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Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus. Hebrews 12:1-2
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June 2022
June 2: Track and Field: Fryer: A look back at a 2021-22 high school sports year full of highlights
June 17: Men’s Rowing: Newport Sea Base, Newport Aquatic Center rowers earn top-two finishes at Youth Nationals regatta
June 19: Football: Crean Lutheran, Foothill and Pacifica Christian boys teams wrap up Section 7 play
May 2022
May 1: Girls Basketball: North gets past South in annual Orange County all-star girls basketball game
May 2: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County teams earn high rankings in final CIF boys and girls lacrosse polls
May 4: Boys Tennis & Boys Lacrosse: Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, May 4
May 18: Baseball: RYAN LEMMON BASEBALL SHOWCASE: Rosters for Century vs. Empire leagues
April 2022
April 2: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, April 2
April 5: Boys Lacrosse: CIF-SS lacrosse polls, April 4
April 7: Boys Basketball: Orange County boys basketball player of the year: Koat Keat, Crean LutheranApril 7: Boys Basketball: 2021-22 All-Orange County boys basketball team and award winners
April 8: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County boys and girls lacrosse teams earn high CIF rankings
April 8: Girls Basketball: 2021-22 All-Orange County girls basketball team and award winners
April 11: Football: Linemen get in the trenches for one day football camp at Crean Lutheran
April 13: Six Crean Lutheran student-athletes sign letters of intent.
April 14: Spring Sports Signing Day: Spring Signing Day 2022: Orange County athletes celebrate their college opportunities
April 15: Boys Basketball: Syracuse basketball recruits bolt into top 15 of On3’s first 2024 rankings
April 15: Baseball, Softball, Boys Golf: Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, April 14
April 18: Baseball: Orange County baseball top 25, April 18
April 24: Orange County high school Artist of the Year semifinalists announced
April 26: Girls Basketball: Rosters selected for Orange County boys, girls all-star basketball games Saturday
April 27: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County boys and girls lacrosse teams earn high CIF rankings
April 28: Softball & Boys Golf: Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, April 28
April 30: Boys BAsketball: All-State Boys BB: Best of the Best 2022
April 30: Girls Basketball: Inaugural SBLive SoCal Senior All-Star Game, Hosted by Hope International University in Fullerton, set for May 7
March 2022
March 2: Girls Basketball: Crean Lutheran loses to Bonita Vista in regional opener
March 2: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran rallies and moves on to second round of So Cal Regional
March 2: Boys Basketball: Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, March 2
March 3: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran shows ‘resiliency’ with second round playoff win over La Costa Canyon
March 3: Boys Basketball: Vyctorious Miller in charge as Crean Lutheran basketball advances in CIF Southern California Regional playoffs
March 4: Three-sport stars are alive and well in Orange County high school athletics
March 4: Boys Basketball: Previews of Saturday’s boys and girls basketball CIF SoCal Regional semifinals
March 5: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran boys basketball stops Notre Dame, advances to Div. I regional final
March 5: Boys Basketball: Star’s return from injury lifts Crean Lutheran past Notre Dame and into So Cal final
March 7: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran, Foothill, La Quinta boys basketball teams playing for CIF SoCal Regional titles
March 8: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran comes up short against Damien in CIF Division I SoCal final
March 8: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran basketball runs out of time against Damien in SoCal Regional finals
March 14: Boys Basketball: Miguel Ortega, John McFadden, Mark Reichner are CIF boys basketball players of the year
March 15: Baseball and Softball: Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, March 15
March 21: Baseball: Crean Lutheran baseball coach Jake Haney celebrates 300 career victories with players
March 23: Track & Field:Crean Lutheran’s Jack Fairchild set for another busy day at Orange County Championships
March 24 Boys Golf & Boys Lacrosse: Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, March 24
March 29: Boys Basketball: Syracuse Basketball: 5-star recruits serious contenders for No. 1 ranking
March 29: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, March 28
February 2022
February 1: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran earns title; Cypress, Tustin, Beckman, Tesoro and JSerra also win
February 1: Boys Basketball: Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Feb. 1
February 2: Crean Lutheran’s Jack Fairchild signs national letter of intent to play football at Southern Utah
February 11: Boys Basketball: Damien overcomes big deficit to upset Crean Lutheran in playoff opener
February 11: Boys Basketball: Damien basketball makes huge comeback to beat Crean Lutheran in Open Division playoffs
