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Welcome back, Al Hrabosky!

Steve Fryer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:48:32 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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Baseball: Louisville Slugger preseason all-america list

Damian Calhoun — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:24:43 +0000

Tweet 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 Infielders Zack Rivera, Beckman Multi-position players Ty Moore, [...]

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

Erlina Tulabut, OCVarsity.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:41:19 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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Aliso Niguel grad’s squirrely baseball card

Steve Fryer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:24:12 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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

Erlina Tulabut, OCVarsity.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:50:05 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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Longtime SA coach Bill Ross, 79

Steve Fryer — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:35:14 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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Baseball: Skip Schumaker fundraiser clinic this weekend

Steve Fryer — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:59:28 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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

Damian Calhoun — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:14:42 +0000

Tweet 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). [...]

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OCVarsity’s top stories for 2011

Steve Fryer — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:20:43 +0000

Tweet 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. More news from the OCVarsity blog: OCVarsity’s top stories [...]

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Former FJC coach passes away

Steve Fryer — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:12:54 +0000

Tweet 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 [...]

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