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These 60 photos are our OC photographers’ favorites from March 2022

A runner gets a facefull of color during The Color Run at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Runners get doused with color during The Color Run at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond runs through a tunnel of cheering students at the Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science in Orange, CA on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Thurmond was visiting the school as part of Read Across America, which is billed as a celebration of reading and coincides with the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.(Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Father Bao Thai stands in the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Friday, February 25, 2022. Thai will be the new rector replacing the retiring Reverend Christopher Smith effective on July 1st. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Lions Lighthouse for Sight in ShoreLine Aquatic Park and The Aquarium of the Pacific are lit up blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine in Long Beach, CA, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Long Beach International Gateway bridge is lit up blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine in Long Beach, CA, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Santa Ana water tower is lit up blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine in Santa Ana, CA, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Maggie Hurner of Santa Ana prays during a prayer service for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A wildfire burns in the Cleveland National Forest in this view from Orange on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Crews on battled a roughly 400-acre wildfire near the Holy Jim Trail in the Cleveland National Forest in eastern Orange County. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Goalkeeper Merrick Cook of Servite celebrates after scoring a penalty kick to win the game against Mira Costa during a soccer match in semifinals of the CIF Southern California Division I Regional playoffs at Westminster High School in Westminster on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A bike rider and his dog make their way through the Great Park in Irvine, CA on Friday, March 4, 2022. Rain moved through the area overnight and into Friday. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

While swimming with other sea lions, a sea lion jumps out of the water as it swims in the channel near the jetty in Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A stuffed toy shark puppet greets parade watchers from a vehicle traveling along Island Way during the Festival of Whales Parade in Dana Point on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The parade is part of the 51st annual Dana Point Festival of Whales. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A large shark balloon is held close to the ground due to high winds as it makes its way over the Island Way bridge in Dana Point Harbor during the Festival of Whales Parade in Dana Point on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The parade is part of the 51st annual Dana Point Festival of Whales. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Honors Chorus of Top of the World/El Morro elementary schools sing patriotic songs during the Patriots Day Parade in Laguna Beach on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Tracie Laughlin, with her dog Honey, stands in support of the Ukrainian people during a rally in Laguna Niguel on Sunday, March 6, 2022. “They’ve been through so much. It’s breaking my heart,” she said of Russia’s invasion. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hundreds of vehicles head south on Pacific Coast Highway during a procession for Huntington Beach Police Officer Nicholas Vella in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. On Feb. 19, Vella and another officer were responding to a disturbance in Newport Beach when the helicopter hit a strip of water between Lido Isle and the Balboa Peninsula. Vella, a 14-year veteran with the police department, died in the crash. He leaves behind a wife and daughter (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Members of the Huntington Beach Fire Department salute as the funeral procession for Huntington Beach Police Officer Nicholas Vella enters Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Vella was killed in a police helicopter crash on February 19, 2022 off Newport Beach.(Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Huntington Beach Police Officers remove the flag from Officer Nicholas Vella’a casket on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Vella died in a helicopter crash Feb. 19 off the waters in Newport Beach. He was an 18-year law enforcement veteran with 14 years on the force in Huntington Beach. Before joining Huntington Beach’s department he worked in Laguna Beach. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Cruz Billings (2), right, of Foothill reacts after scoring in the closing seconds of the first half in a game against Los Altos in the Division II championship game of the CIF Southern Regional boys basketball playoffs at Foothill High School in Santa Ana on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Foothill students cheer after Mikey Mazurie (23) of Foothill scored in a game against Los Altos in the Division II championship game of the CIF Southern Regional boys basketball playoffs at Foothill High School in Santa Ana on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

