Athletics

Irvine Valley edges Glendale, 54-53, in its opening game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Classic on Thursday and then gets a total team effort in a 73-58 victory over El Camino on Friday. IVC improves its record to 12-4 overall.

Irvine Valley drops its first game of the year Tuesday at home with a 60-52 defeat to Long Beach City. The Lasers go to 6-1. Christen Ziska and Moka Saiki each score 15 points and Makena Tomlinson has 11 rebounds for IVC.

Irvine Valley battles and defeats Orange Coast, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 17-15, 15-9 Saturday night at home in a So. Cal. Regional final. The Lasers move on to the 3C2A State Championships and will play Delta on Friday at Mt. SAC.

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 4 in So. Cal. Regional playoffs, takes on No. 12 Orange Coast on Saturday at home at 6 p.m. The two teams split matches during the Orange Empire Conference regular season. The winner moves on to state.

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 13 in the state, improves its record to 6-0 overall after an 85-37 win at El Camino as part of the El Camino crossover Tuesday. Emily Freeman scores 20 points and Makena Tomlinson adds 12 for the Lasers.

No. 4 Irvine Valley sweeps No. 13 Pasadena City, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16, Tuesday at home in the second round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs. The Lasers now take on No. 12 Orange Coast at home Saturday with state on the line.

Irvine Valley takes a 46-44 lead with just 3:29 left in the contest, but Southwestern outscores the Lasers, 10-2, after and comes away with a 54-48 victory. IVC (4-1) plays in the Monterey Bay Classic next from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

Irvine Valley (19-4), which earned the No. 4 seed in the regional and is ranked No. 10 in the state, faces off against 13th-seeded Pasadena City (19-8) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. with a trip to the So. Cal. Regional finals on the line.

Irvine Valley goes on the road Saturday to Mt. SAC in the first round of the 32CA So. Cal. Regional Playoffs and loses a heartbreaker, falling, 1-0, in double overtime to the Mounties. The Lasers finish with a record of 12-4-6 overall.

Irvine Valley wins 48-42 at home over MIramar on Wednesday and then goes on the road and Luke Farrington hits a buzzer-beating shot to help the Lasers top MiraCosta, 58-57, Friday. IVC plays at Southwestern on Monday.

Irvine Valley improves its record to 5-0 with a 72-53 win at Citrus on Friday afternoon. The Lasers get 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals from Makena Tomlinson and Emily Freeman adds 12 points and four assists.

Irvine Valley, which won a share of the Orange Empire Conference title and had a record of 18-5 overall and 13-3 in conference, picked up the No. 4 seed in the 3C2A So. Cal. Regional Playoffs and will host a match next Tuesday.

Irvine Valley is named the No. 9 seed in the 3C2A Men's Soccer Regional and will travel to No. 8 Mt. SAC on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match. The Lasers went 12-3-6 overall during the regular season and finished second in conference.

Irvine Valley captures its fourth straight game to open the 2023-24 season with a 66-49 win over Rio Hondo at Wednesday night. The Lasers get 12 points each from Emily Freeman and Christen Ziska and 11 from Moka Saiki.

Irvine Valley defeats Riverside, 25-18, 25-16, 22-25, 25-18, Tuesday at home to earn a co-championship in the Orange Empire Conference. IVC gets 60 assists from MIa Bertolone and 22 kills from Ava Guenther in the victory.

The women's volleyball team plays its final game of the 2023 regular season Tuesday against Riverside at 6 p.m. The Lasers, ranked No. 8 in the state, can secure a co-championship in the Orange Empire Conference with a win.

Irvine Valley captures the Riverside Community College Earn Our Strips tournament event, defeating Cerritos, San Jose City and Pasadena City last weekend. Irvine Valley standout freshman Makena Tomlinson is named MVP.

Irvine Valley scores the final six points of the game and defeats Cerritos, 68-66, to take the title in the IVC Classic Saturday. David Ogunlade is named the MVP with Luke Farrington and Roman Swizek picked all-tournament.

Irvine Valley sweeps Santiago Canyon, 25-7, 25-11, 25-14, Friday at home to move within a win of a co-championship in the Orange Empire Conference. Mia Bertolone has a great night leading the Lasers to a .423 hitting percentage.

Irvine Valley finishes the 2023 regular season with a 2-0 Orange Empire Conference win at Cypress Thursday afternoon. The Lasers, ranked No. 12 in the state, improve to 12-3-6 overall. IVC awaits the playoff announcement.