Orange County Artist of the Year winners announced
- April 30, 2023
For a 10th year, Artist of the Year shines a spotlight on high school students in Orange County.
The program was conceived in 2014 as part of the Orange County Register’s Varsity Arts initiative to acknowledge and celebrate student artists with the kind of recognition long bestowed on student athletes.
Meet the Artists of the Year
Dance: Jonah Smith, Orange County School of the Arts
Film and TV: Magdalena Aparicio, Yorba Linda High School
Theater: Selma Elbalalesy, Aliso Niguel High School
Instrumental music: Lucie Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Vocal music: Adrianna Tapia, Santa Ana High School
Fine Arts: Alexandra Hernandez, Costa Mesa High School
Media arts: Zachary Cramer, Fountain Valley High School
Teachers from across the county helped develop Artist of the Year back then. They remain vital to its success by nominating students, serving as volunteers throughout the adjudication process and helping to shape the evolution of the program each year.
In that first year, the Register awarded honors in six arts disciplines. The winners emerged out of 113 students nominated from 50 schools.
What a difference 10 years has made. The growth and impact of Artist of the Year has exceeded expectations.
Artist of the Year has grown into a strong and vital platform for showcasing the talents and community contributions of student artists.
The program is now co-sponsored by Chapman University College of Performing Arts and the Register. This year 721 students were nominated by their teachers — public and private. They hailed from 78 local high schools and arts organizations.
And 2023 boasts seven artistic disciplines: Dance, Film & TV, Fine Arts, Instrumental Music, Media Arts, Theater, and Vocal Music. Each discipline was further divided into 30 specialties with finalists named in each.
Arts teachers and working professionals determine the winners.
“I believe the students involved see it as a genuine honor to be nominated, and those who make it to the next level of competition also see it as a genuine honor,” said Jim Kollias, chair of the visual and performing arts department at Beckman High in Tustin.
Kollias, an instrumental music instructor, was one of the teachers who worked with Artist of the Year producer Heide Janssen to design and launch the program. He’s remained involved year after year, helping with the judging.
Kollias credited Janssen’s vision and leadership for the continued success of Artist of the Year.
“Had she not been at the center of the program, it would have surely faltered by now,” he said.
At Beckman High, Kollias added, participating in Artist of the Year also has given both arts instructors and students a sense of the excellence around the county, something to gauge themselves against and “level up.”
“We study the videos and presentations,” he said. “This is the best and we want to be the best.”
The culling process for Artist of the Year is rigorous.
It starts with the teacher nominations. The nominees are asked to submit in writing what it means to be an artist and talk about their own creative journeys.
Those submissions get whittled down through subsequent rounds involving online scrutiny of performance videos, art portfolios, film samples and resumes.
Semifinalists are selected by arts teachers. (Previous stories in the Register named all 108 semifinalists for this year.)
At the end, comes the in-person judging by panels of community members who teach, perform, and guide the development of the arts in Orange County.
Whew!
The students who have been honored as Artist of the Year value both the encouragement and the recognition. At least 50 of the past winners responded to a request to share their post-high school artistic endeavors.
One of them, Hayoung Roh, a graduate of Orange County School of the Arts and the 2014 Artist of the Year for dance, now performs with the dance team for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, known as the Brooklynettes. She called winning Artist of the Year a “life-changing” experience that gave her the confidence to pursue dance as a career.
“The timing of the win was crucial in my case,” Roh said. “Especially during my senior year of high school where there were so many more questions than answers, it made me realize it’s not some far-fetched dream.”
To Janssen, giving young artists like Roh that boost is the main objective of Artist of the Year. But the program is also a nod to their instructors, she said.
“By shining a light on the talent and artistry of our top students every year, we are not only celebrating them and giving them the push to continue their artistic pursuits, but we are also, hopefully, highlighting the quality of the work being taught in the arts programs throughout the county.”
The sponsorship of Chapman University College of Performing Arts over the past four years has helped the program grow. The school has committed $25,000 a year toward general operating expenses and will help fund the 2024 competition.
Additional support comes from the university’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, along with other in-kind contributions that include providing the venues for the semifinalist presentations.
The public is invited May 10 to attend a 5:30 p.m. awards ceremony in Memorial Hall on the Chapman University campus, 1 University Drive, Orange. Top students from Artist of the Year will perform and present their work.
Meet the 2023 Artists of the Year. Click on the student’s name to read a profile and see other finalists in the category.
