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A team of 10-year-old water polo players from Newport Beach fought back from an early deficit to win the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics championship. Their undefeated tournament run shows how youth sports can build both champions and character.
Five teenagers from Newport Sea Base just won their third national rowing championship since 2022, proving their even-year winning streak is no accident. Two other Newport teams brought home silver medals from the same competition.
A stunning new mural in Newport Beach celebrates Duke Kahanamoku, the Olympic gold medalist who became the father of modern surfing and once saved lives off the California coast. The larger-than-life artwork is turning heads along Pacific Coast Highway.
Over a thousand people filled a Newport Beach athletic field to shatter a Guinness World Record while celebrating a local dance tradition born nearly a century ago. The joyful event connected generations through the Balboa swing dance that once packed the area's historic ballrooms.
A California beach town is bringing back the roaring spirit of the 1940s to celebrate its 120th birthday. On April 19, Newport Beach will attempt to break the world record for the largest swing dance lesson, honoring a legendary ballroom that once lit up the pier.
Newport Beach is bringing back the magic of 1930s swing dancing with a world record attempt honoring the birthplace of Balboa Swing. On April 19, dancers of all levels will gather to break the record for the world's largest swing dance lesson.
