Forced to start at QB, Tyler Gioia plays starring role with 5 TD passes for the Chargers, whose defense holds the Nighthawks’ offense in check.

Scores from all of the CIF-SS girls tennis playoff matches Wednesday and the schedule for Friday’s quarterfinals and second-round matchups.

Subscribe now OCVarsity’s Michael Huntley takes a hard look at what worked, what didn’t and who earned a helmet sticker for being a top performer or leader for their team. This is the final Hits & Misses for this season.

The Wolverines beat La Salle in a back-and-forth, five-set match in the Division 2 semifinals. They will take on Huntington Beach for the CIF-SS title on Nov. 6.

Palos Verdes made its first trip to the CIF-SS girls volleyball semifinals, but lost to Huntington Beach in three sets.

Subscribe now Santa Margarita quarterback Jaxon Potter threw for 443 yards and three touchdowns in a Trinity League win over Orange Lutheran, 35-28, on Friday at Saddleback College. The Eagles earned a fourth-place finish in the Trinity League behind Mater Dei,

The debate over the top seed in the Open Division settled the way Huntington Beach’s boys water polo team wanted Saturday but the pairings for the elite, eight-team group still left the title race looking wide open.

Huntington Beach boys water polo seeded first in CIF Open Division playoffs After Friday’s results, CIF-SS Division 1 football bracket likely to have eight teams Final Orange County football standings: 2021 Inglewood scores 106 points in football game;

Huntington Beach gets key contributions from a freshman and several sophomores to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2016.

As the final seconds of a high-level water polo match between Huntington Beach and Newport Harbor vanished Wednesday night, the Oilers’ boys were noticeably reserved in their celebration after defeating the Sailors 13-11 for a second consecutive Surf League title.