Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Dec. 12

• December 13, 2024

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THURSDAY’S SCORES

BOYS BASKETBALL 

SAVANNA TOURNAMENT

Corona del Mar 84, Savanna 27

CdM: Nakra 21 pts. Overfelt 20 pts (6 3-ptrs). Scott 11 pts. Harlan 10 pts.

NONLEAGUE

Santa Ana 49, Segerstrom 30

Edison 75, Northwood 43

Entrepreneur/Fontana 56, Magnolia 37

GIRLS BASKETBALL

SANTA ANA ELKS TOURNAMENT

Beckman 53, Los Alamitos 51

LosAl: Tamlyn Yoshida 14 pts. Heng 12 pts

NONLEAGUE

Laguna Hills 41, Edison 39

LH: Olsen 10 pts, Goodman 10 pts

Other nonleague scores

St. Margaret’s 65, Oaks Christian 49

Godinez 52, Pacifica Christian/OC 49

Upland 47, Troy 28

BOYS SOCCER

ACADEMY LEAGUE

Pacifica Christian 1, Tarbut V’Torah 1

NONLEAGUE

Ocean View 2, Glenn 0

Fullerton 3, Magnolia 2

Millikan 5, Santiago 0

Whittier Christian 1, Don Bosco Tech 0 (forfeit)

GIRLS SOCCER

NONLEAGUE

Woodbridge 1, Edison 0

Goals: (WB) Harris

Other nonleague scores

Troy 2, San Juan Hills 0

Corona del Mar 2, El Toro 1

St. Monica 1, Whittier Christian 1

GIRLS WATER POLO

VILLA PARK CLASSIC

Los Alamitos 14, Santa Monica 3

Torrey Pines 11, Villa Park 7

Dos Pueblos 17, San Juan Hills 2

Clairemont 14, Santa Margarita 4

Bishop’s 18, Huntington Beach 8

NONLEAGUE

Orange Lutheran 16, Beckman 7

Goals: (OLu) Banda 4, Craft 3

Saves: (OLu)  Pranajaya 10

Other nonleague scores

Valencia 10, Kennedy 1

Western 14, Bolsa Grande 8

Portola 10, Whittier 6

Edison 12, Peninsula 1

El Modena 12, Laguna Hills 4

Segerstrom 8, Garden Grove 5

Savanna 15, Loara 2

Saddleback 16, Orange 10

Ocean View 12, Rancho Alamitos 11

Mater Dei 17, Murrieta Valley 1

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Rams outlast 49ers on sloppy night for 7th win in 9 games

• December 13, 2024

SANTA CLARA — Despite a night of sloppy conditions and uncharacteristic offense between the Rams and San Francisco 49ers, no one had made a true mistake on Thursday night. Sure, some throws had flirted with disaster, but none had truly hurt the quarterback who had released them.

But as San Francisco drove with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, QB Brock Purdy made a mistake. He overthrew his target, Jauan Jennings, streaking toward the end zone, and cornerback Darious Williams didn’t let him get away with this one.

The veteran stretched his arms out to corral the ball, falling into the end zone with the interception. The ball back in their control with 5:14 to play, the Rams worked the clock down to 18 seconds before tacking another field goal on to their tally.

Linebacker Christian Rozeboom’s blitz got home on the final play, sacking Purdy to help the Rams (8-6) escape the Bay Area with a 12-6 win – their seventh in the past nine games – and move within a half-game of first-place Seattle in the NFC West.

The Rams won a game without a touchdown for the first time since 2016.

The light but consistent rain falling at Levi’s Stadium looked as if it was having an early impact on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. He almost threw interceptions on the Rams’ first two third downs, the second bouncing off of 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga’s chest.

The next two third downs were less dangerous, but no more effective as the ball sailed wide of its targets. The Rams had to punt without earning a first down on their first four drives, the first time that has happened in head coach Sean McVay’s eight-season tenure.

The Rams’ defense was up to the challenge of keeping the quicksand offense in the game. Defensive tackle Kobie Turner had two third-down tackles. Safety Cam Kurl broke up two passes to George Kittle. They held San Francisco (6-8) to 20 yards rushing and 191 total yards.

