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Sales Launch for 570 Broome in New York City

The condominium has 54 one- to three-bedroom units and a private residents’ lounge.

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Here’s Your First Look at Victoria’s Secret’s Balmain Collaboration

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Buena Park homebuying goes flat in the summer

Homebuying in Buena Park in the third quarter could not keep pace with countywide sales activity.

Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns for all residences in the July-to-September period vs. a year ago. Sales in Buena Park rose as 209 residences sold, same as a year ago. Sales increased 2.2 percent countywide.

Neighborhood trends in Buena Park for the summer quarter from CoreLogic’s report:

Buena Park ZIP code 90620 — 133 homes sold vs. 115 a year ago. That’s a sales gain of 15.7 percent. Median selling price of $572,500 vs. $535,047 last year, a gain of 7.0 percent. That median ranked No. 63 highest out of 83 Orange County ZIPs.

Buena Park ZIP 90621 — 76 homes sold vs. 94 a year ago. That’s a sales loss of 19.1 percent. Median of $537,500 vs. $469,843 last year, a gain of 14.4 percent. That median ranked No. 69 highest out of 83.

Eight countywide trends from the summer quarter vs. 2016:

1. Prices were up in 75 of 83 Orange County ZIP codes compared to the previous year.

2. Sales rose in 38 of 83 ZIPs vs. year-ago period.

3. Builder sales were up 16.7 percent from a year ago.

4. In the 27 least expensive ZIP codes — median sales price at $610,000 and below — sales fell 1.9 percent compared to a year ago.

5. In the 27 priciest ZIPs — median sales price beginning at $775,000 and higher — sales rose 10.7 percent vs. a year ago.

6. In the nine Orange County ZIP codes with median above $1 million, sales totaled 693 homes, up 3.27 percent vs. a year ago.

7. In the county’s 16 beach-close ZIP codes, sales rose 7 percent vs. a year ago.

8. Seven ZIPs with median prices under $500,000 had total sales of 553 homes. A year ago, 11 ZIPs had medians under $500,000 with 967 sales. That’s a drop of 43 percent in a year.

How much Orange County housing can you buy for $350,000?

SEE: $350,000 new home in Orange County? It’s in the works in Rancho Mission Viejo

What kind of housing might $350,000 buy you in Orange County? Start with 2678 Andover, Unit 26C, Fullerton with two bedrooms and a bathroom in 853 square feet. It sold for $350,000 on Sept. 20 … click through the slideshow to see more examples. (Courtesy: Shayda Hojjatpanah, Realty One Group)
Review recent closed sales show us 611 South La Veta #121 in Orange. It’s got 2 bedrooms and 2 bathroom in 952 square feet. It sold for $350,000 on Aug. 11. (Courtesy: Sean Neuberger, Realty One Group)
Or 1675 W Lambert Unit G in La Habra. It’s got 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms and sold for $350,000 in August 29. (Courtesy: Albert Soto, First Team Real Estate)
In Cypress, 5794 Laguna Way has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom in 760 square feet. It was sold on July 12. (Courtesy: Mouawad Ebrahem, Berkshire Hathaway)
Here’s 343 S. Monte Vista #13 in La Habra. It’s got two bedrooms and two baths in 1,213 square feet and sold for $350,000 on July 21. (Courtesy: Vickie Melin, Redfin)
At 29 Aruba Street in Laguna Niguel, there’s 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in 916 square feet. It sold for $350,000 on June 22. (Courtesy: Lisa Conte, Nationwide Real Estate)
And there’s 19038 Rockwood #4 in Yorba Linda. It has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in 921 squaree feet. It sold June 28. (Courtesy: Nicholas Scotto, Century 21 Award)

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OCVarsity Photos: Great moments from CIF-SS volleyball, water polo, tennis championships

The CIF-Southern Section held its championships for girls volleyball, boys water polo and girls tennis on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11.

Orange County had several teams competing in these games that produced unforgettable moments. Take a look at the two action-packed days:

