Athletics

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 15 in the state, improves to 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 win at Golden West on Friday. The Lasers move their record to 7-3 overall and host Cypress Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Irvine Valley plays a great match, taking a late lead and then ending up tying with No. 2 in the nation Taft, 2-2, Friday afternoon at home. Jefreyn Contreras and Jacob Edwards score for IVC. The Lasers host Santa Ana next Tuesday.

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 15 in the state, beats No. 7 Orange Coast, 25-27, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19 at home Wednesday. The Lasers move their record to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in conference. IVC is back in action Friday at Golden West.

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 15 in the state, plays host to No. 7 Orange Coast Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Lasers have a record of 5-3 and swept at Riverside last Friday. OCC is 7-1 and is coming off of a sweep at Santiago Canyon.

Irvine Valley wins its fifth straight, taking 27 shots on the day in a 6-1 win over Imperial Valley Tuesday at home. IVC gets three goals from Adem Toskic, another two from Jacob Edwards and Julian Svoboda contributes three assists.

Jason Garey, who has been a long-time assistant on the men's basketball coaching staff, including the associate head coach the last seven seasons, has been selected as the new women's basketball coach for the Lasers.

Irvine Valley, which had dropped two straight matches, answered Friday on the road in its Orange Empire Conference opener, sweeping Riverside, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11. The Lasers, No. 11 in the state, moved to 5-3 overall.

Irvine Valley improved its record to 4-3 overall with a 1-0 win at San Diego Mesa on Friday. Grant Miller scores the lone goal in the eighth minute. The Lasers have outscored their last four opponents, 13-2, with three shutouts.

Irvine Valley's women's soccer team put in a good effort at home Friday, but came up short in a 2-0 loss to a solid El Camino squad. The Lasers (2-3-1) get a break from game action until next Friday when they host Taft at 1 p.m.

Irvine Valley freshman women's soccer player Carlene Nhu was awarded the John Colvin Memorial Scholarship Thursday night by the Greater Irvine Chamber at the Distinguished Educators event at the Irvine Hilton.

Tygo Steenvoorden, Lennart Granzow, Julian Svoboda, Jacob Edwards, Lukas Stark, Tijs Bemer and Akifumi Mikami have made a big difference already for the Irvine Valley men's soccer team under coach Conor Ward.

Irvine Valley turns in a strong effort in a 3-0 victory at LA Harbor on Tuesday. Martin Fabatia, Julian Svoboda and Alejandro Gonzalez all score goals in the second half for the Lasers. IVC plays at San Diego Mesa on Friday.

Irvine Valley came on strong in the second half, scoring five goals to beat East Los Angeles, 5-1, Tuesday at IVC. The Lasers won their second game of the year and had a third positive result in a row. Perla Miranda scored three goals.

Irvine Valley takes an early lead and then ties Compton, 1-1, on the road on Friday afternoon. Irvine Valley got a goal from Perla Miranda in the ninth minute and moved its record to 1-2-1 overall. IVC hosts East LA on Tuesday.

Irvine Valley, ranked No. 8 in the state, rallies to beat MiraCosta in five sets in its first match at the San Diego Mesa squad on Friday, but then falls to host and fifth-ranked in the state Mesa in four sets in the final match of the day.

Irvine Valley scores its most goals since 2018, beating Southwestern, 7-2, at home on Friday. It was the second-straight victory for the Lasers. Steven Osuna led the way with two goals for IVC, which moved to 2-3 overall.

Irvine Valley opened the season with two wins in its firs three matches, including sweeping two opponents. The Lasers take on Southwestern at home Wednesday night at 6 p.m.

Irvine Valley makes it a quick Wednesday night with a 25-15, 25-12, 25-16 win over Southwestern at home. The Lasers hit .355 as a team and improved their record to 3-1 overall. IVC is at the San Diego Mesa quad Friday.

Irvine Valley defeats Norco, 3-0, behind goals from Perla Miranda, Hannah Holmes and Fernanda Flores on the road Tuesday afternoon. Andrea Gonzales earns the shutout in goal. The Lasers are at Compton on Friday at 3 p.m.

Irvine Valley started the 2022 season with three losses against three of the top teams in the state last week, but the Lasers opened a new home field Tuesday afternoon and hit on all cylinders in a 2-0 victory over Rio Hondo.