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COUNTY PLAYERS TO WATCH: Ben Beck, Estancia; Steven Harrison, Laguna Beach; Wyatt Haccou, Calvary Chapel; Andrew Piraino, Sonora; Sean Sparling, La Habra.

BEST WILD-CARD MATCHUP: Estancia at Montebello.

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Sonora 1B Wilkinson to NW Missouri State

May 2nd, 2013, 3:04 pm by Steve Fryer

Sonora senior first baseman Luke Wilkinson signed a letter of intent with Northwest Missouri State.

Wilkinson is batting .308 with 15 RBIs and three doubles for the Raiders, who clinched the Freeway League championship.

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Football recruiting: Sonora lineman signs with NAIA school

April 17th, 2013, 2:05 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Sonora offensive lineman Dustin Sanford (6-3, 265) signed earlier this month with NAIA Southern Oregon, Raiders football coach Paul Chiotti reports.

Sanford was a three-time All-Freeway League pick and Sonora’s 2012 MVP.

Southern Oregon went 9-3 and reached the NAIA playoffs last season.

Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com

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Fryer’s top 10 vote, if voting continued …

February 18th, 2013, 12:21 pm by Steve Fryer

The Orange County media polls conclude at the end of the regular season. If the polling continued through the playoffs, this is how I would have voted today on the Orange County boys basketball top 10 …

1. Mater Dei (Division 1AA) 27-1

2. Mission Viejo (1AA) 25-3

3. JSerra (4AA) 17-8

4. Tustin (3AAA) 27-2

5. El Toro (1A) 24-5

6. Orange Lutheran (1AA) 18-9

7. Villa Park (2AA) 21-6

8. Servite (3AAA) 17-12

9. Sonora (3AAA) 24-4

10. Canyon (2A) 18-7

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Fryer’s top 10 vote

February 11th, 2013, 10:58 am by Steve Fryer

How I voted today on the final Orange County boys basketball poll of the 2012-13 season.

Note: Mater Dei has been No. 1 in the final rankings every season since 1988-89, when Saddleback finished at No. 1.

My ballot …

1. Mater Dei (26-1, Trinity champ)

2. Mission Viejo (24-3, South Coast co-champ)

3. JSerra (15-8, Triniity 3rd)

4. El Toro (23-5, South Coast co-champ)

5. Tustin (25-2, Empire champ)

6. Orange Lutheran (17-9, Trinity 4th)

7. Sonora (23-3, Freeway champ)

8. Villa Park (20-6, Century champ)

9. Canyon (18-9, Century co-2nd … beat VP and Foothill last week)

10. Foothill (21-5, Century co-2nd)

Others I considered … Fountain Valley (20-6, Sunset champ), Tesoro (18-9, South Coast 4th), Sunny Hills (23-3, Freeway 2nd), Ocean View (20-6, Golden West champ).

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OCVarsity Boys Hoops: League championships (video)

February 6th, 2013, 8:03 pm by Jonathan Khamis

Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis travel to Sunny Hills High School to preview their Freeway League matchup with Sonora.

Interviews with Max Thurman, Elijah Kim, and Sunny Hills head coach John Wooldridge. Also, a preview of other league championships.

Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com.

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Sonora dominates Troy (video)

January 17th, 2013, 12:10 am by Jonathan Khamis

The Raiders had their revenge.

After losing to Troy twice last season, Sonora routed the Warriors 80-33.

Jimmy Golden led all scorers with 29 points.

Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com.

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Fryer’s top 10 vote

January 14th, 2013, 12:51 pm by Steve Fryer

I have one of the five votes for the Orange County boys basketball top 10.

This is how I voted today …

1. Mater Dei (18-0 overall, 4-0 league)

2. Orange Lutheran (15-3, 2-2)

3. El Toro (16-4, 2-0 … was No. 9 last week, beat Tesoro and Mission Viejo)

4. Mission Viejo (16-2, 1-1)

5. JSerra (11-4, 2-2 … I think OLu will beat JSerra this week)

6. Tustin (17-2, 4-0)

7. Tesoro (15-4, 0-1)

8. Sonora (17-2, 3-0 … big game at home vs. Troy on Wednesday)

9. Villa Park (15-4, 5-0)

10. Foothill (15-2, 4-1 … plenty of time for Foothill to move up, once roster gets healthy)

Compare Fryer’s vote to this week’s O.C. boys basketball Top 10

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Fryer’s top 10 vote

January 7th, 2013, 12:39 pm by Steve Fryer

How I voted on the Orange County top 10 today …

1. Mater Dei (16-0 overall, 2-0 league)

2. Mission Viejo (15-1, 0-0)

3. Orange Lutheran (14-2, 1-1)

4. JSerra (9-4, 0-2 … OLu over JSerra, because OLu lost to St. John Bosco at Bosco by 14; JSerra lost to Bosco by 16 at JSerra)

5. Tustin (15-2, 2-0)

6. Tesoro (14-3, 0-0)

7. Foothill (13-2, 2-1 … lost to Villa Park last week)

8. El Toro (14-4, 0-0)

9. Sonora (15-2, 1-0)

10. Villa Park (13-4, 3-0)

Considered: Aliso Niguel (14-4, 0-0)

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Fryer’s vote, basketball top 10

December 31st, 2012, 10:57 am by Steve Fryer

How I voted this morning in the Orange County top 10 …

1. Mater Dei 14-0 record … I evaluated layers of information, and decided to go ahead and vote MD at Numero Uno. Monarchs won Dick’s Sporting Goods Orange Holiday Classic, beat Canyon in semi and Tustin in final.

2. Mission Viejo 15-1 … went 3-1 in a MaxPreps Holiday Classic division

3. Orange Lutheran 13-1 … went 3-1 in its MaxPreps Holiday division

4. Jserra 9-2 … went 3-0 in a Jesuit Classic tournament in the Midwest or some place similar

5. Foothill 14-1 … won its division of the Estancia Coast Classic, def. San Clemente and Newport Harbor

6. Tustin 13-2 … def. Village Christian, lost to MD in Orange Holiday Classic final

7. Tesoro 13-3 … went 3-1 in Cathedral Catholic tournament

8. Sonora 15-2 … def. Fall brook, San Dieguito Academy in SD tournament

9. El Toro 13-4 … went 3-1 in its MaxPreps division; lost to Silverado

10. Aliso Niguel 14-3 … went 3-1 in Torrey Pines tourney.

Getting closer — Santa Margarita, Servite.

Compare Fryer’s vote to this week’s O.C. boys basketball Top 10.

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Boys soccer: Valencia shuts out Sonora

July 9th, 2012, 7:06 pm by Damian Dottore, OCVarsity

PLACENTIA – The potential is there to make another run at the playoffs, Valencia coach Barry Gardner can see it every time his Tigers take the field in the Sunny Hills Summer League.