Seahawks step up in league

The Ocean View High girls’ soccer team collected an important victory Tuesday and took a step closer to winning a championship.

In a key Golden West League game between rivals and the top two teams in the league standings, Ocean View got past visiting Westminster, 2-1. Madison White scored and also got the assist on the game-winning goal scored in the second half by Iran Enriquez. Emma Malsy had 11 saves today.

Ocean View Coach Jose Sanchez said Enriquez was his team’s “player of the game.”

The Seahawks, ranked seventh in CIF Southern Section Division 5, overcame a 1-0 deficit to run its league-leading record to 6-0-1 and overall mark to 11-2-5. They own a five-point lead on second-place Westminster with three league games remaining.

“That goal was a wake-up call for us,” Sanchez said of Westminster’s early, 1-0 lead. “We never looked back after that. The girls had a great work ethic running after every single ball. The second half was more of the same, we just keep pressuring. Our finishing was off, but the girls kept fighting, until Iran [Enriquez] got a pass from Madison [White] and scored a great goal.”

The Seahawks previously blanked visiting Santa Ana Jan. 28, 2-0. Daniela Gonzalez and Hannah Messina scored, Lauren Reynolds had an assist, Malsy had two saves, and their “player of the game” was Kristina Cooley, Sanchez said.

Edison stayed in title contention in the Sunset League race by handling visiting Marina Tuesday, 6-0. Cassidy Helenihi had a goal and two assists and Miranda Thomas had a goal and an assist in the win.

The Chargers, ranked seventh in CIF-SS Division 1, upped their league record to 5-1-1, one point behind Sunset leader Huntington Beach, and overall record to 14-4-2.

“The girls came to attack and proved lethal with two goals in the first nine minutes,” Edison Coach Kerry Crooks said.

In their previous league outing Jan. 28, the Chargers scored a big, 4-3 overtime win at Los Alamitos. Mikayla Edwards scored twice and had an assist, Rachel Flory and Amy Feinstein both scored once, and Zoe Clevely had five saves. Edwards scored the winning goal which came on an unassisted corner kick that bent into the near post.

Huntington Beach improved to 5-0-2 in Sunset action by defeating host Newport Harbor Tuesday, 5-1. In a league game Jan. 28, the Oilers beat visiting Marina, 2-1.

Local teams will be back in league action Thursday. At 3 p.m., Fountain Valley hosts Marina. At 5 p.m., Edison entertains Huntington in a showdown where first place will be on the line. At 7 p.m., Ocean View plays at Orange.

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Boys’ Soccer

Edison was handed its first loss in Sunset League play Friday by Los Alamitos which upended the Chargers, 2-1.

Sam Kemper scored the lone goal and Brendan Fix made two saves for Edison, the ninth-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 1. The Chargers entered the week 5-1-1 in league and 12-4-3 overall.

Los Alamitos, ranked fourth, won its fifth consecutive game and topped the league standings through last week at 6-1.

“Los Alamitos was very organized and was hard to break down,” Edison Coach Charlie Breneman said. “After we scored, they changed their tactics and attacked us and our guys didn’t handle it well.”

With four players getting into the scoring act and its defense recording a shutout Jan. 27, Edison beat visiting Newport Harbor, 5-0. Kemper, Dom Bair, Jack Morrell and Ryan Ruvalcaba all scored, and Jeff Wood had two assists.

Fountain Valley swept its two Sunset League games last week and moved into a tie for second place with Edison.

The Barons on Friday stormed their way to a 5-0 victory at Newport Harbor. Ryan Erickson scored three goals, David Volkert (assist) and Ali Shah both scored once, Trae Davis assisted two goals, and Slater Kucera had two saves.

Erickson, a defender, has scored four goals in league play. Volkert’s goal was his 10th of the season.

Fountain Valley previously was a 3-2 winner Jan. 27 at Huntington Beach. Alex Ruiz scored twice and Davis once.

The two victories put the Barons at 5-1-1 in league and 13-5-2 overall.

Huntington Beach split two Sunset League games last week.

The Oilers took on Marina Friday and came away with a 4-2 win to end a three-game losing streak. In a league game Jan. 27, Huntington fell behind 2-0 to visiting Fountain Valley but battled back, only to lose, 3-2, to the Barons.

The two results put the Oilers at 3-4 in league and 9-6-5 overall.

“After three losses in a row, we needed to come together as a team so, that is what we worked on to prepare for the Marina match,” Huntington Coach Sean Dick said. “We knew Marina was going to be tough because they were at home. The boys played as a team, shared the ball and ended up putting four [goals] in the back of the net.”

Marina also was edged, 1-0, by Los Alamitos in a Jan. 27 league game.

Local teams played league games Wednesday. Scores weren’t’ available at press time.

In league games Friday, Huntington hosts Edison (5 p.m.), Fountain Valley hosts Marina (3 p.m.), and Ocean View visits Segerstrom (3 p.m.).

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Girls’ Water Polo

Huntington Beach and Marina picked up Sunset League victories Jan. 27 at Newport Harbor High.

Huntington scored a 10-3 win over Edison. Sydney Preston scored five goals and Marina Hyham had seven saves for the Oilers, who improved to 2-1 in league. The Chargers fell to 1-2 in league.

Marina earned its first league win by downing Fountain Valley, 11-3. Shanna Zuanich led the scoring with five goals, Maddie Camargo scored three goals and Emma Warner had 10 saves for the Vikings, who improved to 1-2 in league. The Barons fell to 0-3 in league.

Marina also won three games and finished 3-2 last weekend at the Bonita Tournament. On Monday, the Vikings received four goals apiece from Kaitlyn Finney and Michelle Thienes and routed Long Beach Cabrillo in nonleague play, 17-2.

Ocean View, ranked second in CIF-SS Division 6, improved to 4-0 in Golden West League play and clinched a share of the title by handling sixth-ranked and host Segerstrom, 17-7.

Local teams played league games Wednesday. Scores weren’t available at press time.

Edison begins play Thursday at the Irvine SoCal Championships and will take on El Toro at 4 p.m. at Foothill High. The Chargers also will play a 3:15 p.m. nonleague game Monday at Mater Dei. Ocean View will host Temescal Canyon in an 11 a.m. nonleague game Saturday.

In Sunset League finales next Wednesday at Newport Harbor High, Edison meets Newport Harbor at 5 p.m., Huntington and Fountain Valley play at 6:05 p.m., and Marina takes on Los Alamitos at 7:10 p.m.

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CIF Weekly Rankings

Boys’ Soccer: Edison (No. 9, Division 1).

Girls’ Soccer: Edison (No. 7, Division 1); Ocean View (No. 7, Division 5).

Girls’ Water Polo: Ocean View (No. 2, Division 6).