Sea Kings sweep Northwood

The Corona del Mar High boys track and field team delivered a

powerful statement with a 78-58 victory over visiting Northwood

Thursday in a dual meet that featured Pacific Coast League unbeatens.

CdM senior Blake Dillion, one of the team’s captains, stepped up

with a personal record in the triple jump, recording a 39-feet, 5

1/2-inch mark that won the event. He also won the long jump and

contributed to the 400-meter relay victory.

On the girls side, the Sea Kings defeated Northwood, 69-57, as

sophomore Melissa Swigert (200, 400) and freshman Anne St. Geme (800,

1,600) doubled and contributed to one relay victory each.

In the Sea View League, Newport Harbor’s boys and girls teams

suffered losses to Woodbridge, yet the Sailors managed to collected a

record-breaking performance from Allyson Stoltz.

Stoltz, who competed in the pole vault for the first time this

year, cleared 9 feet to set a school record. The Newport girls lost,

80-56, while the Sailors’ boys squad took a 88-42 loss. Senior Amy

Burlingham doubled (200 and 400 meters) for the Newport girls.