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Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years

May 22, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

By TAMARA LUSH

UNIONDALE, N.Y.  — With laughter, hugs and tears — and the requisite death-defying stunts — the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation Sunday night as it performed its last show.

“We are, forevermore, the Greatest Show on Earth,” boomed Johnathan Lee Iverson, who has been the ringmaster since 1999. His son, who also performed, stood by his side. The show was held at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, about 30 miles  east of New York City.

It was an emotional 2 1/2 hours for those who worked on the circus. Many of Ringling’s employees are second, third and even fourth-generation circus performers, while others met their spouses while touring. All spent months on the road, traveling from city to city in Ringling’s train cars and describing themselves as a giant family, albeit one with many clowns.

Big cat trainer Alexander Lacey hugs one of the tigers during the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y. Ringling's circus began its final show Sunday evening after 146 years of wowing audiences with its
Big cat trainer Alexander Lacey hugs one of the tigers during the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y. Ringling’s circus began its final show Sunday evening after 146 years of wowing audiences with its “Greatest Show on Earth.” (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Two performers hug after the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ORG XMIT: NYJJ120
Two performers hug after the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

But it also was the fans who felt like family.

Elaine Bario, a 57-year-old usher at the Nassau County Coliseum, said she’s seen the circus every time it’s been on Long Island — some years as a child with her father, who also was an usher at the same venue.

“The animals, this is where we fell in love with them,” she said. “We got to see animals here and the Bronx Zoo. We don’t go on safaris.”

Bario cried as she watched the final big cat act with its leopards, tigers and Alexander Lacey, the handsome animal trainer.

“I’ve always had a crush on the lion tamers,” she said, laughing through tears.

But it was those animal shows that led to the circus’ eventual demise.

Over the years, animal rights activists had targeted Ringling, saying that forcing animals to perform and transporting them around the country amounted to abuse. In May 2016, the company removed elephants from its shows, but ticket sales continued to decline. People, it seemed, didn’t want to see a circus without elephants. Ringling’s parent company, Feld Entertainment, announced in January it would close the show, citing declining attendance and high operating costs.

A handful of protesters stood outside the venue on Sunday, with signs that said “compassion always wins,” and “the future is animal free.”

Feld Entertainment CEO Kenneth Feld said that “we all have to embrace change.”

Feld’s father and uncle bought the circus in 1967. It was sold to Mattel in 1971, but the Feld family continued to manage the shows. The Felds bought the circus back in 1982.

Earlier Sunday, a group of retired and former circus performers sat across the street at a hotel bar, laughing and hugging and sharing memories of tours past.

“There’s a lot of mixed emotions, said Rev. George “Jerry” Hogan, Ringling’s circus chaplain. “It’s a reunion, but it’s bittersweet. I’m seeing people I haven’t seen in years.”

Once a mainstay of entertainment in small towns and big cities across the country, Ringling had two touring circuses this season, one of which ended its run earlier this month in Providence, Rhode Island . That show was the more traditional, three-ring circus, while the one performing this weekend had a narrative storyline. Called “Out of This World,” it was set in futuristic outer space.

In the end, though, Feld executives said they knew the circus couldn’t compete with iPhones, the internet, video games and massively branded and carefully marketed characters. Their other productions — Frozen on Ice, Marvel Live, Supercross, Monster Trucks, Disney on Ice — resonate better with younger generations.

But that didn’t stop the circus from giving the performance of their life, one last time, to one last crowd.

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CIF-SS softball playoffs: Schedule for Tuesday’s second round

May 21, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

The schedule for the CIF-SS softball playoffs on Tuesday, May 23.

CIF-SS SOFTBALL
Tuesday’s games

DIVISION 1
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Vista Murrieta at Norco
Pacifica at South Hills
Mission Viejo at Canyon/Anaheim
Grand Terrace at Mater Dei
Orange Lutheran at Oaks Christian
Foothill at Valencia/Valencia
La Habra at Santiago/Corona
Capistrano Valley at Los Alamitos

DIVISION 2
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Gahr at St. Lucy’s
Agoura at Villa Park
La Quinta at Santa Monica
Camarillo at Brea Olinda
Dana Hills at Rio Mesa
Upland at Charter Oak
Riverside Poly at Sunny Hills
Santa Margarita at Warren

DIVISION 3
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Fullerton at Peninsula
Cerritos at Woodbridge
Arroyo Grande at Knight
Murrieta Mesa at Mayfair
Crescenta Valley at Los Altos
St. Bonaventure at Ayala
La Mirada at Patriot
Paraclete at Hart

DIVISION 4
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Buena at Silverado
Jurupa Hills at Valencia/Placentia
Rubidoux at Paloma Valley
St. Joseph/Lakewood at Savanna
Whittier at Beaumont
Montclair at Arroyo
San Luis Obispo at Beckman
San Marcos at Hemet