Pacifica’s Justin Krause, right, kisses the CIF-SS Division 6 championship plaque after defeating Buena Park 9-8 at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran’s Daniele Bryant waves toward the crowd while being introduced during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Pacifica head coach Eduardo Osorio, left, and the bench celebrate two seconds before finalizing the win for CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica team celebrate the CIF-SS Division 6 championship over Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei celebrates after defeating Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Jackson Seybold scores against Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Erika Calvagna digs the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran celebrates beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Kaden Kaneko celebrates after scoring against Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Natalie Berty hits the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica’s Jsutin Krause, center, celebrates the CIF-SS Division 6 championship over Buena Park as assistant coach Andrew Mutafyan, left, and Bradley Clinton smile with him at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Sonora players react after winning the second set against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei fans cheer while playing Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Mandalay Rennon, right, celebrates defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei defeated Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Brielle Mullally spikes the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora fans for their team against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei celebrate defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei fans go wild as they catch a loose ball while playing against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Jackson Seybold tries to score against Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Foothill’s seniors celebrated their 10-7 victory against Corona del Mar in the CIF Division 2 final Saturday in Irvine.
Orange Lutheran celebrates beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Pacifica team celebrates the CIF-SS Division 6 championship over Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Foothill’s Samuel Harrison celebrates the Knights’ victory over Corona del Mar in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei celebrates defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
The Foothill seniors celebrate with the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship plaque after the Knights’ victory over Corona del Mar in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Foothill’s Zane Scott celebrates his goal against Corona del Mar in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Kelsey Campeau digs against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar’s Henry Wilde gets a hand in his face as he fires a shot on goal against Foothill in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Sienna Secrist serves against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Jackson Seybold scores against Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Foothill’s Joseph Molina gets ready to take a shot agaisnt Corona del Mar in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Mia Tuaniga sts the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Foothill goalie Liam Harrison keeps an eye on the ball as a Corona del Mar player prepares to fire a shot in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Warren Loth shoots the ball against Oaks Christian in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
University’s Cami Brown competes against Corona del Mar in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Pacifica’s Ethan Ross, left, celebrates his goal during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
The Foothill water polo team celebrate with their CIF-SS Division 2 championship plaque in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Foothill goalie Liam Harrison reaches high to tip a shot away from the goal during the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship against Corona del Mar in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Samuel Harrison celebrates after Foothill won the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship game over Corona del Mar in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mater Dei’s Billy Motherway blocks the ball during the CIF-SS Division 1 championships against against Oaks Christian in Irvine on November 11, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora with the runner up plaque after lsing to St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
University’s Cami Brown competes against Corona del Mar in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Orange Lutheran celebrates beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Corona del Mar celebrates their win over University in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Foothill’s Samuel Harrison, right, fires a shot past Corona del Mar’s Mitchell Cooper in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
University’s Cami Brown celebrates after winning her first match 6-4 against Corona del Mar in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Orange Lutheran’s Jada Northington sings the national anthem during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Corona del Mar goalie William Snyder allows a shot to get through for a Foothill goal in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Foothill’s goalie Liam Harrison, center, positions himself to block a shot by Corona del Mar’s Mitchell Cooper (10) in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Foothill’s Ryan Griswold puts up a defense against Corona del Mar’s Mitchell Cooper, right, as Cooper attempts to make a shot on goal in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Orange Lutheran celebrates a point during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Corona del Mar’s Danielle Willson competes against University in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Orange Lutheran celebrates beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Buena Park goalie Ramnson Rebollar blocks a shot during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Pacifica at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar’s Matthew Ueberroth, right, puts pressure on Foothill’s Ryan Griswold in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pacificas’ Christopher Soleto, right, celebrates his goal during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Sarah Korneff hits a low ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica’s Justin Krause shoots past Buena Park’s Eduardo Rodriguez during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran players celebrate winning the first set during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Foothill’s Kyle Son, right, hugs teammate Jonathan Miller as they celebrate their team’s victory over Corona del Mar in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pacifica head coach Eduardo Osorio yells instructions to his players during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran’s Nicole Nourse high fives Daniele Bryant after a point during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Orange Lutheran celebrates beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Orange Lutheran fans celebrate beating Santiago in the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Sonora’s Katelyn Popoff spikes the ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran’s Maili Gest returns a serve during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Sonora’s Sophia Kane serves against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran’s Makena Houston dives to meet a ball during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Orange Lutheran players celebrate a service ace during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Buena Park fans celebrate the teams goal during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Pacifica at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Buena Park’s Bryan Perez’ shot attempt is interrupted by Pacifica’s Trenton Toma during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica team pose for a photo after winning the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match over Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran’s Courtney Buzzerio sets the ball during the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Corona del Mar’s Hayden Roletter, right, tries to get a shot past Foothill’s Jon Hornecker in the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo championship in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pacifica’s Justin Krause celebrates his goal during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica captured its first CIF boys water polo title Saturday with a 9-8 victory against Buena Park in the CIF-SS Division 6 final in Irvine.
Orange Lutheran huddles up before the start of the CIF-SS Division Two Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
Buena Park’s Kevin Elizarraraz looks for a space to shoot over Pacifica’s Spencer Clinton during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Buena Park’s Eduardo Rodriguez shoots during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Pacifica at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar’s girls team defeated rival University to capture the CIF-SS Division 1 title at The Claremont Club on Friday.
Sonora’s Aija Mines spikes the ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Buena Park’s Eduardo Rodriguez, top, and Pacifica’s Christopher Soleto battle for the ball during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica’s Tyler Thomas, front, and Buena Park’s Eduardo Rodriguez battle for the ball during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Buena Park head coach Scott Liddicoat yells instructions to his players during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Pacifica at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica’s Tyler Thomas, left, steals the ball from Buena Park’s Bryan Perez during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Buena Park goalie Ramnson Rebollar blocks a shot during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Pacifica at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica’s Bradley Clinton shoots the ball past Buena Park’s Steven Marmolejo during the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica team huddle before the CIF-SS Division 6 finals match against Buena Park at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Sonora players react after losing to St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Natalie Desatoff sets the ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Madelynn Felix taps the ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Alexa Rivera hits the ball as Lyndsey Shubin watches as they play St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Aija Mines gets the ball past St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar (white) faces University (blue) in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Corona del Mar (white) faces University (blue) in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Sonora’s Arianna Gonzales spikes the ball against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Sonora’s Arianna Gonzalez tries to block a shot against St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar’s Danielle Willson hits the ball against University in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Orange’s doubles Sydney Durand competes against Temescal Canyon in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 5 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Corona del Mar (white) faces University (blue) in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Corona del Mar’s Danielle Willson competes against University in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Sonora’s Katelyn Popoff tries to block a hit by St. Paul in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Corona del Mar (white) faces University (blue) in the girls tennis CIF-SS Division 1 final at the Claremont Club in Claremont, CA., Friday, November 10, 2017. Corona del Mar would go on to win the title. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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Mater Dei overpowers Marymount, captures Division 1 volleyball title

