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Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei won a national title this season. A huge reason for that is Brandon Baker, who is the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2024 class. Baker has more than two dozen offers, including Nebraska, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Washington, USC, and numerous others, but the favorite to land Baker is the Oregon Ducks.

Jake Swanson set the tone early on during Saturday night’s Avanti Windows & Doors Corn Belt Clash at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway. To start things off, the Anaheim, Calif. native set quick time during qualifying, then made the show with a last lap pass to grab the fourth and final transfer spot in his heat race.

These tournaments act as qualifiers in the lead up to the World Aquatics World Cup Finals that take place from June 23-25 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, CA. As hosts of the World Cup Finals, Team USA has already qualified for the competition in Long Beach. The...

Jack Moss and Max Kaufer each had three hits and combined for five RBIs in Texas A&M's 12-7 win over Cal State Fullerton in the Stanford Regional.

Santa Ana College players and coaches celebrate after winning the state title Monday. (Photo courtesy SAC Sports Information). Dons defeat Saddleback twice; Christian Thompson (Cypress) named MVP. The Santa Ana College baseball team claimed its fourth state title in program history after going undefeated in the 2023 California Community College...

The Mater Dei Decathlon Team offers students a unique opportunity to participate in academic competitions with students from around the country. The program encourages students to expand their knowledge in various categories, with student competitions in the following ten areas: Mathematics, Science, Language and Literature, Economics, Social Science, Music, Art, Essay, Speech, and Interview. Members of the Decathlon Team have high self-motivation, incredible work ethic, and overall dedication to learning.

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. Long Beach Poly has...

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) today announced its 2022-23 ACWPC All-America Team. The Western Water Polo Association eleven players on the All-American teams, including Gannon’s Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill). The sophomore was accorded honorable mention All-American honors. Madison Ravelo of Concordia University-Irvine was named the ACWPC Division II Player of the Year while…

El Morro Elementary student Alia Marriner spends a lot of time in the water. The fifth grader is part of her school’s water polo team, has taken part in two Aquathons and grew up snorkeling, paddleboarding and playing around Laguna’s coves and beaches. So it makes sense that Marriner was inspired to protect the ocean in the best way she knows how – by swimming.

The Fullerton Titans take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Our NCAA baseball odds series has our Fullerton Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Fullerton Texas A&M. This is the second game on Friday at the Stanford Regional. Stanford is hosting San Jose State in the first […] The post NCAA Baseball Odds: Fullerton vs Texas A&M prediction, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. After becoming the first double-digit seed to reach the SEC Tournament championship, the Aggies shifted their eyes out west to Palo Alto, California. In Game 2 of the Stanford regional, A&M did what it does best against the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Aggies — who ranked second in the nation in walks drawn coming into the weekend — drew 12 walks to help cruise to a 12-7 victory.

Crean Lutheran baseball players meet with Coach Jake Haney during a playoff game. (Photo courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs / Ted Rigoni). It’s going to be a busy weekend for the 14 seniors on the Crean Lutheran High School baseball team. Friday, June 2, the No. 2-seeded Saints take on...

STANFORD, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton's offense exploded for nine runs on 15 hits to defeat San Jose State in an elimination game Saturday afternoon to advance to a game three in the NCAA Regionals. With the win the Titans keep the streak alive of never going winless in...

The sports fields at Angels Community Park will be closed from June 5 to August 14, 2023, due to turf renovation. The park is located at 300 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana. The fields will be fenced off and the public is advised to use alternate athletic fields nearby. For any inquiries, contact Kevin Eaton at (714) 647-3328.Visit here for more details.

FULLERTON, Calif. – In the women's water polo program's first year of existence, Mia Solorzano earned All-American Honorable Mention, the Collegiate Water Polo Association announced Thursday. "In a season of firsts for the women's water polo squad, it is only fitting that our first student-athlete to commit to Cal...

When it comes to great starts, few sprint car drivers could match Brody Roa’s stats through his first nine races of the USAC/CRA season. The driver had five wins, three second-place finishes, and one fifth-place result. Last Saturday, he looked to be on the verge of his ninth win of the year and his second Salute to Indy victory at Perris Auto Speedway when a tangle with a lapper left Roa with a 15th-place finish and a destroyed race car.

Fullerton softball players and coaches, supported by family members, show their CIF SoCal Regional championship plaque. (Photo courtesy Fullerton softball). Fullerton High School’s softball team capped a memorable post-season run by defeating top-seeded Otay Ranch 7-0 to capture the CIF SoCal Regional Division III championship Saturday afternoon in Carlsbad.

Quality gear can help take your physical pursuits further. The G-SHOCK GBDH2000 is a training-focused timepiece designed to help you track every workout. Whether you're cycling, running, swimming or hitting the gym, this timepiece can give you an essential leg up when it comes time to hit your personal goals. To test it, we hit some epic Orange Country bike trails with local cyclist Jimmy Lee.

Irvine native Rose Zhang has become the first women’s golfer in history to win back-to-back amateur titles. Zhang, who plays for Stanford, set the record in May when she defended her national title at the NCAA National Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. With the victory, Zhang, who grew up playing...

Five athletes from Fullerton Aquatics Sports Teams (FAST) competed in the CIF State Championships in Fresno in May. Cera Mallory, a senior at Valencia High School, competed in the 500-yard freestyle after winning the event in the CIF Division 4 meet. Troy High School sophomores Luke Leon Guerrero and Kevin...