Orange County Close-Up

Who’s Hot: Garden Grove has won six in a row to make a race out of the seven-team Garden Grove League. The Argonauts entered the week with one loss in league play and are a half-game off the pace set by Garden Grove Pacifica. Kathy Moore had 13 kills on Thursday in a 25-16, 25-18, 25-10 victory over Westminster La Quinta.

Players to Watch: Heather Hernandez had 12 kills and Brittany Thompson had 10 blocks last week to help host La Habra edge Fullerton Sunny Hills, 20-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-12, 16-14. The victory kept the Highlanders in a tie for first place with Fullerton in the Freeway League.

Hot tip: Check out the Rancho Santa Margarita Tesoro Web site: https://www.eteamz.com/tesoro/index.cfm?subsite=1041706. The colorful design features results and photos from games, team pictures and rosters and schedules.

Match of the Week: Irvine Northwood at Corona del Mar, Thursday, 4 p.m. Corona del Mar won the first meeting at a tournament and Northwood retaliated with a home sweep in their first Pacific Coast League encounter.