BRIEFS

BAILEY, MERLO NOTCH GOALS

SYDNEY, Australia ? Former UC Irvine men’s water polo All-Americans Ryan Bailey and Rick Merlo each netted goals in Team USA’s 13-12 victory over Australia at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center on Wednesday. It marked Team USA’s first victory of the season.

A pair of other Anteater All-Americans, Jeff Powers and netminder Genai Kerr, also are on the national team’s roster.

Team USA, which is 1-2 so far this season, is preparing for the FINA World League Series in Victoria, Canada, July 14-16.

MAY-TREANOR TRIUMPHS

GSTAAD, Switzerland ? No. 1-seeded Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh captured their 23rd international gold medal in 42 FIVB tournaments June 24 when they defeated Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca, 21-17, 21-17, at the 1-to-1 Energy Grand Slam.

With the victory, May-Treanor, a Newport Harbor High graduate, and Walsh avenged a loss to the Brazilian pair last month in Modena, Italy. It marked May-Treanor and Walsh’s 27th consecutive victory in Gstaad. The pair are 32-2 in the Swiss Alps, totaling $127,800 in Gstaad earnings.

May-Treanor and Walsh moved to the championship match by beating No. 21-seeded Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, 21-14, 23-21, in 40 minutes.

YOUTH BASEBALL CAMPS

The Newport Harbor High baseball program will offer more summer camp sessions for players ages 6-14, beginning July 10-13 at the Sailors’ field.

The camps will be held Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. The remaining sessions are scheduled for July 10-13, July 17-20, July 24-27 and July 31-Aug. 3. One middle school camp for players ages 11-14 is set for July 10-13.

All camps will offer drills appropriate to age and skill levels and feature instruction on basic fielding, hitting, base running and game experience.

Instruction will be offered by experienced players and coaches from local high school and college programs. Visit playnhba.com for more information.