Orange County, California Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Sports== {{Main|Sports in Orange County, California}} [[Huntington Beach]] annually plays host to the [[U.S. Open of Surfing]], [[AVP Pro Beach Volleyball]] and ''Vans World Championship of Skateboarding''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/ |title=City of Huntington Beach, California - Home |work=huntington-beach.ca.us |access-date=January 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022195231/http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/ |archive-date=October 22, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also the shooting location for [[Pro Beach Hockey]].<ref>[http://www.spohnranch.com/html/pro_beach_hockey.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104055234/http://www.spohnranch.com/html/pro_beach_hockey.htm|date=November 4, 2008}}</ref> [[United States women's national water polo team|USA Water Polo]], Inc. has moved its headquarters to [[Irvine, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/sb_output.aspx?form=4&path=mission |title=USAWATERPOLO.ORG - Contact Us |work=usawaterpolo.org |access-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816070122/https://usawaterpolo.org/sb_output.aspx?form=4&path=mission |url-status=live}}</ref> Orange County's active outdoor culture is home to many surfers, skateboarders, mountain bikers, cyclists, climbers, hikers, kayaking, sailing and sand volleyball. <!--the article also needs info on some of the major swim teams in OC that have produced Olympic champions--> [[File:Anaheim-streetbanners-ducksangels.JPG|thumb|Street banners promoting the county's two major league teams, the Ducks and the Angels]] The [[Major League Baseball]] team in Orange County is the [[Los Angeles Angels]]. The team won the [[World Series]] under manager [[Mike Scioscia]] in 2002. In 2005, new owner [[Arte Moreno]] wanted to change the name to "Los Angeles Angels" in order to better tap into the Los Angeles media market, the second largest in the country. However, the standing agreement with the city of Anaheim demanded that they have "Anaheim" in the name, so they became the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This name change was hotly disputed by the city of Anaheim, but the change stood, which [[City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP|prompted a lawsuit]] by the city of Anaheim against Arte Moreno, won by the latter. Prior to the 2016 Moreno and the club officially dropped the Anaheim moniker now simply going by the Los Angeles Angels. The county's [[National Hockey League]] team, the [[Anaheim Ducks]], won the 2007 [[Stanley Cup]] beating the [[Ottawa Senators]]. They also came close to winning the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after losing in Game 7 against the [[New Jersey Devils]]. The Toshiba Classic, the only PGA Champions Tour event in the area, is held each March at The Newport Beach Country Club. Past champions include Fred Couples (2010), Hale Irwin (1998 and 2002), Nick Price (2011), Bernhard Langer (2008) and Jay Haas (2007). The tournament benefits the Hoag Hospital Foundation and has raised over $16 million in its first 16 years. [[Orange County SC]] is a [[United Soccer League]] team and are the only professional soccer club in Orange County. The team's first season was in 2011 and it was successful as [[Charlie Naimo]]'s team made it to the quarter-finals of the playoffs. With home games played at [[Championship Soccer Stadium]] in [[Orange County Great Park]] the team looks to grow in the Orange County community and reach continued success. Former and current Orange County SC players include [[Richard Chaplow]], [[Bright Dike]], [[Maykel Galindo]], [[Carlos Borja (American soccer)|Carlos Borja]], and goalkeeper [[Amir Abedzadeh]]. The [[National Football League]] left the county when the [[Los Angeles Rams]] relocated to [[St. Louis]] in 1995. The [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Los Angeles Clippers]] played some home games at The Arrowhead Pond, now known as the [[Honda Center]], from 1994 to 1999, before moving to Staples Center (now [[Crypto.com Arena]]), which they share with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page