Mater Dei defeated Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Mandalay Rennon, right, celebrates defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei celebrate defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei celebrates defeating Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Natalie Berty hits the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Brielle Mullally spikes the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Erika Calvagna digs the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Sienna Secrist serves against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei fans cheer while playing Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei fans go wild as they catch a loose ball while playing against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Mia Tuaniga sts the ball against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
Mater Dei’s Kelsey Campeau digs against Marymount in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball championship game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Cerritos College. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

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NORWALK – Mater Dei defeated Marymount of Los Angeles in three sets – 26-24, 26-24, 25-21 – Saturday in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball championship match at Cerritos College.

It is the Monarchs’ fifth CIF-SS girls volleyball championship. Their previous section girls volleyball title was in 2015. Mater Dei lost to Santa Margarita in last year’s Division 1 championship match.

Mater Dei won the first two sets by the same score, 26-24, and the scores accurately reflected the closeness of the competition. Furious rallies were commonplace all night, including in the third set won by the Monarchs 25-21.

Marymount defeated Mater Dei 3-1 when the teams played Oct. 12 at Mater Dei.

Mater Dei sophomore middle blocker Meg Brown, who had 11 kills Saturday, said the Monarchs were determined to show that loss was not an accurate assessment of how good Mater Dei would be in Saturday’s rematch against the Sailors.

“We didn’t come in cocky,” Brown said. “We just wanted to win this game and show them who we actually are.”

Mater Dei senior outside hitter Siena Secrist, who signed with USC, had a team-high 14 kills. Senior libero Kelsey Campeau, a UCLA signee, had a team-high 25 digs. Sophomore setter Mia Tuaniga led the Monarchs in assists with 39.

Both teams advance to the CIF State tournament that begins Wednesday in Divisions 1-5 and on Thursday in the Open Division for which Mater Dei (34-5) and Marymount (30-8) are expected to be placed.

Mater Dei is No. 2 and Marymount is No. 4 in the latest state rankings compiled by CalHiSports.com. Torrey Pines is No. 1.

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UCLA football keeps bowl hopes alive with win over Arizona State

PASADENA — UCLA just watched a 10-point lead evaporate in 59 seconds. That’s when players started waving towels and bouncing up and down on the sideline. This is supposed to be fun, they were reminded.

In a season mostly devoid of fun moments, the Bruins rediscovered a reason to celebrate again and rekindled their dimming bowl hopes with a 44-37 win over the Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl.

“(We had) some great talks and really made a huge focus on the passion and the energy and the enthusiasm,” offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch said. “And I really believe our guys are going to take that, run with it and it’s going to be fun.”

