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USC beats out two others for three-star OL Elijah Vaikona
Adam Gorney • Rivals.com National Recruiting Director @adamgorney Elijah Vaikona has seen his recruitment take off in recent months as the massive offensive lineman has gotten more exposure at camps and other events. After landing offers mainly from top schools across the West, the three-star from Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Margarita Catholic narrowed his choices to three: USC, UCLA and Washington. The offer from the Trojans was a dream and so on Tuesday when Vaikona was ready to make his decision it was USC that beat out the Bruins and the Huskies. “It’s a dream come true with them,” Vaikona...
Salesian beats Mater Dei to complete Northern California sweep in top two divisions of Cali Live 2024 (video)
Salesian boys basketball team defeated Mater Dei and California's winningest coach Gary McKnight 73-64 in the Cali Live 24 event in front of throngs of college coaches and fans.
Album’s Matt Parker Shaped His First Surfboard While Babysitting
Matt Parker, the creative force behind Album surfboards, is known for making boards that are both high performing and inventive. They’re also beautiful – elegant shapes adorned with bold artwork. Before all that, though, he was a 24-year-old at a crossroads in life. After living in Utah for...
Placentia goes undefeated to capture Bronco 12-and-under sectional championship
Placentia Bronco 12-and-under all-stars celebrate after Friday’s victory. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Placentia Bronco 12-and-under all-stars went undefeated over the weekend to capture the championship of the sectional tournament at Harvard Park. Placentia defeated Irvine 12-1 in the championship game on Sunday. Both Placentia and Irvine, which...
Chris Haworth Breaks Through on the PPA Tour While Dylan Frazier Rises to the Top in San Clemente
This weekend the PPA Tour took over San Clemente for the Orange County Cup, and man it didn't disappoint. We had upsets galore, crazy points, a wild crowd, and of course, an Anna Leigh Waters triple crown. The Rancho San Clemente Life Time was packed all weekend long with close...
Expect Some Fireworks This Week at the APP Tour Newport Beach Open
The APP OWL Newport Beach Open is taking place this week at The Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach. Play starts Wednesday, July 3rd for the qualifiers and concludes on Championship Sunday, July 7th. This is a 'major,' so the points are worth more this week. Points are worth...
POST-MATCH REVIEW: A ROUGH WEEK IN OC
Without beating around the bush, it was a rough week for Orange County SC. Morten Karlsen departed for a role in Denmark. Brian Iloski tore his ACL. As expected, it was another week when changes to the starting 11 were forced by injuries as Orange County prepared to battle against Oakland Roots SC.
Minter and Franklin Sign at NCAA Division II Schools
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The Santa Ana College Men's Basketball team is sending two members of its 2023-24 team to the next level with Kaden Minter signing a letter of intent with Concordia University-Irvine while Court Franklin announced his commitment to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. After leading the Dons...
Michelle Parker Stars in $50,000 Grand Prix at Blenheim June Classic
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – June 29, 2024 – Michelle Parker (USA) and Vivalunaika Blue took home the blue on Saturday, June 29, after racing to the win in the $50,000 Stars & Stripes Grand Prix at the Blenheim June Classic in San Juan Capistrano, CA. A...
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