Dance: Jonah Smith, Orange County School of the Arts
Film and TV: Magdalena Aparicio, Yorba Linda High School
Theater: Selma Elbalalesy, Aliso Niguel High School
Instrumental music: Lucie Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Vocal music: Adrianna Tapia, Santa Ana High School
Fine arts: Alexandra Hernandez, Costa Mesa High School
Media arts: Zachary Cramer, Fountain Valley High School
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Stagecoach 2023: Kane Brown, Bryan Adams and Nelly close out Day 2
- April 30, 2023
The second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on Saturday, April 29 was a little less crowded than the first day during the early and even mid-afternoon.
It could’ve been the ongoing heatwave lingering over the Coachella Valley — or the hard partying the evening before during headliner Luke Bryan — that caused festivalgoers to stroll in a little later, but they still turned up for the party atmosphere.
Fans beat the heat by kicking back in air-conditioned branded activations and spots like the Honky Tonk and Shein Saloon and sipped on cold beer and lemonade. Some made the long trek across the Empire Polo Club grounds to check out Mane Stage performer Niko Moon over at Guy Fieri’s Stagecoach Smokehouse. Moon and Fieri were making an enormous mac and cheeseburger.
ON THE MANE
Later in the day, Moon’s Mane Stage set reflected those feel-good vibes and got the audience up and out of their lawn chairs in the heat to dance, some even hoping up on the nearby bales of hay to sway along. He had fans singing along to songs like “Good Time,” “All That We Need” and “Heaven Has a Bar.”
Saturday headliner Kane Brown began 10 minutes later than scheduled and the set had a 90-second countdown before he kicked off his performance with an immediate burst of pyrotechnics that caused the crowd to roar back and wave their cowboy hats in the air. Fans danced and sang along to the songs “Like I Love Country Music,” “Used to Love You Sober” and “Heaven.” Near the end of his set, he was joined by his wife Katelyn Jae for the couple’s duet, “Thank God.” Brown’s set ended with a band and lots of fireworks.
“We’ve been waiting years to be back here and play with you guys,” Matthew Ramsey of Old Dominion said as the band took the Mane Stage just before Brown.
Performing at the Mane Stage isn’t new for the five-piece group since they played in the same spot in 2019 and made their Stagecoach debut in 2016. The band kept the crowd up and dancing as they kicked off with hits “Make It Sweet” and “No Hard Feelings.” But the most amusing part of the night wasn’t necessarily the Dominion hits but the covers, pulling out “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
Former “American Idol” contestant Gabby Barrett took the Mane Stage right as the sun finally set. For many, she’s known as one of the leading voices of Gen-Z country, and it was clear why during her 45-minute set. She made sure to play her hit “I Hope,” to which fans, especially the ladies, sang their hearts out to the breakup anthem. Her set was a mix bag of songs off her debut 2020 album “Goldmine” and covers like Lady A’s “Need You Now” and Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin.’”
CLASSICS IN THE PALOMINO
Keb’ Mo’ brought the rhythm and blues during his afternoon set in the Palomino. Keb’ Mo’s career stretches back to the late ‘70s, having 19 full-length records under his belt. The five-time Grammy award-winning artist flipped through his most beloved tracks, and the small but eager crowd relished every second of it. There wasn’t much talking, other than occasional nods and waves, but the music supplied by Mo’ and his band were more than enough as he went through “Shave Yo Legs,” “I Remember You,” “Life Is Beautiful,” and two classics, “Am I Wrong” and “Perpetual Blues Machine.”
Singer-songwriter Nikki Lane was charming as ever. The performer and curator of the festival’s Stage Stop Marketplace and Horseshoe Stage, stunned in her country-meets-rock-and-roll inspired outfit, her freshly dyed blonde and wavy locks topped by a blue cowboy hat with her name boldly bedazzled in rhinestones.
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She rocked thorough songs off her latest album, the title track, “Denim & Diamonds,” dedicated to all the hardworking ladies in the audience.
She bounced around on her guitar to “First High” and got down with the crowd, grooving her body along to “Black Widow.” If someone could give her a long enough break from working behind-the-scenes at the festival, Lane is more than ready for a nice spot on the Mane Stage.
Mary Chapin Carpenter kicked off her set in the Palomino with a wide smile and back-to-back hits, 1992’s “Passionate Kisses” and 1994’s “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” her sizable crowd happily singing along to the choruses.
