Newport boys and girls post wins

Newport Harbor High’s girls and boys swim teams each won their Sea

View League opener over visiting Aliso Niguel Wednesday.

The boys were victorious, 99-67, while the girls recorded a 96-74

margin.

Nicole Mackey won the 200-yard individual medley (2:16.75) and the

50 freestyle (25.26) and was joined by Alex Andersen (2:07.64 in the

200 free), Jenna Murphy (1:12.97 in the 100 breaststroke) and Mai

Tajima (55.78 in the 100 free) as first-place winners for the

Sailors.

Newport (2-1, 1-0 in league) won both the 200 medley and 200 free

relays. Murphy, Mackey, Tajima and Ashley Parole finished the 200

medley in 1:57.17 while the same quartet raced to a 1:43.89 in the

200 free.

Juniors Michael Bury and Andrew Belden each won two events

Wednesday. Belden touched first in the 200 free (1:57.20) and the 500

free (5:16.75) while Bury touched in 1:09.27 in the 100 breaststroke and in 2:15.14 in the 200 IM.

Senior Ross Sinclair won the 100 back in 1:02.61, followed by

Nathan Weiner’s 1:05.44. Bryan Auer finished second in the 500 free

in 5:5.23. Sean McGhie finished second in the 200 free (1:58.32) and

in the 50 free (23.41)].

Bury, McGhie, Sinclair and Weiner tallied a 3:36.78 to win the 400

free relay for Newport (2-1, 1-0).

Eagles split

* Chad Kunert and Sean Goodman won two events each, but the

Estancia High boys swim team lost, 95-74, to Golden West League

visitor Santa Ana Wednesday.

Kunert completed a personal-record, 5:35.7, to win the 500-yard

freestyle and he also won the 200 free (2:07.3). Goodman recorded

victories in the 200 individual medley (2:31.2) and 100 butterfly

(1:12.8). Frank Gamboa competed in the 100 backstroke for the first

time and won in 1:10.5 for the Eagles (4-2, 1-2 in league).

* The Estancia High girls swim team won all but one event and

swept four races to defeat Golden West League visitor Santa Ana,

115-38.

Junior Britta Pitti (200-yard individual medley and 100

butterfly), junior Marilyn Reich (100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke)

and freshman Carolina Barnes (50 free and 100 backstroke) were double

winners for the Eagles (2-1 in league). The Estancia trio also

contributed in two relay victories each.

Freshman Allison Dalton won the 500 free for the Eagles.