Estancia boys remain on fire

Estancia High’s boys basketball team won its eighth straight game and

maintained a perfect record in Golden West League play following a

64-51 victory over visiting Orange Tuesday night.

Senior Carlos Pinto tallied a game-high 20 points, including four

three-pointers, while Rafael Montillo scored a career-best 16 points

off the bench.

Montillo added five offensive rebounds while the Eagles (17-4, 7-0

in league), who let a 16-point halftime lead dwindle to two in the

third quarter, converted 18 of 19 from the free-throw line (94.7%) to

help pull away in the fourth period.

Golden West League

Estancia 64,

Orange 51

Score by Quarters

*--*

Orange 5 8 25 13 -- 51

Estancia 17 12 13 22 -- 64

*--*

Orange - Walker 8, Padilla 7, Gama 14, Eaton 16, Mahi 2, Palmer 2,

Silva 0, Mendoza 0.

3-pt. goals -- Padilla 1, Eaton 4.

Fouled out -- Palmer, Mahi, Gama.

Estancia -- C. Pinto 20, McDaniels 14, Sh. Markley 3, Verrette 2,

Escobedo 2, Montillo 16, Kopp 2, B. Pinto 5, Sc. Markley 0, Argumedo

0, Molina 0, Fryslie 0, B. McKendry 0, Hart 0.

3-pt. goals -- C. Pinto 4, McDaniels 2, Montillo 1, B. Pinto 1.

Technical -- Simco.

Vanguard toppled

* BASKETBALL: A few hours after the Vanguard University women’s

basketball team moved up to the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA, the Lions

lost at the buzzer to visiting 12th-ranked Azusa Pacific, 81-80,

Tuesday night in a Golden State Athletic Conference game at The Pit.

Azusa’s Lindsey West released her shot just before the buzzer and

it bounced three times on the rim before falling through to give the

Cougars (16-5, 8-2 in the GSAC) the upset and hand Vanguard (18-2,

9-1) its first conference loss.

UCI sweeps Princeton

* VOLLEYBALL: The UC Irvine men’s volleyball team won its third

match this season by sweeping visiting Princeton, 30-25, 30-22,

30-18, in a nonconference match Tuesday at Crawford Court.

Jon Stellar had a match-high 14 kills for the Anteaters (3-5),

while Paul Spittle slammed home 12 kills. Aaron Harrell added eight

kills and David Smith had seven.

Mesa ousts Saints

* SOCCER: Two goals from senior Jenny Sparks and one from junior

Kyla Flores sparked a 3-0 win for the Costa Mesa High girls soccer

team Tuesday against host Santa Ana in Golden West League play.

Sparks’ first goal came in the fourth minute, Flores’ was in the

34th minute and Sparks’ second goal was in the 45th, as the Mustangs

improved to 13-2, 8-0 in league.

Bench lifts Mustangs

* BASKETBALL: The bench scored 33 points to help the Costa Mesa

High boys basketball team beat host Westminster, 68-39, Tuesday in a

Golden West League contest.

The Mustangs came out flat in the first quarter, still feeling the

effects of Friday’s buzzer-beating loss at the hands of Estancia.

Larry Puente scored seven of his 11 points and William Lefebvre

scored six of his nine in the second quarter for Costa Mesa (12-8,

6-1 in league). Scott Knox scored a game-high 14 for the Mustangs.

Ball reaches next round

* TENNIS: Corona del Mar High senior Carsten Ball reached the

round of 16 in the Australian Open junior tournament with an upset

victory Tuesday at the Melbourne Park National Tennis Centre in

Melbourne, Australia. Ball defeated No. 5 seed Chu-Huan YI of Taipei,

6-4, 7-5, one of three seeded players defeated in the round.

Tars handle Foothill

* SOCCER: All it took was one quick goal in the sixth minute and

the Newport Harbor High girls soccer team held on to defeat visiting

Foothill, 1-0, in Sea View League play Tuesday.

Senior Julia Bernay took a cross from Stephanie Lambrakis and

kicked the ball directly through Kiley Hall’s legs and into

Foothill’s goal for the quick Newport lead.

CdM seeks coach

* TRACK AND FIELD: Corona del Mar High is seeking assistant track

and field coach, especially a throws and jump coach.

Qualified applicants should contact Coach Bill Sumner at (949)

476-7076 or fax a brief resume to (949) 476-3248.

Titans too much

* WRESTLING: The visiting Tesoro High wrestling team pinned four

Corona del Mar wrestlers and went on to take the match, 42-29, in

Pacific Coast League action Tuesday.

Sophomore Jermey Hyter, wrestling in the 215-pound weight class

for CdM (3-11, 0-3 in league), pinned his opponent 45 seconds into

the first period. Heavyweight senior Robey Richey also pinned his

opponent, this one 1:15 into the second period.

Brian Feeley (135) defeated his opponent, 5-2, Matt Loeb (140)

won, 16-4, and John Dean (160) won, 13-0, for the Sea Kings, who

travel to University Thursday at 6 p.m.

CdM stumbles in 4th

* BASKETBALL: The Corona del Mar High girls basketball team had a

36-33 lead entering the fourth quarter but couldn’t hang on, losing

to host Tesoro, 47-42, in a Sea View League game Tuesday.

Junior Megan Benbow had a game-high 12 points along with eight

rebounds for the Sea Kings, while junior Kristina Wayte chipped in 11

points. Katie Schulte, who averaged 18.6 points over the last seven

games, was held to eight against the Titans.

Newport loses in OT

* BASKETBALL: Vanessa Miller made a three-pointer with two seconds

remaining in regulation for the Newport Harbor High girls basketball

team against visiting Foothill to send the Sea View League game into

overtime, but the Knights pulled away in the extra frame for the

53-48 victory.

Ivy Melo had four steals and drew three charging fouls on defense

for Newport Harbor (10-12, 1-5 in league). Sophomore Kristi Bodkin

contributed seven rebounds and nine points for the Sailors. Miller’s

15 led Newport.

Azusa tames Lions

* BASKETBALL: The Vanguard University men’s basketball team lost

to visiting Azusa Pacific, 72-61, in a Golden State Athletic

Conference game Tuesday at The Pit.

The Lions (8-11, 3-7 in the GSAC) shot 50% from the free-throw

line and Azusa Pacific (16-5, 8-2) had eight steals to the Lions’ one

steal.

Levi Seekins had a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds for

Vanguard, while Brian Kim and Brian Roberts each added 14 points.