An Anna’s hummingbird makes its way to the various fuchsia blooms on a bush at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Volunteer Susan Kellogg places lunches on tables at Mary’s Kitchen in Orange, on Friday, March 11, 2022. For three decades Mary’s Kitchen has offered services to the area’s hungry and homeless. The city of Orange intends to evict Mary’s Kitchen from its location in a cul-de-sac at the end of Struck Avenue in Orange on May 1st. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A man walks up a set of stairs to pick up a lunch at Mary’s Kitchen in Orange, on Friday, March 11, 2022. For three decades Mary’s Kitchen has offered services to the area’s hungry and homeless. The city of Orange intends to evict Mary’s Kitchen from its location in a cul-de-sac at the end of Struck Avenue in Orange on May 1st. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Orange Coast College baseball team, all wearing #14 on their jerseys in memory of their former Head Coach John Altobelli, stand on the field during the dedication ceremony of John Altobelli Park on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Costa Mesa. In January 2020, Orange Coast College Head Baseball Coach John Altobelli, along with his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, died in 2020 in a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Lakers great Kobe Bryant and Bryant’s daughter, Gianna. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Prior to the start of a baseball game against Irvine Valley College, Jim Altobelli, left, father of former Orange Coast College Head Baseball Coach John Altobelli, embraces his son, Tony Altobelli, after catching the ceremonial first pitch from him during the Orange Coast College dedication ceremony of John Altobelli Park on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Costa Mesa. In January 2020, Orange Coast College Head Baseball Coach John Altobelli, along with his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, died in 2020 in a helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Lakers great Kobe Bryant and Bryant’s daughter, Gianna. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Cal State Fullerton basketball players react the moment they learn they will play Duke while watching the live NCCA tournament selection on television from Rosco’s Famous Deli in Fullerton on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Cal State Fullerton (21-10) will play Duke (28-6) on Friday, Mar. 18 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Providence Mission Hospital Executive Director of Acute Care Services, Cherie Fox, left, hugs nurse Patricia Ayala, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 during the two-year anniversary of the hospital’s first COVID-19 patient. The male patient is said to be doing well, according to administrators. The purpose of the event was to take a “moment of somber reflection and to share words of optimism in hopes for a brighter future,” they said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Outside linebacker Khalil Mack holds up his new Los Angeles Chargers jersey during a press conference at the Chargers facility in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Mack was recently acquired by the Los Angeles Chargers via trade from the Chicago Bears. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ABT dancers Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell perform “Bernstein in Bubble,” choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, during a rehearsal for the American Ballet Theatre’s production of “ABT Forward” at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ABT dancers perform “Single Eye, choreographed by Alonzo King, during a rehearsal for the American Ballet Theatre’s production of “ABT Forward” at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Surrounded by children in costume, Rabbi Peretz Greenwald reads the Story of Esther during The Hebrew Academy’s annual Purim Festival in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chezky Paltiel, dressed as Mario, spins a noisemaker called a grogger as Rabbi Peretz Greenwald reads The Story of Esther during The Hebrew Academy’s annual Purim Festival in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Laura Cobarruviaz, senior equestrian supervisor, comforts Sebastian, a rescued American miniature horse that is being cared for at the Village Equistrian Center at Laguna Woods Village in Laguna Woods on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The Laguna Woods Village retirement community was county’s first to establish a vaccination site with the partnership of Memorial Medical Center. Now 2 year after COVID locked down the community it is beginning to get back to normal. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Elizabeth Diaz, a restorative practice intervention specialist with Project Kinship in her office at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana on Friday, March 18, 2022. Above her are forgiveness bowls and masks created by students in the arts and healing program. Bowls have words written by students and masks display on the outside how they feel they are perceived by others and words on the back side of how they feel inside. Project Kinship offers a variety of services for youth which include: mediation support, restorative circles, arts and healing, social-emotional support, and many others. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Young runners pose for a photo near the start line at the beginning of The Color Run at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A dog gets a front seat view as it rides in the basket of a tandem bike at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Marine veteran Paul Worley works with one of his favorite horses, Huckelberry, at Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Worley says the horse, like him, “likes to work and doesn’t like to be messed with.” (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Students against the CRT ban make their views known while pro-ban speakers talk during the public comment portion of a meeting of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board in Placentia on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 to consider banning the academic concept of critical race theory in the district. Some parents worry that language in a proposed CRT resolution could lead to the loss of Advanced Placement classes. