Sea Kings edge toward playoffs

Kelly Morgan scored a pair of goals and Corona del Mar High’s girls

soccer team knocked off Pacific Coast League foe University, 4-1,

Tuesday to leave itself one win shy of a playoff berth.

Morgan opened the scoring in the 30th minute, scoring off a cross

from Rachel Yelsey. Another cross from Yelsey, six minutes later, was

put into the back of the net by Elizabeth Almaraz as the Sea Kings

(8-7-2, 5-2-1 in league) took a 2-1 halftime lead.

Jessica Mazura extended that advantage with a penalty kick in the

61st minute and four minutes later Morgan added her second goal, a

header after a long throw-in from Courtney Carnahan.

Corona del Mar Coach Bryan Middleton praised the play of fullbacks

Kinzie Kramer, Tanisha Senaratne and Vanessa Fallon, who combined to

limit University (4-4 in league) to three shots on goal.

With a win over Calvary Chapel Thursday, the Sea Kings will clinch

a spot in the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

Lions down UC Riverside

* TENNIS: The Vanguard University men’s tennis team defeated

nonconference host UC Riverside, 6-1, as the Lions won five of six

singles matches and recorded two doubles victories to gain the team

point Tuesday.

The Lions’ Dieter Weislmair, Lars Dahlberg, Christoph Schramm,

Phillip Mardh and Thomas Troxler won in singles, helping Vanguard

(2-0) defeat the NCAA Division I team. Weislmair defeated Norman Tan

in No. 1 singles play, 6-4, 6-2.

Dahlberg and Anders Hakansson, and the tandem of Schramm and

Troxler contributed doubles victories.

Besse sparks Vanguard

* BASKETBALL: Freshman Rachel Besse scored a team-high 16 points

to go with 10 rebounds to lead the Vanguard University women’s

basketball team to a 63-49 Golden State Athletic Conference victory

over visiting Concordia Tuesday.

Lacey Burns tallied 12 points while Lisa Faulkner scored 11 and

added nine rebounds. Freshman Kelly Schmidt tallied eight points to

go with 13 rebounds as Vanguard (18-2, 10-2 in the GSAC) rebounded

from an 85-66 setback to Biola Saturday and claimed revenge for a

nine-point loss to Concordia Dec. 6.

The Eagles (13-9, 6-6), who feature former Orange Coast College

standouts Nancy Hatsushi and Lauren Murray, got to within seven

points twice in the second half, but the first-place Lions ended the

game on a 20-13 run.

Murray scored four points while Hatsushi tallied three points and

three assists.

Vanguard faces host Westmont, second in the GSAC, at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Lim, Marshall victorious

* WRESTLING: Newport Harbor High’s wrestling team wrapped up its

Sea View League dual match schedule with a 68-10 loss to host Irvine

Tuesday.

Senior Kid Lim (119 pounds) tallied his 21st victory this season

with a win by major decision, 13-5, against Kevin Shayegi. Freshman

JesseeMarshall pinned Gene Baik in 4:44 for his first varsity win at

152 pounds, giving Newport (4-7, 0-5 in league) its two victories.

Irvine improved to 4-1 in league.

The Tars will compete in league finals at 10 a.m. Saturday at

Laguna Hills High

Concordia tops Lions

* BASKETBALL: Brian Kim and Horace Wormely scored 17 points apiece for Vanguard University, but the Lions were knocked off by No. 2

ranked Concordia in a Golden State Athletic Conference men’s

basketball game, 86-63.

Lightning boys stalled

* BASKETBALL: Sage Hill School’s boys basketball team made a run

at first-place St. Margaret’s Tuesday, closing to within six points

midway through the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell, 59-45.

Jordan Ogron came off the bench to connect on three three-pointers

in the second half, but the Lightning (9-11, 1-6 in Academy League

play) could never overcome St. Margaret’s 18-9 first-quarter

advantage and the Tartans, ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section

Division IV-A, improved to 20-1, 7-0 in league.

Matt Loper led Sage Hill with 17 points and Kevin Joyce added 13.

Sailors go cold in setback

* BASKETBALL: Danyelle Swenson hit 17 of her game-high 23 points

in the second half to lead the visiting Irvine High girls basketball

team to a 49-40 Sea View League victory over Newport Harbor Tuesday.

