South Huntington places fourth

South Huntington Beach And One, a local girls’ All-Net Blue

Conference team, won three games and won fourth place at the National

Junior Basketball National Reebok Tournament.

South Huntington Beach defeated Yorba Linda, 49-45, and Niguel

Aliso, 57-50, before falling to Irvine, 54-44. Despite the loss, the

2-1 record qualified the team for the national finals.

In the next round of competition, South Huntington Beach defeated

the Fremont Future, 61-45. The team then lost a close one to eventual

tournament champion, the Brea Ladycats, 37-36, and fell a second time

to Irvine, 55-53.

Coached by Dan Beavor, the South Huntington Beach And One team is

comprised of Stacey Yin, Marilena Guadagnini, Audra Tamulaitis,

Jackie Anderson, Rylee Chapman, Sarah Marsh, Noelle Garcia, Allyson

Weimer, Veronica Beavor and Meryl Engler.