Lightweights: The comeback

Steve Virgen

What better way to revive the Daily Pilot’s Sunday Edition with the

comeback of the Lightweight’s column?

And, in that brilliant fashion, comes a high-powered rivalry of the

Battle of the Bay in girls water polo.

Here’s the first of many articles to feature local high school junior

varsity and freshman/sophomore teams.

Newport Harbor hosted an eight-team frosh/soph tournament, Friday and

Saturday, in which its rival, Corona del Mar, rolled through opponents to

meet the Sailors in the championship game.

The Tars squeaked past the Sea Kings with a 6-5 victory in sudden

death overtime. Harbor freshman Carolyn Conway scored the game-winner,

her second of two goals. Newport freshman Sabrina Cook and sophomore

Ashley Parole scored two goals each and freshman Katie Erickson scored

one.

Sea Kings’ Kelly Kline and Katya Eadington scored two goals each and

Keelan Cuyler had one.

The Battle of the Bay should remain heated in the future as the two

teams played to sudden death earlier in the season with the Tars winning

also.

For more junior varsity and frosh/soph recognition, call in your

results to Steve Virgen (949) 764-4325 or fax at (949) 650-0170.