Orange County football 2024: Zeta League preview, top players, schedules - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowOCVarsity will be previewing every Orange County high school football league and every team before the season begins.
ZETA LEAGUE PREVIEW
The Zeta League is a new five-team league that includes Century, Godinez, Magnolia, Saddleback and Savanna.
CENTURY
Top players: Daniel Joya, QB, Sr.; Noe Najera, RB/LB, Sr.; Jose Jimenez, WR/DB, Sr.; Joseph Garcia, OL/DL, Sr.; Alexis Ayala, OL/DL, Sr.
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Anaheim will establish a trust fund to finance affordable housing developments

Anaheim is creating a housing trust fund that will finance new affordable developments as the city looks at a range of options to expand funding for lower-cost housing.
The city is pushing to expand the housing assistance it provides to residents through the trust fund. Once established, the city will use money in the trust to help finance new affordable housing projects, fund down payment assistance programs for would-be homebuyers and possibly provide eviction prevention assistance.
The trust

Niles: Attendance numbers show challenges remain for Disneyland and other theme parks

The latest attendance numbers show that the theme park industry still has yet to recover from the pandemic. The Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM last week dropped its 2023 Theme Index report — the industry’s most widely accepted estimate of attendance at the world’s top theme and amusem*nt parks.
Once again, Disney dominated the industry. But the real story lies in comparing this year’s numbers with those from 2019 — the last year before pandemic lockdowns

Gavin Stone, Max Muncy shine as Dodgers shut out Mariners

LOS ANGELES — Gavin Stone had one of the best outings of his young career and Max Muncy reminded the home fans that third base at Dodger Stadium remains in good hands.
While the Seattle Mariners’ Justin Turner was the toast of pregame ceremonies, Stone took over once the game began and Muncy stole everybody’s thunder in his return to the lineup with a late two-run home run in a 3-0 Dodgers victory.
Not to be outdone was Gavin Lux, who continued his recent revival with a seventh

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‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ actor Michael Madsen arrested in Malibu in domestic violence case

MALIBU — Michael Madsen, best known for his acting roles in “Kill Bill” and “Reservoir Dogs,” was taken into custody over the weekend on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities said Monday.
Deputies responded to the 31600 block of Broad Beach Road on Saturday at around 12:15 a.m. regarding a “family disturbance,” where a woman reported that her husband pushed and locked her out of the house, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departm

Joe Biden’s exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a civil rights hero: Takeaways from Day 1 of the DNC

By WILL WEISSERT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — TheDemocratic National Conventionset up its first night to feature speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him.
Hillary Clinton spoke about finally breaking the “glass ceiling” to elect a female president. Joe Biden was the final speaker in Chicago on Monday night, even as protesters against the war in Gaza churned a few blocks from the convention hall.
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Alexander: Justin Turner gets a hometown hero’s welcome from Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — If nothing else, the Dodgers have this homecoming routine down pat.
They welcomed back two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager when he came to town with the Texas Rangers in early June. Two weekends ago they extended a warm welcome to Dusty Baker as a new Legend of Dodger Baseball – remembering his feats as the Dodger left fielder wearing the No. 12 that his idol Tommy Davis wore, and conveniently forgetting his days managing the hated San Francisco Giants and Houston As

Angels open 10-game trip with loss to Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Angels showed some late-inning fight, but ultimately came up short Monday in a 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
During the opener of a 10-game road trip, the Angels had to struggle uphill all evening. They fell behind 3-0 after four innings as starter Carson Fulmer hit a rough patch in the fourth, surrendering a two-run homer to Paul DeJong.
But the Angels rallied from a three-run deficit thanks to Jo Adell’s two-run double in the seventh against Royals star

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Lawmakers can revitalize the California dream by removing the chokehold of single-family zoning

For decades, people have moved to California in pursuit of the “California dream” – the idea of owning a home in the most beautiful state in the country, with beaches, mountains, deserts, and forests, blessed with abundant opportunity and the freedom to live the life you want to live.
Most Californians today would probably tell you they still hold on to that dream – but the high cost of housing is making it seem impossibly out of reach. Ironically, there’s an aspect

‘It’s family’: Jurupa Valley murder defendant didn’t question role in 1998 slaying

