Is Mike Brown the right choice for Lakers?

The Lakers ended their coaching search with a surprise hire, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown.

Is he the right choice to bring the Lakers back to the Finals?

Canyon jumps on Kennedy early, advances to semifinals

"I expect this team to win a championship," Canyon third baseman Kelly Stowe said.

Canyon scored five runs in the 1st inning, and that was all Comanches starter Cheyanne Tarango would need. The Tennessee signee pitched a complete game, striking out 11, as Canyon defeated Kennedy 8-1.

Edison wins close one over Orange Lutheran

The Chargers defeated Orange Lutheran 4-3 in the second round of the Division I playoffs.

Both teams combined for 7 errors. Sean Whiteman walked in the go-ahead run in the 6th, and Henry Owens took it over from there. The Miami Hurricanes commit struck out three batters in two innings of work to pick up the save.

Edison will be on the road to face Lakewood on Friday in the quarterfinals.

OCVarsity Top 10: Volleyball championships

Highlights include the CIF volleyball championships, a walk-off playoff hit, outstanding diving catches in baseball and softball, and more!

Orange Lutheran stuns Foothill, awaits Edison

Orange Lutheran defeated Foothill 8-3 in the first round of the division I playoffs. The Lancers will host No.1 ranked Edison next Tuesday.

I asked Orange Lutheran's Andre Real (HR, 4 RBI) what he thought of Edison:

"I know Henry Owens is a great pitcher..."

I interrupted and told Real that Owens tossed a no-hitter earlier today.

All he could do was laugh.

El Modena advances to 2nd round, defeating Santa Margarita

The Vanguards defeated the Eagles 2-1 to advance to the second round of the division one playoffs. Haylie Wagner pitched a complete game only allowing one run.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis accepts Parade national player of the year award

Mater Dei's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis is awarded as the Parade national player of the year. Teammate Alexyz Vaioletama was also named to the Parade All-American team.

OCVarsity Top 10: Game-winning championship goal

Highlights include a game-winning shot to win a championship in boys lacrosse, a record nearly broken in girls swimming, a nine-goal game in girls lacrosse, and more!

UFC Gym grand opening brings out stars

UFC stars Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn, and Urijah Faber were on hand to sign autographs and interact with fans at the UFC Gym grand opening in Corona.

Check out the video above to find out if a UFC Gym will eventually open in Orange County.

El Toro defeats Tesoro for South Coast League championship

The Chargers defeated the Titans 4-1, to take the South Coast League championship. Garrett Mundell pitched a complete game, while Ryan Joyce hit the go-ahead three-run home run.

OCVarsity Top 10: Spectacular spinning goal in lacrosse

Highlights include softball players who can hit and also field, an awesome spinning goal in boys lacrosse, a game-winning spike in boys volleyball, and some must-see plays from across the baseball diamond.

Masked Angels fans smackdown world record

Tuesday, May 10 will be a date that will live in infamy.

Forget Scott Spiezio’s home run in Game 6 of the 2002 World Series. Forget Darin Erstad catching the final out in Game 7.

Those moments pale in comparison to the history that was made Tuesday night, as 40, 128 fans broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing costumed masks.

Surely no one will forget that night, and can anybody find El Jakster? He has my championship belt…

Lakers are in big trouble

The Lakers face an 0-2 series deficit for the first time since their Finals loss to the Boston Celtics in 2008, with a 93-81 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Los Angeles somehow managed to shoot even worse from three-point range than they did in Game 1 (2-20 3PFG). The Lakers only managed 32 points in the second half, and they now have to face a hungry Dallas team looking to close out the two-time defending champs.

“We want our arena to be louder than it was in Portland,” Rick Carlisle said. “That was the loudest arena, I’ve ever heard.”

Meanwhile, Andrew Bynum complained of trust issues, Pau Gasol got booed out of the building, and Ron Artest is facing a possible suspension for trying to tear JJ Barea’s head off. Other than that, Kobe seemed optimistic.

“Everybody’s tripping,” Bryant said. “Win the next game and move on to the next one, simple as that.”

If only the Lakers could be that simple to figure out.

OCVarsity Top 10: Game-winning bunt

Highlights include a suicide squeeze to win a game, back to back web gems in the outfield, a grand slam, a five-on-one goal in girls lacrosse, and more!

Lakers give up 16-point lead in loss to Dallas

The Lakers gave up a 16-point lead and fell to the Mavs in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, 96-94.

Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, but he took 29 shots to get there.

“It had nothing to do with me,” Bryant said. “I had games where I shot the ball 30 times, and Pau’s had big offensive games. I had games where I shot the ball 10 times, and Pau and Andrew didn’t contribute that much…it had nothing to do with my shots.”

Mater Dei powers past JSerra

The Monarchs took the rubber match from the Lions, and claimed sole possession of the Trinity League in the process. Mater Dei slugged two home runs en route to a 12-4 route over JSerra.