A plane flies over the Rose Bowl with banner that reads Guerrero 9-16 the last 25 games No Mora ! prior to a NCAA college football game between against the Arizona State Sun Devils and the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins tight end Austin Roberts (88) drops a pass over Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Evan Fields (6) in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) passes against against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Jordan Lasley (2) catches a pass fora first down over Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Kobe Williams (5) in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Jordan Lasley (2) catches a pass fora first down over Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Kobe Williams (5) in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) runs for a touchdown against against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) celebrates with teammates after running for a touchdown against against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) walks off the field after a three and out series against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins defensive lineman Keisean Lucier-South (11) reacts after a interception, but after a review the play was reversed in the first half of a NCAA college football game against the against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Eldridge Massington (82) catches and drops a pass, but the against the Arizona State Sun Devils was called for pass interference in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for a first down against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for a first down against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins defensive back Nate Meadors (22) intercepts a against the Arizona State Sun Devils pass and runs for a touchdown in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Manny Wilkins (5) runs for yardage against the UCLA Bruins in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Arizona State Sun Devils running back Demario Richard (4) runs for a touchdown against the UCLA Bruins in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins tight end Austin Roberts (88) runs for yardage against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins kicker JJ Molson (17) misses a field goal attempt against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Arizona State Sun Devils playing calling during a NCAA college football game against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) scrambles against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins linebacker Kenny Young (42) tackles Arizona State Sun Devils running back Kalen Ballage (7) for a loss of yards in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for yardage against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Eldridge Massington (82) catches and drops a pass, but the against the Arizona State Sun Devils was called for pass interference in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins defense tackles Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Kyle Williams (10) for a loss of yards in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) passes against against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Jordan Lasley (2) catches a pass fora first down against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for a first down over Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Chase Lucas (24) in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Giovanni Gentosi (45) catches a pass for a first down over Arizona State Sun Devils linebacker Christian Sam (2) and teammate defensive back Demonte King (28) in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora reaches on the side lines in the second half of a NCAA college football game against the against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins defensive lineman Jacob Tuioti-Mariner (91) reacts after sacking Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Manny Wilkins (5) in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) scrambles against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for yardage against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins wide receiver Theo Howard (14) runs for yardage against the against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins defensive back Adarius Pickett (6) reacts after tackling Arizona State Sun Devils defensive back Kobe Williams (5) in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora runs off the field saying “I am not going to let you guys take my picture” as the UCLA Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 44-37 during a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora runs off the field saying “I am not going to let you guys take my picture” as the UCLA Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 44-37 during a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins takes the field prior to a NCAA college football game against the against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for a first down against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Bolu Olorunfunmi (4) runs for a first down against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver N’Keal Harry (1) catches a pass for a first down over UCLA Bruins defensive back Octavius Spencer (18) and teammate defensive back Adarius Pickett (6) in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins running back Soso Jamabo (1) runs for yardage against the against the against the against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half of a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 44-37. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora runs off the field saying “I am not going to let you guys take my picture” as the UCLA Bruins defeated the against the Arizona State Sun Devils 44-37 during a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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UCLA (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) weathered a potential momentum-crushing blocked punt by relying on the week’s worth of lessons about energy. Arizona State scored a touchdown on a blocked punt with 2:13 to go in the third quarter, tying a game that the Bruins were leading by 10 less than a minute prior. They responded with 10 straight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter and recovered a late on-side kick to seal the win.

“It’s a special time in our lives and I think we need to just kind of lighten the load on our backs a little bit and just have fun,” quarterback Josh Rosen said. “With the punt block, it didn’t faze us really because we had a particular mindset this week just to have fun and let it rip.”

With Rosen back from a one-game absence, UCLA (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) scored 24 second-half points, including two consecutive touchdown drives to open the third quarter. The Bruins had been outscored in the third quarter of their past two games 38-0.

Rosen was 25-for-45 passing with 381 yards, a touchdown and an interception in his return from a concussion. He was at his finest during the second half, completing 15 of 20 passes for 225 yards and at one point playing with blood streaming from his nose in the third quarter.

Receiver Jordan Lasley, returning from a three-game suspension, had seven catches for 162 yards and one touchdown.

UCLA allowed 584 yards, including 294 on the ground, but kept the ASU offense out of the end zone in the second half.

UCLA allowed 584 yards, including 294 on the ground, but kept the ASU offense out of the end zone in the second half. After giving up 203 rushing yards in the first half on 39 carries, the Bruins held the Sun Devils to just 91 yards on 22 carries after halftime.

The struggling UCLA defense got an early boost from cornerback Nate Meadors, who picked off his first interception since his freshman season. The junior grabbed a pass that was tipped by defensive lineman Marcus Moore and Meadors returned it for a 27-yard score at the end of the first quarter.

Up until that point, the Bruins were trailing 14-0. They had dropped a touchdown pass, missed a 36-yard field goal and threw an interception off a tipped pass. On defense, a third-down stop was negated by an offside penalty and the special teams committed two penalties on a single punt return.

“That really sparked it up for us,” Meadors said of his pick. “We came into the game knowing that we needed a lot of energy and that brought a ton of energy.”

