Tars lance Knights

Senior Taylor Young had a game-high 21 points along with 13 rebounds

to lead the Newport Harbor High boys basketball team to a 61-45 Sea

View League victory over visiting Foothill Wednesday.

The Sailors (13-8, 5-1 in league) outscored Foothill, 19-8, in the

first quarter and, 16-6, in the third quarter for their fifth

consecutive victory. Senior Alex Orth added 11 points, while junior

Dennis Heenan had 10 points, including two three-pointers.

Newport hosts league-leading Aliso Niguel Friday at 6 p.m. for a

chance to be tied for first in league.

Sea View League

Newport Harbor 61,

Foothill 45

Score by Quarters

*--*

Foothill 8 16 6 15 -- 45

Newport 19 14 16 12 -- 61

*--*

Foothill -- Andrews 2, Fullmer 4, Banales 10, Reiten 8, Visbal 2,

Tilford 6, Martin 6, Bradtke 2, Gonzales 3, Spencer 2.

3-pt. goals -- Tilford 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- Van Cleave.

Newport -- Nasca 2, Orth 11, Cornwell 2, Perrine 4, Young 21,

Slater 4, Koon 7, Heenan 10.

3-pt. goals -- Orth 1, Young 1, Koon 1, Heenan 2.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Sailors sink Irvine

* WATER POLO: The Newport Harbor High girls water polo team won

it’s fourth straight and 24th in 25 games as it defeated host Irvine

15-1 Wednesday in a Sea View League game.

The Sailors scored eight goals in the first quarter en route to a

12-1 halftime lead.

Senior captain Anne Belden registered four goals and two assists

and Kally Lucas scored two goals and four assists for Newport Harbor

(17-1, 3-0 in league).

The Tars play Santa Margarita Friday at 4 p.m. at Saddleback

College.

Sea View League

Newport Harbor 15,

Irvine 1

Score by Quarters

*--*

Newport 8 4 2 1 -- 15

Irvine 0 1 0 0 -- 1

*--*

Newport Harbor -- Belden 4, Barto 2, Lucas 2, Taylor 2, Nelson 2,

Robertson 1, Laidlaw 1, Layton 1. Saves -- Nelson 5, Taylor 8.

Sea Kings start fast

* WATER POLO: The Corona del Mar High girls water polo team scored

early and often in order to cruise to an 11-1 Pacific Coast League

victory over visiting Tesoro Wednesday.

Jordan Anae scored 18 seconds into the first quarter followed by a

goal by Katlin Kubas less than a minute later as the Sea Kings scored

seven goals in the opening frame.

Anae was one of three players to score twice in the first quarter

for CdM (12-5, 2-0 in league). Katie Indvik, who scored twice in the

last minute, and Camille Hewko were the other two.

Taylor Harkins also finished with two goals in the game, giving

the Sea Kings a 9-0 advantage at the half and a 10-0 lead after three

quarters.

Tesoro scored with 17 seconds remaining to avoid the shutout.

CdM plays at Villa Park Friday at 3:15 p.m.

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 11,

Tesoro 1

Score by Quarters

*--*

Tesoro 0 0 0 1 -- 1

CdM 7 2 1 1 -- 11

*--*

Corona del Mar -- Indvik 2, J. Anae 2, Hewko 2, Harkins 2, Kubas

1, Bilder 1, Lyman 1. Saves -- Fullen 5, T. Anae 5.

Free throws boost Coast

* BASKETBALL: Despite shooting just 29.4% from the field, the

Orange Coast College men’s basketball team found a way to defeat host

Irvine Valley, 50-44, in an Orange Empire Conference contest

Wednesday.

The Pirates (10-10, 2-5 in conference), who won for just the

second time in eight games, hit 20 of 26 free throws compared to 6 of

14 for the Lasers (11-8, 3-4).

Reggie Brown paced Coast with 12 points while Alfonso James added

10 points -- on 8 of 8 from the free-throw line -- and four rebounds.

