Sage in hot pursuit

The Sage Hill School softball team defeated host St. Margaret’s,

13-3, in an Academy League contest Tuesday. The win sets up a crucial

regular season finale against Capo Valley Christian Thursday at

Cook’s Park that will determine the third and final playoff spot in

the league.

Rebecca Hembarsky struck out five in all five innings of work. The

junior also went 3 for 4 with a double and a home run.

The Lightning (10-8, 6-3 in league) collected six doubles in the

game, including two by Alison Gonzalez.

Academy League

Sage Hill 13,

St. Margaret’s 3

Score by Innings

*--*

Sage 4 3 3 3 0 - 13 16 0

St. Marg 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 5 2

*--*

Hembarsky and Torina; Wilson and Hoopio. W -- Hembarsky, 10-8. 2B

-- McKeon (SH), Gonzalez (SH) 2, Penner (SH), Hembarsky (SH),

Gutierrez (SH). HR -- Hembarsky (SH).

Sailors fall just short

* BASEBALL: Senior Greg Miner hit a grand slam in the bottom of

the seventh inning with one out to pull the Newport Harbor High

baseball team within one run of the lead, but a strikeout and

groundout ensued and the Sailors lost to visiting Woodbridge, 13-12,

in Sea View League play Tuesday.

Newport (8-16, 3-11 in league), scored five times in the ninth and

tallied 12 hits. The Sailors conclude their season at 3:15 p.m. today

at Woodbridge.

Lightning’s own finish

* SWIMMING: Sage Hill School swimmers Dan Chen and Allison

Gringonis competed in individual events in the CIF Southern Section

Division IV preliminaries Tuesday at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in

Long Beach.

Grigonis was 28th in the 100-yard backstroke (1:09.71) and 32nd in

the 200 individual medley (2:37.21). Chen was 24th in the 100

freestyle (52.38).

Chen teamed with Alex Nguyen, Danny Harold and Perry Pang to

finish 22nd in the 200 medley relay (1:52.97). Chen, Julian Tooma,

Chase Caillouette and Beau Caillouette finished 23rd in the 400 free

relay (3:40.54).

The top eight in each event qualified for the finals while Nos.

9-16 reached the consolation round.