February 13: Boys Basketball: Opening night of CIF boys basketball playoffs included upsets and road wins by OC teams
February 15: Boys Basketball: OC schedule for second round of CIF boys basketball playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 15
February 15: Girls Basketball: OC schedule for second round of CIF girls basketball playoffs Wednesday, Feb. 16
February 15: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran’s big rally falls short in CIF playoff game against Bishop Montgomery
February 16: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran boys basketball has been falling a little bit short in Open Division playoffs
February 16: Boys Basketball: Orange County boys basketball top 25, Feb. 16
February 16: Girls Basketball: No. 4 Crean Lutheran earns decisive win over Glendora in CIF 2AA second round
February 16: Girls Basketball: Woodbridge, Beckman, Crean Lutheran and Sonora capture second round victories
February 17: Boys Basketball: CIF-SS playoffs schedule for OC teams on Friday and Saturday
February 18: Boys Basketball: Big crowds expected for CIF quarterfinal round playoff games Friday night; final scores
February 19: Boys Basketball: OC final scores for CIF boys basketball quarterfinal playoff games
February 19: Boys Basketball: Syracuse basketball guard target attains 5-star status, into top-5 nationally
February 19: Girls Basketball: Taylor Feldman carries Crean Lutheran girls basketball past Sonora in CIF-SS quarterfinals
February 20: Girls Basketball: Crean Lutheran advances to 2AA semifinals with thrilling win over Sonora
February 21: Girls Basketball: CIF-SS girls basketball playoffs: Previews of Wednesday’s semifinals
February 21: Girls Basketball: High school playoffs schedule: Wednesday’s CIF-SS girls basketball, girls soccer semifinals
February 22: Girls Basketball: Full schedule for CIF girls basketball playoffs semifinal round
February 24: Girls Basketball: Orange Lutheran 72-52 win over Crean Lutheran to reach Southern Section 2AA finals: 5 takeaways
February 24: Girls Basketball: Top-seeded Orange Lutheran beats Crean Lutheran to reach CIF finals
February 24: Girls Basketball: Orange County girls basketball top 25, Feb. 24
February 25: Blue Zone: OCVarsity Basketball Student Sections: Our Top 40 rankings for 2022
February 27: Boys Basketball: OC boys basketball teams advance to CIF State Championships this week
February 27: Boys Basketball: Final Orange County boys basketball top 25, Feb. 28
January 2022
January 2: Boys Basketball: Syracuse basketball interest in 5-star prospect, one of nation’s top guards
January 3: Boys Basketball: SBLive’s Southern Section Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings: Crean Lutheran moves up to No. 5
January 4: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran and Kennedy start off Empire League play
January 4: Boys Basketball: Crean Lutheran and Foothill boys basketball teams capture victories
January 7: Boys Basketball: SBLive’s leading candidates for 2021-22 CIF Southern Section boys basketball player of the year
January 10: Boys Basketball: SBLive's Southern Section Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings: Santa Ana Foothills debuts at no.20
January 10: Boys Basketball: CIF-SS boys basketball polls, Jan 10
January 10: Boys Basketball: Orange County Boys Basketball top 25, Jan 11
January 10: Girls Basketball: Crean Lutheran standout Taylor Feldman commits to play college basketball for Northern Arizona
January 10: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran starts second half strong to seal Empire League victory over Tustin
January 13: Boys Basketball:PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran wins third league game in a row, defeating Cypress on the road
January 15: Boys Basketball: California’s top high school boys basketball players: Meet the state’s best centers
January 17: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran captures 69-50 victory over Sheldon in MLK Dream Classic
January 17: Boys Basketball: SBLive’s Southern Section Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings: Fairmont Prep moves up to No. 14
January 18: Boys Basketball: Orange County squads earn high rankings in CIF boys basketball polls
January 18: Boys Basketball:Tustin, Cypress, Crean Lutheran, Foothill and El Dorado boys basketball teams win
January 20: Boys Basketball: Portola, Woodbridge and Crean Lutheran girls basketball teams record league wins
January 20: Boys Basketball: Portola, San Juan Hills, Crean Lutheran, Calvary Chapel, Tesoro, Santa Margarita and Loara among winning teams Friday
January 23: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: No. 5 Crean Lutheran falls short in rematch vs. top-ranked Centennial
January 24: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran remains undefeated in league with win over Kennedy
January 24: Boys Basketball: SBLive’s Southern Section Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings: Orange Lutheran returns at No. 25
January 24: Girls Basketball: Top stars, best performances last week in Southern California high school basketball (Jan. 17-23)
January 24: Boys Basketball: Orange County boys basketball top 25, Jan. 24
January 25: Girls Basketball:: Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17-23)?