Rosen tied the game on UCLA’s next drive with a 1-yard touchdown run on a drive that included a 30-yard rush from receiver Christian Pabico and a 23-yard scamper from running back Bolu Olorunfunmi.

ASU responded immediately by running the ball on every play of a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Quarterback Manny Wilkins rushed for a 7-yard score, hurdling Mossi Johnson on the way the end zone.

The situation looked familiar to the Bruins, who had gotten off to good defensive starts during their past two games to only be broken by one long drive that opened up the flood gates. Not this time with everyone on the sideline united.

“If you would watch the game, you would see how much everybody is just really sitting there cheering each other on,” safety Mossi Johnson said. “That makes everything way better, knowing that you have support off the field and on the field, it just makes you play 100 times better.”

Wilkins’ touchdown with 7:55 left in the second quarter was the last offensive touchdown for the Sun Devils. UCLA forced three field goals in the red zone in the second half and gave up the touchdown on special teams.

After the final seconds ticked off the clock, fans at the Rose Bowl started preparing for next week.

“Beat ‘SC! Beat ‘SC!” they chanted as the Bruins walked into the tunnel.

UCLA faces rival USC next Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Coliseum. UCLA has lost two straight to the Trojans.

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Addressing mass shootings: Every idea on the table

For some children of the ’60s, the decade’s most traumatic crimes weren’t the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy or the martyrdom of Martin Luther King — or even the appalling 1963 Klan church bombing that killed four black girls in Birmingham. It wasn’t even the rape, torture and strangulation of eight student nurses by a psycho named Richard Speck in Chicago in mid-July of 1966.

The most terrifying violence came two weeks later when a former U.S. Marine named Charles Whitman killed his wife and mother before taking an arsenal to the University of Texas tower and shooting everyone he saw. By the time an Austin cop took him out, Whitman had killed 16 people and wounded 31.

As a kid growing up the Bay Area, I viewed Stanford’s Hoover Tower and the Campanile at UC Berkeley differently after that. One day, while walking by Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, my dad said that Joe DiMaggio had gotten married there. My kid brother asked if a madman had ever used the cathedral as a perch to shoot people below in Washington Square. Parents assured their children with the only logic they could muster: Such crimes are rare, they said. This was true then. It’s not true anymore — and hasn’t been for a while.

As a cub police reporter in San Diego in 1979, I was on the scene for the first mass shooting at an American elementary school. The anomaly wasn’t only the choice of target, Cleveland Elementary School, but also that the shooter was a girl, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer.

The first mass shooting in a church took place the following year when a 46-year-old atheist walked into the First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, Texas, yelling “This is war!” It wasn’t war, but it seemed like hell to the parishioners cowering in the pews. Daingerfield and the Cleveland Elementary School revealed that no place was a sanctuary.

Since then, America has suffered through at least eight other such attacks on places of worship, one of them a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Three of these killers have professed racist, homophobic or white supremacist views; another hated Baptists. One was a Muslim angry about the killings at Temple Emanuel in Charleston, S.C.

The litany of colleges devastated by such crimes grows yearly. Everyone remembers the carnage at Virginia Tech, but have we forgotten the mass shootings at Northern Illinois University, Arizona, San Diego State, Umpqua Community College and Santa Monica College? Yes, Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary were shocks to the national psyche, but killers have slaughtered innocents at a host of other schools, including another Cleveland Elementary in California, this one in Stockton.

In 2012, after 12 movie-goers were gunned down in Aurora, Colorado, I wrote a four-part series examining the issue. Since then, four of the five deadliest shootings in U.S. history have taken place. Twenty-six dead in Newtown, Connecticut, including 20 kids ages 6 and 7. Forty-nine at the Pulse club in Orlando; 58 killed and more than 500 wounded in Las Vegas last month; 26 killed a week ago at a small Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Speaking for millions of Americans, the time for business-as-usual is over. We need a national dialogue on this plague, followed by concrete action. It’s time to put everything on the table, and I do mean everything. Mass shootings are not a new phenomenon. But the death toll has become staggering, and the ripple effects to the society potentially debilitating. The entrenched battle lines between Democrats and Republican are killing this country. Resuscitating it will require liberals and conservatives to put their fellow Americans ahead of stale ideologies and mindless talking points.

In 1903 the streets of Winfield, Kansas were turned red by Spanish-American War veteran Gilbert Twigg. Twigg killed nine people and wounded many more at an outdoor concert before turning a revolver on himself. “The boys around town had referred to him as ‘Crazy’ Twigg,” the local paper reported later, “but no one thought he was dangerous.”

Today, we all know that mentally ill men with a proficiency with firearms, no job and a seething anger toward society are quite dangerous. So why such easy access to firearms? One reason is that our laws are too deferential to the rights of the mentally ill.

