Field Hockey: Another game, another shutout, for Sailors

GARDEN GROVE - The Newport Harbor High field hockey team recorded

its eighth straight shutout with a 2-0 Sunset League victory at Santiago

Thursday.

After a scoreless first half, Newport senior Kelly Duffield finished

off a pass from junior Kirsten Chamberlain, less than seven minutes into

the second half.

Then, with under 10 minutes remaining, senior Brianne Parmeter iced

the win with a score off sophomore Jill Whitfield’s assist.

Newport goalie Amanda Wittman stopped seven shots to help improve the

Sailors to 7-1-1, 5-1 in league and drop Santiago to 3-2 in league. The

Sailors’ junior varsity squad also won, 9-0.

Newport, which has played six games in six days, will continue play in

the Orange County Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m. against Huntington

Beach at Marina High School. Monday, the Sailors will play

Harvard-Westlake at Moorpark College on artificial turf, in Sunset League

action at 4:15 p.m.