Sports
Orioles left-hander Troy Patton said he took an Adderall pill four days before this past season ended as a temporary fix to improve focus and then was tested for banned substances the next day.
Dec. 21, 2013
Orioles reliever Troy Patton given 25-game drug suspension
California
After 23 hours of labor, Ventura resident Laura Patton gave birth early Sunday to Ventura County’s first baby of the new year.
Jan. 2, 1994
Led by Todd Frazier’s 197 yards, Troy kept the ball on the ground nearly all night to beat Sonora, 17-9, in a Freeway League opener Friday night at La Habra High.
Oct. 18, 1997
Business
James W. Dolan has been named vice president of finance for MAI Systems Corp. in Irvine.
Sept. 17, 1999
High School Sports
After three consecutive postseason victories, Capistrano Valley must be wondering why it is only in the second round of the Southern Section 4-A playoffs.
May 18, 1991
Buena Park Last appearance: 1997 (second year in a row). Record: 0-10 in 10 appearances.
Sept. 8, 1998
Sara Brown had dreamed of a moment like this.
March 12, 2003
Boyce Watkins, a finance professor at Syracuse, is a harsh critic of the NCAA, and not because the Orange were snubbed by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection committee.
March 14, 2007
Royal High, which won the Marmonte League title and the prestigious Redondo tournament, earned the top seeding in the Southern Section Division I boys’ volleyball playoffs.
May 11, 1999