2013 Boys Football Archive Stories

Servite has set an April 4 deadline for applications and resumes for its varsity football head coaching position, vacated when Troy Thomas resigned Monday to take the football coaching job at Crespi of Encino. Resumes and applications to Servite associate athletic director Joel Hartmann at jhartmann@servitehs.org. Interviews happen April

Troy Thomas resigned as football coach at Servite on Tuesday to become coach at his alma mater, Crespi of Encino. Thomas coached Servite for eight seasons. The Friars were league champions or co-champions in seven of those seasons, and he won CIF-Southern Section championships in 2009 and '10. Servite also won a CIF State title in '09.

REDONDO BEACH - Orange County recruits were shut out during the official awards at Sunday's Nike Football Training Camp, but there was one unofficial category they might have claimed: Most Promising Recruits for 2015. At least three Orange County sophomores showed well during the elite training camp at Redondo Union High: Servite wide re

Several top recruits from Orange County's class of 2014 are expected to attend the Nike Football Training Camp at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach on Sunday. La Habra junior linemen Toa Lobendahn (6-foot-5, 285 pounds), a USC commit who transferred from Lakewood, and Greg Gaines (6-1, 291), who has offers from Col

IRVINE – Beckman officials hired Glen Fisher, who has been an assistant coach at the school, as the new football coach Friday afternoon. Fisher, 52, replaces Ken Mushinskie, who resigned under pressure last month after two seasons. Fisher is in his fourth season as the school's softball coach and will retain t

Tesoro on Friday announced that it has hired Matt Poston is its varsity football head coach. Poston has been head coach at Capistrano Valley the past three seasons. In 2012, he led the Cougars to their first league championship since 1996. Poston had been an assistant coach at Tesoro for several years, beginning in 2001. At Tesor

Corona del Mar’s Scott Meyer and Katella’s Fred DiPalma have been selected as the coaches for the Brea Lions Orange County North-South all-star football game June 28 at Orange Coast College. Meyer guided Corona del Mar to its second consecutive CIF Southern Division title while DiPalma led Katella to its first l

Taking a look around Orange County high school sports: •It's releaguing season. County schools had their meeting Wednesday to configure leagues for a four-year period that begins with the 2014-15 school year. Western wants out of the Empire League and the Pacific Coast League would like Corona del Mar to be affiliated elsewhere, but

Beckman football coach Ken Mushinskie has been forced to resign after two seasons as head coach, Mushinskie said Tuesday afternoon. Mushinskie had a 14-11 record in two seasons and led the Patriots to the CIF Southern Division title game in 2011. The Patriots lost to Corona del Mar, 14-13,  in the title game. “The admi

Dan Albano's rankings for the Orange County football recruits for the class of 2014: NAME, SCHOOL, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, POSITION, COMMENT 1. Toa Lobendahn, La Habra, 6-5, 285, OL: Recent transfer from Lakewood has committed to USC 2. Greg Gaines, La Habra, 6-1, 273, DL: Landed early offer from Colorado las

Even before the signatures from Wednesday’s Signing Day could dry, college football programs were recruiting the class of 2014. That means it’s time to take an early look at some of the top juniors from Orange County who could sign national letter of intents next February. La Habra and Mission Viejo will certainly be

Slideshow: Click through the slideshow to see Signing Day photos of Orange County athletes taken by Orange County Register photographers.

Slideshow: Click through the slideshow to see Signing Day photos of Orange County athletes taken by Orange County Register photographers.

One of the big winners on National Signing Day was a tiny Division II school from Minnesota that even the most diehard Orange County football fans probably never heard of before Wednesday. The school: the University of Minnesota-Crookston. The Golden Eagles swooped in and signed five seniors Wednesday. The Golden Eagles s

This list consists of the athletes who signed their letters of intent Wednesday. (Only football, soccer, track and field, men's water polo and field hockey can officially sign during this period.):

SLIDESHOW: Click through the slideshow to see reader-submitted photos of Orange County athletes who signed National Letters on Intent on Wednesday. If you have news of an O.C. athlete who signed a letter of intent to play football, boys water polo, boys and girls soccer, boys and cross country or boys and girls track for a college or

Today is National Letter of Intent Signing Day for football, soccer, cross country, track and field, men's water polo and field hockey. Athletes also will be announcing their commitments to attend schools that don't use the NLI system such as those in the Ivy League or the service academies. OCVarsity.com and the Register will deliver al

The Register and OCVarsity.com have made their selections for their Fab 15 Team for 2013 - the top players from the western United States. Here is the first team: 1. Su'a Cravens Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) DB, 6-1, 205, USC Cravens is regarded as the top recruit in California. The Troja

MISSION VIEJO – Max Redfield stood just a few weeks from announcing his college decision when USC's football staff called a bold play in December in hopes of recapturing the promising recruit it once counted as a commit. Five coaches, including Trojans coach Lane Kiffin, arrived for a recruiting visit at Redfield's home with the He

SANTA ANA – Mater Dei football coach Bruce Rollinson got a phone call in the fall from a Filipino newspaper asking about the ethnic background of senior receiver Thomas Duarte. Rollinson was befuddled. "In honesty, I didn't even know what his background was," Rollinson said. "I had to ask his parents." They all had a good l

LADERA RANCH – The modest office is filled with the sounds of timers going off, music playing softly, training equipment and therapy tables being used. On the wall is a picture of smiling football players. Welcome to Johnny Stanton's new arena: a physical therapy office. The senior quarterback from Santa Margarita High Scho

Tesoro running back Nate Tago described his recruiting process this week as "getting a little crazy." With National Signing Day on Wednesday, the Register's All-County senior has eight FCS suitors but remains undecided despite the best efforts of college recruiters. "Coaches (are) calling constantly," Tago said in a text message,

OCVarsity's top O.C. football recruits for 2013 according to Dan Albano TOP COMMITTED O.C. PLAYERS Name, School, Height/weight, Position, Commitment 1. Max Redfield, Mission Viejo, 6-2½, 195, S/WR, Notre Dame (signed) 2. Thomas Duarte, Mater Dei, 6-3, 225, TE, UCLA (signed) 3. J

Brian Barnes, placed on administrative leave as Tesoro’s football head coach late in the 2012 season, is now officially out as the school's coach. School athletic director Gil Ramirez sent an email today stating that Tesoro is accepting applications for the varsity head coach position. Tesoro did not give a reason for remov

OCVarsity's top O.C. football recruits for 2013 according to Dan Albano: TOP COMMITTED O.C. PLAYERS Name, School, Height/weight, Position, Commitment 1. Max Redfield, Mission Viejo, 6-2½, 195, S/WR, Notre Dame 2. Thomas Duarte, Mater Dei, 6-3, 225, TE, UCLA 3. Johnny Stanton, Santa Mar