Oilers sweep past Mustangs

The Huntington Beach High girls’ volleyball team got out of a recent rut with a sweep of Trabuco Hills in a Sea View League match.

The Oilers posted a 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 victory over the host Mustangs on Friday.

Kalyn Klaess had 14 digs, Tori Thompson five kills and 27 assists, Lindsey Benac 10 kills and three aces, Brooke Mullins six kills and two blocks and Jenna Catalano five kills, to lead the Oilers.

“We have been in a rut, but tonight our team showed up to play,” Huntington Coach Kim Clarke said. “We had a well-rounded game with a nice, even distribution of sets from Thompson.

“Our strengths right now are our serving and our defense led by Benac and Klaess, and now that Thompson is beginning to connect with our middles more consistently, we have many options with our offense.”

In a previous match, visiting Northwood came back from two games down to defeat Huntington, 23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-12, 15-9, in another Sea View League match.

Benac had 13 kills and 12 digs, Klaess 16 digs, Thompson 35 assists, Brittney Ramos 17 digs and Kellie Turner six kills and seven blocks, for Huntington.

In girls’ tennis:

Huntington Beach split its last two Sea View League matches, defeating Trabuco Hills, 17-1, and losing to Northwood, 10-8.

In the win over Trabuco Hills, the Oilers earned a sweep at No. 1 singles — as Stacy Kaufman won two and substitute Kala Johnson won once — and by Jennifer Heumann at No. 2 singles.

The Oilers’ doubles teams of No. 1 Christina Le/Diana Le, No. 2 Ann Quan/Stephanie La and No. 3 Lauren Rivera/Kinsey Wood also swept their Mustangs opponents.

CIF Southern Section rankings:

(For week of Oct. 9)

Football

Pac-5 Division: 1. Mater Dei.; 2. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks; 3. Orange Lutheran; 4. Mission Viejo; 5. Esperanza; 6. Santa Margarita; 7. Edison; 8. Los Alamitos; 9. Long Beach Poly; 10. St. John Bosco.

Southwest Division: 1. Mayfair; 2. El Dorado; 3. Tustin; 4. Canyon/Anaheim; 5. Bonita; 6. Rowland; 7. Los Altos; 8. Huntington Beach; 9. West Covina; 10. Wilson/Hacienda Heights.

Girls’ Cross-Country

Division II: 1. Newport Harbor; 2. Brea Olinda; 3. Ayala; 4. Edison; 5. Great Oak; 6. Woodbridge; 7. Mira Costa; 8. Foothill; 9. Capistrano Valley; 10. South Hills.

Boys’ Cross-Country

Division II: 1. Ayala; 2. Loyola; 3. St. John Bosco; 4. Brea Olinda; 5. Foothill; 6. Torrance; 7. Edison; 8. Granite Hills; 9. West Torrance; 10. Mira Costa.