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• Here’s how the song ‘Monster Mash’ came to be

  26-10-2024 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A monster hit
  “Monster Mash” was originally written as a parody of several pop fads that have faded away, but the song is an American novelty song that lives on like a vampire.
  In the early 1960s two cultural trends set the stage for the making of “Monster Mash.” One was that the broadcasting of 1930s and 1940s monster films by TV stations had reintroduced Count Dracula and others to a new generation.
  One of the most popular toys for Christmas in 1962 was a plastic Franke
  
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• Switching jobs? There’s more to do with your 401(k) than just rolling it over

  26-10-2024 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By STAN CHOE
  Job hopping is one of the best ways workers have to increase their pay, and a surprisingly solid job market means they still have opportunities. That’s great news for workers, but remember: Make sure you’re setting aside as much into your new 401(k) plan as your old one.
  When a worker moves to a new job, they have to take the extra step of signing up for their new employer’s 401(k) plan and deciding how much of their paycheck to contribute. Otherwise, if they&rsquo
  
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• Newport Harbor among four O.C. teams seeded first for CIF-SS boys water polo playoffs

  26-10-2024 11:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Harbor’s undefeated boys water polo team is seeded first in a new-look Open Division for the CIF-SS playoffs.
  The Sailors (27-0) top a 12-team Open Division that features four, three-team pools. The winners of each pool advance to the semifinals.
  The 12-team field in the Open Division represents four more entries than the previous Open playoffs, which followed a bracket-style tournament.
  The Open Division debuted in 2021. The previous eight-team size followed the Division 1 format
  
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• OCVarsity football wrap-up: Friday’s stories, scores, photos and more from Week 9

  26-10-2024 10:33 via ocregister.com
  
  This is the place to find all of OCVarsity’s coverage of the Week 9 high school football games Friday, Oct. 25.
  FRIDAY’S GAMES
  SCORES
  High school football: All of the scores from Friday’s Week 9 gamesPHOTOS & VIDEO
  High school football: Top photos from Friday’s biggest games, Oct. 25Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco video recap, highlights, scores from Friday’s gamesGAME STORIES
  Mater Dei football shows its strength with dominate victory over St. John BoscoFryer: Mat
  
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• Brea Olinda football clinches share of Kappa League title with win over Segerstrom

  26-10-2024 09:41 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — The Brea Olinda football team continued its pursuit of a perfect regular season with a 30-18 victory over Segerstrom on Friday night.
  The Wildcats improved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the Kappa League with one game left in the regular season. With the win Friday, they clinched at least a share of the league championship, their first since 2021 and first in a full season since 2015.
  Brea Olinda faces Esperanza in their regular-season finale. Esperanza is tied for second place with
  
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• Anaheim football makes big plays to beat Bolsa Grande, earn share of league title

  26-10-2024 09:21 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEH GROVE – Xavier Aviles provided a spark with a little spectacle and the Anaheim defense put theclamps on Bolsa Grande in a 35-18 victory to clinch a historic league championship.
  It was the 31st football league championship for Anaheim, the most of any public school in Orange County, and secured the school’s 25th ticket to the Southern Section playoffs.
  Aviles started his flash-and-dash in the second quarter of the Tango League contest. Anaheim (7-2, 4-0) was clinging to a 7-6
  
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• USC football makes a statement in routing Rutgers

  26-10-2024 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As World Series shockwaves that spread from Chavez Ravine slowly settled in the second quarter, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam five miles north setting off a thinned-out crowd at the Coliseum, USC’s Kyle Ford turned upfield on a crossing route and delivered his own dash of Los Angeles magic.
  Six months earlier, the senior receiver – traitorous for a season, playing a year for UCLA after beginning his career as a Trojan – an
  
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• Laguna Beach football makes stunning comeback to beat Dana Hills

  26-10-2024 08:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — You could see it on the field in the moments before halftime. The Laguna Beach football team was done. Toast. Finished. Their malaise was evident and clear to the homecoming crowd that gathered to watch them play for a piece of first place in the Foxtrot League.
  A wide-open pass was dropped. Quarterback Jackson Kollock was sacked on consecutive plays. The Breakers had no answer to the Dana Hills score and momentum that gave the Dolphins a seven-point lead with a few minutes
  
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• Strong all-around effort carries Orange Lutheran football to victory over Servite

  26-10-2024 08:28 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Orange Lutheran came in well prepared for its Trinity League football showdown against Servite on Friday at Orange Coast College.
  Orange Lutheran never stopped applying pressure on defense and quarterback T.J. Lateef led the offense with three touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown as the Lancers went on to a 38-0 victory over the Friars.
  The Lancers (7-2, 3-1), who are ranked No. 3 in the county, take on first-place Mater Dei (8-0, 4-0) in the final regular-season game on F
  
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• Fryer: Mater Dei’s fast, physical defense a difference-maker in win over St. John Bosco

