Shadowlands

Looking back, 5 years ago this week:

Estancia High freshman pitcher Joanna Danner tosses a one-hitter

while her defense backs her up in a 1-0 victory over rival Costa Mesa

in a Pacific Coast League softball game. Sophomore Stephanie Danner

belts a two-out shot to right field to score Cari Frisker, who had

tripled. Mesa hurler Kristin Chisholm allows just three hits and

shuts the Eagles down after the second inning.

In an upset, the Newport Harbor High boys swim team defeats El

Toro, 97-75, in a Sea View League dual meet to improve to 2-1.

Sailors Coach Brian Kreutzkamp says, “I don’t think we’ve won more

than one Sea View League dual meet the last three or four years.”

Harbor enjoys an 87-71 lead going into the 400-yard freestyle relay,

but Newport’s Kevin Becker, who wins two other events, passes his

Charger challenger in the anchor leg to seal the victory. Senior

Jason Arrow also posts two wins for the Sailors in the 200 individual

medley (2:10.39) and the 100 breaststroke (1:05.89).

Three birdies on the par-35 course at Newport Beach Country Club

for Corona del Mar High sophomore Innes Macdonald gives him medalist

honors in CdM’s 191-206 boys golf victory over Back Bay rival Newport

Harbor in Sea View League play. Macdonald and Chad Towersey finish 14

strokes ahead of their Sailor counterparts to lead CdM (7-1, 5-0 in

league). Towersey cards a 2-over 37 to claim second place behind

Macdonald’s 36.

Looking back, 10 years ago this week:

Costa Mesa High senior Olivia DiCamilli, who leads the team to its

most successful season ever, is named CIF Southern Section Division

III Player of the Year. The 5-foot-10 forward leads Mesa to section

and regional titles before the Mustangs fall in the state title game.

She is joined on the first team by Newport Harbor senior Michaela

Ross. Costa Mesa’s Heather Robinson is a second-team pick. The San

Diego State-bound DiCamilli is named All-CIF four years, which

includes a pair of Southern Section championships and back-to-back

PCL MVP awards. She averages 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and four

assists per game, capping her career with a district- and

school-record 2,220 points.