DIVISION 5
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Quartz Hill at South Torrance
Colony at Sultana
Fillmore at Vista del Lago
Alverno at West Torrance
Heritage Christian at Chaminade
South El Monte at Barstow
Templeton at Godinez
Alemany at Coachella Valley

DIVISION 6
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Pasadena Poly at Sierra Canyon
Webb at Carpinteria
Harvard-Westlake at Hillcrest
Santa Paula at Wilson/Hacienda Heights
St. Anthony at Whittier Christian
Culver City at Azusa
Santiago/Garden Grove at Schurr
Academy of Careers and Exploration at Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks

DIVISION 7
Second round
Tuesday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.
Village Christian at Ramona Convent
Carnegie at Mayfield
St. Genevieve at Century
Animo Leadership at Mountain View
Grace Brethren at Hamilton/Anza
Santa Rosa Academy at Archer
St. Mary’s Academy at Connelly
Santa Ynez at Academy for Academic Excellence

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OCVarsity Photos: This week’s great plays, memorable moments

May 20, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

Click through OCVarsity’s photos from this week to see the best moments from some of the most important – and entertaining – games of the year.

Among the highlights are Ocean View baseball’s walk-off win in the CIF-SS playoffs, an incredible comeback by Kennedy in the boys volleyball semifinals and Laguna Beach’s exciting triumph over Trabuco Hills in the first round of the baseball playoffs.

We’ll be adding more photos from Saturday’s events, including the CIF-SS Track Finals and all of the boys volleyball championship games.

  • GahrÕs Michael Perez touches home plate before Los Al catcher Casey Buckley can tag him in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

    GahrÕs Michael Perez touches home plate before Los Al catcher Casey Buckley can tag him in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

  • Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal, left, and Jordan Ku celebrate after Abascal drove in the game-winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal, left, and Jordan Ku celebrate after Abascal drove in the game-winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kennedy’s Daniel Song celebrates his point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kennedy’s Daniel Song celebrates his point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kennedy’s Spencer Hirai and fans celebrate their reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kennedy’s Spencer Hirai and fans celebrate their reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kolton Freeman (28) of Laguna Beach celebrates after scoring in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kolton Freeman (28) of Laguna Beach celebrates after scoring in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Servite’s Christian Ciuffetelli, left, celebrates after winning the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Cypress at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Servite’s Christian Ciuffetelli, left, celebrates after winning the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Cypress at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Servite’s Brendan Sullivan slides for the ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Servite’s Brendan Sullivan slides for the ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Ocean View players move in to celebrate with teammate Miguel Abascal, second from right, after he drove in the winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Ocean View players move in to celebrate with teammate Miguel Abascal, second from right, after he drove in the winning run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Ocean View’s James Williams slides into home to score a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Ocean View’s James Williams slides into home to score a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kennedy fans cheer for the team during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kennedy fans cheer for the team during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress catcher Anthony Marquez tags Servite’s Matthew Doan at home plate during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress catcher Anthony Marquez tags Servite’s Matthew Doan at home plate during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress’ Ezele Wicks dives to catch a shallow fly ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress’ Ezele Wicks dives to catch a shallow fly ball during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra celebrates after Anissa Alatorre’s home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra celebrates after Anissa Alatorre’s home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • After a wild pitch, Gahr’s Tyrese Turner scores before Los Al pitcher Michael Townsend can make the tag in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

    After a wild pitch, Gahr’s Tyrese Turner scores before Los Al pitcher Michael Townsend can make the tag in Cerritos on Thursday, May 18, 2017.Gahr beat Los Alamitos 5-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

