CdM to scrimmage Mesa

The Corona del Mar High football team will scrimmage Costa Mesa High at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27 at Estancia High, CdM Coach Jason Hitchens said Thursday.

Hitchens said the CIF Southern Section has allowed teams that have Week Zero games to scrimmage a week before their opener without losing a game during the regular season or having to play the season without a bye week. Hitchens said CdM will have a bye week before it opens Pacific Coast League play.

Newport Harbor Coach Jeff Brinkley said earlier this week that the Sailors are scrimmaging at JSerra on Fri., Sept. 3, but the time has not been set.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza

Knapp takes second

Estancia High golf standout Jake Knapp finished second at the American Junior Golf Assn. Junior at Centennial event completed Thursday at Centennial Golf Club in Medford, Ore.

Knapp, who will be a junior this fall, shot six-under-par 66 in Thursday’s third and final round, including an eagle, but still finished five shots back of George Cunningham of Arizona, who shot a course-record 64.

— From staff reports

Belden scores twice

Newport Harbor High product Anne Belden scored twice to help the U.S. national team earn am 18-8 win over New Zealand in the FINA World Cup women’s water polo event Thursday in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Team USA is now 2-1 in the competition, in which the Americans next face Hungary.

— From staff reports