Charles Whitman suspected, correctly, that he had brain damage. He told his shrink he fantasized about shooting people from a tower. His therapist told no one. Aurora multiplex killer James Holmes told his psychiatrist that he had “homicidal thoughts” three or four times a day and that it was getting worse. She told no one. Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter who wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford and 13 others while killing six, acted so oddly that some students and teachers refused to be in the same class with him. But he could buy guns. Let’s change that.

Here are other steps to consider:

• You don’t like how Donald Trump speaks about Muslim immigrants? I don’t, either. But let’s not pretend we don’t know who attacked the Pulse nightclub, Fort Hood, two Chattanooga military bases, the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, or who drove the deadly truck in New York City. The answer is Muslim immigrants or first-generation Muslims radicalized by Islamic extremist groups. The Trump administration wants stricter vetting of such people? Isn’t that an obvious need?

• You like the Second Amendment? I once did, too. But the arsenal Stephen Paddock took to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas included weapons for a battlefield. If the National Rifle Association keeps defending the unlimited right of Americans to hoard such weapons, millennial generation voters already flocking to liberal candidates and causes will eventually repeal it. Take heed, NRA.

• What about existing gun laws — why aren’t they enforced? How was a dangerous convict like Devin Patrick Kelley able to purchase his guns after being cashiered from the U.S. Air Force and serving time for beating his wife and stepson? Slipped through the cracks, did he? We should have laws making such negligence a criminal offense.

• The Second Amendment isn’t the only constitutional hurdle we must confront. I’m a journalist who relies on the First Amendment for my livelihood. But is it time to set limits? Social scientists have known for 50 years that Americans’ unfettered access to violent programming contributes to aggressive behavior and copy-cat crimes. The Aurora shooter attended a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with dyed hair and guns, having left chemical booby traps back in his apartment adorned with Batman posters. He told cops he was the Joker. So far, lawsuits targeting studios — and video game manufacturers — have not dented the production of such nihilistic fare. Plaintiff lawyers must keep trying. Remember, it took a while to bag Big Tobacco, too.

• Finally, what about the wall-to-wall news coverage of such events? It’s become clear to criminal justice experts that some sort of grim competition exists with these killers. Covering their crimes — covering the news — is not the same thing as producing mindlessly violent video games and is certainly protected by the First Amendment. Yet not everything that the news media can do is something it should do. Food for thought, colleagues.

Carl M. Cannon is executive editor and Washington Bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.

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More than $500,000 raised at Alzheimer’s fundraiser in Angel Stadium

Jessica On, 15, of Garden Grove, a Pacifica High School volunteer, blows bubbles over participants during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Aiden Hunt, 7,of Riverside, walks around Angel Stadium in memory of his “papa” Larry Thompson, during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
The Dana Hills High Marching Band kicks off the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Jackson Lorenz, 6, of Yorba Linda, Bryson Decker, 5, and Aubrey Decker, 3,, both of Brea, march in memory Barbara Parson, who died of Alzheimer’s April 9, 2017, during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Participants have fun at the finish line during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Participants and their dogs prepare for the start of the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Notes of love adorn a sign during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Jim McAllen, CEO of Alzheimer’s Orange County, introduces veterans in front of the big hats at Angel Stadium before the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Kids play at the photo booth station before the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Participants and their dogs walk through Angel Stadium during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Participants walk through Angel Stadium during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Barbara Lancaster, of Coto de Caza, at right, and her husband Mike, center, in white hat, listen to the opening ceremonies before the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Both of their parents suffered from Alzheimer’s.
Judy Ischinger, 65, of Costa Mesa, and Jordan Long, 36, of Carson, get high-fives from the 501st Legion at the finish line of the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Olivia Anderson, 2, of Anaheim, and her mom Lilli, listen to the opening ceremonies of the Walk4ALZ under a photo of Olivia’s great-grandmother Darleen Johnson, before the annual fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.
Donald Lutz, 38, of Lake Forest, a Marine Corps veteran walking for his grandmother who he lost six years ago to Alzheimer’s, walks with family during the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Orange County at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017. Over 6,000 people raised over a half-a-million dollars.

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More than 6,000 people marched through and around Angel Stadium to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Orange County in the annual Walk4ALZ fundraiser at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017.

The crowd raised over $500,000 during their biggest fundraising event of the year.

Donald Lutz, a 38-year-old Marine Corps veteran from Lake Forest, walked with an American Flag painted over his right eye. He was walking for his grandmother, who he lost six years ago to Alzheimer’s. “We’re gonna make a difference”, said Lutz, surrounded by family and friends, all brought together by a disease that takes so much.