Matt Davis and Joel Chester each added six points and four rebounds

for the winners.

Orange Empire Conference

Orange Coast 50,

Irvine Valley 44

Orange Coast -- James 10, Ortiz 7, Williams 3, Mendoza 0,

Valentine 2, Colteaux 0, Visaychack 2, Seifert 6, Chester 2, Brown

12, Davis 6.

3-pt. goals -- None.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Irvine Valley -- Evans 6, Morris 3, Gottstein 4, Williams 0, Price

12, Mackie 0, Turner 7, Siman 2, Jones 0, Maceira 5, Martinez 5.

3-pt. goals -- Morris 1, Gottstein 1, Price 1, Turner 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Halftime -- Irvine Valley, 22-21.

Wilson’s three wins it

* BASKETBALL: The Estancia high girls basketball team ended a five

game losing streak with a 48-46 Golden West League victory over host

Orange Wednesday.

Senior Nicolle Wilson made a three-pointer from the top of the arc

with five seconds remaining to give the Eagles the victory. Junior Be

Diep scored a season-high 23 points for Estancia (5-15, 2-5 in

league).

The main factor in the win, according to Coach Ernie Wright, was

the defensive intensity the Eagle exuded for four quarters. He

singled out the play of junior Marisela Sandoval and sophomore Yasmin

Arroyo, who held Orange’s two top players to eight combined points in

the fourth quarter.

Estancia plays at Ocean View Monday at 7 p.m.

Golden West League

Estancia 48,

Orange 46

Score by Quarters

*--*

Estancia 11 13 9 15 -- 48

Orange 8 17 6 15 -- 46

*--*

Estancia -- Sandoval 1, Diep 23, Arroyo 8, Hallock 4, Wilson 12,

Neal 0, Barrera 0, Flores 0, Pena 0, Martinez 0, Slattery 0.

3-pt. goals -- Diep 4, Wilson 2.

Fouled out -- Slattery.

Orange -- Mahi 12, Rodriguez 4, Galvez 9, Kilroy 19.

3-pt. goals -- Kilroy 2.

Fouled out -- None.

OCC halts losing streak

* BASKETBALL: The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team

snapped a four-game losing streak beating host Irvine Valley, 49-46,

Wednesday in an Orange Empire Conference contest.

Rhondi Naff had a game-high 14 points and Ruby Viloria had a

game-high three three-pointers for OCC (13-9, 3-4 in conference).

Lauren Stepanski had 11 rebounds and 13 points for the Pirates, who

play host to Saddleback Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Vanessa Dominguez scored 13 points for Irvine Valley (9-11, 3-4 in

conference).

Orange Empire Conference

Orange Coast College 49,

Irvine Valley 46

OCC -- Fernandez 0, D’Alessandro 0, Katayama 3, McCormick 9,

Castro 0, Stepanski 13, Viloria 10, Naff 14.

3-pt. goals -- Viloria 3, McCormick 2.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Irvine Valley -- Pascual 6, Murphy 5, Jorgenson 5, Newsome 8,

Philp 4, Dominguez 13, Crawford 2, Russell 3.

3-pt. goals -- Pascual 2, Murphy 1, Jorgenson 1.

Fouled out -- Dominguez.

Technicals -- None.

Halftime -- OCC, 24-22.

Sage dominates Oxford

* BASKETBALL: Senior Katie Puishys had a game-high 23 points while

junior Haywood Wright pulled down a game-high 23 rebounds as the Sage

Hill School girls basketball team cruised to a 56-21 victory over

host Oxford Academy Wednesday in Academy League play.

The Lightning (9-7, 5-1 in league) got off to a slow start,

jumping out to a 9-5 lead in the first quarter, but outscored Oxford,

47-16, in the next three quarters.

