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Irvine Valley, coming off of a 79-60 victory at Orange Coast on Wednesday night, takes on No. 15 in the state Santa Ana on Friday at home at 5 p.m. Irvine Valley has a record of 13-6 overall and has a mark of 3-2 in conference.

Irvine Valley moves its record to 17-3 overall and 3-1 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 67-57 win over Orange Coast in a battle of two of the best teams in the state. The Lasers play another tough team on Friday at home.

Irvine Valley snaps a two-game losing streak with a 79-60 Orange Empire Conference victory at Orange Coast Wednesday night. The Lasers moved their record to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in conference. IVC hosts Santa Ana Friday.

Irvine Valley officially starts its 2026 season on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at LA Pierce at noon, but the Lasers competed in a scrimmage against NAIA Saint Xavier Wednesday at home. Photos from the Wednesday match are posted.

Former Irvine Valley standout men's soccer team standout Jonas Foppen helped NCAA Division II Benedictine finish the fall of 2025 with a record of 10-5-5 overall. He played in 15 matches and recorded one goal and one assist.

Irvine Valley's women's basketball team came in at No. 11 in the latest California Community College Women's Basketball Association poll Monday. The Lasers are 16-3 overall under the guidance of head coach Claire Gocke.

Irvine Valley suffered two close Orange Empire Conference losses last week, but still moved up three spots in the latest state Winning Index Percentage. IVC held late leads against Santiago Canyon and Riverside before falling.

Orange Empire Conference offensive player of the year Armin Tehrani is headed to NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton. Tehrani scored nine goals and had 11 assists in an outstanding season and led IVC to a conference title.

Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player and striker Marcio Costa had a fine season at NCAA Division II Eckerd College in West Palm Beach, Fla. He finished with five goals and one assist for 11 points for the Tritons on the year.

Irvine Valley jumps out to a 32-15 lead at halftime and is up, 52-31, after three quarters on its way to a 74-53 Orange Empire Conference win at Riverside Friday. Symantha Barnett leads the way with 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Irvine Valley's men's basketball team led for all but 16 seconds in an Orange Empire Conference game at Riverside on Friday night, but it was the final 16 seconds that counted most as Riverside rallied for a 78-76 victory.

Former Irvine Valley standout men's soccer player Lukas Stark recently finished his senior season at Hawaii Hilo. Last fall, the Vulcans were second in the PacWest Conference and made the NCAA postseason for the first time.

Irvine Valley leads for a good portion of Wednesday night's Orange Empire Conference game against Santiago Canyon, but the Hawks finish strong, out-scoring IVC, 7-3, over the final 2:44 to earn a 73-69 conference victory.

Irvine Valley, which was No. 10 in the state RPI on the state website last week, is now No. 8 after going 1-1 against two ranked teams. IVC defeated No. 8 Cypress, 51-49, before falling at No. 22 Saddleback, 68-61 in overtime.

Luke Newman, a star on the Irvine Valley men's soccer team in 2024, was named first team all-conference at NCAA Division II West Chester in Pennsylvania. He finished with two goals and six assists for the Golden Rams last fall.

Irvine Valley is back in action Wednesday night as it hosts No. 13 in the state Santiago Canyon at 5 p.m. at home. Both teams are off to a 2-0 start in the Orange Empire Conference. IVC beat Saddleback, 67-65, in its last contest.

Irvine Valley will look to improve on what was a solid 2025 season as it kicks off its 2026 campaign in the coming weeks. IVC starts with a scrimmage against St, Xavier on Jan. 21 at home before playing at Palomar on Feb. 28.

Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player Mason Tracey stood out on and off the field this past fall in his first year at Oklahoma Christian University. He was named academic all-district and also started all 17 matches for the Eagles.

Irvine Valley struggles early Friday in a conference game at Saddleback, rallies to take a six-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but ends up losing, 68-61, in overtime. Alexis Price paces IVC with 16 points and nine rebounds.