Irvine Valley moves three points ahead of the rest in the Orange Empire Conference with a 2-0 win at Santiago Canyon. The Lasers have two matches to go, hosting Fullerton Wednesday and playing at Golden West Friday.
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Irvine Valley's record goes to 1-1 on the season after a 71-63 loss to Cerritos in its opening game of the 29th Annual 51ÁÔÆæ Classic on Thursday. IVC will play in a consolation game against Canyons Friday at 4 p.m.
Irvine Valley starts strong with a 25-8 win in the first set and continues on to sweep in an Orange Empire Conference match on the road over Cypress on Wednesday. The Lasers move to 9-4 in conference play.
Former Irvine Valley men's soccer standout Lennart Granzow was named first team all-Big South Conference at NCAA Division I UNC Asheville. In his sophomore year 51ÁÔÆæ, he was named defensive player of the year in the OEC.
Irvine Valley took the lead Tuesday at home, but gave up goals in the 71st and 74th minutes and Cypress pulled off a 2-1 Orange Empire Conference win with three games left in the regular season. IVC's Tristan Amezcua scored.
Irvine Valley kept its playoff hopes alive with a 0-0 Orange Empire Conference draw at eighth-ranked in the state Cypress on the road Tuesday afternoon. IVC now hosts No. 3 in the state Santiago Canyon on Friday at 3 p.m.