Sea Kings reach semis

The Corona del Mar High boys soccer team won two games Monday to

advance to the semifinals of the Trabuco Hills tournament today at

Trabuco Hills High.

The Sea Kings (3-2-2) defeated Burroughs, 2-1, in the first round

of the tournament, then knocked off Edison, 1-0, in the

quarterfinals. CdM faces Foothill today at 5 p.m. Against Burroughs,

Bryan Burke took a cross from Brandon Barrett and fired it in to give

the Sea Kings a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute.

Junior Kyle Schnekluth finalized it in the 52nd minute, scoring

off an assist from Ajay Sahni.

Senior Nick Ossipoff scored in the 53rd minute against Edison to

give CdM its third straight win.

Sailors net only goal

* SOCCER: The Newport Harbor High girls soccer team edged Alta

Loma, 1-0, in the opening round of the Foothill tournament Monday at

Foothill High.

Junior Stephanie Lambrakis converted an assist from Jackie Taylor

for the game-winner after a scoreless first half.

Sophomore goalie Mary Gibberson had two saves to record her first

shutout of the season.

Newport Harbor (4-2) continues tournament play today at 11 a.m.

against Mission Viejo.

Melo leads Sailors

* BASKETBALL: The Newport Harbor High girls basketball team

recovered from a sluggish first quarter and scored 19 in the second en route to a 50-42 victory over Yucca Valley in the first round of

pool play at the Palm Desert tournament Monday at Palm Desert High.

Sophomore Ivy Melo had a game-high 18 points for the Sailors

(7-4), while Vanessa Miller and Amber Munnelly each had eight.

Palm Desert tournament

Pool play

Newport Harbor 50,

Yucca Valley 42

Score by Quarters

*--*

Yucca Valley 5 14 8 15 -- 42

Newport 4 19 11 16 -- 50

*--*

Newport -- Omori 0, Munnelly 8, Mooers 2, Miller 8, Melo 18,

Slater 2, Hernandez 1, Deyan 3, Bodkin 5, Trobman 1, Lawrence 2.

3-pt. goals -- Melo 2, Munnelly 1, Miller 1, Deyan 1.

Newport nets first win

* SOCCER: Kevin Shearer scored in the 25th minute on a corner kick

by Will Trujillo and junior goalie Carson Hedrick helped preserve

Newport Harbor High’s 1-0 victory over Orange in the consolation

quarterfinals of the Trabuco Hills tournament Monday at Trabuco Hills

High.

The Sailors (1-5-2) opened the day with a 2-1 loss to Mission

Viejo. Senior Matt Collier scored an unassisted goal to cut into the

Diablos’ 2-0 lead in the second half.

Against Orange, Hernandez credited the defensive work of senior

David Manchester, as well as senior Patrick Epter.

Sage streak snapped

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School boys basketball team had its

seven-game winning streak snapped Monday by St. Anthony, which earned

a 49-43 victory in the opening round of pool play at the St. Anthony

tournament in Long Beach.

Senior Matt Loper had a game-high 22 points for the Lightning

(10-2), while freshman Jamie McGee added 13.

The Lightning were limited to seven players due to injury, illness

and family vacations. Senior co-captain Mike Voge was out with the

flu and is day-to-day, Coach Steve Keith said.

Sage continues pool play tonight at 6 against Aquinas of San

Bernardino.

St. Anthony tournament

Pool play

St. Anthony 49, Sage Hill 43

Score by Quarters

*--*

Sage Hill 13 10 10 10 -- 43

St. Anthony 11 7 14 17 -- 49

*--*

Sage Hill -- Lefler 3, Loper 22, McGee 13, Webster 4, Morgan 1,

Rose 0, Hancock 0.

3-pt. goals -- McGee 1.

Lancers top Mustangs

* BASKETBALL: Scott Knox and Larry Puente scored 16 points apiece,

but Costa Mesa High suffered a 72-52 boys basketball loss to Orange

Lutheran in the first round of the Orange Holiday Classic Monday at

Chapman University.

