3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (494+ words) Scores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, Sept. 12. Santa Margarita 35, Inderkum 0 MAXPREPS FLAG FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN JSerra 21, Newport Harbor 6 Note: Tournament MVP Tessa Russell catches touchdowns of 42 and 43 yards to lead Lions. Kate Meier tosses three TDs. Los Alamitos…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (650+ words) GARDENA — Serra had a night it would like to put in the rearview mirror as quickly as possible. Orange Lutheran shut out Serra 35-0 in a nonleague game Friday, holding the Cavaliers to 107 yards and forcing them to punt five times....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (688+ words) LAGUNA HILLS — Coaches are constantly seeking bulletin board material from their opponents to motivate their teams during game week. Irvine’s coaches saw a social media post from a Laguna Hills player that said Irvine knew Laguna Hills was the better…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (812+ words) California bosses like to complain that the Golden State is a very difficult place to operate. My trusty spreadsheet analyzed a LendingTree study that examined government statistics on the longevity of establishments to identify which individual businesses lasted 10 years or…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (51+ words) Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Sept. 10. San Juan Hills 14, Point Loma 10 Los Alamitos 15, University 10 Westlake 20, Crean Lutheran 3 Bolsa Grande 7, Saddleback 5 Valencia 14, Kennedy 7 Ocean View 12, Estancia 4 Segerstrom 7, Valencia 6 Godinez 28, Fairmont Prep 6...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1111+ words) Orange Lutheran’s girls flag football team lost its head coach and quarterback in the span of a couple of months. Kristin Sherman, who had been the Lancers’ head coach since the team’s first season, resigned in March to take a…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (347+ words) Mission Viejo plays host to Lincoln of San Diego in its annual “Mission For Heroes” football game Friday with the goals of remembering the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and growing the school’s community event. The Diablos (2-1) face Lincoln (1-2) at Mission Viejo High…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (551+ words) Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton was abuzz last week when beekeeper Ray (he prefers that I use only his first name) arrived with a frame of live bees and a wealth of knowledge about honey production – a fitting subject, since…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (850+ words) LOS ANGELES — A row of trombone slides jutted upward, the brass gleaming in the sunlight of a hot, three-hour USC Trojan Marching Band practice in August. Everyone seemed pleased with the football season preparations – all but one exceptionally groomed and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (207+ words) Pouring hundreds of wines within eyeshot of the Pacific at Paséa Hotel and Spa, California Wine Festival will return to Huntington Beach on Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17. The oenophilic weekend starts with the scarce stuff: Sunset Rare and Reserve…...