ANAHEIM — For nearly 16 tantalizing minutes, it looked like the Ducks could play – at least on this night – with the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. They held an early 1-0 lead and early momentum. The Avalanche equalized with defenseman Bowen Byram’s goal at 15:43 and as time wound down in the first period, the Nathan MacKinnon Show took over. Playing in his 700th NHL game, he made something out of nothing, scoring with 7.9 seconds remaining in the first, making it 2-1, and it completely changed the complexion of the game. Colorado went on to score two quick goals – in the f ..read more

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County softball stat leaders through Saturday, March 25. To be included, teams must have their stats up to date on the MaxPreps.com leaderboards. BATTING AVERAGE Name, school Avg. Hits AB Malaya Majam-Finch, Fullerton .688 11 16 Kileah Lologo, Bolsa Grande .650 13 20 Kayden Connaty, Garden Grove .647 22 34 Aleena Garcia, Whittier Christian .644 38 59 Zoe Prystajko, Huntington Beach .632 12 19 Nevaeh Gomez, La Quinta .609 14 23 Mickayla Galaviz, Anaheim .607 17 28 Jocelyn Aguilar, W ..read more

ANAHEIM ― Noah Syndergaard and Tyler Anderson arrived at Angel Stadium with similar goals Monday: to use their final exhibition start to prepare for a new season with a new team. Coincidentally, each pitcher’s new team was the other’s old team. That familiarity seemed to benefit the Angels’ lineup more than the Dodgers’. Syndergaard allowed five runs on nine hits in five innings, including home runs by Mike Trout and Taylor Ward, in the Angels’ 5-4 victory. Anderson limited the Dodgers to two runs in 5⅓ innings in his first home start as an Angel, both coming on solo home runs by Mookie Betts ..read more

ANAHEIM ― The Dodgers’ hardest-throwing pitcher hasn’t had a locker in their major league clubhouse for most of spring training. He won’t have one after the exhibition season ends Tuesday, either. For Jake Pilarski, that’s OK. When he signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers in December, he said, “I did not think I’d be standing in the Dodgers’ clubhouse (Sunday) and the Anaheim clubhouse today.” At 24, Pilarski’s journey in professional baseball is just beginning. An undrafted free agent out of The Citadel, Pilarski spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons pitching in the independent Frontier L ..read more

Camp Pendleton leaders on Monday sent a public notice to thousands of service members and civilians who live and work on the base’s north end alerting them that recent testing revealed their drinking water contained a higher-than-desired level of PFAS, a potentially carcinogenic chemical that has been found in much of Southern California’s groundwater supply. PFAS, or per- and polyfluorinated substances, can be found in cleaning products, water-resistant fabrics, grease-resistant paper and non-stick cookware, as well as in products such as shampoo, dental floss and nail polish. The state only ..read more

The CIF-SS high school girls lacrosse polls, released Monday, March 27 CIF-SS GIRLS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Lacrosse Committee) Division 1/2 Foothill Marlborough Redondo Union Mira Costa Edison San Clemente St. Margaret’s Murrieta Mesa Oak Park Palos Verdes Others: Newport Harbor, Newbury Park, Santiago/Corona, Mater Dei, Royal Division 3 Huntington Beach Chaparral Simi Valley Northwood San Marcos Orange Lutheran Portola El Toro Santa Monica Murrieta Valley Others: ML King, Notre Dame/SO, Temecula Valley. Rosary     ..read more

A 25-year-old man is suspected of fatally stabbing a man and injuring a teenage girl at a home in Garden Grove, police said Monday. The suspect, Juan Carlos Fernandez Bustos of Garden Grove, was hospitalized Monday for injuries sustained in a fracas Sunday night at a Garden Grove home, Garden Grove police Sgt. Nick Jensen said. Police were dispatched just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday to the 10300 block of Lampson Avenue. Bustos, who previously dated someone living at the residence, got into an argument with family members that escalated into a physical conflict, Jensen said. A 43-year-old man, who ..read more

ANAHEIM — An ongoing bout with headaches and insomnia will put Angels first baseman Jared Walsh on the injured list to open the season. Walsh is set to see a specialist to help him through the issue, with Manager Phil Nevin conveying a positive outlook. “It’s a two-week program so he’s not going to start the year with us,” Nevin said. “He is really encouraged about the program he’s going to and he’s able to still do baseball activity. We’ll see how (long) the duration is, but obviously that puts him on the IL to start the season. So yeah, we’re gonna miss Walshy for the first part.” Walsh, 29 ..read more

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County baseball stat leaders through Saturday, March 25. To be included, teams must have their stats up to date on the MaxPreps.com leaderboards. BATTING AVERAGE Name, school Avg. Hits AB Nick Santivanez, El Modena .562 9 16 John Uchytil, Estancia .542 26 48 Joshua Delgado, Santa Ana .526 10 19 Waylon Pipia, Calvary Chapel .526 10 19 Keenan Anzai, Mission Viejo .516 16 31 Chase Brunson, San Clemente .514 18 35 Jack Boucher, Mission Viejo .500 15 30 Alex Blancas, Buena Park .481 13 ..read more

By Isabella O’Malley | Associated Press Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and solar significantly drove the increase in renewable energy and contributed 14% of the electricity produced domestically in 2022. “I’m happy to see we’ve crossed that threshold, but that is only a step in what has to be a very rapid and much cheaper journey,” said Stephen Porder, a professor o ..read more