Newport Harbor edged by Dana

Newport Harbor surfing for Wed.Sailors fall to Dolphins at Salt Creek in another close meet despite stellar performances from boys short boarders Tuesday.The Newport Harbor High surf team evened its overall record by losing a close competition to Dana Hills, 86-82, Tuesday morning. This marked the third straight defeat to Dana Hills in the past two years, with the total margin of loss being a mere 15 points. The surfing conditions at Salt Creek were terrific, with continuous sets of overhead waves under warm sunny skies.

The boys short board squad evened their season record at 1-1 by sweeping all four heats and outscoring Dana, 47-37. Short boarder Bryan Doheny’s 31.5 points secured first place, with Chase Wilson taking third place in heat one. Newport narrowly won the next two boys short board heats led by Stevie Farmer’s high point total of 36.5 and an individual high wave score of 8.5, which placed him first in heat three.

Bret Catron placed second and Christian Morabito and Tyler Tarlow took third in heats two and three. The Tar short board team won the last heat led by last year’s South Coast individual league champion Daniel Shea placing first while Reagan Riley took second place.

The boys long board team remained undefeated as they defeated the Dana squad, 12-9. Chase Smith remained undefeated as he took first place for the second week in a row. Tanner Prairie placed third for the 2-0 long board squad.

The body board team dropped its record to 1-1, losing 14-7. Matt Kretschmar placed third in the event.

The girls short board squad lost a close competition, 11-10, with Camille Collett placing second and Hailey Sandberg taking third. The girls long board squad lost 15-6.

Newport takes on state champion San Clemente at 56th Street on Oct. 18.20051012II1JPLJINo Caption20051012io7yzlknDON LEACH / DAILY PILOT(LA)Newport Harbor High’s Chase Ayres launches up and over a section at Salt Creek in a meet Tuesday against Dana Hills.20051012io7yzxknDON LEACH / DAILY PILOT(LA)Newport Harbor’s Steve Farmer rips a cutback into the next inside section as he competes against Dana Hills High Tuesday morning.