Seven Sailor wrestlers pin opponent

Seven Newport Harbor High wrestlers pinned their opponent in the

Sailors’ 51-24 nonleague win over visiting Orange Tuesday night.

In the heavyweight class, Jonathon Szecsei won by forfeit for

Newport Harbor (4-4, 0-1 in league), while Eddie Charcas (119)

decisioned Luis Colon, 12-7.

Kyle Molina (130), Craig Nordstrom (135), Michael Bates (140),

Josh Smith (145), Jessee Marshall (152), Guillermo Perez (171) and

Brian Bedaudette (215) all pinned their opponents for the Sailors.

Sage earns first victory

* SOCCER: The conditions weren’t ideal, but the Sage Hill School

boys soccer team used the muddy field at Brethren Christian to their

advantage in an 8-2 Academy League victory Tuesday.

The Lightning secured their first win of the season (1-7-1, 1-1 in

league) with hat tricks by Braden Ross and Zach Milder. Tyler Ross

also added two goals for Sage, who play host to Academy League rival

St. Margaret’s Friday at 3:25 p.m.

Goalkeepers Zach Shockley and Jimmy O’Hare combined for 11 saves

for the Lightning.

Vanguard continues roll

* BASKETBALL: Five different players scored in double digits as

the Vanguard University women’s basketball team rolled to a 93-78

Golden State Athletic Conference victory over host Westmont Tuesday

in Santa Barbara.

Kelly Schmidt led the Lions (15-1, 6-0 in conference) with 24

points, while Lisa Faulkner (19), Rachel Besse (16), Lacey Mills (14)

and Andrea Jacobson (10) all heavily contributed to Vanguard’s sixth

straight conference victory.

Lightning streaking

* SOCCER: Freshman Kellee Kim racked up four goals and the Sage

Hill School girls soccer team cruised to a 12th consecutive victory,

defeating visiting Brethren Christian, 4-0, Tuesday in Pacific Coast

League action.

The Lightning (12-0, 2-0 in league) are off to their best season

in school history under fifth-year Coach Amy Ray. But the biggest

test will come Friday, as Sage visits St. Margaret’s at 3:15 p.m. in

a league showdown.

Against Brethren Tuesday, Kim’s first goal was unassisted, and the

other three were assisted by Sara Montazami, Claire Josephson and

Colleen Heyler.

Early hole sinks Sage

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School boys basketball team dug itself

an early hole it was not able to climb out of in a 56-48 Academy

League loss to host Brethren Christian Tuesday.

The Lightning were down, 13-5, after the first quarter to Brethren

Christian, the No. 3 ranked team in CIF Southern Section Division

IV-A. Sage Coach Steve Keith said the Warriors possessed superior

team speed, which resulted in 20 Lightning turnovers.

Matt Loper scored a game-high 17 points, followed by Jamie McGee’s

15 for Sage Hill (14-4, 1-1 in league). Byron Jefferson scored a

team-high 15 points for Brethren Christian (14-2, 2-0).

Academy League

Sage Hill 48, Brethren Christian 56

Score by Quarters

*--*

Sage Hill 5 14 15 14 -- 48

Brethren Christian 13 12 17 17 -- 56

*--*

Sage Hill -- Wee 4, Witte 3, Loper 17, McGee 15, Voge 5, Hancock

4, Lefler 0, Webster 0, Samel 0, Ogron 0.

3-pt. goals -- Witte 1, McGee 1.

Fouled out -- Lefler, Loper.

Brethren Christian -- Strong 6, Ganiko 10, Jefferson 15, Ternes 3,

Kilbane 2, Frisch 7, Fisher 16.

3-pt. goals -- Jefferson 4, Frisch 2.

Brethren tops Lightning

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School girls basketball team held an

18-16 halftime lead, but lost, 46-36, to host Brethren Christian in

Academy League action Tuesday.

Brethren Christian took a 29-28 advantage after the third quarter

and surged ahead in the fourth by converting free throws when the

Lighting were forced to foul.

Sage Hill (5-7, 1-1 in league) was led by center Haywood Wright’s

19 points. The Warriors (12-6, 2-0) were paced by junior guard Niki

Wakaniya’s game-high 25 points and four three-pointers.

Academy League

Sage Hill 36, Brethren Christian 46

Score by Quarters

*--*

Sage Hill 9 9 10 8 -- 36

Brethren Christian 12 4 13 15 -- 46

*--*

Sage Hill -- Wright 19, Puishys 6, Guterriez 1, Tyre 7, McKeon 0,

Schaeffer 3, Hembarsky 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schaeffer 1.

Fouled out -- Puishys.

Brethren Christian -- Ho 2, Wakaniya 25, Grant 10, Kwan 4, Woods

1, Sakata 2.

3-pt. goals -- Wakaniya 4.

Uni defeats Sea Kings

* BASKETBALL: Junior Katie Schulte put up 24 points, including

four three-pointers, in the Corona del Mar High girls basketball

team’s 66-57 Pacific Coast League loss to host University Tuesday

night.

The Sea Kings (8-10, 0-2 in league), playing from behind the whole

time, narrowed the score on a couple of occasions, but University

continued to pull away.

Megan Benbow added 12 points and Allison Long chipped in eight for

the Sea Kings, who play at Calvary Chapel Thursday at 7 p.m.

Pacific Coast League

University 66, CdM 57

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 16 11 16 14 -- 57

University 18 14 16 18 -- 66

*--*

CdM -- Benbow 12, K. Wayte 2, Schulte 24, Duernberger 5, Marks 6,

Long 8, A. Wayte 0, Johnson 0, Wadhwa 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schulte 4, Duernberger 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

University -- Quay 8, Kauker 7, Backus 12, Lee 8, Gomez 25, Briggs

6.

3-pt. goals -- Quay 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Newport stumbles

* BASKETBALL: The Newport Harbor High girls basketball team was

held scoreless in the second quarter and went on to lose to host

Aliso Niguel, 72-44, in Sea View League play Tuesday night.

Aliso Niguel scored 17 points to Newport’s zero in the second

quarter, as the Sailors (9-9, 0-2 in league) lost their second

straight league game.

Sophomore Jessica Bodkin led Newport with nine points and six

rebounds, while sophomore Brittany Deyan had two points and six

rebounds.

Sophomore Ivy Melo added eight points for the Sailors, who visit

Irvine Thursday at 7 p.m. in another league matchup.

Sea View League

Aliso Niguel 72, Newport Harbor 44

Score by Quarters

*--*

Newport 12 0 10 22 -- 44

Aliso 10 17 17 28 -- 72

*--*

Newport -- Munnelly 5, Mooers 2, Miller 8, Melo 2, Eddington 7,

Slater 6, Deyan 2, Bodkin 9, Lawrence 3, Omori 0, Hernandez 0,

Trobman 0.

3-pt. goals -- Eddington 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- Bench.

Aliso -- Girdley 6, Larson 7, Sutton 4, Maley 6, Henberger 8,

Holley 13, Ikositentarhos 9, Songer 2, Paredes 9, Curran 9.

3-pt. goals -- Larson 1, Curran 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- Bench.