Newport keeps pace

Juniors Amy Klippert scored twice while Stephanie Lambrakis added a

single goal, helping the Newport Harbor High girls soccer team win

its fourth in a row with a 3-1 Sea View League victory over host

Laguna Hills Thursday.

The Sailors (10-5-1, 6-2-1 in league) and Hawks entered halftime

tied at 1, but Klippert scored in the first 10 minutes and Lambrakis

added the final tally in the 70th minute for the winners.

Freshman midfielder Emily Ohlhaver assisted both Klippert goals

while goalkeeper Mary Giberson made five saves in another standout

performance, Newport Coach Phil D’Agostino said.

The Sailors will fight for sole possession of second place in

league when they host Woodbridge at 5 p.m. Feb. 10 to conclude the

regular season.

Aliso Niguel (7-1-1 in league) won its fourth straight Sea View

League title with a 3-1 victory over Irvine Thursday.

CdM opens tourney 1-1

* WATER POLO: Senior Jordan Anae scored seven goals in two games

as the Corona del Mar High girls water polo team went 1-1 in pool

play in their home pool to begin the Irvine Southern California

championships Thursday.

Anae and junior Camille Hewko each scored four times in an 11-1

victory in the first game against Mira Costa. Senior Ashley Hyter,

Cari Levine and Katie Indvik each added a goal while senior

goalkeeper Brittany Fullen made five saves for the fourth-seeded Sea

Kings.

Coronado, however, gained the upper hand against CdM (15-6) in the

second game, scoring three first-quarter goals en route to a 6-4

victory.

Irvine Southern California championships

Pool play

Corona del Mar 11,

Mira Costa 1

Score by Quarters

*--*

Mira Costa 0 1 0 0 -- 1

CdM 4 4 2 1 -- 11

*--*

Mira Costa -- Flores 1.

CdM -- Anae 4, Hewko 4, Hyter 1, Levine 1, Indvik 1. Saves --

Fullen 5.

Pool play

Coronado 6,

Corona del Mar 4

Score by Quarters

*--*

Coronado 3 1 1 1 -- 6

CdM 1 1 0 2 -- 4

*--*

Coronado -- Hopkins 2, B. Estrada 2, Sebenier 1, Bigham 1. Saves

-- Braun 15.

CdM -- Anae 3, Lyman 1. Saves -- Fullen 9.

Lions pound Viterbo

* BASEBALL: The Vanguard University baseball team pounded 14 hits

and held visiting Viterbo, Wis., scoreless to post a 15-0

nonconference victory Thursday, giving Coach Scott Mallernee his

first victory as the Lions’ leader.

Catcher Mike Grant went 3 for 3 with six RBIs, including his first

home run of the season, while centerfielder Isaac Salazar added three

hits and one run for the Lions (1-1). The game was called in the

bottom of the seventh inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Nonconference

Vanguard 15,

Viterbo, Wis., 0

Score by Innings

*--*

Viterbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 5 1

Vanguard 0 1 5 6 3 0 x -- 15 14 3

*--*

T. Brown, Anderson (4), Heintz (6) and Brown; Merz, Franco (7) and

Grant. W -- Merz, 1-0. L -- T. Brown, 0-1. 2B -- Sampson (Vit),

Wershofen (Vit), Crouch (VU), Grant (VU), Westerfield 2 (VU). HR --

Grant (VU).

Ned scores 28 in win

* BASKETBALL: Guard Angie Ned scored a game-high 28 points on 11

of 23 shooting and the UC Irvine women’s basketball team snapped a

three-game losing streak with a 61-58 Big West Conference victory

against the University of the Pacific Thursday night.

Ned tied her career high with eight rebounds while tallying a

team-leading two blocks. Guard Melissa Jacob added 11 points and

three assists for the Anteaters (3-15, 2-8 in conference), who

trailed, 14-1, to start the contest.

To begin the second half, UCI missed its first seven shots, but

got a turnaround jumper by Ned and a layup after a steal by Kimberly

Martin to take a 39-37 lead with 14:29 to go. The Anteaters would

never give up the lead after that point with the Tigers (5-13, 2-8)

coming only as close as three on a three-pointer by Jessica Brantley

to end the game.

Big West Conference

UC Irvine 61,

Pacific 58

Pacific -- Ruiz 9, Sanerivi 18, Czerwinski 3, Zimmerman 5, Menkens

15, Lavender 2, Green 3, Brantley 3, Moran 0, Melcher 0, Gibbard 0.

3-pt. goals -- Menkens 5, Brantley 1.

UC Irvine -- Yadon 7, Usher 0, Mai 5, Ned 28, Jacob 11, Biggins 0,

Forry 2, Tull 2, Martin 6.

3-pt. goals -- Jacob 1.

Technicals -- Team.

Halftime -- UCI, 35-32.

CdM catches up

* BASKETBALL: The Corona del Mar High girls basketball team

chipped away a 12-point Northwood third-quarter lead and defeated the

host Timberwolves, 53-48, in a Pacific Coast League game Thursday.

Junior Katie Schulte had a season-high 26 points to lead the Sea

Kings (12-13, 4-5 in league), who are now tied for fourth place in

league with Northwood (4-5 in league).