  26-10-2024 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – It did not take long for Mater Dei’s defense to make its mark in Friday night’s game with St. John Bosco.
  On the game’s third play, St. John Bosco’s Daniel Odom caught a pass and one step later Mater Dei strong safety CJ Lavender blasted into Odom, causing a fumble recovered by Monarchs cornerback Daryus Dixson who made a short return to the St. John Bosco 35-yard line.
  Mater Dei’s first play from there: a touchdown pass from Monarchs quarterback D
  
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• Mission Viejo football stays motivated, rolls to win over Edison

  26-10-2024 07:39 via ocregister.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO — Mission Viejo clinched a share of the inaugural Alpha League football championship Friday by beating Edison 49-24 at Mission Viejo High.
  The Diablos won 12 league championships in the last 15 years while the team played in the South Coast League. Mission Viejo (9-0, 2-0) can clinch an outright league championship with a win over Los Alamitos next Friday, Nov. 1.
  Mission Viejo wide receiver Phillip Bell iii makes a touchdown catch during an Alpha League game against Edison o
  
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• High school football: Early scores list from Friday’s games

  26-10-2024 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Take a look at the early list of scores from the Week 9 high school football games Friday, Oct. 25.
  Check back later tonight for the complete list of scores.
  FRIDAY’S RESULTS
  Mater Dei 59, St. John Bosco 14
  Mission Viejo 49, Edison 24
  Laguna Beach 35, Dana Hills 32
  Capistrano Valley 28, El Modena 21
  Orange Lutheran 38, Servite 0
  Brea Olinda 30, Segerstrom 18
  Yorba Linda 42, Newport Harbor 17
  Corona del Mar 44, Tesoro 14
  Tustin 34, Western 21
  Crean Lutheran 38, Huntington Beach 14
  La Habra
  
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• Mater Dei football shows its strength with dominate victory over St. John Bosco

  26-10-2024 07:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — Mater Dei and St. John Bosco faced off Friday with the familiar task of settling two of the biggest stakes in their football rivalry.
  The Monarchs dished out the clarity on the national rankings and the Trinity League in stunning fashion.
  In a clash of the top two teams in the national rankings, No. 1 Mater Dei defeated No. 2 St. John Bosco 59-14 to claim at least a share of the Trinity
  
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• Mater Dei football flexes strength as its routs St. John Bosco in national showdown

  26-10-2024 07:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — Mater Dei and St. John Bosco faced off Friday with the familiar task of settling two of the biggest stakes in their football rivalry.
  The Monarchs dished out the clarity on the national rankings and the Trinity League in stunning fashion.
  In a clash of the top two teams in the national rankings, No. 1 Mater Dei defeated No. 2 St. John Bosco 59-14 to claim at least a share of the Trinity
  
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• Lakers overcome 22-point deficit to defeat the Suns

  26-10-2024 06:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — If Tuesday’s season opener displayed what the Lakers will look like under coach JJ Redick when they’re nailing the little details of the game early, Friday’s 123-116 home win over the Phoenix Suns showed they can kick into an extra gear when needed.
  The Lakers came back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Suns for their second victory to kick off the season after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier in the week.
  The victory marked the first time the La
  
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• Lakers overcome 22-point deficit to defeat Suns

  26-10-2024 06:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — If Tuesday’s season opener displayed what the Lakers will look like under coach JJ Redick when they’re nailing the little details of the game early, Friday’s 123-116 home win over the Phoenix Suns showed they can kick into an extra gear when needed.
  The Lakers came back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Suns for their second victory to kick off the season after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier in the week.
  The win marked the first time the Lakers
  
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• Alexander: Did Freddie Freeman’s walk-off World Series homer remind you of anything?

  26-10-2024 06:57 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Haven’t we seen this story before?
  Gimpy superstar, trying to persevere while favoring an injury, turns on one pitch and not only walks off Game 1 of the World Series but maybe changes the tone of the whole shebang.
  I know. It’s near sacrilege to compare anything to Kirk Gibson’s iconic 1988 home run, the one that ended Game 1 of that series and probably did in the Oakland A’s before they realized what was happening.
  But as soon as Freddie Freeman turn
  
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• Lakers are having fun with their postup drills

  26-10-2024 06:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — NBA teams releasing footage from practices – specifically drills – is rare.
  So it was notable when the Lakers posted on their social media X account of guards vs. bigs postup drills from Thursday’s practice ahead of Friday’s home game vs. the Phoenix Suns.
  Especially because every player approached the drill with the enthusiasm of football players approaching the infamous Oklahoma drill.
  “The way that [it’s] structured, it’s really tw
  
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• High school football: Top photos from Friday’s biggest games, Oct. 25

