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September 23, 2025

Orange County boys athlete of the week: Aidan Antonio, Woodbridge

The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Aidan Antonio School: Woodbridge Sport: Cross country Year: Junior Noteworthy: He finished fifth in the boys sweepstakes race at the Woodbridge Classic, annually one of the...

September 23, 2025

Orange County girls volleyball: Mater Dei at No. 1 in the rankings

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records through Monday, Sept. 22) 1. Mater Dei (15-4): The Monarchs finished third in the top division of the prestigious Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas this past weekend. Mater Dei’s...

September 24, 2025

Crean Lutheran boys water polo beats Foothill for the first time

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SANTA ANA — Ed Carrera learned on Sept. 5 that his old coaching position at Crean Lutheran had suddenly opened. Later that day,...

September 16, 2025

UCI opens Oso Tower, adding more than 400 new student beds to campus housing

UC Irvine has opened Oso Tower, a five-story student housing complex with 424 undergraduate beds and a new community center. The building offers a wide variety of amenities for students, officials said, including wellness rooms,...

September 25, 2025

Halloween 2025: Where to find pumpkin patches

Pumpkin patches in Southern California are about more than agriculture. They’re mini-amusement parks with lots of atmosphere that cover the non-scary side of Halloween. Most charge admission, but that usually just gets you through the...

September 25, 2025

Irvine schools, Rosary lose league-placement appeals

LONG BEACH – The Orange County high school sports league configurations that were agreed upon in a releaguing meeting earlier this month withstood appeals Thursday at the CIF Southern Section Council meeting. League structures in...

September 25, 2025

Fryer: Big battles ahead as OC football begins league play next week

League play starts next week in most of the Orange County football leagues. Here is a league-by-league look at which teams have asserted themselves as league championship contenders, and the dates of the bigger games...

September 26, 2025

City of Hope cuts 200 jobs in alignment with ‘strategic priorities’

The City of Hope, one of the largest cancer care networks in the United States, laid off roughly 200 workers this week, the first time in over a quarter-century it has trimmed its workforce. The...

September 26, 2025

Mastro’s Ocean Club opens new Irvine location

Irvine just got a swank upgrade. Mastro’s Ocean Club has officially debuted its sleek new location at the Irvine Spectrum, kicking things off with a private party on Thursday, Sept. 25. This new spot is...

September 27, 2025

A year later, Orange County firefighters injured in rollover crash battle to recover

A year after a rollover crash on the 241 Toll Road left several Orange County firefighters seriously injured, recovery has taken many forms. Some have returned to duty; others are navigating therapy, mobility challenges, and...

Month: September 2025