High School Roundup: CdM girls’ lacrosse wins Rose Bowl Jamboree

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Rose Bowl Jamboree

It was a great start to the season for the Corona del Mar High girls’ lacrosse team.

The Sea Kings won the top division Saturday for the first time in program history after beating Pacific Coast League rival Beckman, 6-3, in the championship game at the Rose Bowl.

Junior Jensen Coop scored three goals for the Sea Kings in the title game, while senior Kennedy McGuiness scored twice and junior Kennedy Mulvaney added a goal and an assist. Senior Courtney Johnston also had an assist, while Mulvaney had a team-best three ground balls. Sophomore goalie Ashley Olson, who played strong throughout the tournament, made two saves.

“You can tell on both sides that there’s a lot of history behind that matchup,” CdM Coach Aly Simons said of facing the Patriots. “It was a pretty physical match but the girls were able to calm their nerves a little bit and perform well, especially in the second half.”

CdM also beat two Los Angeles County teams, Oak Park (6-5) and Redondo Union (9-3) to make the title game. Coop and Mulvaney each scored twice against Oak Park, and senior Caroline Bethel and freshman Ellery Amdor added one goal each. Mulvaney had two assists.

Coop had three goals against Redondo, and Johnston two. Mulvaney, Emily Cannon, Maria LaBruna and Amdor also scored.

Simons highlighted the play of her two freshman starters, Amdor and defender Joslyn Simaan.

“[Amdor] was amazing,” Simons said. “I don’t think she subbed out in the tournament ... It was just really exciting to see our girls play against other teams. We look really great. Our girls this year are really fast and it’s fun to see them get the ball up the field. They trust each other; they actually pass the ball.”

CdM plays at Mater Dei on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

— Matt Szabo

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BASEBALL

Corona del Mar 7, La Habra 6

(Nine innings)

LA HABRA — Senior Evan Larsen drove in Garrett Schwab with two outs in the top of the ninth inning for what proved to be the game-winning run for the Sea Kings in a Foothill Division pool-play game of the Newport Elks Tournament on Saturday.

Senior pitcher Tommy Paoletti picked up the save, while junior Alex Shadid earned the win with six innings of relief.

Sophomore Preston Hartsell belted a two-run home run, sophomore J.T. Schwartz went two for four with a run batted in and senior Kevin McCarthy went one for two with four of CdM’s eight stolen bases.

CdM (2-0) plays at Ocean View on Monday.

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Sage Hill 11, Rancho Christian 1

TEMECULA — Brett Super went three innings, striking out four and allowing one run and three hits in the win for the visiting Lightning in the Orange County Division pool-play game in the Newport Elks Tournament on Saturday.

Cole Tait went four for five, while Conner Hatz and Tobias Bush were each three for four for Sage Hill, ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 preseason poll.

Sage Hill plays host to Century in its final pool-play game on Monday at 3:15 p.m.

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Newport Harbor 7, Brea Olinda 3

BREA — Luke Genova threw a complete game for the visiting Sailors, who claimed their second Foothill Division pool-play game on the road in the Newport Elks Tournament on Saturday.

Newport Harbor (3-1) plays host to Santa Fe in its last pool-play game on Monday at 3 p.m.

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Buena Park 5, Estancia 1

BUENA PARK — Spencer Stern struck out seven batters in five innings for the Eagles, who suffered their first setback of the year, losing in their second Orange County Division pool-play game in the Newport Elks Tournament on Saturday.

Colin Gardner went two for three for Estancia (4-1), and Jeff Alai, Nick Torres and Jake McIntyre each had a hit.

The Eagles play their last pool-play game at Garden Grove on Monday at 3 p.m.