Boys Water Polo: Sea Kings storm to semifinals

CORONA DEL MAR/NEWPORT BEACH - The Corona del Mar High boys water

polo team, the top-ranked squad in CIF Southern Section Division II,

continues to excel and against top Orange County teams.

The Sea Kings (3-0) advanced to today’s semifinals (9 a.m.) of the

South Coast Tournament with a 10-4 victory over Long Beach Wilson Friday,

at CdM. Sea King junior Artie Dorr led the way with four goals, while

seniors Michael March and Bobby Messenger tallied two each. Junior Jason

DiRocco and senior Marcello Pantuliano scored one goal each.

Junior John Mann contributed four assists, while Pantuliano and March

provided three steals each.

CdM broke open the game in the fourth period, outscoring the Bruins

4-1. Junior Beau Stockstill, the Sea Kings’ goalie, recorded 12 saves.

Meanwhile, Newport Harbor suffered an 11-7 loss to El Toro, at

Newport. Sailors junior Michael Vanderburg and sophomore Michael Bury

scored two goals each, while Ross Sinclair, Brent Armstrong and Nathan

Weiner had one each.

SOUTH COAST TOURNAMENT

Corona del Mar 10, Long Beach Wilson 4

LB Wilson 1 2 0 1 - 4

CdM 2 3 1 4 - 10

CdM - Dorr 4, March 2, Messenger 2, DiRocco 1, Pantuliano 1.

Saves - Stockstill 12.

El Toro 11, Newport Harbor 7

El Toro 1 5 1 4 - 11

Newport 0 2 3 2 - 7

NH - Vanderburg 2, Bury 2, Sinclair 1, Weiner 1, Armstrong 1.

Saves - McLain 3.