The Irvine Valley women's basketball team finished with a record of 27-4 overall, won the Orange Empire Conference, made the So. Cal. Regional Playoff Final and had two players named honorable mention All-Americans.
Irvine Valley women's basketball assistant coach Erika Garcia is joining the coaching staff at Menlo. Garcia was a star player at Irvine Valley and then stood out at Menlo. She has been an assistant at IVC the past three seasons.
The Lasers end up 12th in the state standings for two-year colleges. It is IVC's best-ever finish in the cup competition. Irvine Valley won state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and sand volleyball in 2014-15.
Irvine Valley sophomore women's basketball players Karli Kato and Erika Pagkalinawan sign with the University of La Verne after two solid years for the Lasers. The duo helped IVC win an Orange Empire Conference title this season.
Center Breanna Turner, who was the Orange Empire Conference MVP and named first team all-state, is headed to Menlo College, while forward Conerie Brennan, who was picked all-conference, is going to Holy Names
Kasey Smit, Aaleah Brown, Kydell Pearson and Serena Saba, all top high school senior players in Orange County, have pledged their commitments to the Irvine Valley women's basketball team. IVC is coming off a 27-4 season.
Irvine Valley sophomore center Breanna Turner and freshman guard Jordan Coleman are honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association after leading the Lasers to one of their best ever seasons in 2014-15.
Turner, a 6-1 sophomore center, averaged 14.5 points and 11.4 rebounds a game in helping Irvine Valley to one of its best ever seasons. The Lasers captured an Orange Empire Conference title and won 27 games overall.
Irvine Valley, seeded third, falls to No. 2 East Los Angeles, 75-62, Saturday on the road in a Southern California Regional Final game. IVC, which won the Orange Empire Conference title, finishes with a 27-4 record overall.
Irvine Valley gets a re-match against an East Los Angeles team that it lost to in overtime earlier in the year. IVC, the No. 3 seed, travels to second-seeded East Los Angeles in a Southern California Playoff Regional Final Saturday at 7 p.m.
Irvine Valley makes the elite eight for the first time since 1998-99 with a 71-53 win over Bakersfield in the third round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Wednesday night at home. Tara Casey shines with 23 points for IVC.
Irvine Valley, seeded third in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, hosts No. 6 Bakersfield at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in a third-round game. IVC, which is riding a 14-game win streak, defeated Cerritos, 58-48, on Friday at home.
Irvine Valley, seeded third, plays strong down the stretch to earn a 58-48 win over the No. 14 Falcons in a Southern California Regional Playoff second round game at home on Friday night. It is the Lasers' 14th straight victory.
Sophomore Breanna Turner is named the Most Valuable Player of the Orange Empire Conference after helping lead IVC to a 12-0 record and title. Julie Hanks is named coach of the year and three other players earn all-conference.
Irvine Valley gets the third seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host No. 14 Cerritos Friday at 7 p.m. The Lasers have a record of 25-3 and just finished up a 12-0 run to win the Orange Empire Conference title.
Irvine Valley beats Fullerton, 58-38, to wrap up an undefeated Orange Empire Conference campaign. IVC picks up its 25th win of the year and improves to 12-0 in conference. Playoffs are up next for the Lasers, ranked No. 5 in the state.
Irvine Valley claims the Orange Empire Conference title outright with a hard-fought 62-58 win over Santa Ana on sophomore night Wednesday at IVC. The Lasers out-score Santa Ana, 39-25, in the second half for the victory.
Irvine Valley, which is riding an 11-game win streak, improved its record to 23-3 overall and clinched at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title with a 15-point win over Cypress last Thursday at home. IVC moved up one spot this week in rankings.
Four players score in double figures as Irvine Valley beats Cypress, 73-58, to earn at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title Thursday at home. IVC can win it outright with a victory next Wednesday against Santa Ana.
Irvine Valley breaks open the Orange Empire Conference game with an 11-2 run in the second half on its way to a 54-47 victory on the road. The Lasers stay unbeaten in conference at 9-0 and improve to 22-3 overall.
Irvine Valley moves up a spot in the state and Southern California poll, moving past Palomar to sit at No. 6 in the state and No. 4 in So. Cal. Irvine Valley, which has won nine straight games plays at Riverside tonight at 7 p.m.
Irvine Valley stays unbeaten in conference, picks up the Presidents' Cup trophy and gets 17-year coach Julie Hanks to 300 wins in her career at IVC with a 55-52 overtime victory over Saddleback Friday night at home.
Irvine Valley improves its record to 20-3 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 72-33 win at home. All proceeds from the game will go to the Marie de la Palme Memorial Scholarship of the IVC Foundation.
IVC hosts its annual Pink/Coaches vs. Cancer games Friday night. The men's game is at 5 p.m. and the women's game is at 7 p.m. Part of the proceeds from the games will go to the foundation from a recently passed IVC faculty member.
Irvine Valley plays tough down the stretch to beat Fullerton, 70-65, in overtime in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Wednesday. IVC, ranked seventh in the state, improves its record to 19-3 overall and 6-0 in conference.
Irvine Valley pulls away in the second half to beat Santa Ana, 73-63, on the road on Friday. Breanna Turner has another big game with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Jordan Coleman chips in 15 points and five steals in victory.
Irvine Valley, ranked seventh in the state, comes back to beat eighth-ranked Cypress, 71-64, Wednesday night on the road to take over sole possession of first place in the Orange Empire Conference.
Irvine Valley improves its record to 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 82-76 win over Riverside on Friday night at home. Jordan Coleman ends with 22 points for IVC, which plays Cypress in a showdown for first next Wednesday.
Irvine Valley, ranked sixth in the state, stays undefeated in Orange Empire Conference play with a 56-37 victory at Saddleback on Wednesday night. Morgan Bryant and Tara Casey pace IVC with 11 points each.
Irvine Valley is off to a 14-3 start with its only three losses coming to teams ranked in the top five of the state poll. IVC is also ranked No. 4 in the South Region poll. The Lasers play again next Wednesday at Saddleback at 5 p.m.