Richard Dunn

3 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | ocregister.com | Richard Dunn

It was a massive reunion of family, friends, kids from the neighborhood, sports connections and folks from all walks in a spirited celebration of life for Lance Stewart, the former Laguna Beach High athlete and coach who died suddenly in December. He was 61. In a packed facility at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, 400 people attended Stewart’s service on Jan. 18, many from the volleyball community. There were 300 in a standing-room-only ballroom and 100 attendees in an outside courtyard.