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Orange County boys athlete of the week: Gianni Floriani, Mater Dei
The junior on the Mater Dei golf team won the CIF-SS individual championship.
Longtime Orange AD Alicia Seevers hired as CIF-SS assistant commissioner
Longtime Orange athletic director Alicia Seevers has been hired as an assistant commissioner by the CIF Southern Section.
CSUF grad’s cancer battle inspired her to become a nurse
Vicky Torres received her bachelor's degree in nursing earlier this month.
Carney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options
Carney emphasized diversifying military spending away from the U.S.
Liliana Escobar powers JSerra softball past Norco in Division 1 semifinals
Escobar pitches a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and Annabel Raftery hits a solo home run as JSerra reaches the Division 1 final for the first time.
Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for role in actor’s drug death
After administering the fatal dose to the actor, Kenneth Iwamasa "left him alone for quite some time," and upon returning and finding Perry dead, took steps to get rid of…
SpaceX’s Starship rockets are grounded pending investigation after test flight
FAA investigates Starship mishap after booster engines fail during descent.
Albano’s Diamond Club: Orange County softball standouts last week
Irvine's Harper Vandermolen is among the selections by Dan Albano for outstanding play in softball last week.
CIF-SS baseball finals schedule
CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES DIVISION 1 St. John Bosco vs. Norco at Cal State Fullerton, Friday, 7:30 p.m. DIVISION 2 Ganesha vs. Loyola at Morongo Field, Rancho Cucamonga, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.…
Many National Spelling Bee contenders pursue mastery. For a few, it’s more about memorization
Spellers Shrey Parikh and Sarv Dharavane represent opposing strategies: rote memorization or mastering language roots.