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 53,

Northwood 48

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 15 4 12 22 -- 53

Northwood 11 12 14 11 -- 48

*--*

CdM -- Benbow 10, Kirby 2, Schulte 26, Duernberger 5, Marks 2,

Long 8, K. Wayte 0, Wadhwa 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schulte 1.

Northwood -- Tamminen 5, Ishihara 7, S. Troung 8, Timmons 14,

Tucker 2, Sanders 10.

3-pt. goals -- Ishihara 1, S. Troung 2.

Newport wins twice

* WATER POLO: Second-seeded Newport Harbor High rolled through its

first two pool play games of the Irvine Southern California girls

water polo championships Thursday at El Toro.

The Sailors (21-2) downed Capistrano Valley, 9-3, behind three

goals from Anne Belden and two from Ashling Taylor and trounced Dos

Pueblos, 16-3, in the second game.

Kally Lucas, Leah Robertson, Katie Kepner and Danielle Mayer each

scored once against the Cougars as the Sailors, who took third place

in the tournament last season, opened a 7-1 lead after the first

period of Game 1. Lucas added three assists while Kepner led the

Sailors with four steals and teammate Kendal Nelson made five saves

in goal.

Belden scored six times against Dos Pueblos with Robertson, Lucas

and Calli Manderino each adding two goals. Laurel Laidlaw, Bryndis

Klein, Taylor and DeeJay Trobman each tallied single goals with

Nelson making six saves.

Irvine Southern California championships

Pool play

Newport Harbor 9,

Capo Valley 3

Score by Quarters

*--*

Capo 1 1 0 1 -- 3

Newport 7 0 2 0 -- 9

*--*

Capo -- Stahl 1, Peeler 1, Hughes 1.

Newport -- Belden 3, Lucas 1, Robertson 1, Taylor 2, Kepner 1,

Mayer 1. Saves - Nelson 5, Layton 2.

Pool play

Newport Harbor 16,

Dos Pueblos 3

Score by Quarters

*--*

Dos Pueblos 0 0 0 3 -- 3

Newport 4 5 4 3 -- 16

*--*

Dos P. -- Schroeder 1, Sandford 2. Saves -- O’Connor 5.

Newport -- Lucas 2, Belden 6, Robertson 2, Laidlaw 1, Klein 1,

Taylor 1, Manderino 2, Trobman 1. Saves -- Nelson 6.

Sailors can’t recover

* BASKETBALL: A third-quarter rally wasn’t enough, as the Newport

Harbor High girls basketball team fell to host Laguna Hills, 47-38,

in Sea View League play Thursday.

The Sailors (11-14, 2-7 in league) would have outscored Laguna,

15-5, in the third quarter after being down, 21-12, but the Breakers

hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to make it a 15-8 Newport

third-quarter run.

Senior Vanessa Miller led the Sailors with 11 points and five

assists, while sophomore Jessica Bodkin chipped in eight points and

six rebounds. Brittany Deyan also pulled down six rebounds for

Newport.

Sea View League

Laguna Hills 47,

Newport Harbor 38

Score by Quarters

*--*

Newport 4 8 15 11 -- 38

Laguna Hills 12 9 8 18 -- 47

*--*

Newport -- Mooers 2, Miller 2, Melo 11, Deyan 3, Lawrence 2,

Trobman 2, Bodkin 8, Eddington 8, Munnelly 2, Slater 0.

3-pt. goals -- Melo 2.

Laguna -- Eliades 4, Imber 8, Williams 22, Go 2, Aitkens 0,

Radpour 5, Gavel 6, Mulhollam 0, Holmes 0, Whitman 0.

3-pt. goals -- Williams 5, Radpour 1.

Eagles ousted

* SOCCER: The Estancia High girls soccer team rallied in the

second half from a one-goal deficit, but visiting Saddleback poured

in three more goals to earn a 4-0 Golden West League victory

Thursday.

Estancia freshman Taylor Carpenter took a pass from junior Haley

Rosner and kicked it in to tie the score, 1-1, in the second half.

But Saddleback fired in three more goals to clinch the game.

The Eagles (5-7-4, 1-6-3 in league) have two games remaining in

their season, the next being Tuesday at home against Santa Ana at 3

p.m.

Seahawks avenge loss

* BASKETBALL: The Ocean View High boys basketball team avenged a

Jan. 12 loss to Costa Mesa by defeating the visiting Mustangs, 57-43,

Thursday in a Golden West League contest.

Costa Mesa (15-9, 8-2 in league) forced three turnovers in the

third quarter but couldn’t convert them into points, and the Seahawks

went on to outscore Mesa, 20-5, in the quarter.

Golden West League

Ocean View 57,

Costa Mesa 43

Score by Quarters

*--*

Costa Mesa 8 13 5 17 -- 43

Ocean View 11 12 20 14 -- 57

*--*

Mesa -- Molina 9, Sc. Knox 14, Puente 2, Krikorian 4, Waldron 9,

Aleson 5.

3-pt. goals -- Sc. Knox 3, Waldron 1, Aleson.

Ocean View -- Dawson 2, Delgado 5, Greener 4, Kosearas 8, Sweezy

19, Johnson 4, Ishimoto 6, Amberry 9.

3-pt. goals -- Amberry 3.