Lakers finish in first place

The regular season for the girls fifth- and sixth-grade Newport-Mesa

National Junior Basketball league wrapped up with the first-place

Lakers defeating the Shock, 25-22.

The Lakers were led by Lindsay Anderson’s 14 points, followed by

10 points from LiAnn Sarisuk.

Ellie Nadal kept the Shock close with three three-pointers and 14

points.

Silvie Reynolds helped on the boards while Saylor Schroff added

strong defense.

In other games:

* Pirates 16, Globetrotters 15:

Kelsey Carrido and Allie Moskovits paced the Pirates with six

points each while Duran Sharp led the Globetrotters with eight

points.

* Wildcats 37, Mavericks 29:

Kathleen Etuale tallied 23 points while Kelly Heenan added 12 for

the second-place Wildcats.

Laura Martinez led the Mavericks with 15 points.

The all-star teams were announced in both fifth- and sixth-grades:

The fifth-grade team includes: Nadal, Sharp, Martinez, Kylee

Malone, Kassie Stratton, Schroff, Moskovits, Kelsey Woo, Alex Aiello

and Samantha Aiello.

The sixth-grade team features: Etuale, Anderson, Kadee Malone,

Heenan, Sarisuk, Carrido, Camile Krahe, Megan Wilson, Cynthia

Waterman and Emily Rosales.

Tournament play continues against other Orange County teams.