Sailors win fifth straight

Senior Matt Tracy scored three goals to lead the Newport Harbor High

boys soccer team to a 4-0 victory against host Foothill Wednesday.

The Sailors, who have won five in a row after dropping the league

opener to Foothill, led, 1-0, at halftime before Tracy added his

final two goals to go with one score by Joel Walker on an assist by

midfielder Will Guzman. Foothill’s keeper came out, but Walker

chipped the ball over his head from 30 yards out to score in the 45th

minute.

Freshman Will Trujillo and Skyler Taugher added assists while

Warren Junowich and sweeper Chase Kelly prevented the Knights (4-1-1

in league) from getting into any offensive rhythm.

The Sailors (12-4, 5-1) have outscored opponents, 15-3, in their

last five games.

Newport faces host Aliso Niguel at 5 p.m. Friday.

Sea Kings win easily

* WATER POLO: Freshman Taylor Harkins and sophomore Camille Hewko

each scored four goals to lead the Corona del Mar High girls water

polo team to a 14-3 victory over visiting Northwood in a Pacific

Coast League game Wednesday.

Harkins scored her four in the second half, after CdM had built a

7-2 halftime lead, while Hewko tallied her four goals in the first

two quarters.

Jordan Anae added three goals while Cari Levine, Chelsea Lyman and

Vivian Liao each scored one goal for CdM (10-7 overall).

Katie Indvik and Lyman each made three steals while Brittany

Fullen made nine saves in goal.

CdM’s junior varsity team defeated Northwood, 12-1, while the

freshmen team improved to 10-1 with a 6-1 triumph.

*--*

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 14, Northwood 3

Score by Quarters

N’Wood 2 0 0 1 -- 3

CdM 4 3 3 4 -- 14

N’Wood -- Chico 2, Friend 1. Saves -- Harris 2.

CdM -- Harkins 4, Hewko 4, Anae 3, Liao 1, Lyman

1, Levine 1. Saves -- Fullen 9.

*--*

Perrine does it again

* BASKETBALL: Newport Harbor High junior Brett Perrine, who scored

a game-high 21 points, connected on a fadeaway in the paint from

about six feet out to beat the buzzer, leading the visiting Sailors’

boys basketball team to a 50-48 Sea View League victory over Foothill

Wednesday.

It was deja vu for Perrine who also made the game-winning layup

with eight seconds left for a 47-45 win over the Knights Jan. 9.

“I don’t know whatever pre-game meal he has against Foothill, but

he needs to eat that more often,” said Newport Coach Larry Hirst,

whose team improved to 13-9, 4-2 in league. “I’m just real proud of

the kids. It’s tough to play this week with finals. They really came

out with a purpose and a focus.”

Newport sophomore Dennis Heenan (six points) drained two free

throws with 29 seconds left for a 48-45 lead. But Foothill senior

Brandt Bangs knocked down a three-pointer to knot the score with 15

seconds left. The Sailors were without a timeout. Junior Rafael

Mouradyan (eight points) missed on a driving layup, and on the

rebound Taylor Young tipped the ball, which found its way to Perrine,

who finished with the game-winner.

Young scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Alex Orth

played solid defense as he mainly guarded Bangs, who had 19 points.

Foothill dropped to 2-4 in league.

*--*

Sea View League

Newport Harbor 50, Foothill 48

Score by Quarters

Newport 16 12 9 13 -- 50

Foothill 9 12 19 8 -- 48

Newport -- Mouradyan 8, Perrine 21, Slater 1,

Heenan 6, Young 10, MacBeth 4, Orth 0. 3-pt.

goals -- Perrine 3, Mouradyan 2. Foothill --

Worrall 17, O’Tool 7, Spencer 3, Bangs 19,

Roblee 2. 3-pt. goals -- Bangs 5, Worrall 1,

O’Toole 1, Spener 1.

*--*

Sailors cruise past Vaqs

* WATER POLO: The Newport Harbor High girls water polo team built

a 10-2 halftime lead en route to a 14-3 Sea View League victory over

visiting Irvine Wednesday.

Carolyn Conway led the Sailors (16-2, 3-0 in league) with five

goals, while Anne Belden added three and Ashling Taylor two. Jennifer

Beech, Kally Lucas, Katie Erickson and Leah Robertson contributed one

goal each, while goalies Kim Housepian (three saves) and Terin Cottam

(two) anchored the defense.

*--*

Sea View League

Newport Harbor 14, Irvine 3

Score by Quarters

Irvine 0 1 1 1 -- 3

Newport 5 5 2 2 -- 14

Irvine -- Parola 3. Saves -- Dai 6. Newport --

Conway 5, Belden 3, Taylor 2, Beech 1, Lucas 1,

Erickson 1, Robertson 1. Saves -- Housepian 3,

Cottam 2.

*--*

Seahawks defeat Eagles

* BASKETBALL: Visiting Ocean View High girls basketball team

maintained its perfect Golden West League record with a 59-43 victory

Wednesday night over Estancia.

The Eagles took a 13-11 lead in the first quarter, but subsequent

foul trouble involving three starters allowed the Seahawks (16-2, 7-0

in league) to gain the advantage.

