Viking runners third at Orange County Championships

Marina High’s boys’ cross country team earned a third-place overall

finish at last Saturday’s Orange County Championships held at Irvine

Regional Park.

The Vikings recorded a team time of 80:17 and scored 117 points

and finished behind reigning champion Dana Hills and Sunset League

rival, Fountain Valley.

Van Nguyen’s run of 15:40 earned him a ninth-place finish -- tops

among Marina competitors.

In girls’ volleyball, Huntington Beach evened its Sunset record at

2-2 with a 25-12, 25-20, 25-8 win over Marina.

Natalie Meyers had 10 kills for the Oilers

In boys’ water polo, Huntington Beach was a 12-6 winner over Sunset rival at Golden West College.

Marina squandered a 7-4 lead over Esperanza but the Aztecs scored

the game’s final four goals to pull out an 8-7 league win at Golden

West College.

In girls’ tennis, Lauren Pascoe swept at No. 3 singles and

Huntington picked up its fourth league win in five outings with an

11-7 victory over Edison.

In girls’ golf, Marina concluded the first half of Sunset League

play with a 5-0 record by defeating host Esperanza, 217-239, at Yorba Linda Country Club.

Jane Chin shot a 2-under-par to lead the Vikings.