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Lucio Diaz makes Corn Elote for diners Jesica and Kellyann Balmer, from left, at SOL Mexican Cocina in Irvine, CA on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Passengers ride the Great Park Ballon at the sun sets in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Teammates on Sons of the American Legion react while playing in the finals during the Paper Football Challenge. They placed second after being defeated by Village of Hope on Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Tustin. The annual event raises money for local schools and community organizations. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Angelina, left, moves in to congratulate OL Reign teammate Veronica Latsko, right, after she scored a goal against Angel City FC in a National Women’s Soccer League match in Titan Stadium at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Saturday, March 26, 2022. OL Reign won the match 3-1. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Angel City FC goalkeeper DiDi Haracic watches the ball as OL Reign scores their second goal in a National Women’s Soccer League match in Titan Stadium at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Saturday, March 26, 2022. OL Reign won the match 3-1. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Brian Duff gets tangled with his dog, Axl, while finishing first in the 38th Newport Spirit Run Dog Mile at Fashion Island on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Adrian Alcocer, 3, runs towards the finish during the 38th Newport Spirit Run Toddler Trot on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A woman tries to control her umbrella as she walks through Mason Regional Park in Irvine, CA on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bryan Lussier with his dog Trixie, who wears an improvised raincoat, enjoy a walk through the rain on Silverado Canyon Road on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bianca Kulback keeps an eye on water gushing off the mountainside near her Silverado Canyon home on Monday, March 28, 2022. Although a mandatory evacuation was in place for the burn-scarred canyon areas, many residents, like Kulback, said they were going to ride out the storm. Kulback recently installed new berms to protect her home that she has lived in for eight years. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Orange County Register girls basketball player of the year, senior Kaylee Byon of Rosary in Fullerton on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Nely Arreola, and her mom, Maria, pay respects to three Anaheim men: Pedro Zamora Rodriguez, 23, Juan Ernesto Hernandez and Fernando Gutierrez, both, 24, who died in a car crash on March 28, 2022. The car reportedly went airborne on Harbor Boulevard at La Palma Avenue before striking near where the memorial was later placed and catching on fire. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bubble artist Melody Yang holds a smoke bubble inside another bubble during her performance at Discovery Cube Orange County in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Yang, who usually does the laser show as her brother handles most of the bubble tricks, will be doing Bubblefest solo. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Artur Shkodinov tries to keep his 1-year-old son, Damir, entertained on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 while waiting hours at the Tijuana border with his family for entry into the U.S. as refugees. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Anton Shchuz, 22, comforts his wife, Polina Shchuz, 20, at the Tijuana border on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Polina, who is Russian, fears she will not be allowed into the U.S. with her Ukrainian husband. After Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. agreed to grant asylum to 100,000 Ukrainians.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rancho Mission Viejo resident and member of a Russian-speaking group of OC moms, Inna Levien, left, tries to brighten the birthday of Ukrainian refugee Karokina Melnychuk, right, who turned 10 in Tijuana. She and her family, including her mom, Marina, center, were waiting hours at the border while seeking asylum in the U.S. Once inside, their month-long journey will have taken them through six countries. Another refugee child gives Karokina an orange as a token gift on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ukrainian refugees fight boredom and fatigue as they wait hours in Tijuana for processing as U.S. asylum seekers. Volunteers, many also Ukrainian refugees, kept the process calm and organized on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Garrett Davidson (37), center, of Foothill is mobbed by teammates after knocking in the winning run to defeat El Dorado in a Crestview League game at Foothill High School in North Tustin in Santa Ana on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Spidermen; Caleb Weeks, left, Tom Iwata, center, and Sebastian G., find each other outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Carly Gallardo, 8, dressed as Hamburglar offers a burger to her friend, Cory Jaffe, 9, dressed as Halloween Wanda from Wandavision, outside WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Faeren Adams, the self-proclaimed, “Mary Ann the Spider-Fan”, takes a selfie with webslingers at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)