Shadowlands

Five years ago

Newport Harbor High’s football team captures the Sea View League title

with a 27-23 win over Santa Margarita. Quarterback John Giordani goes 12

for 16 with three touchdown passes, all to Jon Benzinger, including a

52-yard pass.

Estancia’s CIF playoff hopes remain alive with a 17-14 win over Aliso

Niguel in football. Running backs Karlo Amaya and Bachy Gonzalez each

rush for over 100 yards for the Eagles.

Ryan Taylor throws a 1-yard touchdown pass to Brian Reeves at the end of

the game as Costa Mesa’s football team salvages a 30-30 tie with

University.

Newport Harbor’s girls volleyball team concludes a perfect season with

wins over El Toro and Irvine. Misty May takes over the setter’s role

against El Toro with Jeannette Hecker out.

Estancia’s girls volleyball team loses in five sets to University and

barely misses the last CIF playoff spot from the Pacific Coast League.

Cyndi Richards had 21 kills and Christine Dahle 39 assists for the

Eagles.

Megan Wachtler and Alissa Scott of Corona del Mar defeat teammates Jenny

Glasgow and Christy O’Meara to capture the Sea View League doubles title

in girls tennis.

Costa Mesa’s boys water polo team wins its ninth straight PCL title with

a 21-8 blowout of Laguna Hills. Rob Grayeli scores six times for the

Mustangs.

Behind Thad Buzolich’s three goals, CdM’s boys water polo team beat Long

Beach Wilson, 7-6, to win the Northern California high school water polo

tournament.

Brian Slingsby wins the individual race and leads CdM’s boys cross

country team to the Sea View League championship.

Estancia’s boys cross country team qualifies for the CIF playoff by

finishing third in the PCL meet. Johan Appel and Elvys Rodriguez place in

the top ten.

Ten years agoEstancia’s football team capture the Sea View League title

with a 17-12 victory over Tustin. Dan Petrone returns an interception for

a touchdown and Dan Ucker runs one in as the Eagles score all their

points in the first quarter.

Newport Harbor’s football team helps out Estancia by defeating

Saddleback, 27-17, to clinch the league title for the Eagles. It also

clinches a CIF playoff spot for the Sailors. Steve Scheck passes for two

touchdowns and Josh Klein kicks two field goals in the game.

Brian Lucas rushes for a school record 235 yards as Corona del Mar’s

football team defeat University, 25-8.

CdM’s girls cross country team captures its first title in 10 years by

winning the Sea View League meet. Kirsten McFarland finishes third to

lead the Sea Kings.

Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team upsets CdM in overtime to win the

Sea View League crown. Kenton Reed scores the winning goal in overtime.

Corey Delahunt scores nine goals as Costa Mesa’s boys water polo team

tops Woodbridge, 17-13.

Orange Coast College’s mens water polo team concludes an undefeated

Orange Empire Conference season with an 18-7 win over Saddleback. Mike

Kennedy scores four goals to lead the Pirates.

CdM’s girls tennis team defeats Estancia, 14-4, behind Keri Phebus’

sweep. Dina Birch wins two sets for the Eagles.

CdM’s girls volleyball team also wins against Estancia for its third

sweep of the week. Marni Jo Price gets 10 digs and four aces in the

match.

Estancia’s girls volleyball team also lose to Newport Harbor, 15-4,

12-15, 15-3, 15-9. Marilee Pfister gets 50 assists and Maureen McLaren 23

kills for the Sailors.

Barry Wallace is named the new athletic director of OCC.