Aside from the moment on April 14, 1998, when Joaquin Latee Leal III said he saw Terry Cheek’s lifeless body in the garage of his uncle’s Glen Avon home and exclaimed “What the (heck)?” to his cousin, he did not ask any questions.
Not when 20 minutes earlier, Leal testified Monday, Aug. 19, when that cousin Leal hadn’t seen for years, Googie Harris Jr., showed up out of the blue where Leal lived in Pomona and said “Roll with me to my pop’s.”
Not wh

Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman to play through fractured finger; Austin Barnes to IL

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ return to a high-powered offense was a bit fractured Monday.
In fact, there were two fractures.
On the day that Max Muncy returned from three months away because of an oblique injury and Tommy Edman was set to make his Dodgers debut after recovering from wrist and ankle injuries, first baseman Freddie Freeman was diagnosed with a fractured middle finger on his right hand and backup catcher Austin Barnes has a fracture in his left big toe.
Freeman still was

Centennial quarterback Husan Longstreet dealing with injury leading up to Mater Dei game

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowCentennial of Corona quarterback Husan Longstreet is dealing with an undisclosed injury that makes his status for Thursday’s season-opening game against Mater Dei uncertain, Huskies football coach Matt Logan said on Monday afternoon.
“He is day to day,” Logan said. “We won’t know (his status) until game time.”
Mater Dei will play host to Centennial at Santa Ana Stadium

Centennial Corona quarterback Husan Longstreet dealing with injury as Mater Dei showdown nears

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowCentennial Corona quarterback Husan Longstreet is dealing with an undisclosed injury that makes his status for Thursday’s season-opening game against Mater Dei uncertain, Huskies football coach Matt Logan said on Monday afternoon.
“He is day to day,” Logan said. “We won’t know (his status) until game time.”
Mater Dei will play host to Centennial Corona at Santa Ana Stad

Lawmakers should reject AB 2286 and work with the AV industry in pursuit of a better future

Recent nonpartisan polling found that Californians view economic conditions – such as the cost of living and inflation – as the top problems they’re facing. More than a third say their personal financial picture is worse from a year ago, while seven in 10 expect bad economic times for the next year as well. These opinions are backed by basic statistics: food prices in the Los Angeles area increased 3.1% in the last year and California has the third highest cost of living in the

In DNC speech, Rep. Robert Garcia denounces Trump’s response to COVID

Recalling the loss of his parents to COVID-19, Congressmember Robert Garcia painted a stark comparison between former president Donald Trump’s approach to the pandemic and that of the Biden-Harris administration as he delivered an emotional address at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19.
Garcia recounted the horror he felt as mayor of Long Beach in 2020 as he watched the pandemic ravage his city and eventually claim more than 1,300 lives in Long Beach.
“What we need

Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, Aug. 19

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, Aug. 19
Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
MONDAY’S SCORES
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
TESORO TOURNAMENT
Corona del Mar def. Laguna Beach, 18-25, 25-20, 15-8
NONLEAGUE
Garden Grove def. Alliance Bloomfield, 2

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris

By WILL WEISSERT and ALI SWENSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Delegates at the Democratic National Convention voted Monday night to approve their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wasn’t updated to reflect that President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection.
The largely ceremonial vote at Chicago’s convention signaled the party coalescing around a singular vision for the next four years — though a somewhat outdated one, as Vice President

UC president tells heads of UCLA, other campuses to enforce encampment ban

The president of the University of California on Monday directed the leaders of UCLA and the system’s nine other campuses to enforce a ban on protest encampments and the wearing of identity-concealing face masks by demonstrators.
The ban comes after this spring’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UCLA, in which Jewish students reportedly were prevented from accessing classrooms, the library and other campus locations.
The university was subsequently sued by two law students and an un

New Firehawk helicopters boost firefighting capability for Orange County Fire Authority

Two new helicopters that will “exponentially bolster” firefighting capabilities in Orange County were unveiled on Monday, Aug. 19, with a water-dropping demonstration over Irvine Lake in Silverado.
The Sikorsky S70 Firehawks, first approved for purchase by the Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors in 2022, are born with the military design of the Black Hawk helicopter, are outfitted with two engines and are known for quick maneuverability when fully loaded and a strong airf

2 new $26 million Orange County firefighting helicopters use Black Hawk design, replace ‘Super Hueys’