  • Kennedy team celebrate after a reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kennedy team celebrate after a reverse sweep win over St. Margaret’s during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress’ Mike Marsh, back, steals third safely before a tag by Servite’s Greg Carlos during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress’ Mike Marsh, back, steals third safely before a tag by Servite’s Greg Carlos during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Servite’s Tanner Smith smashes a two-run homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Servite’s Tanner Smith smashes a two-run homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios scores on Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios scores on Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kennedy team celebrate their point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Kennedy team celebrate their point during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs against St. Margaret’s at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress’ Mike Marsh shows his excitement as he hits a game-tying hit in the sixth inning during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress’ Mike Marsh shows his excitement as he hits a game-tying hit in the sixth inning during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios celebrates a single behind Yorba Linda’s Sierra Bauerle during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios celebrates a single behind Yorba Linda’s Sierra Bauerle during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Ocean View’s Devon Villanueva, (10) is welcomed by teammates back in the dugout after he scored a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Ocean View’s Devon Villanueva, (10) is welcomed by teammates back in the dugout after he scored a run against Bellflower in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress’ Ezele Wicks, front, celebrates his homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress’ Ezele Wicks, front, celebrates his homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cypress’ Ezele Wicks smacks a homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Cypress’ Ezele Wicks smacks a homer during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs against Servite at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • St. Margaret’s Lewis Smith, left, and Ethan Hill, center, tries to block a hit by Kennedy’s Jeremy Choi during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    St. Margaret’s Lewis Smith, left, and Ethan Hill, center, tries to block a hit by Kennedy’s Jeremy Choi during a semifinal match of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs at Kennedy in La Palma on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal hits a grounder to the left side that scores a run for Ocean View to win their wild-card round in the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoff against Bellflower in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Ocean View’s Miguel Abascal hits a grounder to the left side that scores a run for Ocean View to win their wild-card round in the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoff against Bellflower in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Servite’s Michael Frias delivers a pitch during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Servite’s Michael Frias delivers a pitch during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Cypress on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra’s Savannah Tourville scores past Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra’s Savannah Tourville scores past Yorba Linda catcher Sarah Ruggles during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over the Mustangs in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Andre Antone celebrates scoring a run. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Andre Antone celebrates scoring a run. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra’s Anissa Alatorre hits a home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra’s Anissa Alatorre hits a home run during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra pitcher Hannah Johnson throws to the plate during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra pitcher Hannah Johnson throws to the plate during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Trabuco Hills catcher Ryan Kearney, left, can’t make the tag at the plate in time on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach during the first round game of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Trabuco Hills catcher Ryan Kearney, left, can’t make the tag at the plate in time on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach during the first round game of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Center fielder Grady Morgan (31) of Laguna Beach can’t make the catch as the dives for the ball in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Center fielder Grady Morgan (31) of Laguna Beach can’t make the catch as the dives for the ball in a game against Trabuco Hills during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Yorba Linda’s Benjamin Trenery hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    Yorba Linda’s Benjamin Trenery hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Robert Wood, left, celebrates with teammate Nick Casarietti as he crosses the plate for a first inning run Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Robert Wood, left, celebrates with teammate Nick Casarietti as he crosses the plate for a first inning run Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Third baseman Dylan Danner (34), left, of Trabuco Hills as can’t make the tag on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach as he dives back to third in a game during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Third baseman Dylan Danner (34), left, of Trabuco Hills as can’t make the tag on Dustin Angus (2) of Laguna Beach as he dives back to third in a game during the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 at Trabuco Hills High in Mission Viejo on Friday, May 19, 2017. Laguna Beach defeated Trabuco Hills 8-7. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Andre Antone claps and he celebrates scoring a run for Capistrano Valley Christian in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Andre Antone claps and he celebrates scoring a run for Capistrano Valley Christian in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • JSerra’s Dylan Evzarraga returns the ball to a Buckley player during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    JSerra’s Dylan Evzarraga returns the ball to a Buckley player during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Nick Casarietti slides into home for a run in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Nick Casarietti slides into home for a run in the first inning. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Rancho Alamitos Dylan Hyde bobbled the ball for an error during Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Rancho Alamitos Dylan Hyde bobbled the ball for an error during Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios drives in two runs during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    La Habra’s Alyssa Palacios drives in two runs during the Highlanders’ 9-3 victory over Yorba Linda in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs in La Habra, CA on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Rancho Alamitos’ Nathan Alarcon smiles as he crosses the plate for his team’s only run of the game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Rancho Alamitos’ Nathan Alarcon smiles as he crosses the plate for his team’s only run of the game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro slides safely back into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro slides safely back into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Carson Matthew’s completed a double play as Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro came into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Carson Matthew’s completed a double play as Rancho Alamitos’ Nick Castro came into second. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Logan Hall was one of his team’s pitchers in Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Logan Hall was one of his team’s pitchers in Friday’s game. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • JSerra’s Steven Chu reacts after scoring a point in No. 1 singles against Buckley during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    JSerra’s Steven Chu reacts after scoring a point in No. 1 singles against Buckley during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Capistrano Valley Christian’s Zach Mendez was unsuccessful in evading the tag of Rancho Alamitos’ Joseph Alarcon during a a rundown. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Capistrano Valley Christian’s Zach Mendez was unsuccessful in evading the tag of Rancho Alamitos’ Joseph Alarcon during a a rundown. Rancho Alamitos took on Capistrano Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Magnolia’s Anthony Tran hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    Magnolia’s Anthony Tran hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Yorba Linda’s AJ Song stretches to return the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    Yorba Linda’s AJ Song stretches to return the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Yorba Linda’s Ryan Yang celebrates a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    Yorba Linda’s Ryan Yang celebrates a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • JSerra’s doubles teammates Brian Sad and Sam Keighley celebrate a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    JSerra’s doubles teammates Brian Sad and Sam Keighley celebrate a point during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

  • Mong Mova of Magnolia hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

    Mong Mova of Magnolia hits the ball during the CIF-SS Championship at The Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

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Football recruiting: Los Alamitos’ Issaiah Johnson commits to Arizona

May 19, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

Another talented linebacker from Orange County is headed to Arizona.

