May 2023 - Page 3 of 8 - The Petluck Team

May 18, 2023

Fryer: Radical changes to Orange County’s league alignments going to meet strong pushback

Every two years Orange County high schools reconfigure their sports leagues. The changes usually are minor. Two or three schools moving to different leagues is most often the result of the “releaguing” process. In the...

May 18, 2023

‘Big city’ mayors ask state for more money to tackle homelessness

Five Southland mayors, including Los Angeles’s Karen Bass, were among the 13 California Big City Mayors who met with Gov. Gavin Newsom and key legislators in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 17, to seek more homeless...

May 17, 2023

JSerra and Santa Margarita will meet again in Division 1 baseball final Friday

The CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball championship game between Santa Margarita and JSerra will be played Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Blair Field in Long Beach. The dates and times for all of the...

May 17, 2023

Matchbox Twenty promises hits and new songs during Southern California stops

During an interview earlier this month with Matchbox Twenty’s Paul Doucette, he paused to consider the longevity of his popular band. “It’s hard to stay together for 30 years,” he said. “That’s why a lot...

May 17, 2023

Huntington Beach pulls out of OC’s green power agency

Huntington Beach is pulling out of the Orange County Power Authority, a decision made by a split City Council late Tuesday night. While the county withdrew last year, Huntington Beach is the first city to...

May 16, 2023

Orange County baseball Top 25: Santa Margarita at No. 1 entering semifinals, May 15

This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings. Notable this week: Santa Margarita won two playoff games last week and will play in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals Tuesday. … JSerra moves up to No....

May 16, 2023

Major changes to Orange County sports leagues gets backing of principals

Orange County high school sports moved closer to going through a major redesign Monday as principals approved two proposals for new league configurations for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. Football-specific leagues could be in...

May 15, 2023

CIF-SS baseball semifinals: A look at the Orange County games Tuesday

Previews of the games Friday for the Orange County teams in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs. CIF-SS BASEBALL SEMIFINALS TUESDAY DIVISION 1 JSERRA (22-9) VS. CORONA (23-9 Where, when: Corona High...

May 15, 2023

EU backing Microsoft deal for Activision Blizzard is no done deal

By Kelvin Chan | The Associated Press The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like Call...

May 15, 2023

In Irvine, event commemorates both mothers and Buddha

It was a joint celebration on Sunday, one that honored mothers and Buddha, with the message: “Great love knows no boundaries.” Put on by Orange County’s Tzu Chi Foundation, the Buddha Day Ceremony welcomed Buddhists...

Month: May 2023