If it weren’t for one long completion to Kittle, the Rams would have shut the 49ers out in the first half. Instead, the two teams went into the locker room tied, 3-3, with Rams kicker Josh Karty converting from 48 yards out after a Rams drive that started at midfield.

Stafford was 4-of-12 passing after the first half and the stagnation continued out of the locker room with a three-and-out.

But with their second drive, the Rams were able to get moving. Stafford started getting the ball out faster to running back Blake Corum out of the backfield and to receiver Puka Nacua for a screen pass. And the Rams continued to get good push in the running game, chewing almost 10 minutes of time off the clock.

It was enough to get the Rams to the goal line, but the 17-play drive stalled as tight end Davis Allen was called for a hold on a Stafford keeper, pushing the offense back. The Rams opted to tie the score with a field goal, breaking the 49ers’ streak of 13 consecutive red-zone possessions on defense without allowing a touchdown.

A 51-yard bomb to Nacua got the Rams back in field-goal range quickly, and Karty, a rookie from Stanford playing his first NFL game back in Northern California, kicked what proved to be the game-winner from 27 yards out.

Stafford finished 16 for 27 for 160 yards with almost all of the damage coming in the second half.

Purdy finished 14 for 31 for 142 yards as the 49ers failed to score a touchdown in a game for the first time since 2019.

More to come on this story.

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Ducks’ skid reaches 5 games after loss to Maple Leafs

• December 13, 2024

TORONTO — Playing their third game in four nights, the Ducks found themselves on the wrong end of another one-goal game.

Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs handed the Ducks their fifth cosecutive loss, 3-2, on Thursday night.

William Nylander also scored and John Tavares had two assists for Toronto, which has won two straight. Former Duck Anthony Stolalrz started in goal and stopped seven of eight shots for the Leafs before leaving with a lower-body injury. Joseph Woll took over to start the second period and had 19 saves.

Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist for the Ducks. Frank Vatrano also scored, Ryan Strome had two assists and Lukas Dostal finished with 30 saves.

Pacioretty scored at 6:57 of the first period on a 7-foot backhand, Tavares setting him up with a deft, no-look, backhand pass.

Nylander batted in a fluttering puck after Pacioretty’s pass for his 18th goal of the season at 14:17 and the Ducks were in a 2-0 hole.

Vatrano scored on a power play at 15:56 on a shot from the sideboards through traffic that went in off the post and left Stolarz shaking out his right leg. LaCombe made the final pass from the left point. Simon Benoit was serving a holding penalty.

The Ducks’ Mason McTavish cruised down the wing on a partial breakaway with 1:43 left in the first period, but Stolarz kept his team in front with an arm save.

Pacioretty tipped in Conor Timmins’ point shot for his fourth goal of the season for a 3-1 lead at 12:54 of the second period.

LaCombe answered 65 seconds later on a 34-footer from the slot on a pass from Strome.

Toronto star Auston Matthews hit the goal post with a 7-foot shot at 9:25 of the third period, and the Ducks’ Alex Killorn was left alone 9 feet in front of the goal but could not control the puck at 11:41 of the period.

The Ducks were not able to remove Dostal for an extra attacker until there was one minute left.

The Maple Leafs scored first for only the 14th time in 29 outings. They have the league’s best win percentage when scoring first at .893 (12-1-1).

FABBRI RETURNS

The Ducks surprisingly activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve less than four weeks after he had arthroscopic knee surgery (Nov. 15). He was expected to miss six to eight weeks. He had no points. … Forward Sam Colangelo was sent to the Ducks’ AHL affiliate in San Diego.

UP NEXT

The Ducks visit Columbus on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.

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Beyond Elijah Paige, USC’s offensive line for Las Vegas Bowl is razor-thin

• December 13, 2024

LOS ANGELES — At Elijah Paige’s lowest point, Jonah Monheim was there, just as he had always been.