Her speaking voice was soft and sweet as she addressed her fans: “Hello, Stagecoach,” she said. “We’re so happy to be here … it’s not that hot.” Clearly she was joking, because just outside the shaded stage area, the sun was still mercilessly beating down on the festival grounds. The set was filled with her classic ’90s country music and fans of different generations sang all of the lyrics and danced along.
“Down at the Twist and Shout” was a song she prefaced by acknowledging she could hear the sing-a-longs. “So great hearing you all sing along,” she said sincerely. “You’re so beautiful.”
She also played “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and “I Feel Lucky” with a lot of sass. She slipped in a new offering, too, adding “Secret Keepers” from her 2020 album, “The Dirt and the Stars.” It fit well in her set of well-crafted songs, all of which she delivered passionately as she pounded away on her well-worn acoustic guitar.
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives are a Stagecoach staple. They also easily won Stagecoach’s best dressed trophy. The crew came out in coordinating outfits that included bright blue colors on their jackets and shirts — minus drummer Harry Stinson’s getup, which was red — with bold flower embroidery and lots of rhinestones.
The band got people rockin’ straight away with “Burn the Woodpile Down,” while Stuart flipped around his signature silver hair and jammed on his guitar. The audience cheered as the song came to a close and he let out a big ‘ol “Thank you, goodnight!”
But the band had a lot more up its sleeve, including a pair of new songs — “Sitting Alone” and “Space” — off their forthcoming album, “Altitude,” which is due out on May 19. Stuart described the album as “cosmic country” and it’s exactly that, sort of twangy and out of this world, with a ‘60s psychedelic rock vibe.
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, who was originally scheduled to perform at Stagecoach in 2020, closed out the Palomino on Saturday night with crowd that spilled far outside of the massive tent. People in the back were camped out as far as the eye could see, some chilling in their lawn chairs as far back as the food stands.
Fans cheered and danced to Adams’ fiery performance, which was full of windy guitar solos and ballads — like “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” — that brought some fans to tears. He had a commanding stage presence, resonating with the crowd throughout the set. One of the most notable moments was when fans sang along to “Shine a Light,” with their phone flashlights lighting up the otherwise dark stage area. He also played “Somebody,” “Summer of ’69” and “Cuts Like Knife.”
THE AFTER-PARTY
Los Angeles-based DJ Dillon Francis kept the fans raving as he closed down the Honk Tonk. The line to get in was brutal, as it took some folks more than 20 minutes just to get in the door. But once the wait was over, there was a raging party inside. Francis played everything from a few remixed songs by Rihanna including “Don’t Stop The Music” and “Only Girl (In The World)” to country classics. Other tracks included house remixes of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” and Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen.”
As Kane Brown wrapped up his set, festivalgoers made their way to Nelly’s Late Night in Palomino after-party which resulted in a tightly-packed tent and a massive overflow of guests just trying to catch a glimpse of the rapper. As is typical with the more popular acts, getting through the crowd was nearly impossible, but once people settled in, they danced, jumped around and sang along, shoulder to shoulder, with others to Nelly’s popular tunes including “Hot in Herre,” “Ride Wit Me” and “E.I.”
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Stagecoach 2023: See photos of performers and fans from Day 2
- April 30, 2023
The Stagecoach Country Music Festival raged on a the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 29 and despite temperatures once again being over 100 degrees throughout the early and mid-afternoon, fans still showed up to the party.
Day 2 saw early sets by acts like Restless Road, Lily Rose, Corey Kent, Jamie Wyatt, Keb’ Mo’ and Lola Kirke. By the later afternoon, the Palomino had a stacked lineup of interesting and varied entertainment including alt country queen Nikki Lane, classic country artists Mary Chapin Carpenter and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams and rapper Nelly led a massive Late Night in Palomino after-party.
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Over on the Mane Stage, Niko Moon, Gabby Barrett and Old Dominion held it down until headliner Kane Brown’s turn. Fans were scattered across the venue in the evening, either checking out Brown’s set, trying to squeeze into the Diplo-curated Honky Tonk where his friend and fellow DJ Dillon Francis was performing, or they stood far outside the Palomino to catch a glimpse of Nelly doing songs like “Shake Ya Tail Feather” and “Hot in Herre.”
