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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…
81-year-old veteran dies weeks after being allegedly struck by 14-year-old on e-motorcycle in Lake Forest
The boy’s mother has now been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Concept for Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest would add beginner areas, pump track
The $2 million renovation aims to create a place not just for pros and experts, but beginners who want to get better at the sport.
With flowers blooming, it’s the perfect time to cultivate new habits
Something shifts in April, and with it comes a natural urge to shake up routines and try something new
Face it: Older patients are just clunkers in Dr. Doogie’s eyes
After a certain age, it feels as though it’s “It hurts when you do that? Then stop doing that!”