The shaggy-haired veteran sat with him, when Paige first got to USC as a freshman, poring over hours of film and pointing to techniques that could work for him at tackle. Monheim was there, too, when Paige was demoted to the Trojans’ scout team last season, imploring it was good for you. And Monheim was there, USC’s starting center this season and the offensive line’s ringleader, when Paige was mauled in Ann Arbor.

Paige was cramping. He was starting just his fourth game as USC’s left tackle, against a fearsome Michigan defensive line. He gave up four pressures in 31 snaps. But he has always responded, as coaches have detailed, when a mirror has been put to his 6-foot-7 frame. And Monheim, for years, has been both both mentor and mirror.

“He told me that this is normal, and I just need to grow from it,” Paige said Thursday, reflecting on conversations with Monheim after USC’s Week 3 loss to the Wolverines. “And kinda, there’s two ways I can go from it. I can get discouraged and go down from it, or I can get encouraged by it and rise to the occasion.”

Weeks later, amid USC’s end-of-season roster shuffle, redshirt freshman Paige has suddenly become the new long-haired sage for a depleted offensive line. Starting center Monheim and left guard Emmanuel Pregnon are “still making their decisions,” as Paige put it, on whether to play in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 27, but both are likely to forgo starting spots to prepare for the NFL draft. There is hardly any veteran leadership behind them: starting right tackle Mason Murphy has entered the transfer portal, and so has senior backup Gino Quinones, and so have young pieces Amos Talalele and Kalolo Ta’aga.

Paige, truly, is who remains. And on Thursday, he strode in front of reporters to speak for USC’s offensive line – so often Monheim’s role this fall – and planted his flag in future Coliseum soil.

“I just think it’s important,” Paige said, when asked why he had seemingly chosen to stay at USC rather than hit the portal. “I committed here, not for any of those other, outside reasons.”

“I committed here because I see Coach (Lincoln) Riley’s vision, and I believe in it. I trust it. I’m a part of it.”

He’ll now become the figurehead of USC’s line, as Monheim once was.

The question, both for USC’s immediate future in Las Vegas and long-term future in the Big Ten: who, exactly, will slot in next to him?

Sophomore Alani Noa, by all indications, will remain at right guard against Texas A&M. Beyond that, the depth on USC’s front is remarkably thin. None of the Trojans’ other offensive linemen has started a game of college football. None of them have played as much as 100 snaps of college football.

Backup Kilian O’Connor, a former walk-on from Santa Margarita High, figures to start at center. Redshirt freshman Tobias Raymond, who struggled when inserted amid an offensive line shakeup at Michigan, will likely get a crack at right tackle; freshman Justin Tauanuu, a Huntington Beach High product who Paige said has gotten better “every single week,” could slide inside at guard to take Pregnon’s spot. Redshirt freshman Micah Banuelos, Loyola High product Jack Susnjar and freshman Kaylon Miller (Calabasas High) could all earn looks, as well.

“Each and every one of ’em, they’ve stood out … obviously, the past week, we’ve been throwing those guys in there,” quarterback Jayden Maiava said of USC’s young linemen Thursday. “They’ve been doing a really good job.”

USC, beyond a doubt, will need to add significant help via the transfer portal, even after signing two four-star tackles (Utah’s Aaron Dunn and Georgia’s Alex Payne) in the class of 2025. But the Las Vegas Bowl will serve as a true litmus test of USC’s offensive line trajectory under coach Josh Henson, preferring in the past year to eschew transfer portal fixes in favor of youth development.

“We’ve just gotten better,” head coach Lincoln Riley said in late November, of USC’s gradual offensive line improvement. “We’ve stuck with it. The leadership from Coach Henson, from Jonah, from Emmanuel, seeing some of these young guys grow up and get better and kind of take some of these challenges and really rise up to them, I think it’s a combination of all that.”

QUICK HITS

Riley confirmed Thursday that quarterback Jake Jensen will serve as USC’s backup to Maiava in the Las Vegas Bowl, despite Jensen having entered the transfer portal. … Defensive graduate assistant Bryson Allen-Williams has been named USC’s linebackers coach against Texas A&M in the wake of Matt Entz’s departure for Fresno State. … Riley said USC is “moving along pretty heavily” in the search for a new LBs coach.