The Vaqueros (9-11, 4-4 in league) outscored the Tars, 28-19, in

the second half. The Sailors tallied one field goal in the fourth

quarter, a three-pointer by junior Maaike Trobman (five points), with

one minute left. Newport Coach Jen Thompson said her team’s defense

struggled in the second half.

Senior Jillianne Whitfield led Newport (12-11, 3-5) with 11 points

while Vanessa Miller tallied 10. Allyson Stoltz, Whitfield and Kristi

Eddington each grabbed seven rebounds while Miller added six.

Newport senior forward Victoria Swigart sat out the game to rest a

knee that popped out of place in a game Thursday.

Trojans hold off Sea Kings

* BASKETBALL: Corona del Mar High’s girls basketball team fought

hard, but couldn’t keep visiting University down long enough as the

Trojans improved to 8-0 in the Pacific Coast League with a 54-49 win

Tuesday night.

Sarah Stern hit a three-pointer in the corner to give the Sea

Kings a 46-45 advantage with one minute, 40 seconds remaining, their

first lead since an 8-7 edge in the first quarter.

But the Trojans (15-7 overall) made 3 of 4 subsequent free throws

and held on for the win. University defeated CdM, 67-21, in the prior

meeting this season.

Senior Lauren Snell tallied 13 points to go with three rebounds

while Stern finished with seven points. Colleen Skalla scored six

points and added six rebounds for the Sea Kings (7-14, 2-6). Skalla also added two steals and played strong defense, CdM Coach James

Barkalow said.

Sage Hill girls fall, 52-46

* BASKETBALL: The Sage High School girls basketball team held a

six-point lead after three quarters, but lost, 52-46, to Academy

League host St. Margaret’s Tuesday.

The Lightning (8-9, 3-4 in league) was outscored, 20-10, in the

fourth quarter, as Coach Shanna Renkin said she had to discipline two

key players, including one starter, for arguing with each other.

She benched them and Renkin said her team suffered down the

stretch.

Sophomore Haywood Wright led Sage Hill with 17 points, 14 rebounds

and six blocks, while sophomore Debbie Yoder-Lee added 11 points,

five steals and four assists.

Yoder-Lee committed just two turnovers, Renkin said.

St. Margaret’s dropped to 11-4, 6-1.

Eagles knocked off, 2-1

* SOCCER: Sophomore Pedro Duarte scored for the Estancia High boys

soccer team, but the Eagles lost, 2-1, to visiting Saddleback, which

scored the game-winner in the closing moments in Golden West League

action Tuesday.

Duarte’s goal tied the score, 1-1, in the first half, but

Saddleback scored with about two minutes left, Estancia assistant

coach Armando Ortiz said.

Eagles Coach Steve Crenshaw was not at the game, as he was

suspended after he was assessed a red card in a game against Ocean

View Jan. 27.

Orange Coast drops opener

* BASEBALL: Orange Coast College lost its season opener and the

opening game of the Matt O’Brien Memorial tournament Tuesday,

falling, 5-2, to Mt. San Jacinto.

Steven Johns allowed just two runs on four hits in six innings,

but the Eagles (1-0) tallied single runs in each of the last three

innings to break a 2-2 tie.

Matt Cline and Jeff Piaskowski each had two hits for the Pirates

(0-1), with Cline providing the Bucs’ only run batted in and

Piaskowski finishing with a double and a triple and a run scored.

OCC returns to tournament play Thursday to take on Chaffey in game

two of the tournament at 2 p.m.

Anteaters 12th in Arizona

* GOLF: The UC Irvine men’s golf team finished 12th with a 54-hole

total of 872 in the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate tournament that

concluded Tuesday at Arizona National Country Club in Sabino Springs,

Ariz., outside of Tucson.

Arizona won the 15-team tournament with a three-round total of

28-under par 824. New Mexico was second at 834, Arizona State third

at 843, USC fourth at 848 and Wake Forest was fifth at 852.

Chris Nallen of Arizona claimed medalist honors with an 18-under

total of 195 (63-64-68). Pepperdine’s Michael Putnam was second at

13-under 200.

UCI senior Vinnie Poncino finished ninth at 5-under 208 (65-71-72)

on the par-71 course.

Ryne Rindfleisch was 42nd at 219 (75-74-70), Will Park placed 57th

at 223 (68-79-76), Neno Boonyaplanun was 67th at 227 (78-71-78) and

Chris Whalen finished 77th at 233 (73-81-79).

UCI returns to action Feb. 23-24 hosting the Anteater Invitational

at Santa Ana Country Club.