Los Alamitos’ Issaiah Johnson (6-3, 215) has committed to Arizona, the junior confirmed Thursday.

Johnson said in a direct message on Twitter that he felt the Wildcats were the “best fit” for him. Arizona recruited him to play inside linebacker, he added.

Last season, Johnson racked up 140 total tackles, including 80 solo, and added six sacks and an interception.

In February, Arizona signed Mission Viejo linebacker Colin Schooler, The Register’s defensive player of the year in 2016.

Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter

 

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Chris Cornell of Audioslave and Soundgarden has died at age 52

May 18, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

  • Chris Cornell and Stone Gossard of Temple of the Dog perform at the Forum on Nov. 14, 2016. (File photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)

    Chris Cornell and Stone Gossard of Temple of the Dog perform at the Forum on Nov. 14, 2016. (File photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)

  • Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell wails at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. (File photo by Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell wails at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. (File photo by Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • From left, Tim Commeford, Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell and Tom Morello, members of rock group “Audioslave” of the US, meet with reporters at the National Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 5, 2005. (File photo by Jorge Rey, AP)

    From left, Tim Commeford, Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell and Tom Morello, members of rock group “Audioslave” of the US, meet with reporters at the National Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 5, 2005. (File photo by Jorge Rey, AP)

  • On Aug. 8, 2010, file photo, musician Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (File photo by Nam Y. Huh, AP)

    On Aug. 8, 2010, file photo, musician Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (File photo by Nam Y. Huh, AP)

  • On Feb. 6, 2009, file photo, musician Chris Cornell speaks to the media as he arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Diamond in Los Angeles. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (File photo by Chris Pizzello, AP

    On Feb. 6, 2009, file photo, musician Chris Cornell speaks to the media as he arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Diamond in Los Angeles. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (File photo by Chris Pizzello, AP

  • Chris Cornell performs during night two of KROQ 106.7 FM’s 26th Annual Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum in Inglewood on Sunday night. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: acousticchristmas_review.1214.dak 12/13/15 – Photo by DREW A. KELLEY, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

    Chris Cornell performs during night two of KROQ 106.7 FM’s 26th Annual Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum in Inglewood on Sunday night. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: acousticchristmas_review.1214.dak 12/13/15 – Photo by DREW A. KELLEY, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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DETROIT — The musician Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and, later, Audioslave, died on Wednesday night. He was at 52.

Cornell’s death was reported by The Associated Press, citing a statement from his representative, Brian Bumbery.

The death was “sudden and unexpected,” Mr. Bumbery said, adding that Mr. Cornell’s wife and other family members were shocked. The statement said the family would work closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause of death.

Cornell was scheduled to appear at a concert on Friday, May 19, in Columbus, Ohio. He posted a message on Twitter just a few hours before his death was reported, writing, “#Detroit finally back to Rock City!!!”

#Detroit finally back to Rock City!!!! @soundgarden #nomorebullshit pic.twitter.com/BqXx9veFoD

— Chris Cornell (@chriscornell) May 18, 2017

With his powerful voice and nearly four-octave vocal range, Cornell was one of the leading voices of the 1990s grunge movement as the frontman of Soundgarden, one of the most popular and successful bands to emerge from the Seattle music scene, joining the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.

Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by Cornell, the guitarist Kim Thayil and the bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The group’s third studio album, “Badmotorfinger,” in 1991 spawned the singles “Jesus Christ Pose,” “Rusty Cage” and “Outshined,” which received regular play on alternative rock radio stations.

Cornell also collaborated with members of what would become Pearl Jam to form Temple of the Dog, which produced a self-titled album in 1991 in tribute to a friend, Andrew Wood, the former frontman for Mother Love Bone.

Three years later, Soundgarden broke through on mainstream radio with the album “Superunknown,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Record in 1995. It included the hit singles “Spoonman,” “Fell on Black Days,” “Black Hole Sun,” “My Wave” and “The Day I Tried to Live.”

Soundgarden broke up in 1997 after tensions in the band, and Mr. Cornell pursued a solo career. In 2001, he joined Audioslave, which included former members of Rage Against the Machine.

Audioslave disbanded in 2007, but Cornell and Soundgarden reunited in 2012 and released a sixth studio album, “King Animal,” in 2012.

Cornell became involved in philanthropy and started the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation to support children facing homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect.

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A Big Mac at your doorstep? McDonald’s partners with UberEats for McDelivery in Southern California

May 17, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

  • The Big Mac burger is now available through delivery. (AP Photo/McDonald’s Corp.)

    The Big Mac burger is now available through delivery. (AP Photo/McDonald’s Corp.)

  • UberEats and McDonald’s are partnering for delivery.

    UberEats and McDonald’s are partnering for delivery.