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Kings’ 6-game winning streak ends against Jack Hughes, Devils

• December 13, 2024

By ALLAN KREDA The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. — The Kings didn’t threaten much on offense Thursday night, and that left the door ajar for their opponent.

Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added two assists, as the New Jersey Devils ended the Kings’ six-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory at the Prudential Center.

Hughes snapped his 12th goal of the season past Kings goaltender David Rittich with 7:02 left in the third period to give the Devils their first lead. Ondrej Palat and Brett Pesce (short-handed) also scored for New Jersey, which won for the 14th win in its past 21 games (14-6-1).

Defenseman Jordan Spence scored a goal and David Rittich turned aside 23 shots for the Kings, who fell short in their bid to record their first seven-game winning streak since Oct. 30-Nov. 11, 2021.

In a scoreless game late in the second period, Spence forced a turnover off a two-on-one rush in the defensive end, skated up the ice and wired a one-timer from the point off of New Jersey native Alex Laferriere’s cross-ice feed to beat Markstrom at 16:41.

The Kings’ lead was short-lived, however.

Hughes bolted out of the corner, skated across the slot and used a makeshift pick in front of the net before wristing a shot that Palat deflected home at 18:56 of the middle period.

Palat’s nifty backhanded centering feed from deep in the right circle found Hughes for an easy conversion to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead in the third. The goal was Hughes’ fourth in his past seven games.

Pesce’s goal was his first as a Devil and came with 2:43 left to cement the win as Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom improved to 14-6-2 this season.

The Kings hadn’t allowed more than two goals during their winning streak.

The Kings received a penalty shot when Alex Turcotte was hooked by Brenden Dillon during a partial breakaway at 11:01 of the second period. Turcotte, however, missed the net high and wide as he attempted to beat Markstrom over his blocker.

Markstrom stopped 12 shots for New Jersey.

New Jersey’s Paul Cotter fell over the Kings’ Kevin Fiala and hit the ice during the second period. Cotter struggled to get to the bench and remained hunched over for several moments before returning to the game shortly thereafter.

New Jersey improved to 8-6-3 at home. The Devils are 11-4-0 on the road.

UP NEXT

The Kings visit the Rangers on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.

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Rested, LeBron-less Lakers ready to return against Timberwolves

• December 13, 2024

EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers missed out on again earning the $500,000 plus reward for winning the NBA Cup – and the smaller monetary prizes for making the tournament’s knockout rounds this season.

But they received another much-needed reward in return: time.

Time to refresh their bodies and minds.

Time to spend 5½ days in Southern California, including four without playing a game and three before traveling on Thursday ahead of Friday’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

The Lakers were coming off a 13-day stretch from Nov. 26-Dec. 6 in which they played eight games – including six on the road – and no consecutive games in Los Angeles.

Coach JJ Redick gave the entire team Monday off and Tuesday was a voluntary “get what you need” day after Sunday night’s home win against the Portland Trail Blazers.

“It’s super valuable,” guard Max Christie said of the time to recharge. “A lot of this game is mental. Even though there’s a lot of travel, it takes a mental toll on your brain when you’re traveling and you’re on the plane all the time. You’re in hotels. You’re not in your own bed. So it’s tough.

“But we’ve been at home for a few days now. The past few weeks has been the toughest stretch for us throughout the season.”

And time to tighten up their strategies after dropping seven of their previous 10 games, including the win over the Blazers that led into the mini-break in the schedule.

“Guys were gassed at the end,” first-year coach JJ Redick said about the team’s practice on Wednesday. “We haven’t had a practice like that in two months. We got a lot done defensively, trying to create just a little bit more clarity on some very nuanced things with the guys. We did that in small groups against coaches and live. And we worked also on some end-of-quarter, end-of-game stuff. Live. Simulated.”

The Lakers might have a key player return against the Timberwolves, but they remain without LeBron James.

Austin Reaves was upgraded to probable for Friday after missing the previous five games because of a bruised left pelvis.

Reaves averaged a career-high 16.7 points (44% shooting, 35.5% from 3-point range), 4.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in the Lakers’ first 19 games.

