Crespi, Santa Margarita, Corona, St. John Bosco reach semifinals
There was drama, clutch hitting and a little luck in Friday’s Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game between Crespi and Mira Costa.“Sometimes it’s better…
Santa Margarita High’s Teagan O’Dell sets 2 swimming records
On a day in Southern California when temperatures exceeded 100 degrees in many locations, Teagan O’Dell of Santa Margarita High turned the pool at Mt.…
Twofer: Rufus Wainwright ‘Dream Requiem,’ L.A. Opera ‘Ainadamar’
Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet…
Payton Kennedy’s focus to be the best is working for Santa Margarita
Payton Kennedy turned 18 on Friday, an event every teenager cherishes, but for her it also happened to be a game day, meaning any celebration…
Santa Margarita girls’ soccer captures Open Division title
Craig Bull is building quite the program at Santa Margarita.On Friday night in Orange he and the Eagles soared into their third Southern Section girls’…
Santa Margarita boys’ basketball closer to Trinity League title
Santa Margarita is on the verge of winning its first Trinity League basketball championship under coach Justin Bell.An 87-75 victory over Mater Dei on Monday…
Prep basketball roundup: Kaiden Bailey leads Santa Margarita past JSerra
Kaiden Bailey made a half-court shot at the end of the third quarter Friday night, capping a surge for Santa Margarita that resulted in a…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kyle Mooney
Now that he has a baby, Kyle Mooney doesn’t leave a certain L.A. radius much if he doesn’t have to. And he’s content with that.…
Why new Santa Margarita coach Carson Palmer returned to his alma mater
Carson Palmer is coming home, and he’s bringing a team of elite football minds with him.Last week, Palmer was named the new Santa Margarita High…
Prep roundup: Kaiden Bailey shows off his talent for Santa Margarita
The arrival of junior guard Kaiden Bailey at Santa Margarita was supposed to add to the Eagles’ basketball fortunes. A star last season at Crean…
Santa Margarita changes how it celebrates college-bound athletes
National letters of intent have gone the way of typewriters, rotary telephones and dinosaurs. They are being replaced by a document known as a grant…
Santa Margarita, Chaminade show off offenses in football scrimmage
It’s hard to believe that Trent Mosley of Santa Margarita is only going into his junior football season. He was MVP of the Trinity League…
Best Los Angeles restaurants and bars to order a margarita
Conflicting lore surrounds the birth of the margarita cocktail. One tale credits its invention to Carlos “Danny” Herrera at his restaurant Rancho La Gloria, between…
Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita to meet in baseball semifinals
The Southern California Regional baseball playoffs began on a positive note for Santa Margarita. The Eagles traveled to Rancho Bernardo and won their Division I…
Santa Margarita stays tied for first place in Trinity League
Santa Margarita is hanging tough in the Trinity League baseball race. The Eagles (16-6-1, 7-3) remain tied for first place with Orange Lutheran after scoring…