CdM, Harbor to compete in big-time tournament

There’s a strong chance Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor will meet for the fourth time this season in a high school girls’ water polo match.

The Back Bay rivals are competing in the Irvine Southern California Championships starting today.

The Sea Kings (19-1), ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section Division I, play at home against Santa Monica at 3 p.m.

The No. 4-ranked Sailors (15-5) open with Cathedral Catholic of San Diego at El Toro High at 3 p.m.

Thirty-two programs will be at the three-day tournament, which wraps up Saturday. The title game is at 3 p.m. at Irvine High.

Eight of the top 10 Division I teams in the section are scheduled to participate, including top-ranked Dos Pueblos of Goleta.

Last season, Newport Harbor defeated CdM, 3-2, in overtime to claim the tournament title.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza