Crush cut ties to Rodman

The Orange County Crush granted Dennis Rodman’s request to be

released from his contract, a team spokesman said Monday.

Rodman, 43, made his first and only appearance with the American

Basketball Association team Thursday night in a home victory over Las

Vegas.

He started the game, but played only briefly, before being

sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Eagles are soaring

* SOCCER: Haley Rosner scored two goals to lead the Estancia High

girls soccer team to a 2-0 victory over visiting Savanna in a

nonleague game Monday at TeWinkle Middle School.

Estancia goalie Julia Tasedan, playing in the first half, had one

save. Taylor West had two saves in the second half for the Eagles

(4-1-1), who open Golden West League play against Orange at 3 p.m.

today at TeWinkle.

Estancia wins handily

* BASKETBALL: The Estancia High boys basketball team built an 18-2

lead after one quarter and rolled to a 62-43 victory over Santiago in

the first round of the Garden Grove tournament Monday at Santiago

High.

Senior Carlos Pinto scored 24 points, including mking 7 of 8 from

the free-throw line, where the Eagles were 15 of 16.

Coach Jason Simco said he was pleased with the first half, but was

unhappy that the Cavaliers (2-5) outscored his reserves, 29-25, in

the final two periods.

The Eagles (4-1) meet a strong Valencia team in a quarterfinal

game Thursday at 6 p.m. at Garden Grove.

“They’re huge,” Simco said. “They’re 6-foot-9, 6-7 and 6-7 and the

6-9 kid is dynamite. So we better get our act together before

Thursday.”

*--*

Garden Grove tournament

First round Estancia 62, Santiago 43

Score by Quarters

Estancia 18 19 12 13 -- 62

Santiago 2 12 14 15 -- 43

Estancia -- Pinto 24, McDaniels 6, Sh.

Markley 4, Montillo 3, Escobedo 5, Argumeto

2, Molina 4, Quintero 5, Kopp 6, Hart 3,

McKendry 0, Verrette 0, Sc. Markley 0,

Friesle 0. 3-pt goals -- Pinto 1, Escobedo 1,

Quintero 1, Hart 1. Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None. Santaigo -- Polacio 4,

Arroyo 15, G. Reyes 10, S. Reyes 9, Moseley

6. 3-pt. goals Arroyo 5, S. Reyes 1. Fouled

out -- None. Tehcnical -- G. Reyes 1.

*--*

Loper leads Lightning

* BASKETBALL: Sage Hill School senior Matt Loper scored a

game-high 22 points to lead the Lightning to a 63-33 boys basketball

victory over Calvary Baptist in the opening game of pool play at the

Tarbut V’Torah tournament Monday in Irvine.

Loper, a 6-foot-3 point guard, added a team-high 10 rebounds.

The win upped Sage’s record to 6-1, while Calvary Baptist fell to

2-3.

Stephen Hancock had 10 points, while Robert Wee, up from the

junior varsity, chipped in four points, three assists and three

steals.

*--*

Tarbut V’Torah tournament

Pool play Sage Hill 63, Calvary Baptist 33

Score by Quarters

Calvary Bpt. 4 5 9 15 -- 33

Sage Hill 13 22 9 19 -- 63

Calvary -- Johnson 12, Smith 4, Morales 13,

West 2, Shue 2. 3-pt. goals -- Morales 3.

Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Sage

Hill -- Ogron 6, Lefler 7, Loper 22, Voge 8,

Hancock 10, Wee 4, Rose 6, Webster 0, Morgan

0. 3-pt. goals -- Ogron 2. Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

*--*

Newport pins Uni

* WRESTLING: Newport Harbor High’s wrestling team defeated

visiting University, 48-29, in a nonleague meet Monday.

Both Kyle Molina and Jessee Marshall won by pin, Molina in the

135-pound division and Marshall in the 152-pound division. Brian

Perez (189) won by decision, 14-7.

Newport (2-1) wrestles in the Newport-Mesa district championships

Thursday at Corona del Mar High.

Titans top Eagles

* WATER POLO: Estancia High goalie Katie Mahan made 16 saves, but

visiting Tesoro was too much in an 8-2 nonleague girls water polo

victory Monday.

Carolina Barnes and Courtney Hess had goals for the Eagles (4-5),

who return to action Wednesday at home against La Quinta.

Tesoro improved to 7-3.

*--*

Nonleague

Tesoro 8, Estancia 2

Score by Quarters

Tesoro 3 1 1 3 - 8

Estancia 1 1 0 0 -- 4

Estancia -- Barnes 1, Hess 1. Saves -- Mahan 16.

*--*

Mustangs overrun

* SOCCER: The Costa Mesa High boys soccer team was blanked, 5-0,

Monday in a nonleague game at Mater Dei.

Costa Mesa Coach Eugene Day said his team lacked focus as the

Monarchs added onto a 2-0 halftime lead to drop the Mustangs to

2-3-1.

“We need to pick up a soccer attitude,” Day said.

Shorthanded Mesa falls

* BASKETBALL: The Costa Mesa High girls basketball team, playing

without star Tracy Bjelland, lost to El Dorado, 62-26, in the first

game of pool play in the El Dorado tournament Monday at El Dorado

High.

Bjelland has missed the last two games with a cut over one eye,

Mustangs Coach Jim Weeks said. She could return today or Thursday.

*--*

El Dorado tournament

Pool play El Dorado 62, Costa Mesa 26

Score by Quarters

Costa Mesa 6 10 4 6 -- 26

El Dorado 14 17 15 16 -- 62

Mesa -- Akansel 6, Cluff 2, Courtney 6, Enesi

4, Sanchez 5, Vergara 3. 3-pt. goals --

Sanchez 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals --

Mino 1. El Dorado -- Colcely 3, Takata 10,

Case 14, Harbridge 4, Santa Maria 2, Gennusa

1, Wayde 21, Craddick 4, Leach 3. 3-pt. goals

-- Colcely 1, Wayde 1. Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- Colcely 1.

*--*

UCI woes continue

* BASKETBALL: UC Irvine sophomore Angie Ned scored a career-high

18 points, but the visiting Anteaters fell to Eastern Washington,

65-50, in a nonconference women’s basketball game Monday.

UCI freshman Katie Curtis scored a team-high 19 for the Anteaters

(0-5).

Eastern Washington improved to 4-3.