The Mustangs, who play Ontario today at 9 a.m. in the consolation

quarterfinals, fell to 4-6.

Orange Holiday Classic

First round

Orange Lutheran 72,

Costa Mesa 52

Score by Quarters

*--*

Orange Luth. 20 16 20 16 -- 72

Costa Mesa 11 11 12 18 -- 52

*--*

Mesa -- Molina 0, Sc. Knox 16, Puente 16, Lefebvre 2, Waldron 10,

Aleson 8, D. Wase 0, French 0, Krikorian 0.

3-pt. goals -- Sc. Knox 2, Aleson 1.

Fouled out -- Aleson.

Tillers too much

* BASKETBALL: The Corona del Mar High girls basketball team lost

to Tustin, 60-33, in the first round of the Costa Mesa tournament

Monday at Costa Mesa High.

Junior Megan Benbow and Kristina Wayte led the Sea Kings (5-7)

with six points each, while sophomore Allie Duernberger added five.

CdM plays today at 9 a.m. against either San Ramon Valley or

Irvine in the consolation quarterfinals at Costa Mesa High.

Costa Mesa tournament

First round

Tustin 60, Corona del Mar 33

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 14 5 9 5 -- 33

Tustin 21 12 15 12 -- 60

*--*

CdM -- Benbow 6, Dean 2, K. Wayte 6, A. Wayte 2, Johnson 2, Wadhwa

1, Schulte 4, Duernberger 5, Marks 1, Long 4, Kirby 0, Glanders 0.

3-pt. goals -- Duernberger 1.

Free Crush scrimmage

* BASKETBALL: The Orange County Crush is expected to learn soon

where it will play its American Basketball Association home games.

But, until then, 500 fans are invited to watch the team scrimmage

tonight at 7 at the team’s practice facility in Anaheim.

The first 500 fans will be admitted free at The American Sports

Center, 1500 S. Anaheim Blvd. in Anaheim. Seating is limited.

Sage to meet Mesa

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School girls basketball team will

match up against Costa Mesa today after falling to Antioch, 28-23, in

the first round of the Costa Mesa tournament Monday at Costa Mesa

High.

Sage Hill (2-4) wasn’t able to recover from a scoreless first

quarter and went on to lose its fourth straight.

Senior Kaite Puishys led Sage with eight points, while Katie

McKeon and Debbie Yoder-Lee each had four.

Sage plays Costa Mesa today at 1:30 p.m.

Costa Mesa tournament

First round

Sage Hill 23, Antioch 28

Score by Quarters

*--*

Antioch 6 8 4 10 -- 28

Sage Hill 0 8 9 6 -- 23

*--*

Sage -- Schaefer 2, McKeon 4, Hembarsky 1, Yoder-Lee 4, Wright 2,

Puishys 8, Gutierrez 2.

3-pt. goals -- Yoder-Lee 1.

Fouled out -- Wright.

Technicals -- None.

Chula Vista tournament

First round

Newport 78, Madison 67

Score by Quarters

*--*

Madison 13 21 14 19 -- 67

Newport 18 13 24 23 -- 78

*--*

Newport -- Nasca 1, Perrine 12, Orth 13, Stevens 0, Young 26, T.

Slater 9, Koon 5, Heenan 10, Lee 2, Brewer 0.

3-pt. goals -- Orth 1, Koon 1.

Fouled out -- Young.

Technicals -- None.

Coast Classic

First round

Estancia 61, Beaumont 49

Score by Quarters

*--*

Beaumont 9 9 10 21 -- 49

Estancia 12 15 17 17 -- 61

*--*

Estancia -- C. Pinto 18, McDaniels 8, Sh. Markley 9, Kopp 15,

Montillo 3, Verrette 8, B. Pinto 2, Molina 0, Hart 0, Fryslie 0,

Escobedo 0.

3-pt. goals -- C. Pinto 3, McDaniels 1, Kopp 1.