Steve Fryer

Fryer: Boswell served Westminster and beyond

By STEVE FRYER

A quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt goes, "No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." Bill Boswell cared a great deal about young people he knew and never knew as a coach and athletic director at Westminster High, and a... Full story

Fryer: Let the playoffs (and predictions) begin

By STEVE FRYER

CIF-Southern Section baseball coaches have talked for years of creating a best-of-3 playoff system. A viable version of that will be adopted some day. Until then, baseball playoffs will continue to be single elimination. Single elimination is almos... Full story

Fryer: O.C. records under attack

By STEVE FRYER

Taking a look around Orange County high school sports ... •A record expected to last a long time did not last long at all. Lauren Chamberlain set the county softball single-season record for home runs with 17 as an El Toro senior in 2010. Missi... Full story

Fryer: Time for Boudreau to make a change in goal?

By STEVE FRYER

Touring the sports world, here and there ... •Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller was magnificent for 75 minutes of Anaheim's 3-2 overtime loss in Detroit on Monday. But Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau might be wondering this – where is his goaltend... Full story

Fryer: Sea View baseball on the rise

By STEVE FRYER

Taking a look around Orange County high school sports: •The way the 10-school Coast View Conference works, the five teams perceived to be the better teams are placed in the South Coast League, with membership differing from sport to sport, and ... Full story

Fryer: Mr. Irrelevant in for a fun ride

By STEVE FRYER

Touring the sports world, here and there ... •Hey, Justice Cunningham. You just got picked last in the NFL draft, so what are you going to do now? "I'm going to Disneyland ... or is it Disney World?" •That was precisely Cunningham's reply... Full story

Fryer: Servite nearly had a different coach

By STEVE FRYER

Taking a look around Orange County high school sports: •Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa football coach Paul Cronin, a 2011 state coach of the year, confirmed that the Internet message board chatter is true, that he was offered the Servite footbal... Full story

Fryer: Barkley knocks reminiscent of Brady criticism

By STEVE FRYER

Touring the sports world, here and there ... •An NFL scout's assessment of quarterback Matt Barkley, as published in a Barkley profile at Yahoo Sports: "He's a real good leader. He's accurate and makes good decisions ... He's not athletic enoug... Full story

Fryer: Brymer continues his domination

By STEVE FRYER

Taking a look around Orange County high school sports: •Selecting All-County teams and county players of the year is the hardest part of this job, unless we're talking about boys tennis. Gage Brymer of University won his age-group championship ... Full story

Fryer: Is Bryant's road back worth only one year?

By STEVE FRYER

Touring the sports world, here and there ... •The best athlete in Lakers history is Kobe Bryant. The next-best Lakers athlete would be Elgin Baylor, who, like Bryant, could score in a zillion ways. The injury that ultimately led to Baylor's ret... Full story

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