There was also a lot of action inside Guy Fieri’s Stagecoach Smokehouse where the TV personality and restaurateur linked up with Niko Moon to make a mac and cheeseburger with a six pound bison and elk meat patty that they happily shared with fans.
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CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs: Saturday’s scores, updated schedule for quarterfinals
- April 30, 2023
The scores from Saturday’s games in the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs and the updated schedule for the next round.
CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 2
Second round, Saturday
Orange Lutheran def. Long Beach Wilson, 25-19, 29-31, 21-25, 25-19, 16-14
Upland def. Los Alamitos, 25-18, 15-25, 25-21, 26-24
Redondo def. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-15
Santa Barbara def. Aliso Niguel, 25-18, 25-20, 25-14
Tesoro def. South Torrance, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13, 20-25, 15-10
Dos Pueblos def. St. Francis, 3-2 (scores not reported)
San Marcos def. Anaheim Canyon, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19
Servite def. Millikan, 25-19, 25-12, 25-21
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Upland at Orange Lutheran
Santa Barbara at Redondo
Tesoro at Dos Pueblos
Servite at San Marcos
DIVISION 3
Second round, Saturday
St. Margaret’s def. Pacifica Christian/NB, 3-0
Fountain Valley def. Newbury Park, 25-21, 25-17, 24-26, 25-13
Trabuco Hills def. Cerritos, 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23
Alemany def. Sunny Hills, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14
El Segundo def. Warren, 25-17, 25-18, 25-17
Vista Murrieta def. Oak Park, 3-1
Anaheim Fairmont def. South Pasadena, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18
Mission Viejo def. Bishop Montgomery, 3-1
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Fountain Valley at St. Margaret’s
Alemany at Trabuco Hills
Vista Murrieta at El Segundo
Anaheim Fairmont at Mission Viejo
DIVISION 4
Second round, Saturday
Claremont def. Xavier Prep, 25-11, 25-22, 25-9
El Dorado def. Keppel, 25-19, 26-24, 25-22
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel def. Anaheim, 25-16, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20
Troy def. Cathedral, 25-27, 25-17, 25-14, 26-27, 16-14
Crossroads def. Fontana, 3-0
Dana Hills def. Diamond Ranch, 25-11, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14
Quartz Hill def. Tustin, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18
Hart def. Woodbridge, 26-28, 25-15, 25-17, 16-25, 15-13
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
El Dorado at Claremont
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel at Troy
Crossroads at Dana Hills
Hart at Quartz Hill
DIVISION 5
Second round, Saturday
Da Vinci def. Aquinas, 25-10, 25-15, 25-17
Fullerton def. Magnolia, 25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17
Godinez def. Woodcrest Christian, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14
Nordhoff def. Garey, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22
Paraclete def. Lancaster Desert Christian, 25-23, 26-24, 28-30, 25-17
Samueli def. Temescal Canyon, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22
Rancho Verde def. St. Anthony, 9-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19
Chino Hills def. Arrowhead Christian, 25-13, 25-19, 25-13
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Da Vinci at Fullerton
Nordhoff at Godinez
Samueli at Paraclete
Rancho Verde at Chino Hills
DIVISION 6
Second round, Saturday
Leuzinger def. Waverly, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18
Trinity Classical def. Pasadena Marshall, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 30-28, 15-13
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian def. Summit, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20
Wildwood def. Beacon Hill, 3-1
Hawthorne Math/Science def. San Jacinto Valley Academy, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22
Pilgrim def. Southlands Christian, 25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 26-24
CAMS def. Vasquez, 3-0
Glendale Adventist def. Cathedral City, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13
Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Trinity Classical at Leuzinger
Wildwood at Santa Monica Pacifica Christian
Pilgrim at Hawthorne Math/Science
Glendale Adventist at CAMS
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Dana Hills boys volleyball pulls out win over Diamond Ranch in second round of playoffs
- April 30, 2023
DANA POINT — The Dana Hills boys volleyball team extended its storybook season by beating Diamond Ranch in five sets in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs.
Dana Hills (23-13) beat Diamond Ranch 25-11, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14 Saturday at Dana Hills High.
The Dolphins will host Crossroads in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
Dana Hills wins the 5th set 16-14 to beat Diamond Ranch. Dana will play Crossroads in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. @ocvarsity @SteveFryer @latsondheimer @SouthOCsports @dhhs_athletics pic.twitter.com/FPLv9m8CNa
— Michael Huntley (@mikehuntley63) April 30, 2023
Dana Hills was winless in 2021 and 2022 and had a 28-game losing streak before winning a tournament game against Chaparral in late February. This is the Dolphins’ first playoff appearance since 2019.