  26-10-2024 06:09 via ocregister.com
  
  It was another exciting Friday night for the high school football teams and fans.
  Take a look at the best images captured by the Southern California News Group photographers.
  To see all of our stories, scores and more from the games, go to the online High School Sports section.
  Charter Oak’s Marquis Bradley (0) is lifted by teammate center Jason Licea (54) after Bradley scores a touchdown against Bonita during the first half of a Sierra League prep football game at Charter Oak High School
  
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• Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam sends Dodgers past Yankees in World Series opener

  26-10-2024 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, center, is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning to give them a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Dodgers’ Kike Hernandez celebrates after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Will Smith, not pictured, as New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole walks behind him during the fifth inning of Gam
  
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• Swanson: Dodgers’ bullpen holds the fort against formidable Yankees

  26-10-2024 06:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have a few things going for them: The three killers at the top of their lineup, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Friday’s hero Freddie Freeman.
  A 1-0 lead in the World Series after Friday night’s grand, historic 6-3 walk-off victory over the New York Yankees.
  And that bullpen.
  That bullpen that we all figured would play big in whether the Dodgers would win a championship.
  That nightmare-inducing, problem-causing group of ego-free gamers.
  That group whom
  
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• Dodgers’ Jack Flaherty bounces back with strong start in Game 1 of World Series

  26-10-2024 06:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Three years ago, Jack Flaherty was in the stands at the World Series, along with fellow major leaguer Lucas Giolito, watching Max Fried, their former Harvard-Westlake High teammate, pitch for the Atlanta Braves in their title-clinching win in Houston.
  As Flaherty looked back on that this week, he admitted to mixed feelings that night.
  “It’s a funny feeling watching that because you’re excited for one of your best friends and you’re incredibly happy for
  
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• USC-Rutgers notebook: Trojans’ secondary hit with alarming rash of injuries

  26-10-2024 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The mask of steel D’Anton Lynn wears pregame never wavers, a constant emotional barometer through the tumult of USC’s 2024 season, and yet the situation he faced on Friday night at the Coliseum was particularly daunting.
  On Thursday, head coach Lincoln Riley told media on a Zoom that USC was “hopeful” to have starting cornerbacks Jacobe Covington and Jaylin Smith, and safety Kamari Ramsey, all of whom were dinged up. But a short week posed a challenge
  
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• Letter: You’d have to be brainwashed to think Kamala Harris is the answer to America’s problems

  26-10-2024 04:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember when Kamala Harris told us that Bidenomics is working and she’s very proud of the Biden economy?
  I think she said this somewhere around the time she told us that there’s no border crisis and she’s the border czar. How she knew this by never having gone to the border is Kreskin-like.
  When asked if she’d do anything different than Joe Biden the answer, aside from her usual word salad was…”no.” Things were just peachy back then.
  Now we’
  
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• Here’s what Americans fear the most in 2024

  26-10-2024 03:52 via ocregister.com
  
  With Halloween only days away, we’re looking at the findings of Chapman University’s Survey of what scares us.
  The survey
  The goal of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears is to collect data annually on the fears, worries and concerns of Americans and how those fears are associated with other attitudes and behaviors. The survey asked more than 1,000 people across the country about 85 fears in a wide range of categories, from crime to natural disasters to ghosts, spiders and
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, October 26, 2024

  26-10-2024 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Oct. 25

  26-10-2024 03:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Oct. 25
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Round 2
  DIVISION 2
  Northwood 32, Mira Costa 8
   
   
  
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• Chargers’ Joey Bosa grateful for his health and a return to lineup Sunday

  26-10-2024 02:46 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — At one point, the pain was so intense that Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa said he slept on an exercise ball he swiped from the training room at the team’s headquarters. He said he curled up in a fetal position for hours because that was the only way to ease the pain.
  It had started with lower back pain that was manageable, but he said Friday he knew something was wrong the day after the Chargers’ victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 15. He did his bes
  
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• Halloween 2024: Where to find special foods, pizza deals and more

  26-10-2024 02:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Purple is the new black this Halloween as restaurants strive to dress up their menus for the holiday.
  Fast food chains offer a variety of ghoulish specials, from burgers to sweets, while full service restaurants focus on cocktails.
  Related linksHalloween: 5 spooky bars and speakeasies to experience in Southern California
  Halloween 2024: Where to find pumpkin patches in Southern California
  MAP: Here’s all the Spirit Halloween stores in Southern CaliforniaAnd since pizza takeout has become a
  
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• Southern California airports receive more than $60 million in FAA grant funds

  26-10-2024 02:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California airports received more than $60 million in grants announced this week by the Federal Aviation Administration for various upgrade projects, part of roughly $970 million in funds awarded to airfields across the nation.
  “Investing in America’s airport infrastructure isn’t just about upgrading runways and terminals — it’s about growing local economies, creating jobs, and ensuring the safety and efficiency of travel,” U.S. Transportation Secreta
  
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