Girls water polo: Newport falls to Capo Valley, 9-4

MISSION VIEJO - Newport Harbor High’s girls water polo team, ranked

No. 4 in Orange County, fell to No. 7 Capistrano Valley, 9-4, on Friday

in a nonleague game at Saddleback College.

Kyndra Cox scored all four goals for the Sailors. With host Capo Valley

up, 7-4, Cox’s shot with one minute left hit the cross bar, and Capo

Valley’s Amber Stachowski immediately scored her fourth goal to seal the

win.

Capo Valley (9-5) avenges a loss earlier this year to the Sailors (13-4)

in the Newport Harbor-Corona del Mar Tournament. Newport goalie Heather

Deyden made four saves.

Nonleague

Capo Valley 9, Newport Harbor 4

Newport Harbor 1 2 0 1 - 4

Capo Valley 2 3 0 4 - 9

Newport Harbor: Cox 4. Saves: Deyden 4.

Capo Valley: Amber Stachowski 4, Amy Stachowski 2, Gleason 1, Gove 1,

Merlo 1. Saves: McCall 13.