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Former Garden Grove coach Joe Hay passes away

January 28th, 2012, 1:32 pm by Steve Fryer

Former Garden Grove football coach Joe Hay, left, is shown celebrating with one of the team's assistant coaches after a victory in the semifinals of the playoffs in 2009. / ROD VEAL, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Joe Hay, who was Garden Grove’s varsity football head coach for one remarkable season, died Friday morning.

His wife, Nicole Hay, said she found her husband not breathing Friday morning. She said Joe, 41, wore a mask to deal with sleep apnea difficulties but had not worn the mask when he went to bed Thursday night.

Joe had no other ongoing health issues, she said.

“He just never woke up,” Nicole said Saturday.

Hay coached Garden Grove to the CIF-Southern Section Southern Division championship game in 2009. The Argonauts endured the loss of teammate and senior linebacker Kevin Telles, who passed away shortly after collapsing during the final minutes of the team’s season opener.

Garden Grove went 13-1 that season, with its only loss to La Mirada in the Southern Division championship game.

Hay resigned after the ’09 season to undergo shoulder replacement surgery and devote time to rehabilitate the injury. Nicole said Joe had recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Santa Ana College for the 2012 season, which would have marked his return to coaching.

“Joe was really looking forward to getting back into coaching,” Nicole said.

Joe Hay remained at Garden Grove as a physical education and health teacher. Assistant coach Willy Puga was promoted to replace Hay before the 2010 season, during which the Argonauts returned to the CIF-SS Southern Division championship game to defeat Beckman.

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Girls water polo: CIF Division 7 rankings

January 9th, 2012, 8:30 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Here is the latest CIF Division 7 girls water polo poll:

1. Santa Ana Valley

2. Garden Grove

3. Cajon

4. Citrus Valley

5. Los Amigos

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Fryer on football: Los Amigos vs. Garden Grove

October 12th, 2011, 5:23 pm by Steve Fryer

Garden Grove League
LOS AMIGOS (4-1, 0-0) VS. GARDEN GROVE (1-4, 0-0)
Where, when: Garden Grove High, Thursday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: Garden Grove won at least a share of the Garden Grove League championship the past three seasons. The Argonauts not only won the league title in 2010, they also won the CIF-Southern Section Southern Division championship. They had last year’s Orange County offensive player of the year, and county male athlete of the year, Josh Webb, but the multi-talented Webb graduated.

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OCVarsity Gridiron: Can Yorba Linda upset Tustin? (video)

October 5th, 2011, 12:39 am by Jonathan Khamis

Steve Fryer, Dan Albano, and Carlos Arias break down Week 5′s best matchups from Yorba Linda high school:

Does Yorba Linda have enough to take down Tustin?
Can Estancia upset Beckman?
Will Western avoid catching the “bug” at Cypress?
Is Garden Grove capable of beating El Toro?

Also, interviews with Yorba Linda head coach Jeff Bailey, quarterback Alex Bernstein, and wide receiver Ben Shreve.

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Posted in: Football • OCVarsity Gridiron • Video • Alex Bernstein • beckman • Ben Shreve • Cypress • el toro • Estancia • Garden Grove • Jeff Bailey • Tustin • western • Yorba Linda |

Fryer on football: Rancho Alamitos vs. Sonora

September 28th, 2011, 6:02 pm by Steve Fryer

RANCHO ALAMITOS (3-0) VS. SONORA (1-3)
Where, when: La Habra High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: Rancho Alamitos, which spent much of the 1990s at or near the top of the Garden Grove League, is off to its best start in years. Ah, but the Vaqueros really have not played a challenging team – until this game.

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Posted in: Football • Fryer on football • Garden Grove • La Habra • Rancho Alamitos • Sonora |

Fryer on football: Pacifica vs. Garden Grove

September 21st, 2011, 5:03 pm by Steve Fryer

PACIFICA (0-2) VS. GARDEN GROVE (1-1)
Where, when: Garden Grove High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: It’s the battle for football supremacy in Garden Grove, which ties Fountain Valley for the most pleasant-sounding name among Orange County cities. Pacifica has lost to two teams that are not very impressive, Bellflower and Whittier. The Mariners have this final nonleague game before they open Empire League play with much improved Yorba Linda, which looks like a contender for the league championship. Read the rest of this entry »

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Football: Fryer’s Southern Division poll vote

September 20th, 2011, 11:06 am by Steve Fryer

I vote each week on the CIF-Southern Section football divisional polls, in the Southern, Southwest and Pac-5 Divisions.

My vote this week on the Southern Division:

1. Corona del Mar (3-0)

2. Beckman (1-1)

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Posted in: Football • beckman • Corona del Mar • Estancia • Garden Grove • Irvine • Los Amigos • nortwood • Rancho Alamitos • Segerstrom • Woodbridge |

Peter Pacifica still needs help

August 8th, 2011, 12:03 pm by Steve Fryer

The guy is an Orange County high school sports icon at Pacifica, where he attends just about every Pacifica athletic event, cheering on the Mariners and doing his famous “P-A-C-I-F-I-C-A” spell-out.

But Peter Pacifica is having the sort of financial troubles that could have him leaving Orange County — and Peter is 12 Pacifica events shy of attending his 500th Pacifica game.

Peter and his brother Mitchell have gone through the courts and sought all kinds of help, but to no avail. Maybe some Pacifica alums can help? Mitchell can be reached at 714-272-1974.

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Baseball: Pacifica defeats Napa Valley, wins title

August 2nd, 2011, 4:43 pm by Damian Calhoun

Pacifica won the American Legion state tournament with a 3-0 victory over Napa Valley on Tuesday.

Senior Andrew Marquez got the win by going 4 1/3 innings and giving up no runs. Senior Matt Gilbody pitched 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief and Kyle Davis got the save.

Senior Jono Herkins had two hits, scored two runs and stole a base to lead the offense. Pacifica went 4-0 in the tourney, shutting out three teams.

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Baseball: Pacifica advances to finals of state tournament

August 1st, 2011, 11:45 pm by Damian Calhoun

The Pacifica Mariners are currently 3-0 and will face Napa Legion 17s in the finals of the State American Legion Tournament Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.

Max Bethel has two of the victories for the Mariners. Kyle Davis has the other.

Pacifica defeated Napa, 8-7 in 10 innings Monday. Napa will have to defeat Pacifica twice to win the tournament.

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Baseball: Pacifica having a good summer

July 25th, 2011, 1:41 pm by Damian Calhoun

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The Pacifica Mariners won the Orange County, Southern California, district of American Legion and will be traveling this weekend to Yountville, Napa Valley, for the state tournament, Saturday-Tuesday.

The tournament is a six-team double elimination format.

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