SPORTS
May 3, 2014
Cody Caldwell, a former Newport Harbor High star, led Loyola Chicago to its first NCAA Division I men's volleyball national title, earning the tournament MVP after the junior outside hitter finished with 20 kills and 10 digs in the host Ramblers' 25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15 win against Stanford on Saturday at Gentile Arena. In the opening set, Caldwell produced nine kills and top-seeded Loyola (29-1) hit a blistering .696. Third-seeded Stanford (24-9) featured junior Spencer Haly, a former Corona del Mar High standout.
SPORTS
By Matt Szabo | May 2, 2014
With two balls, two strikes and two outs in a 2-2 game, the deuces truly were wild for Fountain Valley High baseball senior Daniel Patzlaff on Friday afternoon. Patzlaff, who wears jersey No. 2 for the Barons, saw a pitch he liked in the top of the fourth inning. It was down and in, but he managed to hit it out to right field. The two-run home run was — you guessed it — Patzlaff's second round-tripper of the season. And it helped the Sunset League-leading Barons earn their second win over Newport Harbor in three days, 4-2, at the Sailors' field.
NEWS
April 30, 2014
A vegetation fire that broke out near Newport Beach's Back Bay on Wednesday burned between 3 and 5 acres and caused a brief evacuation of a nearby apartment complex and car dealership, authorities said. Firefighters first responded to the blaze at Jamboree Road and the 73 Freeway around 4:30 p.m., said Jennifer Manzella, spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Fire Department. It was extinguished within an hour. There were no reported injuries or structural damage. "At this point, we feel like it's completely under control," said Newport police Lt. Jeff Brouwer around 6 p.m., when remaining fire personnel were knocking out hot spots in the brush.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Michael Miller | April 29, 2014
While wading through his personal archive of film footage, Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali came upon a snippet of the band horsing around offstage. On the soundtrack, lead singer Kevin DuBrow can be heard boasting, "This is gonna be in a Quiet Riot movie in the theaters someday. I don't know how far in the future. " That footage was shot in 1983, and the "someday" that DuBrow promised has finally arrived. "Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back," a documentary about the heavy metal band's history, is set to have its world premiere April 29 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
SPORTS
April 23, 2014
Vanguard University junior first baseman Brittney Boggs is a repeat honoree on the All-Golden State Athletic Conference softball team to lead five Lions selected by coaches. Boggs leads the Lions (30-20, 10-10 in conference) heading into the GSAC Tournament, in which they open Thursday against Hope International at Concordia University at 9:30 a.m., with six home runs, 33 runs batted in and 12 doubles. She is hitting .360. Breanne Gomez, a junior catcher, earned her second All-GSAC recognition, having been honored as a freshman in 2012.
SPORTS
April 23, 2014
BOYS' SWIMMING Corona del Mar 105, Beckman 65 Senior Liam Karas won two events for the Sea Kings in Wednesday's Pacific Coast League meet at home. Karas won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:45.15, and the 200 IM in 1:54.47. CdM improved to 3-0 in league. — Calvary Chapel 86, Costa Mesa 84 Tyler Connors won the 200-yard individual medley and 100 backstroke for Mesa in Wednesday's Orange Coast League meet. Connors won the IM in 2:02.50, and the back in 55.56 seconds.
NEWS
By Rabbi Marc Gellman | April 18, 2014
Q: I love your column. You're so open, honest and straightforward with your answers. I'm 61 (a widow for 35 years) and was raised Catholic. I watch the news each night and see the weather that's occurring in the U.S., people rioting, etc. I'm scared to death. Is the end of the world coming? How will we know? This is a great concern to me. I want to be with my family when it does. Could you please explain this to me? — J., North Branford, Conn. A: After seeing (and reviewing) the new movie "Noah" and living through this horrible winter in New York, I too have experienced some end-of-the-world mood swings, so your question resonated with me. My first suggestion for you is one I follow myself: Try watching a little less news on TV and go for a nice walk in the long-delayed but deeply welcome spring air. The change of seasons is the first and perhaps most powerful argument that the world is not about to end. In fact, the covenant God makes with Noah after the flood uses the images of springtime and nature to reinforce this promise and message of hope (Genesis 8:21-22)
SPORTS
April 17, 2014
UC Irvine senior Scott Kevorken was named first-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in men's volleyball. Junior libero Michael Brinkley represented the Anteaters on the second team. Kevorken, a 6-foot-9 middle blocker, ranked second during MPSF competition in hitting percentage (.480) and hit better than .600 in eight matches. He is averaging 1.83 kills and 0.87 blocks per set. Kevorken was a second-team all-conference honoree in 2013 and was a member of the MPSF All-Freshman team in 2011.
NEWS
April 11, 2014
We frequently read about the controversy between bikers and drivers as they struggle to share the road. I have the perspective from both sides of this controversy and have come to realize that bikers are not wrong, nor are drivers. People are the problem. People are becoming more self-absorbed, or there are more self-absorbed people on the road these days. Frequently the people who cause the problems that lead to accidents, road rage and fatalities are either inattentive, occupy more of the road than they are legally entitled, or willingly flaunt traffic signs and laws.
SPORTS
By Matt Szabo | April 11, 2014
Kacie Kline seems to perfectly fit into her different roles on the Corona del Mar High girls' lacrosse team. The senior is an aggressive player, which makes her perfect for the position known simply as "attack. " Kline, who wears No. 3, is exceeding that number in terms of goals per game. She leads the Sea Kings with 42 goals this season. But Kline's leadership is just as valuable off the field. She takes her role as a captain very seriously, especially on a young CdM team that features five freshmen, many of whom play important roles.