Girls basketball: Newport falls in first round

Evita Castillo scored 15 points, but it wasn’t enough for Newport

Harbor as the Sailors fell to Santa Margarita, 62-29, in the first round

of the University girls basketball tournament Saturday.

Castillo made nine of 10 from the free-throw line to highlight

Newport’s offense. She also had 10 rebounds. Amanda Cambell had five

rebounds and Jillianne Whitfield piled up four steals for the Sailors.

Newport trailed, 29-19, at haltime and Santa Margarita put the

pressure on even more in the second half, outscoring the Sailors by 23

points.

The Sailors return to tournament play on Monday at 6:30 p.m. against

Thousand Oaks.University Tournament

First round

Santa Margarita 62, Newport Harbor 29

Santa Margarita 18 11 16 17 - 62 Newport Harbor 10 9 5 5 - 29

Santa Margarita - Mai 14, Pearce 0, Liang 0, Gordon 2, Grizzle 0,

Walker 10, Hollison 1, Boone 12, Powers 0, Cooper 2, Moen 10,

Thiergartner 0, Sepulveda 2, Pederson 9, Shaw 0.

3-pt. goals - Mai 2, Walker 2, Boone 2.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Newport Harbor - Campbell 3, Kearns 0, Swigart 4, Stoltz 2, Whitfield

2, Miller 2, Castillo 15, Vasquez 1, Fulce 0, Rangel 0, Woller 0.

3-pt. goals - Campbell 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.