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5 new Orange County restaurants and food spots to put on your radar
Including a pair of ice cream shops battling for frozen dessert supremacy and a seafood buffet taking over a former Rite Aid.
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.
Paradise Dynasty and Burritos La Palma team up on birria soup dumplings
The special xiao long bao pairs the rich, chile-laced flavors of birria de res with Shanghai-style soup dumplings.
Coaches named for OC all-star girls and boys basketball games
The girls coaches are Buena Park's DeAnthony Wiley and Portola's Brian Barham; the boys coaches are El Modena's Matthew Henderson and Portola's Brian Smith.
Knott’s Berry Farm to open reimagined Montezooma coaster this summer
Knott’s maintenance crews recently installed Montezooma’s new electromagnetic launch system.
Rosters for the Orange County all-star boys, girls basketball games
The games on May 2 at Cypress College will feature 60 players, including Orange County boys player of the year Acen Jimenez of La Habra.
All-County girls wrestling: Aubree Gutierrez is the OC wrestler of the year
The Marina sophomore leads the selections for the All-Orange County girls wrestling team for the 2025-26 season.
Fullerton reaches Division 2 final in inaugural CIF-SS Stunt Championships
Fullerton loses in a close finish at the CIF Southern Section Stunt Team Championships.
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.
Orange County track and field: boys and girls leaderboard, May 6
Orange County's track and field leaders going into the CIF Southern Section prelims on Saturday, May 9