Irvine Valley, which went 25-3, won its third straight Orange Empire Conference title and reached the So. Cal. Regional final in 2019-20 starts the year with a home game on Feb. 5, 2021 against East Los Angeles at 4 p.m.
The California Community College Athletic Association Board of Directors announced the implementation of its Contingency Plan for return to sports in 2020-21 on Thursday. All of IVC's 11 sports will be played in the spring.
Women's star basketball player Anai Washington and men's standout volleyball player Demetre Gossett have been named Irvine Valley's athletes of the year for 2019-20 as part of the 20th Annual IVC Athletic Awards program.
Mary Dishoian, who played at Irvine Valley during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, earned the Warrior Award at Westcliff University this past week. She helped the 2017-18 IVC squad to the CCCAA State Championships.
Renata Bath's honor for being a Scholar Athlete and then the award-winning seasons and OEC championship runs by women's basketball and volleyball are highlighted in the first Orange Empire Conference Top 10 Countdown.
Irvine Valley basketball player Zoe Stachowski signed with NCAA Division I Cal Poly last weekend. She was a two-time all-OEC player, helped the Lasers to a 48-9 record and a pair of conference crowns the last two years.
Former standout basketball player Kasey Smit, who had a season to remember at Irvine Valley during the 2017-18 season, continued to star at Cal Poly Pomona. She was named first team all-CCCAA her senior year in 2019-20.
Irvine Valley sophomore guard Anai Washington was selected honorable mention All-American by the Women's College Basketball Association for two-year players. She also earned all-state honors and was the OEC's best player.
Irvine Valley star women's basketball player Anai Washington has committed to continue her athletic and academic career at Cal State Los Angeles in the fall. Washington was the OEC MVP and named all-state this past season.
Irvine Valley's sophomore superstar duo of Anai Washington and Zoe Stachowski have been selected as part of the 2019-20 California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team.
Julie Hanks, who has been the head coach at Irvine Valley for 23 years, moved past 400 wins at the school this past season. She led her squad to a 25-3 record overall and its third straight Orange Empire Conference title.
Irvine Valley players Zoe Stachowski, Natasha Dillon and Kelli Murakami-Hanashiro were each recently named to the 2019-20 California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State Team.
Irvine Valley gets off to a slow start, tries to rally late, but it isn't enough in a 70-67 defeat in a CCCAA Regional Final Playoff game at Ventura. The Lasers, who were seeded No. 6 in the South, end the year with a record of 25-3.
Irvine Valley out-scores MiraCosta, 70-24, over the final 25:38 of the game and goes on to win easily, 94-48, in the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association Regional Playoffs at home Friday night.
Irvine Valley, which went 24-2, were ranked as high as No. 4 in the state and won its third straight Orange Empire Conference title, hosts PCAC champion MiraCosta Friday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the CCCAA Regionals.
Anai Washington is named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year, Julie Hanks is picked coach of the year and Zoe Stachowski, Morgan Higgins and Jessica Suruor also earn all-conference honors for Irvine Valley.
Irvine Valley battles back from being down six points at the half to beat Fullerton, 64-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday. IVC, ranked No. 4 in the state, improves to 26-2 overall and 14-0 in conference.
Irvine Valley sees all five starters score in double figures, led by Morgan Higgins with 25 points (seven three-pointers) and Anai Washington with 20 points in a 94-81 victory over Cypress Wednesday night at home.
Irvine Valley wins its 10th straight game in Orange Empire Conference action and 11th overall to earn at least a share of its third conference title in a row. Zoe Stachowski finishes with 25 points and 18 rebounds for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley moves one win away from capturing at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title with a 77-59 win over Santa Ana at home Tuesday. Anai Washington had a big 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
After beating Golden West by 48 points last Friday on the road, Irvine Valley, ranked No. 6 in the state, wins by 48 again Wednesday night at home, defeating rival Saddleback, 93-45, in an Orange Empire Conference contest.
After back-to-back close victories, Irvine Valley cruises in a 89-41 Orange Empire Conference win at Golden West on Friday. Thirteen players score in the game for the Lasers, led by Zoe Stachowski with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
It went down to the last few minutes, but the Irvine Valley women's basketball team, which is ranked No. 6 in the state, improved to 18-2 overall and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 75-71 win at Fullerton Wednesday.
Irvine Valley defeats Cypress, 77-63, in a battle of two of the top teams in the Orange Empire Conference on Friday at Cypress. IVC, ranked No. 7 in the state, improved its record to 17-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference.
Irvine Valley uses big runs in the second and third quarter and defeats Riverside, 73-54, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night at home. Morgan Higgins and Zoe Stachowski each score 18 points for IVC.
Ninth-ranked Irvine Valley scores the first 13 points of the game and out-scores Santa Ana, 32-4, overall to start on its way to a 89-63 win on the road. Jessica Suruor and Morgan Higgins each contribute 20 points for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley records its second straight 40-point plus victory to open Orange Empire Conference play, winning at Saddleback, 84-35, on Friday night. The Lasers, ranked No. 9 in the state, improve their record to 14-2 overall.
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state, led Golden West by just two points in the third quarter, but finished the game on a 48-7 run to pull away for a 97-54 victory in an Orange Empire Conference opener Wednesday at home.
Irvine Valley, which has a 12-2 record and is ranked No. 9 in the state, begins Orange Empire Conference play on Wednesday when it hosts Golden West at 5 p.m. Irvine Valley has won back-to-back conference titles.
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state and fourth in So. Cal., picks up its 11th win of the season and gives coach Julie Hanks the 400th in her career at IVC with a 85-50 victory over San Bernardino Valley Wednesday night at home.