It’s time for league action in Orange County boys basketball By Steve Fryer January 5, 2026 at 3:41 p.m. Boys basketball notes: Tournament action gives way to league play, and this week there are...
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Santa Margarita still on top By Steve Fryer January 5, 2026 at 3:44 p.m. Santa Margarita is still No. 1, while Mater Dei and Los Alamitos move up in...
Zain Majeed makes immediate impact for Mater Dei boys basketball By Steve Fryer December 27, 2025 at 8:01 a.m. A roundup of the Orange County boys basketball games on Friday, Dec. 26.
Corona del Mar boys basketball holds off Cypress to remain undefeated By Steve Fryer December 23, 2025 at 10:15 p.m. Corona del Mar beats Cypress to remain undefeated, plus highlights from other games Tuesday.
Orange County boys athlete of the week: Gavin Kroll, Cypress By Steve Fryer December 23, 2025 at 3:44 p.m. The senior on the Cypress basketball team is the Orange County boys athlete of the...
All-County girls volleyball: Layli Ostovar is the OC player of the year By Steve Fryer December 23, 2025 at 2:08 p.m. The Mater Dei senior earns the top honor on the All-County girls volleyball team for...
Cypress boys basketball stacks up wins over highly ranked OC teams By Steve Fryer December 22, 2025 at 1:48 p.m. Boys basketball notes: Cypress has collected wins over some of Orange County's better boys basketball...
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Cypress in Top 10 after two big wins By Steve Fryer December 22, 2025 at 12:53 p.m. Cypress, Canyon, Los Alamitos make big moves in this week's Orange County boys basketball rankings....
Newport Harbor boys basketball tops Servite in Western Showcase final By Steve Fryer December 15, 2025 at 3:43 p.m. Boys basketball notes: Marcel Aguilar leads Newport Harbor to a win in the Western Showcase...
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Santa Margarita remains at No. 1 By Steve Fryer December 15, 2025 at 2:34 p.m. Santa Margarita continues in the No. 1 spot in the Orange County boys basketball rankings....
Santa Margarita’s Ireland Real, Cypress’ Isabella Faro earn CIF-SS player of the year honors By Steve Fryer December 11, 2025 at 5:28 p.m. They are named players of the year on the All-CIF teams for the 2025 season.
Fryer: JSerra’s next football coach might be another ‘big splash’ hire By Steve Fryer December 11, 2025 at 9:46 p.m. JSerra might seek to duplicate what Santa Margarita did when it hired Carson Palmer as...
El Dorado beats La Habra to win Gary Raya boys basketball tournament By Steve Fryer December 8, 2025 at 4:19 p.m. Boys basketball notes: The Golden Hawks improved to 9-1 with the win over the Highlanders.
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Santa Margarita, JSerra in top two spots By Steve Fryer December 8, 2025 at 2:05 p.m. Santa Margarita is 9-1 overall and in the top spot in the Orange County rankings,...
Former Cypress Mayor Paulo Morales is the latest to jump into Assembly race By Kaitlyn Schallhorn December 6, 2025 at 6:04 a.m. Morales has launched a 2026 bid for California's 67th Assembly District.
Servite basketball rallies from three double-digit deficits to beat Cypress By Steve Fryer December 2, 2025 at 10:07 p.m. Servite beats Cypress in a wild nonleague basketball game.
Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Dec. 2 By Steve Fryer December 2, 2025 at 6:28 p.m. Steve Fryer shares how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.
Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Undefeated Santa Margarita is No. 1 By Steve Fryer December 2, 2025 at 8:49 p.m. The Trinity League's Santa Margarita and JSerra are 1-2 in this week's Orange County boys...
Cypress City Council appoints Rachel Strong to fill vacant seat By Mona Darwish November 28, 2025 at 8:36 p.m. The at-large seat, which falls under District 5, had been vacant for nearly two months...
Cypress City Council goes back to the drawing board to fill vacant seat By Mona Darwish November 25, 2025 at 3:48 p.m. Council members will now consider five finalists to fill the vacant council seat. All of...
Orange County boys basketball Top 25, Nov. 24 By Steve Fryer November 24, 2025 at 3:53 p.m. Santa Margarita is No . 1 in the first in-season rankings of the season.
San Juan Hills girls basketball beats West Torrance for early statement win By Dan Albano November 20, 2025 at 10:34 p.m. Sophomore Finley Campbell sinks a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:40 left in regulation to help San...
Mater Dei, Cypress and CVC girls volleyball teams to play for state titles By Steve Fryer November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The CIF State girls volleyball championships are Saturday at Santiago Canyon College in Orange.
Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Nov. 18 By Steve Fryer November 18, 2025 at 3:31 p.m. Steve Fryer shares how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.
Orange County girls athlete of the week: Hannah Schoffstall, Cypress By Dan Albano November 18, 2025 at 9:11 a.m. The setter helped the Cypress girls volleyball team win three matches and reach the final...
