The Vikings let leads slip away in back-to-back games and then rally to defeat Carlsbad in the regional final.

After struggling all night, Marina gets hot at the end and makes a late charge but comes up short against Glendora in the Division 3A championship game.

The Oilers, who were trying to win their first CIF-SS volleyball title since 2015, make a comeback to force a fifth set but end up losing.

The Vikings call it ‘a storybook ending’ as they sweep the Defenders in the Division 4 final and finally have a championship banner to hang in the school gym.

Mira Costa’s boys volleyball team defeated Newport Harbor and secured the first CIF-SS title for the program since 2012.

Vikings coach Nick Racklin praises his ‘neighborhood kids’ for beating the odds and making it to the CIF-SS Division 3A championship game.

Huntington Beach beats Santa Margarita 1-0 in eight innings as Ralph Velazquez draws a bases-loaded walk to bring in the winning run.

A look at Orange County baseball’s top teams, players to watch and best first-round games going into the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

Marina’s boys volleyball team took an unwanted two-week break before the playoffs began, but then regrouped and have advanced to CIF Southern Section Division 4 final.

The final Orange County high school baseball Top 25 for the 2021 season. Lions beat Orange Lutheran in two of their three games to win the Trinity League championship. They are seeded No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs and have a first-round bye.