Irvine Valley, the defending state champion in the 3C2A, moved on to a So. Cal. Regional final playoff event on Saturday at home against Glendale. The Lasers, under the guidance of coach Ross Duncan, will host at 2 p.m.
Irvine Valley Orange Empire Conference most valuable player Symantha Barnett, who helped her Laser squad reach the 3C2A State Championship, and led IVC to a conference title is off to Dillard University in New Orleans.
Irvine Valley gives up runs late and loses to Golden West, 9-2, on the road in the second game of the Orange Empire Conference series Thursday. IVC and GWC have split the first two games and play again Friday at IVC.
Irvine Valley shuts out Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference match on Wednesday afternoon at home. The Lasers sweep the four matches and then get a forfeit win on the fifth court to improve their record to 5-17 overall.
Irvine Valley, the defending 3C2A champion and Orange Empire Conference winner, defeats Santa Barbara City, 5-0, in its opening round So. Cal. Regional match Tuesday at home. The Lasers next face No. 4 Ventura on Apr. 14.
Irvine Valley scores five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and comes back to beat Golden West, 15-11, in the opening game of a three-game series at home Tuesday. Lucas Scott had three hits and four RBI to lead IVC.
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in So. Cal. and the defending 3C2A state champion, defeats No. 8 Santa Barbara City at home on Tuesday, 5-0, and moves on to the second round next week at home against a strong No, 4 Ventura squad.
Irvine Valley moves up in the latest version of the JCGridiron.com Filthy 20 Rankings. IVC is coming off two big wins in its last two contests, defeating Saddleback and shutting out Cypress. The Lasers host Golden West Thursday.
Irvine Valley starting men's soccer player Tristan Amezcua was named a finalist for a 3C4A award at the annual 3C2A State Meeting at Burbank last week. Amezcua helped IVC earn an Orange Empire Conference title last fall.
Irvine Valley won another OEC title and its top players and coach were honored. Philip Neuman earned singles player of the year, Neuman and Steven Anderson were the top doubles team and Ross Duncan was coach of the year.
Irvine Valley, the defending 3C2A champion, begins the quest for another title Tuesday when the top-seeded in the South Lasers host No. 8 Santa Barbara City at 2 p.m. IVC finished the regular season with a record of 10-1 overall.
Irvine Valley defeats Fullerton, 5-3, in the final game of the three-game Orange Empire Conference set. IVC picks up its second win in OEC play and moves its record to 17-14 overall. Luke Acuna earns the win on the mound for IVC.
Irvine Valley plays one of its best matches of the year and defeats Grossmont in a conference contest, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, at home on Wednesday night. The Lasers move their record to 7-12 overall and 4-7 in conference.
Irvine Valley jumps out to a 4-0 lead early and later ties the game at 7-7 in the top of the seventh inning, but Fullerton scores five runs in the bottom of the seventh and earns a 12-7 win. The two teams play again Friday at IVC.
Irvine Valley's women's flag football team, which was one of the first squads to start a program in the state in 2025, has now had its first signing to a four-year school. Sophomore Allison Faggella is off to the University of Redlands.
Irvine Valley allows five runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth inning and falls to Fullerton, 12-4, on Tuesday afternoon at home. The Lasers are at Fullerton on Thursday at 2 p.m. and then host the Hornets on Friday at 1 p.m.
Irvine Valley loses to San Diego Mesa at home on Wednesday in four sets and then falls at San Deigo Miramar on Friday also in four sets. The Lasers see their record slip to 6-12 overall and 3-7 in conference action.
Former Beckman High and Irvine Valley pitcher Valley pitcher Colin Rhee, playing at UC San Diego, is now part of the OC Ripide squad for 2026. As a freshman at IVC in 2024, he was among the conference leaders in strikeouts.
Irvine Valley falls, 6-5, in a heartbreaker in extra innings, going 12 on Thursday in its second game of a three-game Orange Empire Conference series with Orange Coast. The two teams will play again Saturday IVC at 12 p.m.
Irvine Valley captures another Orange Empire Conference title with a 9-0 win over Orange Coast Tuesday. The Lasers finish the regular season with a record of 10-1 overall and 8-0 in the OEC. Playoff seedings will be picked next week.