Nancy Castro led the Eagles with 21 points -- eight in the first

quarter -- but picked up her third foul a minute into the second

quarter and had to sit the remainder of the first half as Ocean View

built a 27-19 edge at intermission. The Eagles (8-12, 5-2) committed

nine fouls to the Seahawks one in the first quarter.

Senior point guard Trisha Wase tallied nine points, but played a

majority of the second half with four fouls, as did Castro.

*--*

Golden West League

Ocean View 59, Estancia 43

Score by Quarters

Ocean View 17 10 18 14 -- 59

Estancia 11 8 7 15 - 41

Ocean View -- Alderfer 8, Thomas 4, Hunter 8,

Williams 18, Butler 16, Abufarie 1, Berry 4.

3-pt. goals -- Alderfer 2, Williams 1.

Estancia -- Wase 9, Mino 2, Castro 21, Pena

5, Maldonado 4, Neal 0, Flores 0, Becerra 0.

3-pt. goals -- Wase 1, Pena 1. Fouled out -- Pena, Mino. Technicals -- Bench.

*--*

Mesa edges Saddleback

* SOCCER: Jasmin Day’s goal in the 33rd minute proved to be the

game-winner, as the Costa Mesa High girls soccer team remained

undefeated in the Golden West League with a 1-0 victory over host

Saddleback Wednesday.

Day connected on a header from a corner kick by Rachel Ronquillo.

“Jazzy made a very tough move on the ball for a very good score,”

said Mesa Coach Dan Johnston, whose team improved to 11-5, 8-0 in

league. “It was a good game. Saddleback always plays us tough.”

The Mustangs, who have won 20 straight league games dating back to

last year, recorded their 17th shutout since. Goalie Kindra Bailey

recorded three saves, including one spectacular stop in the second

half, Johnston said.

The Mustangs outshot the Roadrunners, 15-6. Saddleback dropped to

6-6-4, 4-3-2. Mesa, the defending CIF Southern Section Division III

co-champion, returns to action Friday at 3:15 p.m. at Ocean View.

CdM blanks Breakers

* SOCCER: Senior midfielder Dominic Rubino scored two goals while

Jerritt Thayer added a goal and an assist to lead the Corona del Mar

High boys soccer team to a 3-0 Pacific Coast League soccer victory

over visiting Laguna Beach Wednesday.

Grant Almquist booted a free kick from near midfield and Thayer

headed it in to begin the scoring in the sixth minute.

CdM led, 1-0, at halftime before Rubino found the back of the net

on assists from Thayer and Brandon Barrett.

Callaghan praised the defense of Almquist and Shane Collins.

Goalkeeper Jay Zimmerman made four saves.

Zimmerman knocked the ball away on two Laguna breakaway

situations, Callaghan said.

CdM (9-2-6, 4-0-2 in league) has outscored its last three

opponents, 10-0. Northwood is 5-1.

Pepperdine spikes UCI

* VOLLEYBALL: Pepperdine, the top-ranked men’s volleyball team in

the country, knocked off No. 10 UC Irvine in three games, 30-28,

30-24, 30-28, Wednesday at the Bren Events Center.

Pepperinde remained undefeated (6-0, 2-0 in Mountain Pacific

Sports Federation play. UCI dropped to 4-5, 1-3 in conference.

Matt Webber had 14 kills and nine digs to lead the Anteaters.

Jimmy Pelzel added 11 kills and five digs.

Costa Mesa downed

* BASKETBALL: The Costa Mesa High girls basketball team did what

they wanted to defensively, but a cold shooting night limited their

offense and host Saddleback won the Golden West League game, 42-26,

Wednesday night.

The Mustangs shot 11 of 50 from the field (22%) and were led by

six points each from sisters Brittany and Bethany Vergara. Mesa

(8-11, 2-5 in league) got to within 27-23 with three minutes left in

the third quarter before Saddleback (14-5, 5-2) upped its lead for

good.

Senior Susy Trujillo (four points) guarded Saddleback’s star

Tanisha Lewis and held her to 23 points. Lewis scored 30 points in a

61-39 Saddleback victory over Mesa to open league play earlier in the

season.

Trujillo and Bethany Vergara each grabbed six rebounds for Mesa,

which faces host Ocean View at 7 p.m. Friday.

*--*

Golden West League

Saddleback 42, Costa Mesa 26

Score by Quarters

Costa Mesa 6 10 7 3 -- 26

Saddleback 15 10 10 7 -- 42

Mesa -- Brick 0, Trujillo 4, Br. Vergara 6,

Be. Vergara 6, Kelly 4, Akansel 2, Bjelland 2,

Enesi 2, Cluff 0, Sanchez 0. 3-pt. goals --

Br. Vergara 1. Fouled out -- Br. Vergara.

Saddleback -- Lewis 23, Lete 8, Lomeli 2,

McElroy 5, Williams 4. 3-pt. goals -- Lewis 1,

McElroy 1.

*--*

UCI drops opener

* TENNIS: The visiting UC Irvine women’s tennis team opened its

season with a 7-0 nonconference loss to sixth-ranked USC Wednesday.

UC Irvine’s Tiffany Chang provided strong resistance, but USC’s

Luana Magnani, ranked 24th, prevailed, 7-5, 6-3, in No. 1 singles.

Christie Posner and Veronica Fermin each won six games in singles for

the 61st-ranked Anteaters.

The Trojans (3-0) allowed just four points in doubles.