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Baseball chat on the CIF playoffs

May 20th, 2010, 11:21 am by

We’re experimenting with doing podcasts, and here’s a first recording with Steve Fryer and intern Doug Tifft on the CIF-SS baseball playoffs.

Do you like the format? Suggestions? Please comment below.

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Reed Williams named Gatorade state soccer player of the year

May 6th, 2010, 8:39 am by

Reed Williams of Corona del Mar has been named the 2009-10 Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The UCLA-bound player is now eligible for the national award, which will be announced in May.

Williams is also an All-County athlete. (See his stats.)

UPDATE: Soccer writer Damian Dottore weighs in on Williams’ achievements.

From the press release:

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Athletes of the Week (May 5)

May 4th, 2010, 10:39 am by

Congratulations to all our athletes of the week. Click on each athlete’s name to find out why he or she was picked.

Girls scholar-athlete: Danica Fascella of Fountain Valley swimming and water polo

Boys scholar-athlete: Grayson Wayer of JSerra volleyball

Baseball: Cory Hahn of Mater Dei

Softball: Lindsey Rains of Fullerton

Boys swimming: Steven Ewoldt of Mission Viejo

Girls swimming: Nicole Proulx of Canyon

Boys track and field: Drew Huusfeldt of Esperanza

Girls track and field: Carissa Culver of Los Alamitos

Boys golf: Curtis Waki of Foothill

Boys tennis: Gavin Krogius of Santa Margarita

Boys volleyball: Woody Quinn of St. Margaret’s

Girls lacrosse: Emily Boone of St. Margaret’s

Boys lacrosse: Jeff Askin of St. Margaret’s

Mater Dei’s season opener hits prime time

August 7th, 2008, 8:10 am by

Matt Barkley vs. Servite

Matt Barkley is coming to a TV near you.

ESPN has announced its 2008 high school football schedule and Mater Dei is on the list.

The season opener against Carson of the L.A. City Section will be broadcast live by ESPN2, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. The game will be played at Veterans Stadium.

Carson is the defending city section runner-up, losing to eventual champion Birmingham 41-6. The Colts went 11-3 last season out of the Marine League.

Barkley was rated the No. 1 prospect in the ESPNU 150 Class of 2009. Carson tight end Morrell Presley, who is also headed to USC, is rated No. 47.

ESPN will carry 19 high school games on its various networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU).

- Damian Calhoun

Coroner: Dylan Bradshaw had congenital heart defect

July 23rd, 2008, 2:22 pm by

The sudden death of a Northwood High School student who collapsed on campus after a football practice was the result of a congenital heart defect, a coroner’s report has determined.

Dylan Bradshaw, 15, was in the midst of a junior varsity practice May 28 when he complained of feeling ill, having what appeared to be an asthma attack. He reportedly moved to the edge of the field, sat on an electric flatbed cart and at some point collapsed …

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All-star game videos

July 16th, 2008, 8:38 am by

As you’re reading our coverage of the All-Star game on Friday, don’t forget to check out our videos.

O.C. All-Star football game video 2 Highlights: Big plays from the game.
O.C. All-Star football game video 3 Postgame report: Interviews with players and coach from the winning North side.
O.C. All-Star football game video 4 The Play: Quarterback Chris Morales of La Habra hits Christian Daniel for a TD with 56 seconds to go.
O.C. All-Star Football Game video 1 More highlights: A great reel submitted by reader redbaronii from La Habra.

Here’s a tip: If you want to embed any of these videos to your blog, click on the “get code” button at the bottom of the video player. Then copy the code that pops up and paste it into your blog, just like you would for youtube emded code.

We love submissions from our readers. Click here if you have videos to share, and click here if you have photos to share.

The All-Star will be televised on July 26 at 6 p.m. and July 28 at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.

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