  • Now you can order a Big Mac and fries and have it delivered to your home or office using UberEats. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

    Now you can order a Big Mac and fries and have it delivered to your home or office using UberEats. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

  • A large order of McDonald’s french fries from McDonald’s (AP Photo/Rich Kareckas

    A large order of McDonald’s french fries from McDonald’s (AP Photo/Rich Kareckas

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Starting Wednesday, Southern California Big Mac fans can satisfy their craving without leaving their driveway.

McDonald’s has launched doorstep delivery through UberEats at 375 restaurants in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties. With the exception of soft-serve ice cream orders and promotional items, the full McDonald’s menu is available through the fast-growing delivery division of Uber.

Third-generation McDonald’s operator Todd Horner, whose family runs 34 Southern California restaurants, said McDelivery allows the chain to get “our meals into people’s hands that may not be able to make it into the restaurant.”

McDonald’s restaurants in Southern California are among the first in the nation to launch delivery. The world’s largest burger chain is expected to expand the service over the coming months in other regions.

Meeting consumer demand for delivery comes as McDonald’s tries to stay one step ahead of its biggest fast food rivals: Burger King, Wendy’s and Jack in the Box.

San Diego-based Jack in the Box launched delivery of its entire menu in late March through a partnership with San Francisco-based DoorDash.  Of the 856 restaurants testing delivery, 273 are in Southern California – a key market for Jack in the Box, the company said.

Wendy’s and DoorDash are piloting a delivery program at 135 restaurants in Dallas and Columbus, Ohio. Some parts of Orange County also offer delivery. Irvine-based Taco Bell has offered delivery through DoorDash for nearly two years.

McDonald’s is joining a number of popular restaurants going with UberEats, one of the industry’s fastest-growing food delivery companies.

Since debuting in 2014 in Los Angeles, UberEats has added thousands of restaurants to its roster including The Halal Guys, Panda Express, The Flame Broiler, Umami Burger, Slater’s 50/50, Lemonade, Ruby’s Diner and Johnny Rockets.

On the app, pizza, Mexican food and burgers are the most popular search categories.

“People in Southern California search for McDonald’s in the UberEats app almost daily, so we’re excited to expand our reach and deliver what they’ve been craving,” UberEats spokesman Allen Narcisse said in a statement.

Postmates, an on-demand delivery service, said the Big Mac is the No. 1 fast-food item craved by its users. (Note: Postmates acts more like a personal courier service by allowing users to create custom shopping orders).

Many of those searching for food delivery are the industry’s next generation of diners: millennials.

The nation’s 75 million millennials, roughly defined as ages 18-34 in 2015, outnumber Baby Boomers. Mobile ordering is among their biggest pastimes.

Market research firm NPD Group reports 1.7 billion deliveries in foodservice visits annually. Young adults are the heaviest users, representing 56 percent of delivery orders.

Compared to other generations, Gen Z and Gen Y are also the most satisfied users of food delivery services, according to NPD.

“If delivery fits a foodservice operator’s business model and it’s operationally feasible, they definitely need to add it on as an option in order to stay competitive,” said Warren Solochek, president of NPD’s Foodservice Practice division.Delivering meals is one of

Delivering meals is one of several strategies McDonald’s has employed to lure today’s experiential-focused consumer. In recent years, McDonald’s has modernized restaurants, made breakfast available all day and added a line of Signature Crafted burgers made with upscale ingredients.

Many of those programs were first tested in Southern California.

Horton, whose family runs 12 McDonald’s stores in Orange County, said the company has evolved to be more accessible and customer-focused. Testing new ideas is necessary to stay relevant.

“Not everything is going to work perfectly, but a lot of good things come out of trial and error,” said the 34-year-old operator. “If we don’t try it, we’ ll never know.”

Of his 34 restaurants, 23 restaurants are participating in UberEats program. Normal UberEats “booking fees” apply. Locally, fees are about $4.99 per delivery.

However, McDelivery customers can get $5 off their first two UberEATS orders by using the following promotional code valid through July 1: FRIES4U. No minimum order. The promotion is only valid for new users.

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CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs: Updated schedule, Saturday’s scores

May 16, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

The CIF-SS boys volleyball schedule for the semifinals on Wednesday, plus the scores from Saturday’s games.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

DIVISION 1
Semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m. unless noted
Newport Harbor at Loyola
Oak Park at Corona del Mar, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Saturday
Loyola def. Beckman, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23
Newport Harbor def. Westlake, 25-23, 25-22, 17-25, 22-25, 15-8
Corona del Mar def Laguna Beach, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12
Oak Park def. Huntington Beach, 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21

DIVISION 2
Semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
South Torrance at Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks
Laguna Hills at Calabasas

Quarterfinals, Saturday
South Torrance def. Long Beach Wilson, 26-24, 25-17, 25-18
Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks def. El Segundo, 25-17, 25-22, 25-20
Calabasas def. Quartz Hill, 25-17, 25-17, 25-23
Laguna Hills def. Santa Monica, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-11

