Pirates reach final
Michelle Esquivel, fresh off her singles win at last weekend’s Ojai
Valley tennis tournament, improved to 26-0 this season with 6-0, 6-0
victories Tuesday to help the second-seeded Orange Coast College
women’s tennis team earn a 5-0 victory over visiting Cerritos in the
Southern California dual-team semifinals Tuesday.
The victory puts Coast (15-1) against either top-seeded Saddleback
or El Camino Tuesday in the final, with the winner advancing to face
the Northern California champion.
Emily Paulson, Julie Haley and Ai Takamori all swept their singles
matches for the Pirates.
Sea Kings rolling
* TENNIS: Senior Wesley Miller improved to 21-0 in dual matches
while freshman Fabian Mathews improved to 21-3 as both Corona del Mar
High boys tennis players swept their sets in a 16-2 Pacific Coast
League victory over host Northwood Tuesday.
The Sea Kings (14-1, 6-0 in league) remain perfect in dual
matches.
Pacific Coast League
Corona del Mar 16,
Northwood 2
Singles -- Miller (CdM) def. Tran, 6-3, def. Wieskirch, 6-1, def.
Prokop, 6-0; Mathews (CdM) won, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0; Caughren (CdM) lost,
6-3, won, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles -- Nguyen-Pham lost Gassin-Phan, 6-4, def. Nguyen-Sigler,
6-3, def. Lin-Doan, 6-2; Reitz-Leonard (CdM) won, 6-4, lost, 7-5,
won, 6-2; Kroopf-Tat (CdM) won, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
UCI ties for third
* GOLF: The UC Irvine men’s golf team tied for third place with
Idaho in the Big West Conference Championships that concluded Tuesday
at Tijeras Creek Golf Club.
UCI sophomore Brian Edick finished eighth at even-par 216
(74-70-72) while freshman Kenny Kim was 12th at 217 (77-69-71).
Freshman Garrett Sapp placed 16th at 219 (73-71-75), junior Jay
Choe was 26th at 223 (80-70-73) and junior Ryne Rindfleisch finished
45th at 240 (80-81-79).
Sapp was named first team All-Big West for the season and Edick
earned second-team honors.
UC Riverside won the title with a 54-hole score of 852. Cal Poly’s
Travis Bertoni was the medalist with a three-round score of 9-under
207 (66-71-70).
CdM still unbeaten
* VOLLEYBALL: The Corona del Mar High boys volleyball defeated
host Northwood, 25-13, 25-6, 25-23, Tuesday in a Pacific Coast League
match.
Tom Welch led CdM (21-5, 7-0 in league) with 10 kills while
freshman middle blocker Gus Ellis finished with six kills. Tom’s twin
brother, Kevin Welch, finished with five kills, three service aces
and eight digs.
Phil Bannan (17 assists) and Grant Almquist (14 assists) shared
setter duty.
Eagles win again
* TENNIS: Bradley Fisher improved to 31-2 on the season while
Scott Braunsdorf and Andy Nelson also swept in singles to lead the
host Estancia High boys tennis team to a 17-1 Golden West League
victory Tuesday.
Braunsdorf improved to 30-3 with three victories while the doubles
duos of David Do and Chase Raymond, along with Shane Thompson and
Mike Fennessey each swept their respective doubles matches for the
Eagles (10-6, 9-2 in league), winners of six straight.
Estancia hosts crosstown rival Costa Mesa, also 9-2 in league, for
second place in league at 3 p.m. Thursday to conclude the regular
season.
CdM explodes in 6th
* SOFTBALL: The Corona del Mar High softball team put up seven
runs in the sixth inning to mercy host Laguna Beach, 12-2, Tuesday in a Pacific Coast League game.
Michelle Tolfa picked up her 13th win of the season by pitching
the first three innings. She helped her own cause by going 4 for 4 at
the plate with two RBIs, two runs scored and three stolen bases.
CdM (13-8, 4-2 in league) plays at Northwood Thursday at 3:15 p.m.
Tars keep winning
* VOLLEYBALL: The Newport Harbor High boys volleyball team remains
undefeated in the Sea View League after disposing of host Aliso
Niguel, 25-23, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, Tuesday.
The win came at a price, though, as starting setter Ted Slater was
taken to the hospital for stitches after cutting his chin midway
through the second game while diving for a ball.
It is unknown if the injury will keep him out of the lineup.
Brett Auer led the Sailors (14-11, 7-0 in league) with 15 kills,
followed by Brett Perrine’s 12 kills.
CdM seeking first
* BASEBALL: Corona del Mar High’s baseball team scored three runs
in both the first and third innings and went on to defeat visiting
Laguna Beach, 8-1, Tuesday in Pacific Coast League action to remain
one game of first-place Tesoro.