Two new helicopters that will “exponentially bolster” firefighting capabilities in Orange County were unveiled on Monday, Aug. 19, with a water-dropping demonstration over Irvine Lake in Silverado.
The Sikorsky S70 Firehawks, first approved for purchase by the Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors in 2022, are born with the military design of the Black Hawk helicopter, are outfitted with two engines and are known for quick maneuverability when fully loaded and a strong airf

Photos: August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles

By MARCIA DUNN | AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year.
During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A supermoon isn’t bigger, but it can appear that way in the night sky, although scientists say the difference can be barely perceptible.
September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s will be the year’s closest approach, and November’s will

Angels’ Anthony Rendon back in lineup to begin trip

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Angels posted their lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Royals, Anthony Rendon’s name was included.
After being hit on the right elbow by a pitch on Friday, Rendon responded to treatment well enough to keep his absence short. Rendon was back at third base and batting fifth as the Angels opened their 10-game road trip through Kansas City, Toronto and Detroit.
“He’s ready to go,” Manager Ron Washington said. “He did ev

Secession from California unneeded, San Bernardino County gets ‘fair share,’ report finds

San Bernardino County is receiving more than its “fair share” of state and federal revenue, and seceding from California is both unnecessary and unlikely, according to a consulting firm that’s been studying the issue for a year.
“Across all sources, over the past three fiscal years, the county has received 9% more state funding per person than other counties statewide,” a 33-page analysis by the Oakland-based Blue Sky Consulting Group reads in part.
In fiscal years

USC officially names Miller Moss its starting quarterback

Since the calendar turned at USC, the signal of a post-Caleb Williams era with no obvious Heisman Trophy-caliber heir on Lincoln Riley’s roster, Miller Moss had the reins as QB1 – all except in title.
He authored a star turn in the Holiday Bowl, a six-touchdown, 372-yard detonation in a victory over Louisville that gave way to a tearful embrace with Williams amid the postgame madness. He’s tugged together his receiver room, organizing throwing trips down to Orange County and pr

QB Justin Herbert joins Chargers for 1st practice in more than 2 weeks

EL SEGUNDO — Coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday he thought he heard “the voices of angels” singing as he watched quarterback Justin Herbert throw spirals to his wide receivers during his first practice since the team announced he had a plantar fascia injury in his right foot on Aug. 1.
“Great, great,” Harbaugh said of seeing Herbert back on the field.
If there were any missed connections after Herbert’s layoff, it was impossible to tell as he went through some but

Kaytranada, Jamie XX, Mall Grab, SG Lewis, Anish Kumar, Shygirl and more top Desert Air Festival bill

The Desert Air Festival is returning to Palm Springs, transforming the Palm Springs Surf Club and the Palm Springs Air Museum into vibrant venues for a two-day event on Nov. 15-16.
Produced by Splash House, the renowned summer concert series that hosts EDM and house acts in Palm Springs, alongside Goldenvoice, the festival will bring together an eclectic mix of avant-garde tastemakers and DJs in an open-air setting.
Headlining the first day is Kaytranada, with performances by Anish Kumar, ATRIP,

Johnny Wactor murder investigation leads to arrests and charges for 4 suspects

By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH
Two people allegedly tied to the downtown Los Angeles shooting death of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor were charged Monday with murder and other counts, with one of them facing a special circ*mstance allegation that could land him in prison without the chance of parole.
Two other suspects were hit with lesser counts.
The most serious case was filed against Robert Barceleau, 18, of Huntington Park, who was charged with murder, including a specia

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns

By ERIC TUCKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for thehack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and undermine faith in democratic institutions.
Although the Trump campaign and private-sector cybersecurity investigators had previously said Iran was behind the hacking attempts, it was the first t

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hack of Trump’s presidential campaign

By ERIC TUCKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday that Iran is responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. It was the first U.S. government attribution of responsibility for a cyber intrusion that the Republican nominee had previously linked to Tehran.
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UCLA’s tight ends ready to have positive impact as season approaches

LOS ANGELES — UCLA’s tight ends have proven to be one of the program’s most productive units in recent years and despite a head coaching change during the offseason, there’s still a chance for that trend to continue.
Tight ends coach Jerry Neuheisel has a lot of confidence in the ability of the group and what that position will be able to produce in offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s West Coast offense.
Neuheisel had previously spent the past three seasons as wid