DIVISION 3
Semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Cypress at Vista Murrieta
Bishop Montgomery at Crean Lutheran

Quarterfinals, Saturday
Cypress def. Channel Islands, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18
Vista Murrieta def. Arroyo Grande, 17-25, 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 15-12
Crean Lutheran def. Paraclete, 25-16, 25-16, 25-20
Bishop Montgomery def. Tustin, 28-26, 25-21, 25-20

DIVISION 4
Semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Downey at Katella
St. Margaret’s at Kennedy

Quarterfinals, Saturday
Katella def. Los Altos, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-10
Downey def. La Quinta/Westminster, 27-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19
Kennedy/La Palma def. California, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-14
St. Margaret’s def. Perris, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-12

DIVISION 5
Semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Cerritos at West Valley
Riverside Poly at La Serna

Quarterfinals, Saturday
Cerritos def. Woodcrest Christian, 26-24, 25-15, 25-5
West Valley def. Orange, 25-18, 16-25, 25-21, 25-14
Riverside Poly def. Santa Monica Pacifica Christian, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13
La Serna def. San Gabriel Academy, 17-25, 25-1, 25-22, 25-22

Upcoming schedule:
Championships: May 20 at Cerritos College

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The globalization debate is just beginning

May 15, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

The decisive victory of Emmanuel Macron for president of France over Marine Le Pen is being widely hailed as a victory of good over evil, and an affirmation of open migration flows and globalization. Certainly, the defeat of the odious National Front should be considered good news, but the global conflict over trade and immigration has barely begun.

On both sides of the Atlantic, there are now two distinct, utterly hostile, opposing views about globalization and multiculturalism. The world-wise policies of the former investment banker Macron play well in the Paris “bubble” — and its doppelgangers in New York, San Francisco, Tokyo and London — but not so much in the struggling industrial and rural hinterlands.

The trade dilemma

For much of the past half-century, the capitalist powers, led by the United States, favored free trade, even with terms often vastly unbalanced. Now President Donald Trump has undermined this orthodoxy. But anti-globalism transcends conservatism. Besides the National Front, which won over a third of the vote, doubling its support from 2002, the other rising political force in the country, far-left socialist Jean-Luc Melenchon, is at least as hostile to free trade. Much the same can be said of the ascendant Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party.

Globalists argue that the free trade regime, primarily promoted by the United States, has been a boon to the world economy. Certainly, the last half-century has seen enormous progress in some countries, most notably in East Asia, and led to a general decline in global poverty. It has also produced lower prices for consumers in America and elsewhere.

Yet, there has been a price to pay, perhaps not in Newport Beach or Beverly Hills, but definitely in areas such as Lille, France, or Rust Belt Ohio, where workers and communities suffered for free trade “principles.” The trade deficit with China alone, notes the labor backer Economic Policy Institute, has cost the country some 3.4 million jobs between 2001 and 2015.

Immigration splits

Immigration presents, if anything, a more divisive issue. A clear majority of Europeans, notes a recent Chatham House survey, oppose further immigration from Muslim-majority countries. Concerns over migration, a London School of Economic report found, fueled Brexit even more than trade and economics. Nor is this just a reaction of the old. Le Pen did far better among the young, winning some 44 percent of all 18- to 24-year-old voters.

On this side of the Atlantic, most Americans favor less immigration and, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, also want tougher border controls and increased deportations of the undocumented. Most, including Republicans, may not identify with the less temperate sentiments of Trumpians, but 60 percent, according to a March Gallup poll, are worried about illegal immigration and oppose the more adamant expressions of progressive dogma, such as sanctuary cities. According to a February Harvard-Harris Poll survey, some 80 percent of Americans oppose the notion of sanctuary cities.

Coming next: The great recalibration?

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron could not be more different in tone and approach, but to succeed they will need to navigate the challenges of globalization in a way that meets the needs of their electorates. Trends and technologies may cross borders easily, but electorates retain their interests and identities. Rather than cling to a narrow perspective, perhaps both men can find a way to keep the trading system, and some limited immigration, without disrupting too many lives and the economy.

Macron, today’s poster child for the globalists, is targeting London’s financial sector to bring back some high-end jobs to Paris, and could morph into an almost Trumpian protectionist, with the European Union serving as the preferred zone. For his part, Trump seems less likely than once believed to suppress trade, but he seems determined to make “deals” to turn the terms more in the favor of U.S. workers.

The two newly elected leaders will confront some who embrace open borders and others who want to close the country off to newcomers. Neither approach makes sense, given the cultural and economic anxiety of many citizens, as well as the important contributions made by immigrants, particularly in the United States. Immigrants are critical to our lagging entrepreneurial sector, as laid out by the Kauffman Foundation. They also have played an oversized role in technology and other industries. Overall, 40 percent of all Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or their offspring. Some industries, including tourism and agriculture, could face major crises unless Trump finds a way to allow workers to come in as legal guest workers, rather than undocumented immigrants.

