Sage Hill’s Wilkins tosses gem

Sage Hill School senior Tim Wilkins threw a three-hit shutout with 12

strikeouts as the host Lightning topped Brethren Christian, 4-0, in

an Academy League baseball game Thursday.

Wilkins gave up two hits in the first inning and another in the

third, but nothing else and senior Jordan Salinger led off the

Lightning first with a home run for all the hosts (3-1, 2-1 in

league) would need.

Zack Shockley and Matt Loper had the only other hits for the

winners, who helped Wilkins outduel Warrior pitcher Tommy Kilbane.

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Academy League

Sage Hill 4, Brethren Christian 0

Score by Innings

Brethren 000 000 0 -- 0 3 5

Sage Hill 120 010 x -- 4 3 0

Kilbane and Orr; Wilkins and M. Kornswiet.

W -- Wilkins, 2-0. L -- Kilbane, 0-3. 2B --

Shockley (SH). 3B -- Andrews (BC). HR --

Salinger (SH).

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UC Irvine blanks Gophers

* BASEBALL: UC Irvine junior right-hander Brett Smith blanked

visiting Minnesota for 8 2/3 innings and freshman closer Blair

Erickson got the final out to preserve a 3-0 nonconference baseball

win Thursday before 413 at Anteater Ballpark.

Smith yielded just six hits, struck out 10 and walked two to

improve to 4-0, while Erickson fanned his only batter to extend his

school single-season save record to nine. Erickson has converted all

nine save chances this year.

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Nonconference

UC Irvine 3, Minnesota 0

Score by Innings

Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1

UC Irvine 000 120 00x -- 3 6 0

Molldrem, Oslin (7) and Elder; Smith,

Erickson (9) and Wagner. W -- Smith, 4-0.

L -- Molldrem, 1-1. Sv -- Erickson (9).

2B -- Elder (M), Anderson (UCI). HR --

Ryckebosch (UCI).

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Sea Kings turn the tables

* SOFTBALL: The Corona del Mar High softball team needed only five

days to get even for a loss to Costa Mesa, topping the host Mustangs,

6-4, in a nonleague game Thursday.

CdM, which was defeated by Mesa, 6-0, in a semifinal of the Costa

Mesa tournament Saturday, scored two in the second and three in the

fourth to take a 5-1 lead, then held on to improve to 4-2.

CdM junior Heather Lohrman was 3 for 4 with two triples, two RBIs

and three runs. She also threw a runner out at the plate from center

field. Freshman Ann Klunder had two hits and an RBI for CdM.

Uyen Mai was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Jane-E Yamamoto was 2 for 4

with a double for the Mustangs (3-2).

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Nonleague

Corona del Mar 6, Costa Mesa 4

Score by Innings

CdM 020 301 0 -- 6 8 3

Costa Mesa 001 210 0 -- 4 5 1

Tolfa, Van Hiel (4), Tolfa (6) and Stern;

Butler and Miller. W -- Van Hiel, 2-1. L --

Butler, 3-2. Sv -- Tolfa (1). 2B -- Mai

(CM), Yamamoto (CM). 3B - Lohrman (CdM) 2.

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Estancia mercies Valley

* SOFTBALL: The Estancia High softball team scored seven runs in

the second inning, leading to an 11-2 mercy-rule victory over

nonleague host Santa Ana Valley Thursday.

Rebecca Kaplan went 3 for 4 with a double, four RBIs and three

runs, while Allison Wyman was 2 for 4 with two runs for the Eagles

(2-4). The Falcons (3-3) called the game because of at least an

eight-run deficit after five innings, Estancia Coach Marc Rodig said.

Sowers spearheads Sailors

GOLF: Newport Harbor High junior Brandon Sowers shot 2-under-par

34 to lead the Sailors to a 191-248 nonleague boys golf win over

visiting Western Thursday at Big Canyon Country Club.

Sowers birdied the two par 5s and hit every green in regulation,

Sailors Coach Scott Tarnow said.

Davis Pemstein (36), Michael Benvenuti (38), Chris Willard with

(41) and Rhett Palmer (42) also scored the Sailors (4-2), who, Tarnow

said, played well.

Newport girls victorious

* SWIMMING: Leah Robertson and Kayley Oka won two events apiece

and completed CIF qualifying times in each, helping lead the Newport

Harbor High girls swimming team to a 99-71 victory over nonleague

host Capistrano Valley Thursday.

