Riley Morikawa (15), left, and Jasmin Yeung (21) of El Dorado celebrate after defeating Leuzinger to win the CIF Southern California Division III Regional Championship at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Emma Nguyen, 8, left, and Saylor Jessner, 8, ride on playground equipment at Schroeder Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. City officials threw a party to mark the completion of a two-phase refurbishment of the park that includes transforming the sand pit to new rubberized surface with fitness equipment, new cement pathways, picnic tables, solar lighting and two new trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Durfers ride the first south swell of the season as it brings big waves to the Wedge in Newport Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The 33rd Regiment of Foot, pictured, takes on the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment during an American Revolution battle reenactment in Huntington Beach on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The Huntington Beach Historical Society sponsored the weekend event of history through skits, battle enactments and replica camps. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Workers trim palm trees in the morning heat in Mission Viejo, CA on Monday, March 16, 2026. A heat advisory is in effect throughout the region as temperatures are expected to break records. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Canyon pitcher Kemuel Zhang (26) reacts closes out the inning after striking out the last batter with the bases loaded in a baseball game against Servite at Canyon High School in Anaheim on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Snowy Egret tries to stir up lunch in the San Diego Creek in Irvine, CA on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Acen Jimenez of La Habra in La Habra on Monday, March 23, 2026, is the Orange County boys basketball player of the year. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mila Lochhead, 8, right, of the “KC Swifties” outpaces the Patriots defense to score a touchdown in a flag football game at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Seven-year-old Sean Huerta dresses like a member of the Indigenous Mohawk Nation during Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American living history weekend on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The Mohawk fought on the side of England. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Garden Grove Police officer Jesus Gomez helps 3-year-old Evelyn Vu keep her balance during the department’s bike safety class for small children in Garden Grove on
Monday, March 16, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Melody Yang’creates bubble wonderland during her Bubblefest show at Discovery Cube in Santa Ana on
Sunday, March 15, 2026.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Huntington Beach High School senior Abbi Kerwin, left, kisses her father Bill after he presented her with a diploma during a special graduation ceremony at Bolsa View Park in Huntington Beach on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bill Kerwin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is not expected to survive until Huntington Beach High’s graduation in June, so with the help of the HBUHSD, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, and the City of Huntington Beach, they were able to arrange an early graduation for Abbi, so her father could attend. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Friends and family of Bill Kerwin reach out to him as he moves down the aisle during the early graduation ceremony for his daughter Abbi Kerwin at Bolsa View Park in Huntington Beach on Monday, March 16, 2026. Kerwin, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is not expected to survive until Huntington Beach High’s graduation in June, so with the help of the HBUHSD, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, and the City of Huntington Beach, they were able to arrange an early graduation for Abbi so her father could attend. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sophia Conne, 17, left, and Tatum Viezbicke, 18, are overcome with emotion as classmates of Abbi Kerwin join them during her early Huntington Beach High graduation ceremony at Bolsa View Park in Huntington Beach on Monday, March 16, 2026. Abbi’s father, Bill Kerwin, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is not expected to survive until Huntington Beach High’s graduation in June, so with the help of the HBUHSD, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, and the City of Huntington Beach, they were able to arrange an early graduation for Abbi so her father could attend. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Men, and a boy, pray during an Eid ul-Fitr celebration in Garden Grove, CA on Friday, March 20, 2026. The Islamic Society of Orange County event commemorates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dr. Kenneth Chang, executive director of Hoag’s Digestive Health Institute, left, and Dr. Aaron Ahearn, surgical director of Hoag’s liver and kidney transplant program, at the Irvine hospital on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Hoag’s Sun Family Campus is undergoing a major expansion, adding a cancer and digestive hospital, a women’s hospital and several outpatient offices that will open in this fall. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The “KC Swifties” break through the banner with the lyrics from the Taylor Swift song, “The Life of a Showgirl,” before their flag football game at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
KC Chiefs coach Aaron Maher, right, hands “KC Swifties” player Mila Lochhead, 8, the game ball for offense after defeating the Patriots at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa on Friday, March 20, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A pelican glides over the water at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Stephanie Delgado looks through her new home with her son Alex Menzies, during a Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity home dedication in Chino Hills, CA on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The event marked the 50th home completed for the Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Vinny Vigil, left, and Rafael Palacios, dressed as Cheech and Chong from Up in Smoke, during WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Faeren Adams, dressed as her own character, Mary Ann the Spider Fan, takes a selfie during a meetup during WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brandon Schoolhouse, known as Han Cholo, shows off some of the jewlery he designed, during WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Berenice Cervantes and Curtis Hanson comfort each other during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against Acacio Fertility Center, Dr. Brian David Acacio, and John Scadros over mishandling of their embryos in Santa Ana, CA, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Twenty six couples filed a lawsuit against the Laguna Niguel-based fertility clinic and its former director accusing them of taking their embryos without their consent to an unknown location in Bakersfield after they were evicted from the Laguna Niguel location for failing to pay rent. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Two people stand atop Goff Island in south Laguna Beach, CA on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A couple walks along the boardwalk at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Four women catch a wave at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Marina High School sophomore wrestler Aubree Gutierrez in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Gutierrez is the Orange County Register’s girls wrestler of the year. She won a CIF State championship this season and was a CIF State champ last year as a freshman. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Savannah Bananas and Indianapolis Clowns perform in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The two teams will play Banana Ball Championship League games at Angel Stadium on Friday and Saturday. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Savannah Bananas Maceo Harrison (00), their “dancing first base coach” Dows a flip in the air after running under pitcher Dakota “Stilts” Albritton (14), known as “World’s Tallest Baseball Player” in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Savannah Bananas pitcher Kelsie Whitmore (33) takes a selfie with fans in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Carter Mundy, 7, center, joins other fans as they cheer for the Savannah Bananas while trying to get autographs in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Huntington Beach’s Tanner Brown (26) jumps in the air as he celebrates his home runs against Marina during their Sunset League baseball at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The Vikings lost to the Oilers, 5 to 3. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to the Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park ride playgorund equipment at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, CA, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Costco Wholesale on Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, CA, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Neighboring Brea, CA, may be getting a Costco too. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Riley Morikawa (15), left, and Jasmin Yeung (21) of El Dorado celebrate after defeating Leuzinger to win the CIF Southern California Division III Regional Championship at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
March brought warm weather, an American Revolution reenactment, high school championships and big waves.
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