This will require something in short supply today: a reasoned approach. The fulminating xenophobia of a Le Pen or Steve Bannon may be repugnant, but equally unreasonable and out of touch are the trade dogmas of the Davos group or open borders notions now embraced by many on the left.

Finding a way toward some sort of great recalibration, a middle ground between extremes, may be difficult in these polarized times, but it may be the only way to address critical issues without making the future far worse than the recent past.

Joel Kotkin is the R.C. Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange and executive director of the Houston-based Center for Opportunity Urbanism (www.opportunityurbanism.org).

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Woodward and Bernstein: We need you more than ever

May 14, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

Like America’s 45th president, Joe DiMaggio wasn’t a reader, so literary symbolism wasn’t his thing, and the allusion to him in the Simon & Garfunkel hit “Mrs. Robinson” initially irritated Joltin’ Joe. “What do they mean, ‘Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?’” he’d grouse to his pals at Toots Shor’s. “I’m still here. I haven’t gone anywhere.”

DiMaggio met Paul Simon at a restaurant years later and registered his complaint. The songwriter patiently explained that the line meant “Where are the great heroes now?” This mollified the Yankee Clipper, but the question implicit in that exchange is still salient 50 years later. Where are America’s heroes? I’m not talking baseball. I mean the heroes of U.S. politics and the law — and journalism.

Richard Nixon was elected the year that “Mrs. Robinson” topped the charts. He won re-election, too, in a landslide, but did not finish out his second term, resigning in disgrace at the height of the Watergate scandal. Although Watergate was a sordid and complex mess with a long list of villains, many Americans rose to the occasion, too. The heroes list started with 24-year-old Watergate security guard Frank Wills and encompassed a disparate cast of characters that included: U.S. District Court Judge John Sirica; Samuel Dash, chief counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee, along with its two ranking members, Democrat Sam Ervin and Republican Howard Baker, who employed the iconic phrase “What did the president know and when did he know it?” of committee witnesses.

On the House side, Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino did his patriotic duty, as did several Republicans who initially defended the president, but backed off as the evidence mounted. Inside the administration, Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy AG William Ruckelshaus refused Nixon’s order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Meanwhile, FBI Deputy Director W. Mark Felt morphed into “Deep Throat,” the Washington Post’s secret source, who met late at night with a young Bob Woodward.

Ah, yes, the Post’s now-legendary investigative reporters. “Woodstein,” in Ben Bradlee’s irreverent formulation: Woodward and Carl Bernstein. It’s not accurate to say, although it has become convenient shorthand, that this duo and their paper brought down a president. But they did their jobs, and then some, while maintaining a neutrality in tone and a commitment to precision that seems quaint today. Quaint, but necessary. When President Trump stiffed the journalists who cover him daily by boycotting the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the WHCA president turned the event into a celebration of the First Amendment. This was smart, although it would have been smarter to refrain from bashing Trump most of the night. But one decision was inspired: inviting Woodward and Bernstein to speak.

The “boys,” as Bradlee also called them, were superb. They are gray-haired septuagenarians now and even wiser than they were back in the day. The New York Post compared their appearance to a Simon & Garfunkel reunion, but I thought it was more as if Joe DiMaggio had decided to answer the question posed in “Mrs. Robinson” by donning pinstripes and going to Yankee Stadium to smack line drives and make shoestring catches in centerfield.

Bernstein began by recalling how he and Woodward once answered a long question about their reporting philosophy with a short phrase. What they were searching for was the “best obtainable version of the truth.” It’s a concept, he said, requiring enormous “effort, thinking, persistence, pushback, removal of ideological baggage, and sheer luck … not to mention some unnatural humility.”

Bernstein added that government secrecy is still “the enemy” and that whatever government officials are hiding is a pretty good indication of where the search for truth should lead. “Yes, follow the money,” he said, referencing the Watergate-era phrase, “but follow also the lies.”

Yet, it was what this self-confident journalist whom conservatives still consider a man of the left had to say about humility and ideological baggage that was more striking. “You never know what the real story is until you’ve done the reporting,” he said. “Our assumption of the big picture isn’t enough. Our preconceived notions of where the story might go are almost always different than the way the story comes out when we’ve done the reporting.”

Incremental reporting is crucial, he added, noting that he and Woodward wrote more than 200 Watergate stories, recalling that when he’d get impatient and say, “Let’s go for the big enchilada,” Woodward would counsel, “Here’s what we know now and are ready to put in the paper.”

“We’re reporters,” Bernstein concluded. “Not judges. Not legislators. What the government or citizens or judges do with the information we’ve developed is not our part of the process nor our objective.”

