Thursday, May 17, 2012
The city council recognizes the team and its supporters.
There was a very full and enthusiastic gathering for Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The Aliso Niguel Wolverines girls’ soccer team was recognized for their historic season, which ranked them #1 in the nation. The City Hall crowd of players, parents and residents cheered and laughed as a video showcasing some of the team’s winning games was played. The team will be honored by ESPN at the Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center on May 31. The public is welcome to attend and share in the celebration. Coach Randy Dodge thanked the players, parents and community for their support. “This is a dream come true for these kids right now,” he said.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Some schools, such as El Toro, were solidly in the playoff field. Others have to play wild card games today to get into the playoff bracket. One local school is seeded in the top four.
They're longshots to begin with, and their chances of winning a Southern Section baseball title won't be helped by having to play a wild card game today just to get into the first round of the playoffs. But that's the task facing teams such as JSerra, San Clemente and Capistrano Valley in Division 1 and Trabuco Hills and San Juan Hills in Division 2. For them, the do-or-die playoffs begin today, which will put extra strain on pitching rotations that must win five games to win a title once the first round begins on Thursday for some times and Friday for others. The playoff pairings for the seven divisions were released on Monday by the Southern Section office, and there was only one south Orange County team that was seeded into one of the …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Marcus Collins leads the Mission Viejo boys to the team title with a pair of victories as South County teams get ready for the section meet.
Tori Usgaard won both hurdles and the long jump for Dana Hills, which won the girls' title at the South Coast League finals Friday at San Clemente. Usgaard's performance helped Dana Hills win the girls' team title. In the boys' competition,Marcus Collins of Mission Viejo won the 100 and 200 and helped the Diablos win the team title with a 40-point victory over El Toro. Junior Juan Gonzalez of El Toro won the 800 and 1,600 meters with come-from-behind victories. In the Sea View League, senior Herbert Gamboa of San Clemente won the 100 and 200, and Kyler Fisk of Tesoro won both distances races. On the girls' side, junior Brittney Thornton of San Clemente won the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. To find meet results, for boys click here and for …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
UPDATE: Winners of the men's and women's races are both repeats.
A field of 2,400 runners from 45 states rumbled through Newport Beach early Sunday in the eighth annual OC Marathon. Maika Carlsen, 31, won the women's division for the third consecutive year, while Peter Omae Ayieni, 34, took the men's division for the second consecutive year. Carlsen clocked in at 2 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds, while Stephanie Kato, 23, placed second at 2:55:05. Ayieni was timed at 2:31:18,with Nate Clayson, 26, placing second at 2:34:50. The 2,400 registered participants represented a 4.3 percent increase from last year's tally, race director Gary Kutscher said. ``I was expecting a little bit more than that, given that we have modified the course slightly to make it more favorable to the marathoners, but any kind …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Aliso Niguel girl’s lacrosse outlasts Mission Viejo in first-round playoff action and will travel to face top-seeded Los Alamitos today, 4:30, at Laurel Park.
Aliso Niguel girl’s lacrosse outlasts Mission Viejo in playoff action and will travel to face top-seeded Los Alamitos today, 4:30, at Laurel Park. Aliso Niguel girl’s lacrosse earned an impressive 11-8 win over Mission Viejo Tuesday night at Wolverine Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals. The Diablos jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when midfielder Mikaela Berger picked off an errant pass and scored to put the Diablos ahead. A minute later Sam Leyds scored to increase the Mission lead to two before Wolverine captain Emily Elkins fed her sister Molly for a goal to put Aliso Viejo on the board. McKenna Hayes tied the game before the Wolverines put in two more goals to lead, 4-2. Berger then went downfield and scored with 38 seconds …
The "We Rock We Run Orange County's Kids" running club from Aliso Viejo and Mission Viejo get a pre-OC marathon pep talk from premier distance runner Jonathon Prince.
Jack Bentler never thought he would be a runner, let alone a competitive long distance runner for a club team. The sixth grader at Don Juan Avila Middle School only began serious training for running last September. Now, Jack will be running alongside thousands of others in the OC Marathon, along with his teammates from “We Rock We Run Orange County’s Kids,” an after-school intervention programs for middle and high school students. So how will Jack be feeling when he lines up early Sunday morning to run the 26.2-mile course throughout southcentral Orange County after only eight months of training? Determined, he says. “It’s a really big milestone in my life,” said Jack. “It means I can do whatever I set my mind to do…and I can do so many…
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Pac-5 Division loses the Sunset League but gains the Marmonte League for football playoffs. Sunset teams now face the likes of La Habra and Tustin.
Playoff road trips just got longer. The Southern Section on Wednesday made a huge change in the section's football playoffs, moving the Sunset League out of the Pac-5 Division and replacing it with the Marmonte League. That means South Orange County's southernmost teams could travel to Ventura to play St. Bonaventure. Or vice verse. It likely means that next year's Pac-5 championship will be harder to defend for Santa Margarita Catholic, and harder to win for teams such as Mission Viejo, San Clemente and Tesoro. Those four teams reached the semifinals last season. Santa Margarita will go into the season as the favorite to repeat as champion but will be looking at teams such as Westlake (14-1 in 2011), Westlake Village Oaks Christian (11-3…
Friday, April 27, 2012
Aliso Niguel men’s lacrosse finishes their season with a 14-6 victory.
Aliso Niguel men’s lacrosse ended their season on a high note with a 14-6 victory over the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at Wolverine Stadium Thursday night. Aliso Niguel had a big crowd in attendance for senior night. Before the game seniors Ryan Dale, Ryan Wing, Nolan Werner, Nick Rad, Noah Keen, Idean Roohani, Chris Carmody, Kevin Cracchiolo and Sammy Nabahani were all honored and each of their mothers received a rose. After the ceremony the game began. Midfielder Ryan Wing won every faceoff in the first quarter and the Wolverines jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the end of the first. The Wolverines continued to dominate in the second quarter. Captain Nolan Werner put up two goals and Aliso went into the half with a 7-1 lead. Mustang …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The district failed to label Wednesday night's agenda item as a public hearing, so the item is postponed.
Plans to ask the state for permission to increase class sizes in the Capistrano Unified School District beyond allowable maximums were temporarily placed on hold Wednesday night. Although the district advertised the matter as a public hearing, the agenda for the Board of Trustee meeting failed to list it as such. "The board can’t take action on that item tonight. I’m sorry for that mistake," Superintendent Joseph Farley told the board. Julie Hatchel, assistant superintendent of education services, called the mislabeled agenda an oversight. The board was scheduled to hear an item that would have allowed the district to increase class sizes in kindergarten through third grade without facing financial penalties from the state. Class sizes are…
The animal is considered to be the second largest fish, behind the whale shark.
Click here to watch a video of the rare basking shark spotted off the Dana Point Coastline on Wednesday morning. It was taken by Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching's vessel, the Sum Fun during a 3/4 day fishing trip. The basking shark is considered to be the second largest fish, behind the whale shark, according to Dana Wharf's General Manager of Dana Wharf, Donna Kalez. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers, according to Wikipedia. This shark is called the "basking" shark because it is most often observed when feeding at the surface and appears to be basking in the warmer water there.
AV Mom
6:27 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Nice job Lady Wolverines!!! more ›