Seahawks run out of time

SANTA ANA — One player tripped up the box, then another Tuesday afternoon at Segerstrom High.

For the Ocean View High girls’ soccer team, those were potential penalty kicks and calls that the Seahawks never got in a crucial Golden West League game.

Ocean View was plenty frustrated after falling to the Jaguars, 2-1. Segerstrom (10-2-2, 5-0-1) now leaps over Ocean View (10-6-4, 4-1-2) in the league standings and controls its own destiny.

Segerstrom is the defending league champion, edging Ocean View by a point. Ocean View won the league title two years ago.

“They’re a great team,” Segerstrom Coach Imelda Nava said of the Seahawks. “It was intense. But I think my girls played well. We were missing a midfielder, but I thought our defense was a little tougher.”

Ocean View Coach David Deaton declined to comment after the game.

Segerstrom struck first Tuesday in the 17th minute. Senior Zulema Chavez scored from the left, shooting back across the goal into the right corner. But Ocean View struck back nine minutes later. Off a free kick from junior Kara Pederson, the ball bounced around in the box before Ingrid Enriquez grabbed it and scored. Segerstrom scored the game-winner in the second half when Chavez passed to sophomore Lupe Cantoran, who took the ball and redirected it into the goal without it ever touching the ground.

Ocean View had several chances to knot the score, most created through the hard work of junior midfielder Mikhaila Bowden. She earned a couple of corner kicks late, but the Seahawks couldn’t capitalize. Bowden and senior forward Andrea Ecker were the players taken down in the box in the closing minutes.

As the game ended, Deaton argued with the referee over an apparent Segerstrom hand-ball that went uncalled.

Junior goalie Kalie McColloch made four saves for the Seahawks and freshman Brittany Hitchcock made one.

Edison 3, Marina 1: The Chargers further solidified their hold on third place in the Sunset League — and an automatic CIF playoff spot — after topping the Vikings on Tuesday. Hannah Bradley scored twice for the Chargers and Nikki Fedele added a goal. Breazy Luhrsen scored for Marina.

The Chargers are 10-5-3 and 4-3 in league. Esperanza is 5-0-1 in league and Los Alamitos is 5-2.

Trabuco Hills 3, Huntington Beach 1: Beth Ramsey scored for the Oilers but they fell in the Sea View League game Tuesday at Trabuco Hills. Huntington is 1-5 in league.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Los Alamitos 3, Edison 1: The Chargers (6-1 in league) suffered their first Sunset League loss of the season at home Friday.

Mitch Alvarez scored for Edison, but the Chargers were unable to get past three second-half goals by the Griffins.

Edison played Marina on Wednesday and has a big game at Esperanza on Friday. The Aztecs came into the week also at 6-1 in league.

Fountain Valley 2, Newport Harbor 0: Ethan Morrow scored twice for the Barons in Friday’s win. Christian Rodriguez had an assist for Fountain Valley, which improved to 2-4-1 in the Sunset League.

WRESTLING

Edison continued what has been an undefeated run through the Sunset League, improving to 4-0 after topping Los Alamitos, 43-20, last week.

Weston Hawkins, Scott Sire, Jordan Lyle and Erick Zumwalt recorded pins for Edison. Cameron Bustos, Robert Webb and Greg Meline won decisions and Victor Diaz and Aaron Lopez earned technical falls.