for OC Sports Zone.
Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone
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