1. Records Fall As Lancers Tie For Machine

Pacifica (7-4) If Mariners beat Great Oak in Carew Classic opener, they could face Gahr. Santa Margarita (16-1) Eagles suffered first loss in a tie-breaker against Aliso Niguel. Huntington Beach (7-3) If Oilers beat Vista Murrieta in Carew Classic opener, they could face past champ Amador Valley. Sunny Hills (10-2) Welcome to the Top 10, Lancers.

Savanna tourney champs face undefeated Clovis in first round of Whittier Christian tourney Thursday. Aliso Niguel (13-4) Wolverines and rising pitcher Carley Brown highlighted great week by defeating Santa Margarita. Laguna Hills (8-4) Hawks struggled in loss against Pacifica but still hanging in the top 10.

Esperanza (8-2) Aztecs face tough opener at Carew: San Bernardino County’s Grant Terrace, which owns wins vs. Pacifica and Huntington Beach. Cypress (9-3) Centurions can rejoice that they’re playing Mater Dei of Chula Vista – not of Santa Ana – in the Carew Classic opener. Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. He covers football and all the aquatics: boys and girls water polo and boys and girls swimming. Dan's passion for water sports has earned him the nickname, Aqua Dan, in the newsroom and taken him to multiple U.S.

The Lancers were 3-for-15 from beyond the arc in the opening half, but coach Shamus Budde’s team stretched Muscatine’s defense in the final 16 minutes with seven 3-pointers. School Records Fall as Lancers Compete at Coaches Invite In their final tune-up before the TVL Championships, the Lancers faced some of the top competition in the state at the MSTCA Small School Coaches Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Olympic Swim Trials and many USA water polo events as a reporter. He also writes about high school football recruiting, including The Register's annual FAB 15 teams that list the top high school football players in the Western U.S.

Before National Signing Day. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season.

Records Fall As Lancers Tie For Machine

During football season, he also partners with Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis on OCVarsity.com's Gridiron Show and hosts a weekly podcast on Trinity League football. In 2015, Dan received the Bud Dwyer Jr. Media award from the Southern California High School Football Coaches Association. Dan is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where he worked at The Daily Titan as a news reporter, sports reporter, managing editor and opinion editor.