Gamers

Tony Altobelli

All four local high school cross country teams will be cruising the

domain today in invitational action.

Newport Harbor, Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar high schools boys and

girls will be at the Laguna Hills Invitational, which begins at 8 a.m. at

Laguna Hills High, while Estancia High’s boys and girls head to San Diego

for the University Invitational, which gets underway at 10 a.m.

In other sports action:

The Orange Coast College men’s and women’s cross country teams will

open the 2000 campaign as Orange Empire Conference and State Champions at

the Fresno Invitational, held at Woodward Park at 8 a.m.

Vanguard University men’s and women’s cross country squads will be at

the Ralph B. Clark Park in Buena Park for the Whittier College

Invitational at 8:30 a.m.

After breezing past Antelope Valley, 4-2, on Tuesday, the OCC women’s

soccer team will take on some much stiffer competition at the Cuesta Cup.

First up on the Pirates’ list of competition is Santa Rosa at 2:30

p.m., one of the top programs in Northern California, according to

Pirates Coach Barbara Bond.

“I’m looking forward to that challenge,” Bond said following the

team’s win over Antelope Valley.

The Vanguard women’s soccer team will continue its action in Portland,

Ore. at the Concordia University Tournament at 4:30 p.m.

In water polo tournament action, the OCC men’s water polo team

continues at the Ventura Tournament, while the Pirate women continue

action at the Saddleback Tournament.

Newport Harbor’s field hockey team will be competing against four

yet-to-be-named foes at the Los Angeles Field Hockey Association

Tournament, held at Westminster High starting at 8:30 a.m. a.m.

In volleyball action, the Vanguard University women’s volleyball team

will compete at Whittier College today at 3 p.m.