Newport Harbor’s Jack Berry shoots over Marina’s Luke Pratali during the Sailors’ win on Wednesday night. The Newport Harbor High boys’ basketball team drew a tough assignment Wednesday night in its Sunset League opener, traveling to play a squad that brought a lot back from a CIF championship run a year ago. It’s just a mutual trust.” Newport Harbor’s Gavin …
Athletes at any level often talk about leaving a legacy. Fountain Valley High School senior Katelyn Nguyen may have played her final competitive tennis match Wednesday morning at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center. Barons coach Harshul Patel said Nguyen and junior partner Kendra Ly were the first doubles team in program history to advance to the round of 16 at …
Huntington Beach’s Taylor Ponchak taps the ball over the net against Los Alamitos in a Sunset League girls’ volleyball match on Thursday. Taylor Ponchak didn’t have her most effective game, but twice her kills were able to draw Huntington Beach even in a pivotal match with Los Alamitos. When Ronni Lyons’ spike hit the floor, she clapped her hands to …
Newport Harbor’s Skylie Cid runs into the end zone in the second half during the Battle of the Bay girls’ flag football game against Corona del Mar on Wednesday. They have a blast out here, and they play it just for the love of the game, not for trying to earn a scholarship, which to me is the purest form …
Maia Helmar threw for 70 touchdowns on her way to earning Sunset League most valuable player last season The high school flag football season is underway in the Southland and the race to crown the first Southern Section champion has begun. 2 in California last fall behind quarterback Madi Lam, who passed for 5,584 yards and a nation-best 91 touchdowns …
