Sailors dominate
Both the varsity and frosh-soph field hockey teams from Newport
Harbor High took first place at the Orange County Invitational
Saturday at Marina High.
The varsity won its three games Saturday, 6-0 over Westminster, a
sudden death overtime win over Santa Ana after both teams ended
regulation tied, 0-0, and then defeated Sunset League rival Edison,
3-0 in the finals. Meanwhile, the frosh-soph team led by Coach Kim
Erickson, playing a junior varsity schedule, downed Edison 2-1 today
to go 5-1 overall in the tournament and improved to 7-1 on the year.
The Sailors’ varsity team (10-0-2, 4-0-2 in league) won despite
three starters out of the lineup. Sweeper Danielle Pfaff and Lauren
Curtis are hurt, and left midfielder Chanelle Sladics will miss the
rest of the season after she broke her collarbone skateboarding
Friday.
Two first-half goals from Kaley Nix, one assisted by Rachel
Furman, in the first half and a Kirsten Chamberlain goal assisted by
Nix in the second half.
Jillian Whitfield scored the winning strike in sudden-death
overtime against Santa Ana after Amanda Wittman’s stroke tied Santa
Ana.
Cristina Barbatti scored two goals with assists from Kerrie Gates
on both goals as Nix, Furman and Kristin Jendrusina each scored one
in Newport’s 6-0 win over Westminster.
Wittman had three shutouts Saturday, making 12 saves in three
games, and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Five Newport players made the all-tournament team, including Dana
Owad, Nix, Furman and Tiffany Vandersloot.
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