Today's Headlines
Huntington Beach senior opposite Ben Arguello leads the Daily Pilot Boys’ Volleyball Dream Team for the 2026 season.
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Huntington Beach High product Jared Grindlinger was drafted with the 12th overall pick by the Angels, one of five former Oilers selected over the weekend.
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A naturally talented phenom in soccer, softball and track, Fei Fabiola “Fifi” Garcia will be a freshman at Santa Margarita Catholic High School this fall.
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The Team USA men’s youth national team, coached by Ross Sinclair and featuring Kai Kaneko and Tyler Anderson, earned second place at the Youth Worlds in Portugal.
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Marina’s Mia Valbuena leads the Daily Pilot Softball Dream Team for the 2026 season. The Michigan-bound pitcher led the CIF Southern Section with 270 strikeouts.
Recent graduates of Pacifica Christian Orange County, Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high schools helped the men’s youth 4+ boat earn the title in Florida.
The American side has four local players suiting up in the exhibition series, including Newport Harbor graduates Ben Liechty, Peter Castillo and Connor Ohl and Huntington Beach graduate Chase Dodd.
Khalil “Red” Murdock rode the waves during a surf lesson at 30th Street in Newport Beach as part of Irrelevant Week.
Red Murdock, a linebacker who played for the University at Buffalo, is being celebrated as the 51st Mr. Irrelevant after being selected 257th overall by the Denver Broncos.
Annika Dries, one of the most dominant centers in U.S. women’s water polo history, was inducted into the Hall of Fame at a luncheon held Friday in Brea.
The second annual event honoring sports stars from Orange County took place Thursday night at Angel Stadium.
Mike Fergin’s birdie, then a par putt by Ryan Knapp, helped host Mesa Verde win the 27th annual event on Wednesday.
The Oilers take advantage of an unexpected bid into the CIF State Southern California Regional Division I playoffs, beating Cathedral Catholic, 5-3, on Saturday for the title.
The Sailors beat Bakersfield Christian 5-1 on Saturday afternoon, securing their second regional title in five seasons.
Newport Harbor’s Natalie McCarty ran 41.74 seconds in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles at the CIF State track and field championships to set the Orange County record in the event.
Ashley Sullivan is fluent in American Sign Language and a solid soccer player who enjoyed getting to know the other players at the first USA Deaf National Youth Development Camp held recently in Atlanta.