“These boys struggled but came to practice every day wanting to work hard,” Dana Hills coach Spencer Andrews said. “When I got hired I said, ‘what do you want out of this year?’ and they said they wanted to get after it. The story here is if you don’t give up and work your butt off, sometimes magic happens.”
Saturday’s match was full of peaks and valleys for the Dolphins. Dana Hills dominated the first set but did not play well in the next two sets and lost both.
“Diamond Ranch is a heck of a team with some dynamic players and they are well-coached,” Andrews said. “It was a battle. Ultimately, we took some timeouts and took deep breaths and our boys stayed composed. They are awesome kids.”
While many teams rely on a pair of strong outside hitters to score, Dana Hills spreads the ball around well and has several players who can hit effectively.
Andrews credits the team’s setter, Christian Anderson, and the team’s close bond for the balanced play.
“We have an amazing setter and our team chemistry is off the charts,” Andrews said. “These guys hang out after school everyday. They surf, play beach volleyball and get food together every day. It’s a cliche but it really does feel like a family.”
The Dana Hills blocking unit, led by Seamus Flynn made it difficult for Diamond Ranch (23-11) to score late. Flynn led the Dolphins in blocks and was fourth on the team in kills.
The Dolphins have seven players who will play collegiate volleyball next year, but Flynn is the lone player with a Division I scholarship, to Long Island University.
“He’s an absolute workhorse and is always the first guy in the gym,” Andrews said. “He’s one of my favorite kids to coach and he’s an awesome teammate.”
Sebastian Naficy and Nick Cespedes led the Dolphins in scoring. Jack Andrew had the lone service ace of the match for the Dolphins.
Diamond Ranch won the Hacienda League this season and swept Oxford Academy in the first round.
Dane Santoyo led both teams in kills Saturday and freshman Mario Portillo had back-to-back aces for the Panthers to finish the third set.
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Julie Ertz scores, Angel City FC manages tie with Portland
- April 30, 2023
Julie Ertz scored in the 78th minute to put Angel City (1-2-2) in front but finish with 3-3 tie against Portland. Ertz just recently joined the team following a long layoff from the league because of injuries and the birth of her son.
Alyssa Thompson, an 18-year-old who was drafted by Angel City out of high school, scored in the 10th minute. Portland pulled even in the 31st when Ertz fouled Portland’s Crystal Dunn in the box and Hina Sugita converted on the penalty.
Goalkeeper Bella Bixby scored in stoppage time and Portland remained undefeated to start the season.
Bixby became just the second goalkeeper ever to score in the NWSL with her backheel goal as Portland (3-0-2) scrambled in the waning moments at Portland’s Providence Park.
Morgan Weaver took a well-timed pass from Olivia Moultrie and scored from a tight angle to give the Thorns the lead in the 65th, but Katie Johnson pulled Angel City back into a tie with a header in the 74th.
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Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks, Sunday, April 30, 2023
- April 30, 2023
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
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Galaxy falls to Ercan Kara, Orlando City
- April 30, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. — Ercan Kara had a goal and an assist to power Orlando City to a 2-0 victory over the Galaxy on Saturday night.
Orlando City (4-3-2) took a 1-0 lead into halftime on a goal by Kara in the 38th minute. Michael Halliday and Antônio Carlos picked up assists on Kara’s first netter of the season.
Orlando City upped its lead to 2-0 when Facundo Torres took passes from Martín Ojeda and Kara and scored in the 57th minute.
Orlando City snapped a three-match skid at home. Orlando City has lost 11 matches at home since the start of last season after losing just 12 times in Orlando in the previous three seasons combined.
The Galaxy (1-5-3) were coming off their first win of the season. The Galaxy had gone 3-0-2 in its previous five road matches against Eastern Conference teams. The Galaxy are 0-3-2 away from home this season.
The Galaxy had a 15-14 edge in shots, but Orlando City took six shots on goal to just three for the Galaxy.
Pedro Gallese totaled three saves for Orlando City. Jonathan Klinsmann saved four shots for the Galaxy.
The teams each had three victories in six all-time match-ups. The visitors won the previous two matches by 1-0 scores after 20 goals were scored in the first four meetings.
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