Gabert races to victory
Stephanie Gabert, a Corona del Mar High junior-to-be, lived up to her
top seeding with a victory in the 200-meter breaststroke at the
United States Junior National swim championships Wednesday at the
William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine.
Gabert, who holds the CIF Southern Section Division II record in
the 100-yard breaststroke, raced to victory in two minutes, 33.01
seconds in the 200 breaststroke. Jessica Schmitt placed second in
2:33.71.
On Tuesday, Gabert swam the second leg of the Aquazot swim club’s
eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (2:02.36). Lake Country
swim team from Wisconsin was first in 2:00.20.
May-Treanor ready
* BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Misty May-Treanor, a former Newport Harbor
High standout, and partner Kerri Walsh will be shooting for their
third straight Association of Volleyball Professionals Tour crown
when they open play in the women’s main draw of the Huntington Beach
Open beginning Friday.
May-Treanor and Walsh, the 2004 Olympic gold medalists in beach
volleyball, are coming off an AVP title at the Hermosa Beach Open
July 24. The top-seeded duo has won seven of the eight AVP events
this season.
Other Newport-Mesa area players opening play in the main draw
Friday include former Estancia standout Matt Fuerbringer and partner
Casey Jennings, the third-seeded squad; Costa Mesa resident Jake Gibb
and partner Stein Metzger, the No. 2 seed; Costa Mesa resident Mike
Lambert and partner Karch Kiraly, the No. 7 seed; and Newport Beach
resident Ty Loomis and partner Anthony Medel of Newport Coast.
Main draw competition begins at 9 a.m. Friday and will be played
in order of seedings, with men’s and women’s matches played
simultaneously on different courts. The men’s final is slated for 1
p.m. Saturday while the women’s is 1 p.m. Sunday.
The qualifier bracket -- duos not seeded in the top 23 -- will be
played today beginning at 8 a.m.
-- Chris Yemma
Sailors soar at tourney
* SOFTBALL: Stephanie Mello and Jane Messersmith, who will begin
their sophomore years at Newport Harbor High next month, were members
of the 2005 Amateur Softball Association Western Nationals girls
under-14 championship team, There’s No Tomorrow (TNT).
TNT went 7-0 in the six-day tournament held at the Buchanan
Softball Complex in Clovis, Calif., winning by an average of 6-1. By
winning the 68-team tournament, TNT secured a berth to the 2006
National Championships in Seattle.
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