Sage hosts Brethren Christian Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Academy League

Sage Hill 56,

Oxford Academy 21

Score by Quarters

*--*

Sage Hill 9 13 16 18 -- 56

Oxford 5 4 6 6 -- 21

*--*

Sage -- Schaefer 2, McKeon 3, Tyre 2, Gutierrez 12, Wright 13,

Puishys 23, Raschti 0, Hembarsky 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schaefer 1, Gutierrez 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Oxford -- Chen 9, Chatman 1, Kim 2, Mecija 3, Westbrook 2,

Togashia 4.

3-pt. goals -- Chen 2, Mecija 1, Togashia 1.

Fouled out -- Chen.

Technicals -- None.

Titans fend off CdM

* BASKETBALL: Junior Ryan Lance had a career-high 25 points --

including four three-pointers -- but the Corona del Mar High boys

basketball team couldn’t get a defensive stop when it needed it and

lost to host Tesoro, 59-52, in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday.

The Sea Kings (3-3, 8-13 in league) cut Tesoro’s lead to one point

five on five separate occasions in the third quarter, but couldn’t

stop the Titans’ offense on the ensuing possessions.

CdM hit seven three pointers -- Brett Hirata had two and Adam

Smith had one, along with Lance’s four. The Sea Kings host University

Friday at 7 p.m.

Pacific Coast League

Tesoro 59,

Corona del Mar 52

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 8 9 21 14 -- 52

Tesoro 14 9 18 18 -- 59

*--*

CdM -- R. Lance 25, Hinton 2, T. Slaughter 1, Smith 5, S.

Slaughter 2, Hirata 13, T. Lance 4, Kaluz 0.

3-pt. goals -- R. Lance 4, Smith 1, Hirata 2.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Tesoro -- Baldwin 11, Fritz 2, Keane 13, Sherry 17, Royer 6, Whyte

2, Cossairt 8.

3-pt. goals -- Sherry 2, Royer 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Mustangs slip at end

* BASKETBALL: The Costa Mesa High girls basketball team couldn’t

get a rebound in the final seconds and lost to visiting Westminster,

34-33, in a Golden West League contest Wednesday.

Both teams entered with 3-3 league records and were battling for a

chance to be tied for fourth in league, but Mesa was 14 of 56 (25%)

from the field as Westminster gained the upper hand.

Junior Judie Akansel tied a game-high 10 points for the Mustangs

(7-14, 3-4 in league), while senior Bethany Vergara added nine

points, five steals and four rebounds.

Costa Mesa visits Santa Ana Friday at 7 p.m.

Golden West League

Westminster 34,

Costa Mesa 33

Score by Quarters

*--*

Westminster 10 2 7 15 -- 34

Costa Mesa 8 4 8 13 -- 33

*--*

Westminster -- Arganda 4, Zermeno 7, Romero 10, Eskey 6, Ropati 7.

Mesa -- Akansel 10, Bjelland 3, Enesi 4, Sanchez 7, Vergara 9,

Cluff 0, Craven 0, Courtney 0, Evans 0.

3-pt. goals -- Sanchez 1, Vergara 1.

Titans tip Sea Kings

* SOCCER: The host Tesoro High boys soccer team scored one goal in

the 36th minute and held on to defeat Corona del Mar, 1-0, in a

Pacific Coast League game Wednesday, dropping the Sea Kings out of

first place in league.

Tesoro climbed to the top league spot with a 4-0-1 league record, while the Sea Kings (9-5-2, 4-1 in league) dropped to second.

Corona del Mar had five or six key opportunities to score in the

second half, but couldn’t get the ball on target, said Sea Kings’

Coach Pat Callaghan.

The Sea Kings host University Friday at 3:15 p.m.

Tars lose lead

* SOCCER: The Newport Harbor High boys soccer team jumped out to

an early 2-0 lead but succumbed in the end to visiting Foothill, 3-2,

Wednesday in a Sea View League game.

Senior Kevin Shearer scored in the 15th minute for the Sailors

(2-9-2, 1-4-1 in league) and Sean Woods added a second goal in the

25th minute for a 2-0 Newport lead.

But Foothill scored just before the close of the half and fired in

two more goals in the second half for the win.

The Sailors host Aliso Niguel Friday at 5 p.m.