CdM, Newport duel

GIRLS WATER POLO: Corona del Mar High’s girls water polo team won

twice and rolls into today’s semifinals in the Tournament of

Champions at UC Santa Barbara, having pushed aside Carlsbad in the

tournament opener Friday, 8-4, before posting a 7-1 victory over Los

Alamitos.

The Sea Kings will meet Back Bay rival Newport Harbor at 1:15 p.m.

today, the winner most likely to face No. 1-ranked, No. 1-seeded,

undefeated and two-time defending champion Foothill at 5:30. Foothill

meets Santa Margarita in the other semi.

Christina Hewko scored five goals and Danielle Carlson netted two

goals in the victory over Carlsbad. Brittney Bowlus also scored a

goal and Brittany Fullen had seven saves. CdM, up 4-0 at halftime,

finished with 10 steals.

In the quarterfinal win over Los Alamitos, CdM missed its first 11

shots and had a precarious 1-0 halftime lead. A 90-second span early

in the third quarter saw Vivian Liao, Carlson and Katya Eadington

score goals to pace a 4-1 burst. Fullen was the game’s key, coming up

wth 14 saves.

Carlson finished with three goals, Eadington with two goals and

Liao and Christina Hewko with one goal each.

Newport Harbor was a 10-4 winner over University High of San Diego

in the first round, highlighted by Paige Lansing’s two goals. In the

quarterfinal, against Long Beach Wilson, the Sailors won, 10-3,

behind Annie Wight’s three goals. CdM defeated Newport Harbor, 6-5,

in a nonleague game Dec. 20.

Corona del Mar claims 4-0 victory

BOYS SOCCER: Junior midfielder Julien Cerutti posted a natural hat

trick, his first of the season, by scoring the first three goals in

the Corona del Mar High’s 4-0 Pacific Coast League boys soccer

victory over host Calvary Chapel Friday.

The win, the fifth in a row for CdM, improved the Sea Kings to

11-4-2, 4-0-0 in league.

It sets up a first-place showdown with Northwood, Wednesday at

CdM. The Timberwolves entered Friday’s game 3-0-0 in league.

Cerutti beat the keeper from 25 yards out for the only first-half

goal, then scored after a steal and converted a free kick to finish

out his day.

Sophomore Brandon Barrett added a late goal for the winners, who

posted their second shutout of the week. Senior goalie Phil Stemler

made four saves and backup Jay Zimmerman added one in the final 10

minutes.

Estancia explodes for 6-2 victory

BOYS SOCCER: Estancia High’s Eagles showed super balance and

strength in powering past host Ocean View in Golden West League play

Friday.

Javier Millan, Noe Martinez, Luis Mendoza, Jason Cassidy, Ricardo

Avila and Javier Ramirez each struck for a goal apiece, and Sergio

Madriga and Juan Castaneda each had a save in goal. Castaneda,

brought up from the JVs, was spectacular in a one-on-one duel with

Ocean View’s No. 1 threat. The Eagles, who led 2-0, after the first

four minutes, improved to 5-8-2, 2-5-1 in league.

Mesa shows Argonauts the door, 8-5

GIRLS WATER POLO: Four goals by senior Katie Thorsness led the

Costa Mesa High girls water polo team to an 8-5 nonleague win over

visiting Garden Grove Friday.

Mesa (10-3, 3-0 in the Golden West League) led, 8-3, at the end of

three quarters.

Senior Allison Gravis scored two goals and Jessica Steenhard and

sophomore Allyson Harris each had single tallies for Mesa. Mustangs’

goalkeeper Michelle Payne made 10 saves.

Christine Twohig led the Mustangs with five assists and Harris

(two) and Gravis (one) aided in the passing category.

Mustangs drop 3-1 decision

BOYS SOCCER: Costa Mesa High’s Gabriel Espinosa evened the score,

1-1, on an assist from Luis Villa Nueva, but the visiting Saddleback

Roadrunners scored two second half goals to secure a 3-1 win in

Golden West League boys soccer action Friday. The Mustangs are

0-15-1, 0-8.

Tars fall at Woodbridge, 1-0

BOYS SOCCER: Host Woodbridge High scored in the first 20 minutes

and held on for a 1-0 Sea View League boys soccer victory over

Newport Harbor Friday at Alton Park.

Both teams came in unbeaten in four league games, but the Warriors

complete the first round of league play in sole possession of first

with a 4-0-1 league mark. Newport is 5-3-3, 3-1-1.

Sage Hill puts away Whitney, 3-2

BOYS SOCCER: The Sage Hill School’s Caesar Arriaga, Chris

Chiboucas and Julian Smith-Newman each scored a goal as the Lightning

recorded a 3-2 win over visiting Whitney in an Academy League duel.

The Lightning is 6-3-2, 2-1-1 in league. Whitney falls to 7-4-0,

3-1-0.

Sage Hill tops Whitney, 3-2

GIRLS SOCCER: Sage Hill School’s Megan Curry scored a hat trick

and the Lightning held on for a 3-2 win in Academy League girls

soccer action Friday at host Whitney.

Curry scored her first goal to give Sage Hill (3-8, 2-2 in league)

a 1-0 lead on an assist from Ashley Negrette. Curry scored her second

goal on a penalty kick and a pass from Amy Werblin to Curry sent in

the winning goal.

Anteaters upset BYU, 4-3

COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS: The UC Irvine Anteaters upset visiting

Brigham Young University, 4-3, at the Anteater Tennis Stadium Friday.

Junior Jonathan Endrikat sealed the win with his 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

victory over Erik Nyman in the No. 1 singles match. UCI improves to

1-2.

Nonconference

UC Irvine 4, Brigham Young 3

Singles -- Endrikat (UCI) def. Nyman, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3; Lozano (BYU)

def. Korac, 6-4, 6-1; Lechuga (BYU) def. O’Connor, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4;

Rudjuk (BYU) def. Morton, 6-2, 7-6; Biorkman (UCI) def. Medina, 6-1,

6-2; Wijemanne (UCI) def. Olsen, 6-2, 7y-6.

Doubles -- Lozano-Nyman (BYU) def. Endrikat-Morton, 9-8;

Biorkman-Willliams (UCI) def. Rudjuk-Lechuga, 9-7; Korac-O’Connor

(UCI) def. Olsen-Medina, 8-1.

Trojans blank UCI women

COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS: USC’s ninth-ranked women’s tennis team

dealt visiting UC Irvine a 7-0 loss at Marks Tennis Stadium in Los

Angeles. USC improves to 2-0. UCI falls to 1-1.

Nonconference

USC 7, UC Irvine 0

Singles -- Peterson (USC) def. Bowman, 6-2, 7-6; Magnani (USC)

def. Chang, 6-1, 6-3; Diaz (USC) def. Bentzer, 6-2, 6-1; Loyola (USC)

def. Posner, 6-2, 6-1; Brymer (USC) def. Tranckino, 6-3, 6-0;

Vermeulen (USC) def. Boss, 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles -- Brymer-Peterson (USC) def. Bowman-Chang, 8-5;

Loyola-Magnani (USC) def. Bentzer-Leow, 8-1; Diaz-Vermeulen (USC)

def. Boss-Posner, 8-1.