Sea Kings win Pacific Coast League thriller

The Corona del Mar High girls volleyball team answered its first

Pacific Coast League loss in two years with a thrilling five-game

victory over visiting Laguna Beach Wednesday.

The Sea Kings (14-7, 4-1 in league), who lost to Northwood Monday,

overcame a 2-1 deficit in games to win, 25-11, 17-25, 23-25, 26-24,

15-13. Junior Lindsey Ensign recorded 19 kills and eight digs for

CdM, while junior Jordan Smith added 13 kills and 14 digs. CdM senior

setter Ashley Bill amassed a career-high 38 assists, and CdM senior

Lauren Snell contributed seven digs and two aces. Britta Nielsen

added two aces.

Mesa girls undefeated

* CROSS COUNTRY: Freshman Jasmin Day placed first to lead the

Costa Mesa High girls cross country team to wins over Santa Ana and

Westminster in a double dual meet Wednesday at Irvine Park to gave

the Mustangs an undefeated (6-0) run in their second season in the

Golden West League. Day’s 18:48 paced the Mustangs, who scored a

25-30 victory over Santa Ana and an 18-45 triumph over Westminster.

Santa Ana came into the meet undefeated. Day was followed by senior

Christine Bjelland (19:29), Kyla Flores (20:14), Emily Cotton

(20:35), Stacy Krikorian (21:07), Cassey Brick (22:04) and Hahn

Nguyen (22:20). The Mustang boys defeated Westminster, 17-43, but

fell to Santa Ana, 19-41. Marco Huipe led Mesa (4-2) with a

fourth-place time of 17:15 and was followed by Steve Kosnosky (fifth,

17:29).

Northwood wins in OT

* WATER POLO: Corona del Mar High’s boys water polo team couldn’t

hold a two-goal lead in the third period and lost to visiting

Northwood, 7-6, in overtime Wednesday in Pacific Coast League action.

Spencer Pirdy led CdM (5-14) with three goals while Daniel

Niehenke added two and Thomas Pearson tallied one. Gaston Sanford

made 14 saves for CdM. Jacob Murphy, Kyle Hersh, Pearson and Tom

Money each had one assist. Money also made three steals to go with

two apiece by Niehenke and Pearson.

OCC next GWC victim

* WATER POLO: The Orange Coast College men’s water polo team lost,

16-9, as defending state champion Golden West improved its winning

streak to 46 games Wednesday.

Abner Castrorena and Mike Vandenburg led the Pirates with two

goals each, while Mike Nichols recorded eight saves.

Tars win third straight

* GOLF: The Newport Harbor High girls golf team won its third Sea

View League match of the week, defeating visiting Irvine, 238-272,

Wednesday at the Santa Ana Country Club. Newport sophomore Natalie

Draganza earned medalist honors with an 8-over-par 42, while Katie

McKay (49), Erin Callahan (52) and Marissa Zehnder (52) also scored

for the Sailors.

‘Eaters edge Titans

* SOCCER: Anthony Vizcarra scored in the 52nd minute to break a

tie as host UC Irvine defeated Cal State Fullerton, 2-1, Wednesday

night in Big West Conference men’s soccer action. Chris Ruiz scored

in the 19th minute for the Anteaters (5-8-1, 1-1-1 in the Big West).

Larsen paces Estancia

* VOLLEYBALL: Hilary Larsen’s 14 kills led the Estancia High girls

volleyball team to a 27-25, 25-16, 25-19 Golden West League victory

Wednesday against visiting Westminster.

Courtney Fletcher added six kills for the Eagles (3-7, 3-5 in

league). Stacie Watson tallied a team-high 30 assists and five

service aces.

Pirates sweep Hornets

* VOLLEYBALL: The Orange Coast College women’s team swept visiting

Fullerton, 30-28, 30-22, 30-16, in Orange Empire Conference play

Wednesday night. Donka Drozd and Brenda Bailey paced OCC (10-1, 5-1

in the OEC) with 10 kills each.

Pirates win by two

* GOLF: Lorraine Fernando earned medalist honors with an 81 to

lead the Orange Coast College women’s golf team to a 352-354 win over

Santiago Canyon in Orange Empire Conference play Wednesday.