The fourth-year guard played in 129 consecutive regular-season games from Feb. 7, 2023-Dec. 1, including playing all 82 regular-season games last season. He also played in 21 playoff games, two Play-In Tournament games and the 2023-24 NBA Cup title game during that stretch.

James has been ruled out for Friday because of left foot soreness, the second consecutive game he’ll miss because of the ailment after sitting out against Portland, which was his first absence of the season.

Redick said on Wednesday that James had been away from the team the previous couple of days because of personal reasons. ESPN reported that James didn’t travel with the team to Minneapolis on Thursday.

James, who turns 40 in 2½ weeks, is averaging 23 points (49.5% shooting overall, 35.9% from 3-point range), 9.1 assists and 8 rebounds in 35 minutes per game (23 games).

Redick addressed the importance of communication with James and his longtime trainer, Mike Mancias, to help manage James’ workload.

“He communicates to us,” Redick said. “In game, he’s asked for a sub a couple times [because] he’s gassed. For us, we have to be cognizant as we play more and more games, just the cumulative effect of playing a lot minutes and Sunday, being banged up with the foot thing, it felt like a good opportunity for him to get some rest.”

If James returns to the court for Sunday’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies, it will have been eight days between games for him.

LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES

When: Friday, 5 p.m. PT

Where: Target Center, Minneapolis

TV/radio: Spectrum SportsNet, 710 AM

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End of an era for Water Ski Capital of the World

• December 13, 2024

The high-flying stunts and human pyramids that turned Winter Haven, Florida, into the Water Ski Capital of the World will come to an end when the final Legoland Florida water ski show bids farewell to Lake Eloise at the end of the year.

The final performance of “Brickbeard’s Watersport Stunt Show” will be held Dec. 30 at Legoland Florida.

“‘Brickbeard’s Watersport Stunt Show’ has been a beloved part of our history, creating lasting memories for families over the years,” Legoland Florida officials said via email. “While we cherish this legacy, we are listening to our guests and our focus is on introducing new and dynamic experiences to continue creating family memories.”

Water Skiing and Winter Haven have been synonymous since the birth of Cypress Gardens in 1936. The botanical gardens and theme park closed in 2009 to make way for Legoland Florida.

Cypress Gardens founder and water skier Dick Pope Sr. used his Florida tourist destination to promote the sport and turn Winter Haven into the Water Ski Capital of the World.

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World record attempts drew massive crowds to Cypress Gardens and attracted celebrities like Johnny Carson, Elvis Presley, Carol Burnett and Esther Williams. Hollywood followed the stars and filmed TV shows and movies around Cypress Gardens’ famed Florida-shaped swimming pool.

The Cypress Gardens ski shows attracted water daredevils to Winter Haven looking to showcase their innovative skills and set water ski records. The semi-annual Chain of Records event ensured that Winter Haven would be home to more water ski records than anywhere else in the world.

The Cypress Gardens water ski stars became instructors and attracted students from around the globe — making Winter Haven home to more water ski schools per square mile than any place in the United States, according to Visit Central Florida.

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Dick Pope Jr. — who popularized barefoot water skiing — followed in his father’s footsteps and continued the water skiing tradition at Cypress Gardens. The father and son duo are both members of the Water Ski Hall of Fame — about 20 miles away in nearby Davenport, Florida.

Legoland Florida opened in 2011 and kept the water ski history of Cypress Gardens alive with a Lego pirate-themed show starring a lifesize version of the Captain Blackbeard minifigure.

A FlyBoard stunt performer is the highlight of the latest version of the Legoland water sports stunt show that debuted in 2021.

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Mark Voisard worked at Cypress Gardens for 30 years, half of that time as the water ski show director.

“I helped develop the first five-tier pyramid,” Voisard told WFLA.

Legoland learned over the past decade that running a water ski show can be very expensive, Voisard told the NBC affiliate in Tampa.

“It wasn’t one of the top attractions at Legoland, so they ultimately had to make a business decision,” Voisard told WFLA. “It’s pretty sad for the area because people would go there and go ‘I remember coming here as a kid.’”