January 25: Boys Basketball: Foothill boys basketball tops Villa Park for 12th win in a row
January 25: Boys Basketball: Tustin, Crean Lutheran, Santa Margarita and Foothill boys basketball teams win
January 26: Girls Basketball: Crean Lutheran outduels Cypress in epic scoring battle to unofficially clinch league title: 5 takeaways
January 26: Girls Basketball: Watch: NAU commit Taylor Feldman drops 36 points as Crean Lutheran beats Cypress in thriller for league title
January 28: Boys Basketball: Up-and-Coming Guard Vyctorius Miller Earns Offer From UCLA Men's Basketball
January 28: Boys Basketball: Tesoro, Crean Lutheran, Santa Ana, Loara, Cypress, Foothill, Northwood, Trabuco Hills and CdM win
January 28: Boys Basketball: California’s top high school boys basketball players: Meet the state’s best power forwards
January 28: Boys Basketball: Vote: Who is the best power forward in California high school boys basketball?
January 31: Boys Basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran remains undefeated in league with victory over Tustin
January 31: Boys Basketball: Fryer’s Fab 5: Orange County boys basketball standouts last week, Jan. 31
January 31: Boys Basketball: Orange County boys basketball top 25, Jan. 31
December 2021
December 6 Boys basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran opens Beach Bash Tourney with win
December 8 Boys basketball: Notebook: Mann Classic to feature several top wrestling teams, athletes
December 10 Girls basketball: Taylor Feldman scores 40 points to lead Crean Lutheran past St. Anthony
December 13 Boys basketball: CVC, San Juan Hills and Tesoro earn high rankings in CIF boys basketball polls
December 13 Boys basketball: Orange County boys basketball top 25, Dec. 13
December 17 Boys basketball: Crean Lutheran, Orange, Tesoro, Foothill and San Clemente capture Friday wins
December 20 Boys basketball: Crean Lutheran advances to tourney finals; Servite and Sonora also win
December 21 Boys basketball: Crean Lutheran captures tourney title; Yorba Linda, Loara, CdM and Estancia also win
December 21 Boys basketball: Next week packed with top tournaments, events for all of the winter sports
December 23 Boys waterpolo: 2021: Crean Lutheran wanted to reach CIF playoffs and wound up winning it all
November 2021
November 3 Boys water polo: Portola, Crean Lutheran boys water polo teams earn historic playoff victories
November 3 Boys water polo: Crean Lutheran, Portola and Servite boys water polo teams win playoff games
November 3 Boys water polo: Portola and Crean Lutheran advance in CIF water polo playoffs
November 8 Boys water polo: Schedule for Wednesday’s CIF boys water polo semifinals
November 9 Boys water polo: Crean Lutheran and Portola boys water polo teams aim for trip to CIF finals
November 10 Boys water polo: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran earns first trip to CIF finals with semifinal win
November 11 Boys basketball: Orange County boys basketball preview: Koat Keat, Crean Lutheran look to be even better this season
November 13 Boys water polo: Crean Lutheran tops Ocean View in boys water polo CIF-SS Division 6 final
November 13Boys water polo: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran celebrates first CIF title with 12-9 win over Ocean View
November 19Boys water polo: CIF champion Crean Lutheran loses in first round at regional tourney
November Girls basketball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran girls win three of four at Redondo Tourney
October 2021
October 2 Football: Football roundup: Santa Margarita dominates JSerra with defense
October 5 Boys water polo: Four OC boys water polo teams earn top rankings in CIF polls
October 5 Girls volleyball: CIF-SS girls volleyball polls, Oct. 5
October 5 Boys waterpolo: CIF-SS boys water polo polls, Oct. 5
October 6 Football: Orange County high school football stats leaders, Oct. 5
October 11Boys waterpolo: Five OC teams earn top rankings in boys water polo polls
October 18 Boys water polo: Four OC boys water polo teams earn top CIF rankings
October 19 Football: Crean Lutheran Coach Rick Curtis deals with the death of his wife Mary Curtis
