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Esports tournament connects high school students with community, tech careers
Santiago Canyon College hosted its first esports competition to give young gamers insight into opportunities at the college level and beyond.
St. Margaret’s boys volleyball continues its remarkable run of success
Boys volleyball notes: St. Margaret's will be making its sixth straight appearance in the CIF Southern Section semifinals.
Orange County swimmers blaze to improvements at CIF-SS Division 1 prelims
Santa Margarita's boys 200-yard medley sets Orange County and Division 1 records to highlight qualifying for Saturday's finals.
Santa Margarita baseball receives at-large spot in CIF-SS playoffs
Santa Margarita finished last in the Trinity League, but still made it into the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs.
El Modena a hot team going into CIF-SS baseball playoffs
Baseball notes: El Modena set a school record for wins in a season and won the Freeway League championship.
Orange County softball Top 25: JSerra joins Fullerton at front of the pack
JSerra climbs to No. 2 to join top-ranked Fullerton atop the Orange County softball rankings in the final week of the regular season.
Costa Mesa girls, Calvary Chapel’s Bianca Nwaizu pace OC swimmers at CIF-SS finals
Swimming roundup: Costa Mesa's girls win the Division 3 title and Nwaizu sets the county record in the breaststroke in the Division 2 finals.
Six Orange County divers to compete at CIF State championships on Thursday
Freshmen Dylan Jasso of La Habra and Charles Bentley of Capistrano Valley are among the qualifiers for the state finals at Clovis West.
Weekend fiesta remembers Rancho Days in south OC
The Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park on May 2 will feature a variety of activities for free.
Darin Nakakihara, OC influencer and ALS advocate, gives his final sign-off
The Tustin High School teacher was influential not only for his advocacy of patients with ALS, but also for his boundless encouragement to embrace the good and approach life with…