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Voisard and his son, a stunt man in the current Legoland show, will keep the Water Skiing Capital tradition alive in Winter Haven with the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team that performs monthly on nearby Lake Silver.

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SoCal family shines sharing adventures online

• December 13, 2024

With twin 7-year-old daughters, dual careers and a thriving business as content creators, life is a constant adventure for Erik and Adam McEwen – and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

Married since 2015, the McEwens have built the family they always dreamed of when they started documenting their journey to parenthood on YouTube eight years ago as @McHusbands. Their daughters Everest and Addisen were born via surrogate in 2017 and the family’s adventures are now followed by more than 400,000 people on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.

A typical week includes work, school, the girls’ favorite activities (soccer for Everest, art for Addisen) and fun family outings, like a recent day trip with their bikes to Victory Trailhead in Los Angeles in a 2025 Kia Carnival MPV Hybrid.

“We love to roller skate and bike everywhere, and we get to do some really cool things through our business that not everybody gets to do, so we try to take advantage of that,” Adam said. “We want our girls to experience the world.”

The couple said the Carnival MPV Hybrid checked all the boxes they look for in a family vehicle — space for all their gear, amazing safety features and the money-saving benefits of driving a hybrid. Everest and Addisen were especially excited by the dual-screen 14.6-inch rear seat entertainment system available in the SX Prestige trim package.

“The girls absolutely loved the touch screens,” Erik said. “It was fun to hear them get so excited about it, like ‘‘oh my gosh, there are TVs back here!’”

To the McEwens, sharing fun moments with each other and their online followers is more than just business as usual. They want their online presence to be an encouraging resource for people in the LGBTQ+ community looking for stories of families like theirs.

When the pair launched their YouTube channel in 2016 they had been searching social media for gay couples who had children through adoption or surrogacy, hoping to get some insights. “We knew we wanted to start a family, so we looked for other couples like us – but nobody was telling their story,” Erik said. “That’s when we decided to put our journey out there.”

In their early videos, the McEwens talked about what being parents would mean to them and shared each step of the process. Initially, adoption seemed the most likely route, but it wasn’t without risk. The agency they planned to use later went out of business, leaving some clients heartbroken and out thousands of dollars.

Erik and Adam might have been among them if not for family and friends who were also following their videos. In a huge surprise, Erik’s sister-in-law offered to be their surrogate and the couple’s best friend signed on as their egg donor.

Having that connection and being able to share it with their daughters has been an incredible gift, Erik said. “We always wanted our girls to be able to ask questions and get answers about where they came from and to know the amazing women who created them and helped build our family.”

In addition to creating online content as the McHusbands, the McEwens have separate careers. Adam is a musician and full-time dad and Erik is a product manager for a software company. Testing out the Carnival MPV Hybrid, both were impressed by its advanced infotainment and technology systems.

Adam loved the passenger-view camera, which allows people in the front seats to see what’s happening in the second and third rows from a screen on the vehicle’s panoramic dashboard. “To be able to check in on what the girls were doing without having to completely twist around was amazing,” he said. “I’ve never been in a car that had that before.”

The McEwens also appreciated the Safe Exit Assist feature, which prevents doors from opening if a vehicle or bicycle is approaching. “Our kids are at the age where, if they’re excited to be somewhere, they’ll jump right out of the car,” Erik said. “Having that safety feature is incredible. It not only protects the people inside the car from getting out at the wrong time, it makes it safer for everyone around you.”

The efficiency and gas savings that come with driving a hybrid is a priority, too, Erik said. “Honestly, the fact that the Carnival comes as a hybrid is a game changer,” he said. “To be able to go on long trips without worrying about how much we’re going to spend on gas is super important to us.”

As their girls grow, the McEwens are excited about each new adventure. You can follow them on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok and learn more about Kia’s 2025 Carnival MPV Hybrid at kia.com/us/en/carnival-mpv-hybrid.

This article was produced by Skyline Studio, the in-house creative agency for Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune. The news and editorial staffs of SCNG and the U-T had no role in this post’s preparation.

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