Newport Harbor football races past El Modena to begin CIF-SS playoffs

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Newport Harbor’s Jordan Spigarelli, left, celebrates his touchdown with teammate, Jackson Stremick during a game agaisnt El Modena in Newport Beach on Friday, November 6, 2026. (Photo by Karen Tapia / Orange County Register, SCNG) Newport Harbor’s Shane […]

CIF-SS football playoffs: Scores from Friday’s first-round games

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The scores from Friday night’s high school football playoff games.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

DIVISION 2

Chaparral 56, Orange 35

Notre Dame/SO 20, Capistrano Valley 19

Rancho Cucamonga 33, Crean Lutheran 24

San Juan Hills 13, Tustin 10

Inglewood 44, Huntington Beach 35

Palos Verdes 38, Serra 20

Chaminade 20, Corona del Mar […]

Big plays help push Dana Hills football past Westlake in CIF-SS playoffs

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DANA POINT — Dana Hills possessed the ball for just 14 minutes in its football game against Westlake on Friday and ran 20 fewer offensive plays.

It didn’t matter.

Dana Hills beat Westlake 28-17 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs at Dana Hills High.

The Dolphins (9-2) […]

San Juan Hills football overcomes rough start to beat Tustin

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San Juan Hills quarterback Parker Armstrong (18) throws the ball during a CIF-SS Division 2 first round playoff game against Tustin in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, November 6, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG) San Juan Hills wide receiver Luke Frith (5), left, makes a catch before being […]

Photos: Hot shots from Friday’s high school football playoff games

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The high school football action Friday night in Southern California included some of the season’s best games and player performances.

Check out the Southern California News Group’s large collection of photos from the biggest games Friday. Also, make sure you take a look at all of our coverage in the high school sports […]

Villa Park girls volleyball captures first CIF-SS title with win over Lakewood

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Villa Park players celebrate after defeating Lakewood to capture the CIF-SS Division 6 girls volleyball championship game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at Cerritos College in Norwalk. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

NORWALK — The Villa Park girls volleyball team came into the CIF Southern Section Division 6 final looking to make […]

Orange voters favor tax Measures I and J, but not charter proposal Measure K

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Orange voters showed support in this November election for two ballot measures that would extend a financial lifeline to the city, but a majority were not interested in a charter proposal.

Beset by city budget woes, Orange councilmembers offered constituents Measure I, a one-cent local sales tax with a 13-year lifespan and an […]

Laguna Beach council incumbents poised to return to dais, voters approve term limits

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Three incumbents appear poised to retake their seats on the Laguna Beach City Council dais after six challengers failed to unseat them. Ballots counted so far also resoundingly supported Measure E, which limits council members to two terms on the dais.

Alex Rounaghi, Sue Kempf and Mark Orgill topped the nine-candidate field from […]

Election results: Agran leads for Irvine mayor, Liu, Martinez Franco and Treseder for council

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Larry Agran, Betty Martinez Franco and Kathleen Treseder lead in their races for second terms as Irvine‘s mayor and District 5 and 6 councilmembers. But the bid for the city’s northernmost District 1 has shaped up to be a close one, with incumbent Melinda Liu pushing ahead with 142 votes as of Friday’s […]

Metrolink saved by state: Deep fall train cuts averted by $20 million grant

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A last-minute funding grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) will avert proposed train service cuts to Metrolink of up to 40% set for later this month, the state agency announced late Thursday.

As a result, Metrolink will keep Southern California’s regional rail network running without service cuts that were scheduled to […]