Girls soccer: Mesa opens strong in Katella Tournament

ANAHEIM - The Costa Mesa High girls soccer team won two games

Saturday to open the Katella Tournament.

In the opener, the Mustangs defeated Brea-Olinda, 2-1. Sharon Day and

Katie Roche each scored goals for the Mustangs, while goalie Chelsea

Soria had 13 saves, including several in the final three minutes of the

game.

The Wildcats entered the game ranked No. 4 in CIF Southern Section

Division III, while Mesa is ranked No. 9 in Division IV.

In the second game, the Mustangs blanked St. Margaret’s, 4-0, behind

goals from Day, her 15th of the season, Lisa Dunn, Natalie Masciale and

Emily Abbott. Soria posted three saves against the Tartans, ranked No. 5

in Division V.

The Mustangs will resume Pacific Coast League action on Tuesday when

they host Northwood at 3:15 p.m. Mesa will return to the Katella

Tournament on Saturday at 9 a.m. and play Sunny Hills, ranked No. 9 in

Division II.

Sailors lose in TofC semifinals

Newport Harbor High’s girls water polo team, ranked No. 3 in Orange

County, lost to No. 2 Capistrano Valley, 2-1, in the semifinals Saturday

of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions at UC Santa Barbara.

Newport Harbor (13-4) lost to host Santa Barbara, 6-3, for third

place. Harbor goalie Heather Deyden recorded 16 saves, including two

against a six-on-five for the Dons.

Foothill, the county’s top-ranked team, defeated Capo Valley in the

tournament final, 6-3.

Carsten Ball of Corona del Mar captured the first designated tennis

tournament of the USTA season by defeating Bijan Maoellomi of San Diego,

7-6, 6-4, in the boys 14s championship match Sunday in the San Diego

Junior Open at the Barnes Tennis Center.

Magic to speak at UC Irvine

Former NBA star and living legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson is expected

to speak at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The engagement, called “An Evening with Magic Johnson,” features the

man who led the Lakers to five NBA titles, played in 11 all-star games and led the original Dream Team that won a gold medal at the 1992

Olympics in Barcelona.

General admission is $12, $10 for UCI faculty/staff, UCI Alumni

Association members or non-UCI students. UCI students can enter for $5.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Bren Events

Center, (949) 824-5000 and all TicketMaster outlets at (714) 740-2000.

For more information call: (949) 824-5588.