Five local teams close in in basketball title
By Ray Keyzers/Garden Grove Journal As the final weeks of the local high school basketball season draw near, five local teams are positioned to win league titles. The boys and girls basketball teams...
View ArticleWeekend prep basketball results
Rancho Alamitos stayed in the race for a CIF playoff spot in Garden Grove girls basketball Friday night with a 60-46 win over Los Amigos. In boys action on Friday in the Golden West League, Orange was...
View ArticleCIF basketball pairings are announced
The CIF Southern Section playoffs in boys and girls basketball start this week. First round action for boys will be Wednesday, with second round games played Friday. For girls, the schedule is Thursday...
View ArticleFriday CIF results: Orangewood still in the chase
Orangewood Academy is the sole survivor among local boys basketball teams after the second round of the CIF playoffs Friday night. The Spartans defeated California School For the Deaf (Riverside) 62-48...
View ArticleOrangewood has enough juice
Garden Grove Journal One of the smallest high schools sports programs in the area has made one of the year’s biggest impacts. The Orangewood Academy Spartans’ girls’ basketball team won the CIF...
View ArticleOrangewood advances in state playoffs
Garden Grove Journal Orangewood Academy’s girls’ basketball team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs with a win Wednesday night, setting up a rematch Saturday with the same team they...
View ArticleSpartans fall in state playoff game
The girls’ basketball team from Orangewood Academy of Garden Grove was knocked out of the state playoffs Saturday when they suffered a 44-34 loss to Providence Hall at the Spartan gym. Orangewood led...
View ArticleSecond round was a letdown for Spartans
By Adam Stites/Garden Grove Journal Orangewood Academy’s girl’s basketball team had the best season in the small high school’s history by defeating the Providence Hall Pioneers, 34-31, on Saturday,...
View Article2012 Sports in Review: Titles, tears and more
Mariners celebrate CIF baseball title. By Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal For sports fans in the Garden Grove-Stanton-Westminster area, 2012 was a year of excitement tinged with disappointment....
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