Shadowlands

Jan. 14-20

Looking back, 5 years ago this week.

The Estancia High boys basketball team holds off crosstown rival Costa

Mesa, 51-47, to record its 26th straight win over the Mustangs. Mesa has

four chances to tie the game in the final 1:30, but can not convert.

Estancia is led by Sam Nelson’s 15 points and nine rebounds, while

teammate Ryan Simpson has 12 points. Eagles point guard Selwyn Mansell

finishes with 10 points. Todd Hylton leads the Mustangs with nine points.

The Newport Harbor boys soccer team shuts out Back Bay rival Corona

del Mar, 2-0. Chris Wakim scores for the Sailors after a penalty kick

rebound from a sensational stop by CdM goalkeeper Ken Brown. Newport

senior Garrett Jansma, who does not touch a ball all week due to illness

and vomits on the field after the game, pokes an insurance goal high over

a hard-charging Brown. Newport goalkeeper Zach Wells finishes with four

saves.

The Costa Mesa girls basketball team digs out a 48-45 win over

Estancia. The game features 11 lead changes and 10 ties. Estancia

receives all of its scoring and all but two rebounds from its starting

five. Koo Kim leads the Mustangs with 12 points, while Chantay Peyton

adds 10. Estancia’s Vivi Rodriguez scores a game-high 15 points and Megan

McCartin helps the Eagles with 10 points.

Looking back, 10 years ago this week.

The Newport Harbor High boys soccer team shoots down Back Bay rival

Corona del Mar, 2-1. The Sailors’ victory is an upset as CdM enters the

matchup ranked No. 2 in Orange County and No. 8 in the CIF Southern

Section Division 1-A. The Sailors gain goals from Jim Hicks, who scores

on a penalty kick, and Lewis Baker. CdM forward Bill Rimmer scores for

the Sea Kings with seven minutes left in the game.

The Estancia boys basketball team goes to its bread and butter to

escape with a 63-61 victory over Century. Matt Fuerbringer is the go-to

guy down the stretch, scoring 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Jim Faulkner contributes 12 points, while Russell King adds 13.

The Corona del Mar girls soccer team dominates Back Bay rival Newport

Harbor in a 5-0 win at the Sailors’ field. CdM’s Lisa Boatman scores a

hat trick, while Cheryl Williams and Cindy Scott add a goal each.

Goalkeepers Heather Warmington and Ali Havriluk combine for five saves to

post the shutout.

The Costa Mesa girls basketball team posts a 90-40 victory over Laguna

Beach. Olivia DiCamilli leads with 26 points and Heather Robinson scores

17, dishes out 10 assists, grabs seven rebounds and records five steals.

Yool Kim and Janet Ospina contribute 15 and 10 points, respectively.

-- compiled by Steve Virgen