Shadowlands

Five years ago

Newport Harbor High alumna and retired female surfer Tricia Gill’s

improbable run in the U.S. Open of Surfing quarterfinals ends with a loss

to Australian Neridah Falconer.

Costa Mesa’s 17 and under boys water polo team captures the bronze

medal at the National Junior Olympics. James Comfort leads the Mustangs

with four goals in a 7-5 victory over Concord in the bronze-medal game.

Katie Grogan, a senior on Mesa’s boys water polo team, wins a National

Junior Olympic gold medal with her girls team, TRAP. She scores a goal in

a 6-4 win over Commerce.

Tim Mang is named the new CdM girls tennis coach.

Locals Heather Porter, Kassy Thompson, Stephanie Kleha, Jack Hogan and

John Barry qualify for the U.S. Sailing-Rolex Junior National

Championships in boating.

Ten years ago

Corona del Mar’s Jerrott Willard makes six tackles as the inside

linebacker in the Shrine All-Star football game. Willard’s South squad

falls, 19-14, to the North.

The Newport Beach Dukes gets eliminated from playoff contention with a

24-21 loss to the Los Angeles Strings in Team Tennis. Roger Smith wins

two sets, but the Dukes lose to the Strings for the third time. Amy

Frazier also wins a singles set.

The Dukes does get a 29-17 win over the Charlotte Heat as Smith wins a

key set in that match.

Newport Beach’s Richie Collins barely gets upset by Australian Luke

Egan in a Op Pro Surfing Championship heat, 91-89.3.