Irvine Valley starts strong with a 25-8 win in the first set and continues on to sweep in an Orange Empire Conference match on the road over Cypress on Wednesday. The Lasers move to 9-4 in conference play.
Former Irvine Valley men's soccer standout Lennart Granzow was named first team all-Big South Conference at NCAA Division I UNC Asheville. In his sophomore year at IVC, he was named defensive player of the year in the OEC.
Irvine Valley kept its playoff hopes alive with a 0-0 Orange Empire Conference draw at eighth-ranked in the state Cypress on the road Tuesday afternoon. IVC now hosts No. 3 in the state Santiago Canyon on Friday at 3 p.m.
Irvine Valley goes on the road against No. 6 in the state Palomar and upsets the Comets, 65-56, in overtime. The Lasers get 17 points from Samantha Barnett and 14 points and nine rebounds from Kivonni Wiliams in the victory.
Irvine Valley has its chances but loses to Golden West, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23, on Friday afternoon at home. The Lasers fall into fourth place in the Orange Empire Conference and see their record go to 8-9 overall on the season.
Irvine Valley shuts out Santa Ana, 3-0, in a dominant performance on Friday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference match at home. Paige Shanahan, Kuuipo Laumatia and Nikki MacDonald score for the Lasers in the win.
Irvine Valley scores the first goal of the contest and has other chances, but Santa Ana comes back for a 2-1 victory in an Orange Empire Conference match at Santa Ana on Friday afternoon. IVC hosts Cypress next Tuesday.
Irvine Valley plays the No. 3 team in the state, Santiago Canyon tough before dropping the Orange Empire Conference match, 2-0, on Thursday on the road. IVC will look to bounce back on Friday at home vs. Santa Ana.
Irvine Valley gets 25 points and 10 rebounds from Matt Mowers and 14 points and 11 rebounds from Garrett Trayer in a 78-72 victory over Southwestern in the 2025-26 season-opening game Thursday night on the road.
Irvine Valley, under second-year head coach Claire Gocke, finished with a record of 16-14 overall and made the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs last season. IVC opens the 2025-26 year at Palomar on Saturday evening at 5 p.m.
Irvine Valley moves its record to 11-5-0 overall and stays in front of the Orange Empire Conference table at 8-1-0 with a 3-2 victory over Saddleback at home Tuesday. Jonathan Minney, Drew Payne and Armin Tehrani score for IVC.
Irvine Valley loses to Saddleback, 3-1, Tuesday night on the road. IVC's record goes to 8-7-0 overall and 2-6-0 in Orange Empire Conference play. IVC sophomore star forward Kuuipo Laumatia scores her 13th goal of the year.
Irvine Valley gets off to a slow start, but finishes strong with a 26-24, 25-14, 25-21 sweep of Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference match Friday at home. The Lasers win their sixth straight and move to 8-2 in conference.
Irvine Valley dropped a tough one on Tuesday, 3-2, at home with Golden West scoring in extra time to take the win. But IVC bounced back on Friday with a solid performance, blanking Orange Coast, 2-0, in a road OEC contest.
Irvine Valley led, 2-0, heading into the last 13 minutes of regulation in its key conference match against Golden West on Tuesday, but the Rustlers scored two goals to tie things up and added another in extra time for the win.