
Steve Fryer
High School Sports Columnist and Sportswriter at Orange County Register
Orange County Register/OC Varsity and Southern California News Group high school sports columnist and sportswriter.
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1 day ago |
modbee.com | Steve Fryer
Estancia senior catcher Sawyer Atkinson is the CIF Southern Section Division 6 baseball player of the year. The CIF Southern Section on Tuesday *June 17) released its All-CIF teams for its nine baseball divisions. Estancia’s Nate Goellrich was named Division 6 coach of the year. Estancia won the Division 6 championship. The All-CIF Southern Section 2025 baseball teams are here. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
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1 day ago |
ocregister.com | Steve Fryer
Estancia senior catcher Sawyer Atkinson is the CIF Southern Section Division 6 baseball player of the year. The CIF Southern Section on Tuesday *June 17) released its All-CIF teams for its nine baseball divisions. Estancia’s Nate Goellrich was named Division 6 coach of the year. Estancia won the Division 6 championship. The All-CIF Southern Section 2025 baseball teams are here.
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2 days ago |
bvmsports.com | Steve Fryer
By Steve Fryer via Orange County Register, Julian Smilowitz, who was the Fullerton High football coach for nine seasons, died June 13. He was 72. The cause of death has not been publicized. Smilowitz was Fullerton's head coach from 2004 to 2012. He was a three-sport standout at Neff High in La Mirada and played football at Brigham Young University. A visitation will be held Thursday (June 26) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary in Fullerton.
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2 days ago |
ocregister.com | Steve Fryer
Julian Smilowitz, who was the Fullerton High football coach for nine seasons, died June 13. He was 72. The cause of death has not been publicized. Smilowitz was Fullerton’s head coach from 2004 to 2012. He was a three-sport standout at Neff High in La Mirada and played football at Brigham Young University. A visitation will be held Thursday (June 26) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary in Fullerton.
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6 days ago |
ocregister.com | Steve Fryer
ALL-COUNTY BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM 2025ATHLETE OF THE YEARLeo Francis, Santa Margarita, SeniorLeo Francis went to work right away when his track and field season ended last year. “It all started around this time last year,” said Francis, a senior at Santa Margarita. “I focused immediately on my offseason training, getting in the gym and getting stronger and focusing on the coaches’ plan. I really got stronger as the season went on.”And what a season it was.
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