Super Four
* HOOPS: For the first time in history, the Newport-Mesa fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth-grade boys National Junior Basketball
All-Net basketball teams will advance to the National Tournament.
All four teams swept their championship games in the Sectional
Tournament last weekend.
“This is the first time we’ve placed four teams in the nationals,
which is a reflection of the tremendous efforts of the parents
volunteering their time at all levels, beginning at the first-grade
clinic level,” said Newport Mesa NJB President Chip Stassel.
Representing Newport at the nationals, which begin Friday at The
Pyramid in Long Beach, will be fifth-graders Randall Nelson, Dillon
Campbell, Austin Rios, J.D. Abbott, Fletcher Della Grotta, Andrew
Roth, Trevor Miles, Neil O’Hara, Parker Stone and Collin Krahe.
Sixth-graders include Frank DeNoewer, Michael Helfrich, Nick Freeman,
J.B. Green, Joey Jones, Andrew McDonald, Danny Miller, Sean Donovan,
Cameron Holmes and Danny Moskovits. Seventh-grade: Will Kelly, Robbie
Boyer, Jamie McGee, Kyle Caldwell, Jonathan Howse, R.J. D’Cruz, Joe
Eberhard, John Swift, Ali Meshkin and P.J. Simpson.
Eighth-grade: Matt Helfrich, Tony Jones, Chad Stassel, Nick Jones,
David Holmes, Francis Krahe, Taylor McClanahan, Hunt Rychel, Adam
Smith, Parker Roth and Weston Dunlap.
* The Newport-Mesa third-grade girls all-star basketball team
begins tournament play this weekend.
The Hoop Group is made up of Ricki Archie, Brooke Lux, Brooke
Migliori, Taylor Stefano, Olivia Tharp, Addison Richley, Sara
Silverman, Mary McKennon, Niki Zak and Shannon Griffith. Lou
Silverman and Joe Stefano coach the team.
Giants win, 6-4
* BASEBALL: The Giants scored five runs in the first 1 1/3
innings and held off the Mariners, 6-4, in Newport Beach Little
League AAA play.
Mariner pitcher Mitch Gardner held the Giants to just one run over
the next 2 2/3 innings. For the Giants, Emery Molnar pitched two
shutout innings and Jack Schloemer and Austin Jones also provided
solid play on the mound.
Grant Davis came on to pitch for the Giants in the bottom of the
fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out for the Mariners, who
were trailing, 6-4. Davis retired both batters he faced, striking out
one to preserve the win.
Ashley Varner had a timely RBI for the Giants (3-1), who were also
helped by Davis’ two hits, one RBI and one run scored.
Sweeney leads way, 6-2
* BASEBALL: Four hits and three RBIs by Conor Sweeney led the
Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Dodgers in the Mustang Division of
the Newport Harbor Baseball Association.
Conor also pitched three innings, giving up one unearned run.
The Dodgers were led by Dillon Gillett with three innings pitched
while adding two hits, including a triple.
Friday signups
* ROLLER HOCKEY: The last day to sign up for the Boys & Girls
Club Spring Roller Hockey League is Friday.
The league is for boys and girls from first to eighth grades.
Games will be played on weeknights at the Lou Yantorn Branch at
2131 Tustin Ave. in Costa Mesa beginning in early April. The season
runs until mid-June and games usually last about an hour..
Teams will be formed Saturday. Call (949) 642-8372 for more
information.
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