Dana Hills edges Tars

Joey Head, Steve Farmer, Reagan Riley and Daniel Shea each won their

respective short board heats, but it was not enough as the Newport

Harbor High surf team lost to host Dana Hills, 88-80, in a South

Coast League meet Thursday at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point.

The boys short board squad was the only Sailor team to earn a

victory, winning all four heats in a 47-37 triumph.

Shea tallied the high-wave score with a 6.7 average while Charley

Buckingham and Colin McElroy each placed second in the short board

competition for Newport (1-1).

Newport senior Erica Hosseini, who begins competition in the Hello

Kitty Boardfest today off the Huntington Beach Pier, won the girls

short board with a 5.6 average, but the Dolphins edged the Sailors,

11-10.

Newport’s boys body board and long board teams each lost, 13-8.

Matt Kretschmar and Christopher LoMenzo each finished third to

lead the Sailors in the body board and long board divisions,

respectively.

Lisa Turk led the Sailor girls long board team with a third-place

finish, but Dana Hills prevailed, 13-8.

Newport hosts San Clemente at 56th Street in Newport Beach at 6:15

a.m. Thursday.