Robertson, who also contributed to two winning relays, won the 50-

and 100-yard freestyle events. Oka, who was on the 200 medley relay

team that won and had a CIF qualifying time, recorded victories in

the 200 individual medley (2:14.34) and 100 butterfly (1:00.44).

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Nonleague

Girls

Newport Harbor 99, Capistrano Valley 71

200 medley relay -- 1. Newport Harbor (Belden, Taylor, Oka, Robertson), 1:58.12. 200 free -- 1. Wheeler (NH), 2:05.04; 2. Conway (NH), 2:08.40; 3. Zeiser (NH), 2:10.87. 200 IM -- 1. Oka (NH), 2:14.34; 2. Wilkings (CV), 2:19.96; 3. Uzawa (CV), 2:25.41.

50 free -- 1. Robertson (NH), 25.16; 2. Wheeler (NH), 26.85; 3. Meier (CV), 27.31. 100 fly -- 1. Oka (NH), 1:00.44; 2. Wilkings (CV), 1:02.57; 3. Moore (CV), 1:06.41. 100 free -- 1. Robertson (NH), 55.91; 2. Belden (NH), 56.69; 3. Klein (NH), 57.93. 500

free -- 1. Ketchum (CV), 5:07.0; 2. Uzawa (CV), 5:37.56; 3. Conway (NH), 5:41.17. 200 free relay -- 1. Newport Harbor (Wheeler, Barto, Klein, Robertson), 1:46.76. 100 back -- 1. Ketchum (CV), 1:05.13; 2. Belden (NH), 1:07.48; 3. Klein (NH), 1:08.44. 100

breaststroke -- 1. Moore (CV), 1:13.58; 2. Taylor (NH), 1:15.14; 3. Peeler (CV), 1:19.02. 400 free relay -- 1. Capistrano Valley, 3:49.49.

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Bucs ease past Riverside

* TENNIS: The Orange Coast College women’s tennis team lost the

doubles point, but swept in singles to defeat Orange Empire

Conference visitor Riverside City, 8-1, Thursday.

Thao Ho won tiebreaking sets, 7-6, 7-6, over Jocelyn Holt in No. 5

singles to aid the Pirates (10-1, 7-1 in conference).

Sailors ride Breakers

* TENNIS: Newport Harbor High singles players Robert Khoury and

Jake Flemming dominated in doubles and the the tandem of Tyler Deck

and Cameron McLaren won two doubles sets to fuel a 13-5 nonleague win

over visiting Laguna Beach Thursday.

Khoury, the reigning Sea View League singles champion, won all 18

of his games and Flemming dropped only one game to help the Sailors

(3-2) tune up for Tuesday’s league opener against visiting Irvine.

Anteaters handle Utah

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

Utah, 6-1, Thursday in a nonconference match at Anteater Tennis

Stadium.

Anna Bentzer and Tiffany Chang won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles,

respectively, for the Anteaters (8-6), and also teamed with separate

partners to earn doubles wins.

Lightning sweep Lutheran

* VOLLEYBALL: Senior Kevin Joyce pounded 23 kills and Macsun

Frederick added nine to help Sage Hill School earn a 25-19, 25-14,

25-20, nonleague boys volleyball victory over visiting Lutheran of

Torrance Thursday.

The Lightning improved to 4-0.

OCC falls to Riverside

* TENNIS: Mike Hoevel earned the lone singles win for Orange Coast

College, which dropped an Orange Empire Conference men’s tennis match

at Riverside, 7-2, Thursday.

The Pirates, who received a doubles win from Mike Manus and Colin

Duncan, are now 1-9, 1-5 in conference.

Edison outshoots Eagles

* GOLF: The Estancia High boys golf team dropped to 4-2 on the

season, losing to Edison, 217-224, in a nonleague match at Mesa Verde

Country Club Thursday.

Greg Les shot the lowest for the Eagles with 41 on the par-36

course, while Jason Les (44), Marcus Sostak (45) Austin Serr (46) and

Nick Lettieri (48) also competed.

CdM’s education continues

* GOLF: The Corona del Mar High boys golf team concluded a rugged

preleague campaign with a 181-201 loss to Woodbridge Thursday at

Rancho San Joaquin Golf Club in Irvine.

Ben Tilsen (par 36), Robert Ury (39), Jamie Bloom (40), Alex

Chikovani (42) and Eric Miller (44) scored for the Sea Kings.

* EDITOR’S NOTE: High school track and field results will appear

Saturday.