October 19 Girls volleyball: Crean Lutheran, after winning share of league title, opens CIF playoffs
October 22 Girls volleyball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran volleyball team captures playoff opener
October 22 Football: Crean Lutheran coach returns after wife’s death; Pacifica wins game 41-6
October 23 Football: Orange County football roundup: El Toro rallies to beat Aliso Niguel and claim share of Sea View League crown
October 25 Boys water polo: Four OC teams ranked No. 1 in final CIF boys water polo polls
October 25 Girls volleyball: PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran advances to quarterfinals of CIF playoffs\
October 30 Boys water polo: Huntington Beach boys water polo seeded first in CIF Open Division playoffs
October 30 Boys water polo: Three OC boys water polo teams earn top seeds in CIF playoffs
September 2021
September 9 Football: Crean Lutheran football team lines up new opponent and will face La Puente Friday
September 9 Football: Football roundup: Highlights, stats and stars from Orange County games Friday Fryer: Mohs tournament again attracts excellent volleyball teams
September 9 Football: Deep Pass: Delgado’s top 3 high school football targets for Week 3
September 14 Football: Orange County football leaders: Updated after Week 3
September 15 Water polo: Huntington Beach, Portola and Crean Lutheran earn top rankings in CIF boys water polo
September 17 Football: Fryer: John Emme coached Corona del Mar baseball with grace, humor
September 17 Football: FALL FOOTBALL 2021: High school Friday night Orange County final scores
September 20 Water polo: Five Orange County teams earn number one rankings in CIF boys water polo polls
September 22 Water polo: CIF-SS boys water polo polls, Sept. 20
September 22 Girls golf: Orange County girls golf preview: Top 10 teams, top players to watch
September 22 Girls golf: Orange County girls golf preview: Troy finding positive lessons amid pandemic
September 27 Football: NEW PHOTOS from Irvine, Portola, Crean Lutheran, Northwood, Uni and Segerstrom games
September 29 Football: Orange County high school football leaders, Sept. 29
September 29 Boys basketball: Fryer: Mater Dei’s boys basketball team should be good, too
August 2021
August 28: Football: Football roundup: Highlights, stats and stars from Orange County games Friday
August 27: Football: FALL FOOTBALL 2021: Coverage of week one continues with updates, photos and stories
August 27: Water Polo: Crean Lutheran boys water polo team opens season with 11-8 victory over Buena Park
August 27: Football: Adam Harper lifts Northwood past Crean Lutheran 17-14 in thrilling crosstown game
August 22: Football: OCVarsity Hot 150: Bonus list of top contenders, overlooked players
August 20: Football: High school football is back! Crean Lutheran challenges Ontario Christian
August 19: Football: Crean Lutheran football loses to Ontario Christian in season opener
August 18: Football: FALL FOOTBALL 2021: Notes from around the county, including some players to look out for
August 17: Football: Football Preview: Empire League predicted order of finish, team notes
August 15: Basketball: Mark Patton: Ralph Molina Reaches Back, Wide to Bring Out Best in San Marcos Football Program
August 14: Football: Father and son head football coaches Rick and Sean Curtis finally meet on opposite sides
August 13: Water Polo: Experienced OC coach Ed Carrera named to guide water polo program at Crean Lutheran
August 7: Boys Basketball: UCSB Gauchos beat out UCLA and USC for forward Koat Keat
August 2: Girls Basketball: Crean Lutheran’s star guard Taylor Feldman earns first team all-state honors
July 2021
July 31: Football: SUMMER UPDATE: Former Bruins in Olympics, Saints secure home football field and Rumble on Rosecrans returns
July 11: Football: SUMMER FOOTBALL UPDATE: Coach Curtis sees growth for Crean Lutheran program
July 8: Boys Lacrosse: Orange County players honored on inaugural All-CIF boys lacrosse teams
July 7: Football: SUMMER UPDATE: Interesting opener, Owens credits Stuart and football in Mission Viejo
July 2: Boys Basketball: Orange County’s 2021 CIF-SS team champions
July 1: Baseball: Orange County well represented on All-CIF baseball teams (every division listed)