When Woodward took the dais, he admonished the absent Trump to take his favorite canard off the table. “Mr. President, the media is not fake news,” Woodward said. He also acknowledged the underbelly of modern journalism, noting how Bradlee and other Post editors gave reporters “the precious luxury of time” to pursue facts. “Now, in 2017, the impatience and speed of the internet and our own rush can disable and undermine the most important tool of journalism,” he said.

Although Woodward acknowledged that the mainstream media “needs to get both facts and tone right” — and sometimes fails to — he maintained that the effort to obtain the “best obtainable version of the truth” is largely made in good faith. I found myself hoping that this is true. I’m skeptical, however. I know Woodward and Bernstein personally — Bob better than Carl — and have familial connections to The Washington Post and to Ben Bradlee. I was proud of them during Watergate and I was proud of them the night of the 2017 White House Correspondents’ dinner. But the internet wasn’t around when Nixon was president. Neither was cable news.

James Comey was the third FBI director to be pushed out by a president. The first was acting FBI chief L. Patrick Gray III, whose forced resignation was one of the dubious signposts of Watergate. The second was when Bill Clinton replaced the Reagan-Bush holdover William Sessions. Which one was this more like? Neither, according to CNN talking head Jeffrey Toobin. This was Archibald Cox all over again, he asserted. “The FBI is running an investigation of Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia and apparently it’s getting too close for comfort,” said the CNN contributor, his voice rising in indignation. “That the only rational conclusion that you can draw from this firing.”

So only an irrational person — only a lunatic — would possibly disagree with this highly speculative opinion. That’s a far cry from “the best obtainable version of the truth.”

Meanwhile, CNN anchorman Jake Tapper was theatrically harrumphing at White House explanations for Comey’s firing, while a CNN guest columnist asserted, apparently sincerely, that a Time magazine report that Trump is served two scoops of ice cream while his White House guests get one is “proof” that the president is a child who should be immediately impeached. I almost hesitate to single out CNN; among cable networks it’s the least ideological. And that’s the problem.

Where have you gone, Woodstein? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Carl M. Cannon is executive editor and Washington Bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.

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Why California’s good economic times aren’t better

May 13, 2017 Written by Paper Shredding

Numbers can tell a story, and the California state budget is a murder mystery.

On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown stood between two easels stacked with charts and warned that the good times can’t last forever.

There’s no money for new spending, he said as he unveiled the annual May revision of his January budget proposal, because although state revenues are a little higher than he thought they’d be back in January, they’re still $3.3 billion lower than state finance officials projected last June.

If these are the good times, why are state revenues lower than expected?

State Finance Director Michael Cohen said the revenue shortfall is mainly due to sales tax revenue coming in below expectations. People just didn’t make purchases at the rate that was anticipated.

Why not?

The answer to that question is on page 5 of the state’s “Revenue Estimates” document. “The level of wages has been revised downward,” it says. The Economic Research Unit further explains, “In the updated 2015 taxpayer data from FTB (Franchise Tax Board), the level of taxable wages was revised downward. This supported our interpretation of the weak cash data for sales tax receipts.”

In other words, Californians are earning less money and buying less stuff.

And these are the good times. We’re in “an economic recovery that won’t last forever,” the governor said.

California is spending record sums on anti-poverty programs, $19 billion per year more than in 2012. We have the highest poverty rate in the nation, over 20 percent, according to the Census Bureau, when the cost of living is taken into account.

But taxpayer-funded programs can never catch up to the problem, because higher taxes are part of the cause of the problem. Where are the jobs that allow people to climb out of poverty and enjoy a rising standard of living, instead of declining wages and never enough money to buy things?

Those jobs are being driven away to other states with better business climates, and the jobs that are left in California pay less than our budgeteers expected.

What can we do about it?

We could repeal the costly and restrictive climate legislation recklessly passed a decade ago. Assembly Bill 32 and Senate Bill 375 should be re-examined in the harsh light of current data showing declining wages and purchasing power.

AB32 has added extra costs to manufacturing and energy production in California, and SB 75 has limited construction of new homes in affordable areas by trying to contain “sprawl” and reduce driving.

As a result, we have fewer high-paying jobs and a shortage of housing. Combined, these have driven home prices out of reach, which further discourages employers from locating here.

This is actual harm to California residents. Weigh that against what we’re accomplishing with the climate legislation.

“Even if California were to eliminate carbon dioxide emission entirely, it would have no effect on global climate change,” says the state Senate analysis of SB150, yet another bill to restrict growth in the name of preventing climate change. “California only accounts for roughly 6-7 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the USA and about 1 percent of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.”

We are standing on our own oxygen hose. The governor’s budget says wages are lower and people have less money to spend, and these are the good times, without a recession.

There’s no mystery in this whodunnit. We dunnit to ourselves.

Susan Shelley is a columnist for the Southern California News Group. Reach her at Susan@SusanShelley.com.

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