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Welcome back, Al Hrabosky!

February 6th, 2012, 1:48 pm by

Al Hrabosky, left, was one of the top relief pitchers of the 1970s, most of which he spent with the St. Louis Cardinals. Look him up at wikipedia.

Hrabosky, known as “The Mad Hungarian” (again, look him up), is being inducted in the Savanna athletics hall of fame Tuesday at halftime of the Magnolia-Savanna boys basketball game at Savanna.

Hrabosky works on cable broadcasts of St. Louis Cardinals games. The Cardinals, World Series champs, used to have this guy named Albert Pujols on their team. Wonder where he went …

Savanna has had several excellent athletes go on to bigger and better things, like the Hoffman brothers, Glenn and Trevor, who also are in the Savanna hall (don’t forget about Greg Hoffman, who was an excellent boys basketball coach at Western in the 199s).

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Baseball: Louisville Slugger preseason all-america list

February 4th, 2012, 11:24 am by

Louisville Slugger released its 2012 Preseason All-America team Wednesday. The staff of Collegiate Baseball selects the team. Here is the list of county players selected to the first team

Here is the complete list

Pitchers

James Kaprielian, Beckman

Brent Wheatley, Orange Lutheran

Art Moran-Vidrio, Orange Lutheran

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Morning roundup: What’s new on OCVarsity.com (2-3-12)

February 3rd, 2012, 6:41 am by

Here are new stories on the main OCVarsity site that you might have missed while surfing this blog:

Steve Fryer: Alex Waked’s story is a good one.

CIF-SS supports change to transfer rule

Boys basketball: Mark Whicker profiles Mater Dei’s Katin Reinhardt

Girls basketball: Segerstrom still in league title chase with 59-35 victory over Westminster.

Boys soccer: Esperanza in playoff hunt after 2-1 victory at Brea Olinda

Girls soccer: Calvary Chapel comes up with clutch win over Estancia

O.C. wrestling league finals: schedule and results

Baseball: Trumbo part of special night for Ryan Lemmon Foundation

Posted in: Baseball • Boys Basketball • Boys Soccer • Girls Basketball • Girls Soccer • |

Aliso Niguel grad’s squirrely baseball card

January 31st, 2012, 12:24 pm by

Aliso Niguel alum Skip Schumaker of the St. Louis Cardinals is a fine player and a great guy — he recently ran a youth baseball clinic from which all proceeds went toward the medical expenses of a young local athlete’s family who needed the assistance.

(And I sat next to him at the Rose Bowl game a couple of years ago. Super nice guy.)

But he is also widely known as the guy at the plate when a squirrel crossed the batter’s box during Game 4 of the NLDS this past October.

So who is getting more space on some versions of Skip’s 2012 baseball card? The squirrel!

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Morning roundup: What’s new on OCVarsity.com (1-18-12)

January 18th, 2012, 7:50 am by

Slide show: Woodbridge vs. Irvine

Here are new stories on the main OCVarsity site that you might have missed while surfing this blog:

Steve Fryer: Unwise return costs star two games

Football: 2011 All-CIF football teams

Girls basketball: Laguna Hills beat San Clemente, 73-45

Girls basketball: Woodbridge took over first place in the Pacific Coast League with a 43-31 defeat of Irvine.

Boys soccer: El Modena beat Canyon, 6-0

Girls soccer: No. 1 Aliso Niguel, No. 3 San Clemente play to scoreless tie

Girls water polo: Troy beat Sunny Hills, 7-6

From the Register: Paralyzed ex-O.C. baseball star Hahn fights through challenges

Posted in: Baseball • Boys Basketball • Boys Soccer • Football • Girls Basketball • Girls Soccer • Girls Water Polo • |

Longtime SA coach Bill Ross, 79

January 8th, 2012, 11:35 am by

Former Santa Ana High baseball coach Bill Ross passed away on New Year’s Day, according to his son Mark Ross.

Bill Ross, who was 79, coached Saints baseball from 1959-92. His 1982 Santa Ana team won the CIF-Southern Section Division 3-A championship. Ross compiled 477 victories at Santa Ana.

A celebration of life memorial serviced will take place Jan. 28 in the Central California town of Oakhurst, where Ross lived after retirement. A celebration of life for Ross will be held in Orange County, too, Mark Ross said, with the date and location to be determined.

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Baseball: Skip Schumaker fundraiser clinic this weekend

January 6th, 2012, 10:59 am by

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Skip Schumaker hosts a baseball clinic this weekend, with all proceeds going toward the medical costs of Donnovan Hill, a 13-year-old Orange County boy who suffered a spinal cord damage from a youth football injury.

The clinic is Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. both days, at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. There is a minimum donation of $50.

Schumaker, who played at Aliso Niguel High, has arranged for other MLB players to participate as instructors — Trabuco Hills alum Nick Punto of the Cardinals, ex-Angel Adam Kennedy of the Dodgers, and Brendan Ryan of the Mariners.

For more information, send email to julieamcree@gmail.com

If you would like a flyer, send an email to me at sfryer@ocregister.com and I will respond with the flyer attached.

 

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Baseball: Locals to play for U.S in series against Japan

December 24th, 2011, 6:14 pm by

County stars Timmy Lopes (Edison HS), Darrell Miller Jr. (Servite), Ty Moore (Mater Dei), Felipe Perez (Fairmont Prep) and Chris Rivera (El Dorado) are on the roster of the U.S. team that will face Japan in a four-game series, starting Monday at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton (901 E. Artesia Blvd., 90221).

The series features some of the top high school players from both countries.

The festivities get underway Monday at 10 a.m. with the opening ceremony, followed by the first game at 11 a.m.

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OCVarsity’s top stories for 2011

December 22nd, 2011, 2:20 pm by

From championships to the loss of community icons and everything in between, 2011 has been a year full of big news on the Orange County high school sports scene. Click through the slide show to find OCVarsity.com’s rankings of the top stories for the year.

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Posted in: Baseball • Boys Basketball • Boys Golf • Boys Lacrosse • Boys Soccer • Boys Volleyball • Boys Water Polo • Football • Girls Basketball • Girls Golf • Girls Lacrosse • Girls Swimming • Girls Volleyball • Girls Water Polo • Softball • Wrestling |

Former FJC coach passes away

December 9th, 2011, 1:12 pm by

Former Fullerton College baseball coach Mike Sgobba passed away Thursday night, the college announced today.

Sgobba, 81, coached at Fullerton College from 1961 to 1985. He led the Hornets to 484 victories and two conference titles. He also was a Major League Baseball scout for 35 years, most recently with the Arizona Diamondbacks with whom he was employed at the time of Sgobba’s death.

Services are pending.

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Corona del Mar’s Brent Lawson commits to Yale

December 8th, 2011, 9:18 pm by

Brent Lawson

Corona del Mar quarterback Brent Lawson has committed to Yale University for baseball, his father Jim said.

Lawson, who will lead CdM into Friday’s CIF-SS Southern Division final against Beckman, will have spent all four years of baseball at the varsity level.

In the classroom, Lawson has a 4.3 GPA.

On the football field, he has passed for 2,409 yards and 25 touchdowns this season for the Sea Kings.

Lawson hit .382 with four home runs and 22 RBIs last season for CdM.

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MD pitcher commits to Arizona

December 8th, 2011, 9:42 am by

Mater Dei junior left-handed pitcher Aaron Cross committed to Arizona, MD coach Burt Call said today.

Cross did not pitch during the 2011 season because of injury.

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Posted in: Baseball • Recruiting • • • |

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