Local collects big win

Mike Moorhead, a sophomore at Corona del Mar High, shot three-over-par 147 to win the Toyota Tour Cup Championship, a prestigious junior tournament completed Sunday at Oak Valley Golf Course in Beaumont, Calif.

Moorhead carded six birdies in the 36-hole event to earn a one-shot advantage over runner-up Brian Campbell.

Moorhead, 16, who won the Pacific Coast League individual championship as a freshman last spring and was a first-team all-league performer for the league champion Sea Kings, was one-under through his last five holes to seal the victory.

It was his sixth win on the Southern California PGA Junior Tour since 2007.

“The conditions were pretty difficult [reported winds of up to 30 mph on Saturday], but I kept myself in it without making big numbers,” Moorhead said. “I putted well. I think my short game saved me.”

Moorhead was named Junior Golfer of the Week by GolfWeek magazine Monday.

He received a gold cup trophy for his first win in the Toyota junior tour, a Southern California circuit on which he has competed for three years.

“This is probably my biggest win,” he said.

— Barry Faulkner

Sea Kings’ boys’ soccer No. 1

The Corona del Mar High boys’ soccer team, ranked No. 5 nationally in two polls, is ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division IV coaches’ poll released Monday.

It’s the first poll since the section’s preseason rankings.

The Sea Kings (11-0-1) had their 11-game winning streak snapped Friday, when host Laguna Hills played them to a scoreless tie to open Pacific Coast League play.

The Sea Kings, who have outscored opponents, 39-7, return to action Friday, when they play host to league rival University at 3:15 p.m.

The CdM girls soccer team is tied for the No. 10 spot in the section’s Division II poll.

In other polls announced Monday, the Newport Harbor High girls’ water polo team is ranked No. 2, behind Dos Pueblos, in the Division I rankings created by coaches.

CdM is ranked No. 7 in Division I girls’ water polo.

In boys’ basketball, CdM is ranked No. 10 in Division III-A; Estancia is No. 15 in Division IV-A; and Sage Hill is No. 15 in Division V-AA.

— From staff reports

Tars’ Burnham All-American

Newport Harbor High senior outside hitter Kirby Burnham has been named second-team All-American by Volleyball Magazine.

Burnham, bound for USC, was the CIF State Division I final MVP after helping the Sailors sweep Salinas.

She led the Sailors with 476 kills and also had 85 digs and 36 aces. In addition to becoming a repeat Newport-Mesa Dream Team selection, Burnham also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors and first-team All-Sunset League recognition.

— From staff reports

Munoz to coach Eagles

Paul Munoz, who played for the United States national men’s volleyball training team, has been named to coach boys’ and girls’ volleyball at Estancia High, the school announced Monday.

Munoz, 25, a product of Mater Dei High and Long Beach State, also played professionally as a libero in Greece and Puerto Rico.

His coaching experience includes work at the Goldenwest Volleyball Club.

Munoz takes over a boys’ program that went 4-22 last season under third-year coach Mark Cygan.

He also takes over for Jim Huffman, who guided the Eagles’ girls’ team the last seven seasons.

The Estancia girls were 15-11 last season, when they lost in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division I-A playoffs.

— From staff reports

Garcia plaudits grow

UC Irvine senior men’s soccer standout Irving Garcia is among 11 players named first-team MVPs by Soccer America, the equivalent of an All-American team.

It is the fifth time Garcia, the Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year, has been recognized as an All-American in 2009, after leading the Anteaters to their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance and their second consecutive Big West Conference Tournament crown.

A midfielder and a forward, Garcia led Big West players in points (25) and assists (nine) and was second in goals (eight).

He is a two-time first-team all-conference performer who also received All-American accolades as a junior.

— From staff reports