Shadowlands

OCTOBER 1-7

Looking back, 5 years ago this week.

Keri Phebus, a Corona del Mar High product, takes out her third

opponent in as many days in the Pacific Mutual U.S. Women’s Challenger of

Newport Beach. First, she breaks through with a first-round victory over

Pam Nelson. Phebus then carries her momentum into the next day when she

smashes third-seeded Anne Mall, 6-1, 6-2. Phebus, who is in her first

year as a pro, is not only unseeded but playing with no ranking on the

WTA Tour. She rises above the odds with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Jessica

Steck of South Africa. Phebus then loses to Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Monte

Carlo, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Brandis Braverman, a Newport

Beach resident, stuns top-seeded Jolene Watanabe in the main draw’s first

round, 6-3, 6-1. In the Round of 16, she goes through Stephanie Mabry,

6-3, 6-1. Braverman bows to Elena Brioukhovets of the Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2,

in the quarterfinals.

The Newport Harbor water polo team wins the Back Bay battle with

Corona del Mar, 8-3, to claim 11th place in the South Coast Tournament.

Newport’s John Ucciferi dominates the action, scoring five goals. Carter

Weir, who leads the Sea Kings with two goals, also scores five goals in

CdM’s only win of the tourney, a 13-11 decision over Clovis. Sea King

goalie Lance Emery records 38 saves in the three games of the tournament.

The Corona del Mar boys cross country team wins the Stanford

Invitational, topping second-place Nordhoff, 134-145. Tyler Beardslee and

Jason Rogers are the top finishers for the Sea Kings, taking 10th (17:01)

and 11th (17:01), respectively. Other Sea King runners in the top 50 are:

Richard Hossfeld in 30th (17:48); Brian Coombe 40th (18:02) and Matt

Dennerline in 43rd at 18:12. The CdM girls finish in second to Nordhoff,

74-117. Vanessa Jamison leads the way with a 13th place finish in 20:31,

followed by Jennifer Morgan at 19th (21:04); Jennifer Blair 23rd (21:14);

Jean Garcia, 29th (21:25), Liz Morse, 33rd (21:30); Adrianne Dubin 41st

(21:59) and Jill Quaye 5th in 22:29.

Looking back, 10 years ago this week.

The Estancia High football team rallies from a two-touchdown deficit

at halftime, with two TDs in the last 10:24 to win, 17-14, over Katella.

The winning score comes with just 28 seconds left. The Eagles’ Pete

Baniaga gets open at the goal line on a deep curl, latching on to junior

quarterback Matt Johner’s left-handed dart on third-and-10 from the 16.

Christian Gomez, who runs for 89 yards on 18 carries, pounds his way to

an 8-yard touchdown, early in the fourth quarter.

Estancia’s Adam Bollenbach scores eight goals to lead the Eagles’ boys

water polo team to a 15-11 nonleague victory at Valencia. The game is

tied at 10 with five minutes to play when the Eagles score four straight

goals in the next three minutes, including three by Bollenbach, to take

control.

The Corona del Mar girls tennis team edges Back Bay rival Newport

Harbor, 10-8. CdM’s No. 1 singles player Marci Asch sweeps her matches in

the Sea View League opener for both teams. CdM also receives standout

efforts from No. 2 singles player Lindsey Goldstein, and the doubles

tandems of Erika Anhood-Sara Cicerone and Jenny Murdy-Jenny Glasgow, all

of whom take two out of three matches. The Sailors have their starts too,

including the doubles team of Kim Lewis and Tracy Teal, who sweep three

hotly contested matches.

It’s oh so close, for the Costa Mesa High football team, after the

Mustangs suffer a 14-10 nonleague loss to Brea-Olinda. Take away one play

and Costa Mesa pulls off the upset of the season. The Mustangs lose

concentration on a 99-yard kickoff return by Brea-Olinda to open the

second half. The Wildcats grab and maintain a 14-10 lead. Mesa’s Johnny

Ospina, who runs for 100 yards on 15 carries, scores on an 11-yard

touchdown run to give the Mustangs the lead in the second quarter.

-- compiled by Steve Virgen