Fountain Valley outlasts Marina in defensive masterpiece

The Barons defeated the Vikings 3-2 in a defensive masterpiece. Both teams took turns trying to outdo the other, but the play of the day came when Daniel Rosica made a game-saving catch in the 6th inning.

Record day helps El Dorado edge Canyon

El Dorado's Joe Record pitched 7 innings of one run ball, then came up to the plate and delivered a walk-off 2 RBI hit to beat Canyon 2-1.

Mater Dei earns revenge, advances to state final

Mater Dei avenged their CIF loss to Etiwanda, 60-37, advancing to the state finals.

Windward ends Mater Dei state streak

Windward of L.A. ended Mater Dei's girls basketball 3-year run as state champions with a 81-71 win in the open division regional finals. Interviews with Monarchs players and coaches.

OCVarsity Girls Hoops: Mater Dei awaits Windward

Carlos Arias and Jonathan Khamis travel to Mater Dei to preview the Monarchs’ open division regional final game against Windward of Los Angeles.

Interviews with Kevin Kiernan and the Samuelson sisters.

OCVarsity Boys Hoops: Mater Dei earns rematch with Etiwanda

Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis travel to Mater Dei to preview the Monarchs' state regional final game against Etiwanda.

Interviews with Gary McKnight, Elijah Brown, and Stanley Johnson.

El Rancho shuts out San Clemente in DI Regional Final

El Rancho, out of Pico Rivera, stunned San Clemente in the Division I SoCal Regional championship. The Dons scored three early goals in the first half and never looked back.

Mater Dei boys and girls dominate 1st round

Both Mater Dei boys and girls teams won convincingly in their opening round matchups of  the CIF State playoffs. The girls beat Stockdale 91-46, while the boys beat El Camino Real 79-54.

Tustin's Hornsby leaves mark in win over Ocean View

The Tillers' Nick Hornsby fouled out with five minutes left in the game, but not before scoring 26 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and securing a couple of block in a 65-48 Tustin win over Ocean View.

Servite loses in PKs to Canoga Park

The Friars tied the game at 1-1 with seconds remaining in the SoCal Division II Regional semifinal as Felipe Silva knocked it in, but Servite fell in PKs to Canoga Park 3-1.

OCVarsity Boys Hoops: CIF state playoffs preview

Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis travel to Tustin to preview the CIF state playoffs.

Can Tustin win state as well?

Will Mater Dei redeem themselves?

How did Mission Viejo become eligible for playoffs?

Late Mater Dei rally falls short

Etiwanda led Mater Dei by as many as 17 pts in the CIF Div. 1AA championship, but the Monarchs furious rally in the 4th quarter fell short. The Eagles won their first CIF championship since 2005.

Cold shooting dooms El Toro in title game

The Chargers shot a combined 2/24 from 3-pt land, and fell to Santa Monica 66-56 in the Division I-A championship game.

Sunny Hills suffers heartbreak again

For the second consecutive season, Sunny Hills loses in the CIF title game 1-0. Long Beach Wilson’s Claire Oates scored the only goal of the game.

Santa Margarita falls in title game to Damien

The Eagles could not overcome a a furious fourth quarter rally by Damien in which Santa Margarita was outscored 18-6. The Spartans won their first CIF championship 54-40.

Tustin celebrates basketball championship

Tustin suffocated Royal of Simi Valley, holding the Highlanders to only two points in the 1st quarter, on way to winning their first championship since 1991.

Deondre Bryant and Xavier Powell each had 15 points.