Girls water polo: Newport stays in hunt for championship

LAKE FOREST - Newport Harbor High’s girls water polo team won twice

at El Toro Thursday to stay in the winners bracket of the Irvine Southern

California Championships.

In the first game, Newport (18-4) crushed Millikan, 11-1. Katherine

Belden’s three goals led the Sailors onslaught. Jenna Booth, Ali Taylor

and Katherine Gregg each scored two goals for Newport.

The Sailors then beat Cabrillo, 8-3, as Gregg scored three times. Taylor

and Kyndra Cox added two goals, and Jenna Murphy had one Newport goal.

The Sailors advance to face Santa Barbara, the No. 1 seed in the El Toro

bracket. The game is tonight at 6.

IRVINE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

First Round

Newport Harbor 11, Millikan 1

Score by quarters

Millikan 0 0 1 0 - 1

Newport Harbor 3 3 4 1 - 11

Millikan - Mattingley 1. Saves - Burbidge 4.

Newport Harbor - Belden 3, Booth 2, Taylor 2, Gregg 2, Cox 1, McKendry 1.

Saves - Deyden 10.

Second round

Newport Harbor 8, Cabrillo 3

Score by quarters

Cabrillo 0 0 3 0 - 3

Newport Harbor 3 2 1 2 - 8

Cabrillo - Rameson 3. Saves - Hamzeh 4.

Newport Harbor - Gregg 3, Cox 2, Taylor 2, Murphy 1. Saves - Deyden 9.