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Los Alamitos hires Randy Wright, Darin Blizzard as water polo coaches
Wright and Blizzard will coach Los Alamitos' boys and girls water polo teams, respectively.
Freebie of the Week: Sunset Beach Art Festival returns this weekend
Enjoy live music and fun times at this festival celebrating its 58th year.
Foothill boys volleyball beats Servite in quarterfinals with powerful effort
Foothill defeats Servite in four sets to advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals.
Santa Ana set to join cities regulating self-service checkouts
Long Beach was the first in California last year, followed by Costa Mesa in February.
Santa Margarita safety Pole Moala, Los Alamitos lineman Hunter Eligon transfer
Moala has returned to Leuzinger, where he played last season, and Eligon has transferred to Western.
Orange County baseball Top 25: Mission Viejo, San Clemente rising
Orange Lutheran and Huntington Beach are the top two teams in this week's Orange County rankings.
Orange County boys and girls track and field leaderboard, April 29
There are some record setters among this season's Orange County track and field leaders.
How Southern California churches are turning unused land into affordable housing
Land-rich churches are bringing affordable housing into their spiritual agendas at a time of declining congregations.
Foothill baseball edges El Dorado in 11 innings to clinch playoff berth
Foothill beats El Dorado on a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning in the Crestview League to clinch a playoff berth.
Dunn: Love at first serve, this Newport Coast tennis couple wins big together
Brittany and Brian Morton are the queen and king of husband-and-wife mixed doubles with dozens of wins on the national circuit. "We've always had great chemistry, and our games complement…