Schools Report

Troy senior Matt St. Claire pulls down a reception for a big gain that led to a first half touchdown. Troy’s seniors come up big in their final regular season home game… By Brian Park – In their first three years, Troy’s seniors had never felt the satisfaction of beating their crosstown rivals, the...
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Playoff berths are on the line as Fullerton and Troy square off in their annual rivalry game… By Brian Park – Game of the Week: Fullerton Indians (2-5, 0-2) @ Troy Warriors (5-2, 1-1) When and Where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Fullerton District Stadium With three weeks left in the regular season, Friday night’s...
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La Habra puts up 49 points in the first half… By Brian Park – After the first two weeks of league play, the Fullerton Indians find themselves with limited options, both on the field and in the standings. Already without leading-rusher Jesus Nodarse, who will be out for an undetermined length of time, the...
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The Lancers struggle to get anything done on offense in their first league game… By Brian Park – In his third year as head coach at Sunny Hills, Jon Caffrey is still trying to rebuild the Lancers football program back to a competitive level in the Freeway League. But even Caffrey will acknowledge that...
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By Carrie Barber/Fullerton Stories – Beth Purkey knows how to handle trouble. A nurse at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, Purkey deals with all kinds of patients, including drunks, psychotic patients and prisoners. So when she tracked her daughter’s stolen iPhone to a home in another city, she thought nothing of driving over...
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Sunny Hills opens Freeway League play as underdogs against La Habra… By Brian Park – Game of the Week: La Habra Highlanders @ Sunny Hills Lancers (2-3) When and Where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Buena Park High School Stadium Sunny Hills head coach Jon Caffrey does not have any illusions of grandeur when it...
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Acacia Elementary celebrated their increased Academic Performance Index scores last week with a school-wide party ending in a Cha Cha Slide. Acacia’s third and sixth graders brought the score up 19 points from last year. API scores measure academic growth in public schools across California through standardized tests. Fullerton School District Board members Beverly...
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Troy wins their final game before the start of Freeway League play, 35-7 By Brian Park – If Friday night’s first half is any indication of how far the Troy Warriors can advance this season, then a CIF playoff berth is almost assuredly theirs to lose. Senior Nathan Connolly threw for 157 yards and...
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By Alexandra Andersen – They’re the oldest kids on campus, they no longer need cootie shots and middle school is so close they can almost taste it. But for Golden Hill Elementary students, sixth grade also means attending Science Camp in the mountains and staying in log cabins with their classmates for five days....
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By Alexandra Andersen – Just as they reached the campus, the water started trickling down. What was supposed to be a global event celebrating the benefits of walking to school was nearly ruined by the morning rain. But luckily for the Fullerton elementary participants, they made it just in the nick of time. 3,000...
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