Click through OCVarsity’s photos from this week to see the best moments from some of the most important – and entertaining – games of the year.
Among the highlights are Ocean View baseball’s walk-off win in the CIF-SS playoffs, an incredible comeback by Kennedy in the boys volleyball semifinals and Laguna Beach’s exciting triumph over Trabuco Hills in the first round of the baseball playoffs.
We’ll be adding more photos from Saturday’s events, including the CIF-SS Track Finals and all of the boys volleyball championship games.
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GahrÕs Michael Perez touches home plate before Los Al catcher Casey Buckley can tag him in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal, left, and Jordan Ku celebrate after Abascal drove in the game-winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Kennedy’s Daniel Song celebrates his point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Kennedy’s Spencer Hirai and fans celebrate their reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Kolton Freeman (28) of Laguna Beach celebrates after scoring in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Servite’s Christian Ciuffetelli, left, celebrates after winning the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Cypress at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Servite’s Brendan Sullivan slides for the ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Ocean View players move in to celebrate with teammate Miguel Abascal, second from right, after he drove in the winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Ocean View’s James Williams slides into home to score a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Kennedy fans cheer for the team during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress catcher Anthony Marquez tags Servite’s Matthew Doan at home plate during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress’ Ezele Wicks dives to catch a shallow fly ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra celebrates after Anissa Alatorre’s home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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After a wild pitch, Gahr’s Tyrese Turner scores before Los Al pitcher Michael Townsend can make the tag in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Kennedy team celebrate after a reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress’ Mike Marsh, back, steals third safely before a tag by Servite’s Greg Carlos during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Servite’s Tanner Smith smashes a two-run homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios scores on Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Kennedy team celebrate their point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress’ Mike Marsh shows his excitement as he hits a game-tying hit in the sixth inning during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios celebrates a single behind Yorba Linda’s Sierra Bauerle during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Ocean View’s Devon Villanueva, (10) is welcomed by teammates back in the dugout after he scored a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress’ Ezele Wicks, front, celebrates his homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Cypress’ Ezele Wicks smacks a homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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St. Margaret’s Lewis Smith, left, and Ethan Hill, center, tries to block a hit by Kennedy’s Jeremy Choi during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal hits a grounder to the left side that scores a run for Ocean View to win their wild-card round in the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoff against Bellflower in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Servite’s Michael Frias delivers a pitch during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra’s Savannah Tourville scores past Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Andre Antone celebrates scoring a run. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra’s Anissa Alatorre hits a home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra pitcher Hannah Johnson throws to the plate during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Trabuco Hills catcher Ryan Kearney, left, can’t make the tag at the plate in time on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach during the first round game of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Center fielder Grady Morgan (31) of Laguna Beach can’t make the catch as the dives for the ball in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Yorba Linda’s Benjamin Trenery hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Robert Wood, left, celebrates with teammate Nick Casarietti as he crosses the plate for a first inning run Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Third baseman Dylan Danner (34), left, of Trabuco Hills as can’t make the tag on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach as he dives back to third in a game during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Andre Antone claps and he celebrates scoring a run for Capistrano Valley Christian in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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JSerra’s Dylan Evzarraga returns the ball to a Buckley player during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Nick Casarietti slides into home for a run in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Rancho Alamitos Dylan Hyde bobbled the ball for an error during Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios drives in two runs during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Rancho Alamitos’ Nathan Alarcon smiles as he crosses the plate for his team’s only run of the game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro slides safely back into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Carson Matthew’s completed a double play as Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro came into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Logan Hall was one of his team’s pitchers in Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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JSerra’s Steven Chu reacts after scoring a point in No. 1 singles against Buckley during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Zach Mendez was unsuccessful in evading the tag of Rancho Alamitos’ Joseph Alarcon during a a rundown. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Magnolia’s Anthony Tran hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Yorba Linda’s AJ Song stretches to return the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Yorba Linda’s Ryan Yang celebrates a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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JSerra’s doubles teammates Brian Sad and Sam Keighley celebrate a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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Mong Mova of Magnolia hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
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