Richard Dunn

1 week ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is referred to as Major League Baseball’s unicorn because of his unique pitching-hitting prowess. Even rarer is a pitcher and catcher who can also succeed in the batter’s box. Meet Newport Harbor High senior Lucas Perez, who performs both ends of baseball’s battery at an all-star level. One of the top defensive backstops in Orange County, Perez threw out the first 15 attempted base stealers this season, before Fountain Valley’s Anthony Zamora swiped a bag on April 18.

1 month ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

Some local students have the privilege of competing for their high schools in sailing and surfing, water sports that could only be possible close to waterfront, beach or coastal environments. These days, beach volleyball has become another popular niche sport, and no one is more qualified to coach than Dan Glenn. Glenn, a member of the CIF Southern Section Hall of Fame, was a math, history and economics teacher for 37 years who retired in 2022.

1 month ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

As professional golfers prepare to tee it up Friday in the first round of the 29th Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club, we are reminded of the splendor that anything can happen and anyone can win on the PGA Tour Champions, the circuit for players age 50-plus and where second chances come to life. Thirty years ago this week – there were no tournaments in 2017 and 2021 – George Archer shocked the field and won the inaugural Toshiba Senior Classic.

2 months ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

This month marks the 50th consecutive year Hoag Hospital has operated a professional golf tournament at the Newport Beach Country Club. From the inaugural Crosby Southern Pro-Am in 1975 to the 2025 Hoag Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, the venerable hospital and staple of Newport Beach has changed its name a few times through the decades, but will always have a distinguished legacy thanks to community and philanthropic leaders Charlie Hester and Marshall Duffield.

2 months ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

It’s one thing to be a baseball player, coach or scout, but quite something extraordinary to write a book. Daniel Amaral’s “Steal a Base, Change the Game” digs deep inside the art of base stealing. It is written for the advanced baseball player, but it is a fascinating read for anyone interested in learning more about the intricacies of the game, insights of the stolen base, technical details, helpful drills and a peek into the mind of a professional base stealer. It is available on Amazon.