Sailors drill Oilers, 4-0

Newport Harbor High’s two-time girls field hockey Sunset League

champions had the home assignment, but had to settle for a Huntington

Beach elemenary school site for its first round match in the Tournament

of Champions, and was forced to go without three front-line starters for

various reasons, but it mattered little in terms of the outcome.

Huntington Beach High’s Oilers, stand-ins for a Fountain Valley team

which begged off playing the runaway Sunset champions, were no match for

Sharon Wolfe’s dynamos, who drilled the Oilers to the tune of 4-0

Saturday.

The victory sends Sharon Wolfe’s champs into Tuesday’s semifinal

against the winner of Monday’s matchup between Harvard-Westlake and Santa

Ana. Should Harvard-Westlake prevail, the Sailors are on the road, again.

If it’s Santa Ana, a coin flip will determine Tuesday’s host.

The finals are at Edison High on Thursday.

It was a balanced effort on Saturday as four players scored, three had

assists, Newport had an 18-1 advantage in penalty corners and goalkeeper

Amanda Wittman stood around and collected her 18th shutout without

lifting a stick as Harbor outshot Huntington Beach, 15-0.

Scoring for the Sailors were Chanelle Sladics, Allison McKenzie, Kelly

Duffield and Christina Barbatti.

McKenzie, Kirsten Chamberlain and Kerrie Gates, up from the junior

varsity, were credited with assists. Duffield’s goal was unassisted.

The Sailors improved to 18-2-1.