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Journalist meets politician: The day I reunited with my childhood friend 5,500 miles from home

Jim Herberg, left, general manager of the OC Sanitation District conducts a tour for visiting politicians from Japan in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The tour was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Young politicians from Japan tour the OC Sanitation District facilities in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The group, which was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program also toured the Orange County Water District’s operations. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Politicians from Japan arrive to meet with OC Water District representatives before a tour of the facilities in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The tour was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Roger Yoh, left, OCWD board member, welcomes politicians from Japan to the Orange County Water District headquarters in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The tour was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
William Hunt, director of special projects at OCWD, explains the Orange County’s water system to visiting politicians from Japan in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The tour was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program.(Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visiting politicians from Japan get a tour of the Orange County Sanitation District facilities in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The tour was part of an American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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It indeed is a small world after all.

Having grown up in Japan, I recently volunteered to interview a delegation of young political leaders from Japan visiting Southern California.

When I received a list of the delegates’ names, I was more than surprised. On there was Takahisa Oda, my close childhood friend, with whom I had walked to school every day. Our homes were about 100 yards apart. He is now a councilman of our hometown, the city of Sagamihara, on the outskirts of Tokyo.

On Oct. 31, we reunited, 5,500 miles away from our hometown in a hotel lobby in Orange, as a U.S. journalist and a Japanese politician. There was no way we, or anyone, could have imagined that such a day would come, and I couldn’t help but feel proud of our careers.

Takahisa was among six Japanese officials tapped by their respective political parties to establish connections with and learn about the U.S. through an exchange program between the two countries, just before President Trump’s visit to Asia. These up-and-comers, 40 years and younger, are expected to lead Japan in the future.

I asked them what they thought about the U.S. and its relationships with Japan.

The delegation first stopped in Washington, D.C. during their 10-day stay, which had been cut short because of a snap election in Japan. There, they visited the U.S. Department of State and the Democratic National Committee while also learning about political lobbying.

“I was relieved to find out State Department officials know very well about Japan,” said Koichiro Yorimitsu, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Kochi Prefectural Assembly.

Despite what happened in World War II, most Japanese and the country as a whole consider the United States to be a key partner. And that partnership is more important to Japan than ever, as North Korea develops its missile systems. A big debate in Japan is whether the country should amend its pacifist constitution and beef up the military.

Although we hear news about Kim Jong-un’s threats to attack the United States, most of us here, even on the West Coast, don’t think much about it in our everyday lives. The fear, however, is real in Japan.

Whenever North Korea launches a ballistic missile that flies over Japan, people receive a government warning, known as the J-Alert, on loudspeakers, TV and cell phones. Imagine all the cell phones beeping simultaneously on infamously packed trains in Tokyo, like they did across Orange County during a recent wildfire.

Residents in Sagamihara, my hometown, are especially worried, Takahisa said, because it has a U.S. military base, which they think could become a target.

“I hope that America is on the same page as Japan, sharing the goal of disarming North Korea of nuclear weapons,” said Toru Kawabata, the chief of Chugoku Branch for the Komei Press, a media organization of the Komeito Party.

The delegation came to Orange County last week, meeting county and state politicians, getting a tour of Orange County Water District’s groundwater replenishment system and visiting Richard Nixon Library and UC Irvine.

Rieko Fukuda, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the Shunan City Council, said she was inspired to see women, such as board supervisors Michelle Steel and Lisa Bartlett, both of whom are Asian, serving as top-ranking officials. It’s still rare to see women in politics in Japan, particularly at the local level, she said.

La Palma City Councilman Peter Kim served as the delegation’s host in Orange County. Kim, 33, traveled to China and Taiwan in 2014 through a similar exchange program by the American Council of Young Political Leaders, whose local alumni include Congressmen Ed Royce and Dana Rohrabacher.

“It was great to meet young political leaders from both countries,” Kim said, reflecting on his 2014 trip. “A lot of our alum are now in the federal government and they are able to leverage those relationships.”

Kawabata agrees.

“An exchange program like this may not have an immediate effect,” he said. “But I believe that an accumulation of such experiences will lead to an even stronger U.S.-Japan relationship.”

One thing they want the Americans to know, delegates said, is how much the Japanese love the United States.

It’s not hard to sense that affinity, or even admiration, when you see the abundance of American retailers and restaurants in Tokyo, where people proudly wear New York and Los Angeles caps and T-shirts as fashion.

Their interest in the United States appears to have grown after Donald Trump was elected as president. Japanese media have reached out to me to write and talk about how Americans feel about this past presidential election and how they view Japan.

“It’s probably the foreign country we feel closest to,” said Kawabata, who lives in Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb. “Japan and the U.S. have overcome some conflicts, such as trade frictions, to build a strong relationship.”

Takahisa said he was impressed by global perspectives held by many top-ranking officials he met during the trip. That experience has taught him to think about domestic issues from a broader point of view even at the city level, he said.

