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102-year-old swimmer among competitors at US Masters Swimming championship in Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo took center stage in the aquatics world this week as the 2024 US Masters Swimming Summer National Championship brought nearly 1,300 swimmers into town. The competition at the Marguerite Aquatics Complex through Sunday will host swimmers from eight countries, including the U.S. They include all different levels of ability and age, including dozens of swimmers who are 80 years old and older.
Dana Hills Chases Another Title in a New League, Opens Against Canyon
The Dana Hills High Dolphins will travel to Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange this Friday, Aug. 23, to take on the Canyon High Comanches of Anaheim, officially beginning their quest for another league title. This year will be a new challenge for the Dolphins, as the team got much younger...
Plenty of Summer Surfing Highlights in San Clemente
August is winding down. Going by the calendar, summer is almost over. While students may mourn their newfound weekly structure and lack of free time to surf, adult surfers are excited about the still-warm water temps and lack of crowds at our many world-class breaks up and down San Clemente’s coastline.
Seniors box for a better life
Anyone who thinks boxing is a pastime for young men obviously hasn’t seen Sara Gutierrez’s Better Life Boxing classes, where the pugilists, both men and women, are all over 75. At the Laguna Beach Susi Q Senior Center and the Rancho Senior Center in Irvine, Gutierrez leads and...
PHOTOS: Dominating rushing effort powers Tustin past El Toro in season opener
Tustin running back Eimesse Essis eludes El Toro linebacker Nacho González for a long gain during the first quarter of Friday Night’s Week Zero matchup played in Northrup Field. (Photos: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). On a night when Tustin High inducted former Tillers running back...
No. 17 Sierra Canyon vs. JSerra: How to watch the California high school football clash
California high school football kicks off this week with multiple big-time matchups that will undoubtedly shape the Super 25 landscape as the season moves into September. One of the Friday Night headliners will be between No. 17 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) and JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). The CIF-SS clash...
JSerra Opens 2024 Season at Home Against Sierra Canyon, MaxPreps’ Preseason No. 3
The JSerra Catholic Lions will welcome the powerhouse Sierra Canyon Trailblazers from Chatsworth when the Friday Night Lights are illuminated again this Friday, Aug. 23, in San Juan Capistrano. As the Lions begin their chase toward a championship in head coach Victor Santa Cruz’s second season, they’ll open the 2024...
SJC Celebrates Coach Robert Ridland’s Third Olympic Silver Medal in Show Jumping
The City of San Juan Capistrano and local officials recently celebrated and congratulated Robert Ridland, operator of Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, for coaching the U.S. National Show Jumping Team to its third consecutive Olympic silver medal. At RMV Riding Park two weeks ago, community members snapped photos with Ridland...
Zach Giuliano, Corona del Mar tight end and Stanford commit, voted top receiver in California by fans
It's easy to see why Corona del Mar senior Zach Giuliano is one of the more coveted tight ends in high school football nationwide. And he didn't even play footb
Los Amigos starts fast and rolls past Santiago in match-up of former league rivals
Los Amigos Coach Melo Guess talks to his players after Thursday’s win. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Two familiar league foes, Los Amigos and Santiago, met up Thursday night in the football season opener at Garden Grove. The two teams continued their rivalry in a non-league game. It...
Football: Wilson Blanks Portola In Season Opener
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. All things considered, Wilson’s first game under new coach Travis Clark couldn’t have gone much better. The Bruins...
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