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‘Welcome to my crib.' A look inside Olympic surfer Caroline Marks' home in San Clemente
The San Clemente home of Caroline Marks is a trophy case. As a wooden sculpture trophy from a competition in Tahiti stands on her mantle, a bedazzled surfboard she received for winning second place at the Hurley Pro competition at Sunset Beach is standing tall in one corner of her home.
U.S. Men's skateboarding team brings California flairs to Paris Olympics
Skateboarding is quintessentially Californian. As the birthplace of skateboarding, which mimics the feeling of riding waves, the Golden State is where the full Men’s street skateboarding team is from and training. Nyjah Houston, one of the best skateboarders in the world, said he’s been working on a few tricks...
Gage Jump, Former JSerra Pitcher, Drafted by Oakland A’s
Former JSerra standout pitcher Gage Jump was selected by the Oakland A’s with the No. 73 pick overall in the 2024 MLB Draft. This wasn’t Jump’s first time being selected, as he was an 18th-round pick by the San Diego Padres in 2021, but he opted to play in college at UCLA.
Irvine Novaquatics Boys Break 13-14 NAG Record With 1:39.22 200 Free Relay
LCM (50 meters) Irvine Novaquatics 13-14 boys LCM 200 free relay set a new national age group (NAG) record this past weekend swimming to a 1:39.22. That broke the old record of a 1:39.56 set by Washington Township Swim Club of Indiana back in 2014. Novaquatics relay was consistent on...
Trenton Julian Blasts 1:54.71 200 Fly at Speedo Summer Championships
Trenton Julian Blasts 1:54.71 200 Fly at Speedo Summer Championships. In the Olympic Trials final of the men’s 200 butterfly, Trenton Julian led throughout but faded to eighth on the last length. Now, Julian has recorded a time that would have qualified him for the American Olympic team at the Speedo Summer Championships, held not far from his Mission Viejo, Calif., training base in Irvine.
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RMV’s Ridland Leads USA Show Jumping Team into Paris Olympics. Robert Ridland, operator of the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, departed for the Paris Olympics this week as he gets ready to reprise his role as Chef D’Equip (or coach) of the USA Olympic Show Jumping team. Now...
US women's water polo team looks to bring back another gold to Southern California
The U.S. women’s water polo team is undoubtedly a heavy favorite to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics largely because it has done so for the past three Olympic Games. The team, which trains in Long Beach, is determined to continue its winning streak, with the...
Men’s Basketball Signs Guard Myles Che
IRVINE, Calif .-- UC Irvine men's basketball adds a talented guard in Myles Che to their incoming class. Che makes the trip back to his home state after just one season at Chattanooga. The guard averaged 7.5 points per game behind a team best 0.527 shooting clip from the floor and scored in 27 of his 28 appearances. Additionally, Che posted seven double figure scoring performances that includes his season high 22 points (7-12 FG) which came in the Mocs victory over Louisville. The incoming sophomore finished his rookie campaign with 211 points, 66 rebounds, 54 assists, and 18 steals....
Tritons Star Matai Tagoa’i Found Family at SCHS, Looking Forward to Same Atmosphere at USC
After two years of high school football in Nevada, Matai Tagoa’i noticed a difference once he stepped into the Triton locker room in San Clemente for his junior year. “The ‘One town, one team’ aspect is for sure true, and I felt the family aspect like the moment I stepped on campus and met the team,” said the rising SCHS senior linebacker.
2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
LCM (50 meters) The third night of the Speedo Summer Championships are underway in Irvine, California, with finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 200 backstroke on tap for Thursday evening. The women’s 400 free field is especially stacked as rising Georgia senior Rachel Stege led the way in...
David Shackleford Singles, Doubles, Triples, Scores Three Runs & Drives in Three in SGV Monarchs’ 9-7 Victory Over OC Juice
The San Gabriel Valley Monarchs trailed the Orange County Juice from the top of the first inning to the bottom of the eighth. The SGVM, however, scored four runs in that decisive eighth inning and picked up a 9-7 victory over the Juice. With a couple games to play in...
Farmer Helps Team USA to Thorpe Cup Victory
IRVINE, Calif. - Recent UC Irvine men's track & field alum Josh Farmer helped the United States to a victory over Germany in the decathlon at the 2024 Thorpe Cup this past weekend in Wetzlar, Germany. Farmer finished ninth overall to contribute to Team USA's winning total of 39,065 points. Team Germany finished with 37,472 points. The top five decathlon scores were added together to determine the overall team winner. Farmer accumulated 7,282 points over the two-day, 10-event competition. He started with a time of 11.23 seconds in the 100m, before reaching 7.24 meters (23-9) in the long jump. That...
Breakers basketball pulls off great summer tournament, despite coming up short on the court
Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) Basketball and boosters completed their first ever Battle at The Beach mid-summer Boys Basketball tournament on campus in Dugger Gym last weekend (July 19-21). Twelve teams, mostly from around Orange County, participated, with San Pedro and Laguna Hills both emerging unscathed in their four games.
Rex Maurer Blasts a 4:13.17 to Win the 400 IM in Irvine; Rockets to #21 All-time US Performer
LCM (50 meters) US Open: 4:05.25 – Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine. Rex Maurer, officially swimming unattached but sporting a Texas Longhorns cap, ripped a 4:13.17 in the 400 IM final at the 2024 Speedo Summer Nationals to become the 21st-fastest U.S. performer of all time. It was a huge...
Photo Gallery: Costa Mesa Grand Prix
The Costa Mesa Grand Prix bicycle race was held on a fun and fast 1.1 mile, 4 corner course in Costa Mesa for the second time in 2024. In the Pro 1-3 Men’s race, Cory Lockwood (Miami Blazers) took the win with Colleen Gulick (Team Skyline-Cadence) winning the Women Pro 1-3 race.
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