“I was only thinking about Sagamihara’s education only within a domestic context, but I should also compare our system to that of the U.S., China, Korea and other countries,” he said.

As a journalist, I hope to do the same. While the world is a small place, it also is huge, full of things waiting to be discovered.

I cannot wait to meet Takahisa again one day, and hope that by then we will have both contributed to making this world a better place.

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Unfolding sex scandal offers lessons about California’s political hypocrisy

SACRAMENTO — There are few areas of private life that California’s legislators won’t at least attempt to meddle, which makes it that much more infuriating when the Capitol crowd can’t get its own house in order. I’m thinking, of course, about the unfolding sexual-harassment scandal, and lawmakers’ amazing efforts to basically look the other way.

Nothing to see here, just keep moving on. Maybe, by the time lawmakers get back to work in January, the whole mess will be off the news pages. Then they can go back to doing what they do best — regulating and hectoring the rest of us. But, for now, the rest of us can at least learn some stellar lessons about political hypocrisy.

One key lesson is that a lawmakers’ publicly stated positions and posturing have little to do with how they might handle any particular scandal.

The latest evidence of this comes from KPIX-TV in the Bay Area, which reported that Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, “is a vocal supporter of women’s rights, so her silence on the matter of Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra’s sexual harassment case is surprising.” But “this isn’t the first time she’s been silent when it comes to sexual harassment” and that particular San Fernando Valley Assembly member, according to the news report.

Last month, a longtime legislative staffer, Elise Flynn Gyore, told the Sacramento Bee that in 2009 then-staffer Bocanegra followed her like “prey” at a nightclub and unexpectedly “put his hands up my blouse and down my blouse and was grabbing me.” The Assembly Rules investigation found it “more likely than not that Mr. Bocanegra engaged in behavior that night which does not meet the Assembly’s expectations for professionalism.”

Bocanegra was disciplined, but the matter was brushed under the rug. Per the TV station, Bocanegra ran for his seat with the backing of the Democratic Party. He recently apologized but remains the powerful majority whip. KPIX obtained a copy of a letter 11 women sent to the rules committee seeking the file on the sexual-harassment complaint. Skinner was the chairwoman of the committee, and the TV station interviewed one of the letter’s signers “who confirmed, Nancy Skinner never responded to their request.”

This might not be as hypocritical as when, say, former Sen. Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat known for his strident gun-control positions, was arrested on corruption and gun-trafficking allegations after an undercover operation in that city’s Chinatown that was worthy of a Hollywood movie. But it’s close.

That leads to another lesson: Any new rules apply to us, not them.

You’ll hear hyperbolic rhetoric on the Assembly and Senate floors warning about the crisis du jour, such as a wave of sexual abuse on college campuses. In 2014, the governor signed a “yes means yes” law that “requires affirmative consent — affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity — throughout the encounter, removing ambiguity for both parties,” according to its authors.

I’m certainly not downplaying campus assaults, but there’s far less of a zeal to do anything about the cascading evidence of deep, cultural problems regarding sexual harassment within the Capitol. Some scandals apparently are more worthy of action than others.

Gyore spoke out following publication of an open letter from 140 influential women — including six sitting lawmakers — complaining that many men in the Capitol “leveraged their power and positions to treat us however they would like.” Why didn’t they speak out? They didn’t want to make waves given that these men often “hold our professional fates in their hands.” They detailed an ugly culture in a state that “postures itself as a leader in justice and equality.”

Those are stinging allegations, backed up by reports that the Legislature quietly paid out $850,000 in taxpayer-funded harassment settlements over the past couple decades. The California Legislative Women’s Caucus issued a statement noting that “the absence of repercussions is yet another example of the pervasive culture of sexual harassment within California politics.” So much for this being a fuss about isolated examples.

Everyone deserves due process, of course. Yet this year the Legislature passed a bill that, as the Atlantic summarized it, “would have broadened the definitions and rules regarding alleged sexual misconduct for students attending California colleges and universities.” It was an effort to reinstate portions of an Obama-era edict that were gutted by the Trump administration.

Brown’s unusually long veto message explained that some anti-harassment policies may “have also unintentionally resulted in some colleges’ failure to uphold due process for accused students.” Now that the Capitol is awash in accusations, we might expect newfound concern about due process — once the leadership gets around to seriously addressing the unfolding scandal.

Or look for new calls for better “training,” which is how the Senate responded after three of its members faced criminal charges. Sure, finding hypocrisy among lawmakers is as surprising as finding waste in the bureaucracy, but it’s shocking nonetheless.

Steven Greenhut is Western region director for the R Street Institute. He was a Register editorial writer from 1998 to 2009. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org.

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