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NEWPORT SWEEPS REGATTA

NEWPORT BEACH — The Newport Harbor High sailing team took the top two spots at the Anteater Regatta held Saturday and Sunday.

Because of the size of the Newport Harbor squad, it was allowed to have two teams sail in the Gold Division.

Newport made the most of it by placing first and second, outpacing long-time rival Point Loma, which was third.

The Newport team placing first with 94 points consisted of skippers Charlie Buckingham, Chris Barnard and Wade Hatton and were supported by their crews Blair Belling and Caitlin Beavers.

On Saturday morning, sophomore Wade Hatton and crew Blair Belling placed third and fifth out of 28 boats while filling in for Buckingham who was taking college entrance exams.

The two Newport Harbor Gold teams and the Point Loma teams battled it out during the 24 races sailed over the two days.

The Newport Harbor second-place team consisted of Michael Menninger, Brooke Thomson, Cole Hatton, and Kayla McComb.

The regatta also included Sage Hill, which finished fourth.

In the Silver Division, the Newport JVteam of Chris Segerblom and crew Brooks Clark dominated with all first-place finishes except for one.

They paired up with skipper Randall Hause and Jeff Aschieris to win the Silver Division with 41 points beating the second-place team by 90 points.

The Anteater Regatta is one of the five Pacific Coast high school sailing regattas leading up to the National Championships to be held in May of 2007.