Shadowlands

Five years ago

Jerry Howell wins his first game as head football coach of Costa Mesa

High, 14-6, over Mayfair in a nonleague contest. The Mustangs’ Ray Ohrel

rushes for 90 yards and a touchdown.

Corona del Mar’s Ted O’Meara rushes for five touchdowns as the Sea

Kings’ football team romp over Marina, 42-0, in their season opener.

Estancia’s Mike Perry scores a touchdown off a quarterback sneak from

a yard out, set up by Frough Jahid’s fumble recovery and that’s the

game-winner in the Eagles’ 12-7 season opening football game.

Newport Harbor’s football team drops its first game to Orange, 20-7.

Justin Giordani throws a 67-yard touchdown pass to Danny Pulido for the

Sailors’ only score.

Corona del Mar High’s girls tennis team wins its season opener, 13-5,

over Edison. Nina Vaughan and Alissa Scott sweep for the Sea Kings.

Estancia’s girls tennis team defeats Irvine in its first match, 10-8,

behind sweeps from Whitney Gilliam and Camella Jaeger.

Ten years ago

Tim Green, a former junior varsity baseball coach at Estancia, is

named as the new varsity baseball coach at cross-town Costa Mesa.

Orange Coast College’s football squad crushes preseason No. 13 Santa

Monica in a scrimmage, with a 6-1 advantage in touchdowns. OCC

quarterback Greg Angelovic completes 6 of 10 passes for 55 yards, while

tailback Adrian Steen rushes for 96 yards on nine carries.

Dale Flickinger, the former women’s volleyball coach at Arizona State

and USC, is named as the interim girls volleyball coach at Corona del

Mar.

Flickinger is chosen while previous CdM coach Charlie Brande was not

rehired due to unspecified allegations about his relations with two club

teams. Parents of CdM players hire a lawyer in an attempt to keep Brande

as the head coach.

Corona del Mar’s volleyball standout Lara Carlsen commits to USC.