Pacific Tigers

Corona del Mar High product Jake Lemmerman went hitless in four at-bats as the starting shortstop for Israel, which defeated South Africa, 7-3, in the opening game of a four-team World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Jupiter, Fla. on Wednesday....

The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level. Brooke Elby (Flintridge Prep, 2011) sophomore midfielder, North Carolina women’s soccer: Riding a wave of momentum, the former Rebels standout and the Tarheels have won five...

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL La Salle in Gahr Tournament: It was a solid start for the Lancers, who capped their 4-1 run through the rugged Gahr Tournament with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-12 victory over Anaheim Canyon in Tuesday afternoon’s third-place game at...

The second annual UC Irvine/Scott Brooks Golf Invitational is set for Sept. 18 at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach. Brooks, a former standout basketball player at UCI and head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder for the past four seasons,...

Just more than two months after UC Irvine won its third NCAA men's volleyball championship, there was significant rejoicing last week over the hiring of David Kniffin to replace John Speraw as coach. Kniffin, who played and coached previously at UCI,...

There's no truth to the rumor that Brian Pajer has the Olympic Games rings tattooed across his chest. But if he did, it would be difficult to blame him. Pajer was a two-time Big West Conference swimming coach of the year during his days as UC Irvine's...

The Corona del Mar 18U girls water polo team reached the final of the Manhattan Beach Invitational and the CdM 16U team went 6-0 to sweep the EAST Tournament completed Sunday and held in La Canada and Anaheim. Both teams will compete in the National...

Eric Eadington, a Corona del Mar High product pitching in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, was promoted Tuesday from Single-A Rancho Cucamonga to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. Through Monday, Eadington had 18 saves, a 1-1 record and a 3.27...

Tumua Anae had already achieved her dream. But Thursday, the Corona del Mar High product helped make history, as she and the U.S. women's water polo team defeated Spain, 8-5, at the London Olympic Games to claim the Americans' first Olympic gold medal...

The UC Irvine men's soccer team was picked to win the Big West Conference South Division in the conference preseason poll released Thursday. Coach George Kuntz's Anteaters, who have made NCAA Tournament appearances three of the last four seasons,...

There comes a point with former athletes when the legacy they created during their playing career virtually trumps any resume they may have developed after that career has ended. Karch Kiraly, the Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan and/or Wayne Gretzky of men's...

The ACC soon could be under siege. If Big 12 officials meeting this week decide to expand, Florida State and Clemson are potential targets, and if the Seminoles and Tigers exit, others could follow. Their motivation? Money, of course, real or imagined,...