Second-seeded Newport Harbor sweeps to Saturday’s quarterfinals
Newport Harbor High junior Kiley Hall had eight kills and senior
teammate Alyson Jennings added seven kills and two aces to help the
Sailors sweep visiting Katella, 25-7, 25-9, 25-12, in the second
round of the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA girls volleyball
playoffs Thursday.
No. 2-seeded Newport Harbor (23-5) plays either El Dorado or
Sultana in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Taryn Tarnutzer added five kills for the winners, who also had two
kills from Coco Yokoyama and Holland Osadche.
CdM blows by Beaumont
* The No. 2-seeded Corona del Mar High girls volleyball team
blitzed visiting Beaumont, 25-12, 25-10, 25-13, in the first round of
the CIF Southern Section Division III-A playoffs Thursday.
Senior Ashley Bill led the way with 24 assists and five service
aces, while junior Jordan Smith added 10 kills and junior Breanne
Ogden had seven digs.
The Sea Kings (19-8) play either Santa Ynez or Bishop Amat in
Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Sage ousted by Maranatha
* The Sage Hill School girls volleyball team ended its season,
losing to visiting Maranatha, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20, in the second
round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV-A playoffs Thursday.
Sophomores Cat Dailey and Sophia Hillgren recorded six kills each,
while Haywood Wright had four stuff blocks for Sage Hill (9-8).
“We played really tough,” Sage Hill Coach Ingrid Gustavson said.
“They won, but we still feel really good about our team. I’m really
excited with how far we went and I’m really excited for next year
with a lot of our players returning.”
Mustangs swept away
* Costa Mesa High, which traveled to Sherman Oaks Thursday, was
swept by Notre Dame in the first round of the CIF Southern Section
Division III-A girls volleyball playoffs.
The Mustangs lost, 25-9, 25-19, 25-6. Notre Dame improved to 17-6.
Costa Mesa, third in the Golden West League, ended its season at 8-7.
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