Matt Szabo covers the city of Huntington Beach and sports for the Daily Pilot. A Southern California native and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, he has been working for L.A. Times Community News since 2006 and still loves talking to people about their hopes and dreams.
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Newport Harbor junior Connor Ohl became just the second Orange County swimmer to go under 20 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle on Friday, while the Sailors girls earned their third straight league title.
SeaSalt Honky Tonk at the Beach, which launches Saturday, features line dancing, barbecue and more.
The Laguna Beach senior advanced to Tuesday’s state qualifier at Mt. San Antonio College, as did a trio of girls’ divers from Newport Harbor.
The students will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” at an on-campus concert on May 10, in preparation for a show at Carnegie Hall in June.
The private Christian school held undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies Thursday at Mariners Church in Irvine, with more than 500 students collecting their diplomas.
The new Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production, “A Monster Within,” which follows a child’s relationship with his ailing mother, will have a four-performance run.
Newport Beach native and three-time Olympian Maddie Musselman was among the guests for Monday night’s premiere, along with U.S. women’s water polo team hype man Flavor Flav.
The Vikings’ Trevor Nguyen and David Tran narrowly lost to a team from Beckman on Saturday afternoon in the CIF doubles title match at the prestigious tournament.
The Sailors beat the Oilers 6-3 on Friday, moving to within a game and a half of first-place Huntington Beach in the Sunset League.
Alexander Shelley, who will become the orchestra’s artistic and music director in 2026-27, conducts three shows next week.