Senior Ben Maggard tossed four innings with three strikeouts, four
hits and a walk in improving to 5-2, while Jake Lemmerman was 2 for 3
at the plate with two RBIs. Taylor Alston was 1 for 2 with two RBIs
and R.J. Duernberger was 2 for 3 with an RBI for CdM (15-5, 8-2 in
league).
Sailors’ singles sweep
* TENNIS: The Newport Harbor High boys tennis team defeated
visiting Irvine, 16-2, Tuesday in a Sea View League match.
Jake Fleming, Dylan Espley-Jones and John Hutchinson did not lose
a set in singles for the Sailors as Derek Davis and Brandon Chase did
not lose a set in No. 3 doubles.
Newport Harbor (5-8, 4-4 in league) plays Foothill today at 3 p.m.
at Tustin Hill Racqet Club.
CdM ekes out win
* GOLF: Matt Story shot 1-over par 36 to lead the Corona del Mar
High boys golf team to a 194-198 Pacific Coast League victory over
visiting Northwood Tuesday at Newport Beach Country Club.
The combination of Story, David Su (38), Ben Tilsen (39), Zach
Rabinovich (41) and Cody Stuart (41) helped the Sea Kings (7-6, 5-4
in league) remain in the fourth league spot, with the top four teams
qualifying for the CIF Southern Section postseason.
Eagle pair qualify
* SWIMMING: Chad Kunert and Andrew Fassari swam automatic CIF
qualifying times in the 500-yard freestyle to help the host Estancia
High boys swim team defeat Savanna, 89-65, Tuesday in a nonleague
dual meet.
Kunert’s 5:09.6 and Fassari’s 5:09.88 were both well under the
5:11.00 automatic time. Kunert also won the 200 free (2:01.27) and
Fassari claimed the 100 backstroke (1:02.01) for Estancia (5-6, 2-3
in league).
Quinn cards 2-under
* GOLF: Junior Spencer Quinn carded a 2-under par 34 to earn
medalist honors and lead the visiting Newport Harbor High boys golf
team past Laguna Hills, 182-200, in Sea View League play Tuesday at
Laguna Woods Golf Club.
Quinn tallied three birdies and a bogey while Brandon Sowers (35),
Davis Pemstein (35), Chris Willard (39) and Rhett Palmer (39) helped
the Sailors (11-8, 6-3 in league) mark their lowest score of the
year.
Newport hosts Woodbridge at 3 p.m. Thursday at Big Canyon Country
Club.
Sage clinches second
* TENNIS: The Sage Hill School boys tennis team clinched second
place in the Academy League with its 12-6 win over host St.
Margaret’s Tuesday.
The Sage Hill doubles teams did not lose a set while No. 1 singles
player Martin Park won two of his three sets.
Freeman feels it
* GOLF: Senior Joe Freeman shot a personal-best 41 to lead the
Costa Mesa High boys golf team to a 232-237 Golden West League win
over visiting Orange Tuesday at Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club.
Robert Angle shot 43, while Troy Wright (48), Stephen Wright (48)
and Garrick Vohs (50) carded scores for the Mustangs (6-9), winners
of three of their last four matches.
UCLA tops UCI
* BASEBALL: Brett McMillan hit a two-run home run in the bottom of
the sixth inning to break a tie and give the UCLA baseball team an
eventual 3-1 win over visiting UC Irvine Tuesday in nonconference
action.
Mark Wagner was 1 for 3 hitting for UCI with one RBI, while Ollie
Linton was 2 for 5 and Tim Wojcik was 2 for 4. Reliever Bryan
Petersen tossed 2 2/3 innings for the Anteaters (21-17) allowing one hit and no runs, and closer Nash Robertson earned the last out for
UCI with a strikeout.
UCLA (9-28), under former UCI head coach John Savage, garnered
just its ninth win of the season.
Warriors stifle Tars
* SOFTBALL: Krista Seeman pitched a complete-game one-hitter for
host Woodbridge High as the Warriors defeated Newport Harbor, 2-0, in
a Sea View League softball game.
Seeman struck out eight batters and Newport’s Ashley Gleason
struck out seven in the pitcher’s duel.
Tartans trump Sage Hill
* GOLF: Josh Chen shot 3-over-par 39 to lead the Sage Hill School
boys golf team, which fell, 193-229, to visiting St. Margaret’s
Tuesday at Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine.
Geoffrey Grant (46), Rory Foubister (48), Ryan Babbush (47) and
John Neff (49) all scored for the Lightning (8-5, 6-3 in league).
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