Field hockey: Sailors rule Orange County Invitational

HUNTINGTON BEACH - The Newport Harbor High field hockey team won

three games in a row Saturday to claim the Orange County Invitational at

Marina High.

In their first contest, the Sailors knocked off Bonita, 3-0, with

goals by Kaley Nix, Elizabeth Evans and Brianne Parmeter and a strong

overall play from the rest of the team.

Game 2 saw Newport win, 1-0, on stroke play, over Edison. Shirin

Oskooi scored in the fifth and final round of stroke play to pull out the

win.

In the finals, Newport topped host Marina, 1-0, on a goal from Allison

McKenzie with just under two minutes remaining in regulation.

Senior Michelle Collier was named to the All-Tournament team for the

Sailors (12-0-1, 7-0 in league).

The Sailors’ JV team won all five games in the tournament to win their

division.

Newport will host Marina on Tuesday at Harper Community Center, before

hosting British Columbia’s Rossland High (Canada) on Wednesday. Both

contests are set for 3:15 p.m.