Four Orange County girls volleyball teams reach CIF SoCal Regional finals By Steve Fryer November 17, 2025 at 6:40 p.m. Mater Dei, Santa Margarita, Cypress and Capistrano Valley Christian play in the regional finals Tuesday.
11 Orange County girls volleyball teams to play in CIF SoCal Regional By Steve Fryer November 10, 2025 at 12:50 p.m. CIF Southern Section champions Cypress and Santa Margarita have first-round matches at home.
Cypress girls volleyball sweeps Foothill to win CIF-SS Division 3 title By Steve Fryer November 8, 2025 at 2:24 p.m. Cypress sweeps Foothill to win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 girls volleyball championship.
Previews of Saturday’s CIF-SS girls volleyball championships By Steve Fryer November 7, 2025 at 12:29 p.m. Mater Dei, Santa Margarita, Cypress, Foothill and Anaheim play for CIF Southern Section championships on...
Fryer: What we’re likely to see in the CIF-SS football playoff pairings By Steve Fryer October 31, 2025 at 11:36 a.m. The brackets, which will be released Sunday morning, will probably have some surprises -- or...
Cypress looks to fill vacant City Council seat after member resigns for out-of-state job By Mona Darwish October 16, 2025 at 6:52 a.m. Cypress residents who are registered to vote and living within the city can apply for...
Status Update: Mitsuwa grocery store opens next month in Cypress By Samantha Gowen October 14, 2025 at 8:57 a.m. The Japanese grocery store is taking the place of a shuttered Office Depot.
Football roundup: Servite, Dana Hills, Villa Park, Brea Olinda win in Week 7 By Michael Huntley October 11, 2025 at 12:11 p.m. OCVarsity's roundup is packed with highlights, stats and stars from the games Friday.
Freebie of the week: Cypress Community Festival returns Saturday, Oct. 4 By gqlshare September 30, 2025 at 9:42 a.m. The event will feature live entertainment, a kids fun area, a chili and salsa cook-off...
Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei, Mission Viejo in top two spots By Steve Fryer September 29, 2025 at 11:26 a.m. Mater Dei stays at No. 1 in the Orange County football rankings, just ahead of...
Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Sept. 24 By Steve Fryer September 24, 2025 at 3:57 p.m. Steve Fryer reveals how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.
Fryer: A look at the early surprises, standouts in Orange County football By Steve Fryer September 12, 2025 at 11:51 a.m. Steve Fryer takes a look at the early-season trends in Orange County high school football.
Cypress refuses to lose to Brea Olinda in first game on home field By Steve Dulas August 30, 2025 at 12:22 a.m. Cypress battles to the end and pulls out the victory with Matt Rodriguez's game-winning TD...
Cypress taps interim leader following former city manager’s resignation By Mona Darwish August 26, 2025 at 5:29 p.m. Former city manager Peter Grant notified city staff of his resignation in an Aug. 18...
Democrat Rick Foster launches bid for coastal state Senate seat By Kaitlyn Schallhorn August 25, 2025 at 2:35 p.m. Sen. Tony Strickland, a Republican and former Huntington Beach Council member, won a special election...
Fryer: Orange County facing tough decisions over releaguing issues By Steve Fryer August 22, 2025 at 9:07 a.m. Orange County principals must meet again to adjust the sports leagues for the 2026-27 and...
Cypress city manager announces resignation in staff email By Mona Darwish August 25, 2025 at 3:17 p.m. The City Council has discussed an evaluation of the city manager in multiple recent closed...
Orange County football: Steve Fryer and Dan Albano get you ready for Week 0 By Dan Albano August 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Start the week with some valuable info from OCVarsity's Steve Fryer and Dan Albano about...
Girls flag football: Orange County’s Top 20 players to watch in 2025 By Dan Albano August 16, 2025 at 9:19 p.m. Orange Lutheran's Makena Cook and Santa Margarita's Madi Lam top the list of players to...
OCVarsity’s complete Orange County football preview 2025 By OCVarsity sports staff August 16, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Previews for every team in Orange County, plus rankings of the top players at each...
Cypress City Council holds another meeting on city manager evaluation By Mona Darwish August 12, 2025 at 5:33 p.m. Councilmembers, three of five were present, gave direction to the city attorney, but did not...
Orange County football preview 2025: Delta League By Steve Fryer August 11, 2025 at 5:57 p.m. Steve Fryer looks at the strengths and key players for each of the six teams...
New rules could have major impact on girls flag football season By Dan Albano August 7, 2025 at 9:38 p.m. Changes for pass rushing, screen blocking and punting will be in effect as the season...
OCVarsity Hot 150: Orange County’s top impact football players for 2025 By Dan Albano August 6, 2025 at 5:37 p.m. Dan Albano ranks the county players expected to have the most impact this season. Ranked...
Great matchups galore for Orange County football in 2025 By Steve Fryer July 31, 2025 at 11:35 a.m. Steve Fryer takes a look at the big games on the high school schedule this...
Orange County football teams begin practices Monday for new season By Steve Fryer July 26, 2025 at 7:50 a.m. Orange County football teams can have their first official practice on Monday.