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NEWPORT BEACH — Corona del Mar High boys’ tennis coach Brian Ricker said his team improves with each match. Of course getting Newport Harbor at any point in the schedule would work wonders for the Sea Kings’ motivation.

Ricker said his players were excited to compete against their Back Bay rivals, and it showed. Corona del Mar swept in singles en route to a 15-3 nonleague victory at Newport Harbor Tuesday.

“The kids like [the Battle of the Bay] so much,” said Ricker, whose team is ranked No. 9 in CIF Southern Section Division I. “They were so excited to go over there. From match to match, it’s hard to create that level of excitement.”

There was plenty of energy in singles for CdM (4-2). Junior Ryan Peyton, the Sea Kings’ No. 1 singles player, swept at love. Senior Chris Damion also swept, dropping just three games. Sophomore Shane Korber won twice at No. 2 singles and junior David Fink substituted in for a win.

Newport Harbor Coach Kristin Case said the Sailors were dealing with several injuries, but that did not discount CdM’s victory.

Junior Erik Heimstaedt (sprained wrist), sophomore Tracy Bebli (sprained knee) and junior Daniel Lee (injured wrist) have been battling injuries.

In doubles, Newport Harbor’s No. 1 duo of seniors Daron Arnold and Cameron Chase won twice, while the No. 3 tandem of sophomores Craig McKennon and Gregg Brostek earned one win.

CdM plays host to Woodbridge today at 3 p.m. Newport Harbor will play at home against Sage Hill Thursday at 3 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS

Sage Hill 12, Laguna Beach 6

LAGUNA BEACH — Sophomore Andrew Kurzweil swept at No. 3 singles to help the Lightning earn a key nonleague win Tuesday.

Sage Hill (5-3) is ranked No. 7 in CIF Division IV, while the Breakers are ranked No. 4. Senior Troy Astorino and junior Alex Koeberle each won twice in singles.

Senior Greg Berchtold and freshman Alex Manolakas won twice in doubles, as did seniors Kevin Wang and Andrew Yun.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Costa Mesa def. Sage Hill

COSTA MESA — Senior Ryan Thompson had eight kills, three blocks and one ace to help the Mustangs win the nonleague match, 25-16, 25-21, 25-10, Tuesday.

Senior Garrett Frazier (seven kills, three aces, three digs and two blocks), senior Jeff Dye (seven kills and 10 digs), junior Corbin Randall (seven kills, five digs, one block), senior Ben Lefebve (27 assists, one ace, two digs, two blocks) and senior Andy Feldman (one ace, 10 digs and one assist) also contributed to the win for Mesa (1-1).

Bayle Smith had eight kills, 10 digs and four blocks, while Harlan Webster had six kills and Trent Freidmann had eight digs for Sage Hill (3-5).

Huntington Beach def.

Newport Harbor

NEWPORT BEACH — The host Sailors blew a 21-14 lead in the third game and eventually fell, 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-12, in the nonleague match Tuesday.

Newport Harbor (6-3), ranked No. 6 in CIF Southern Section Division I, was paced by sophomore outside hitter Cody Caldwell (18 kills, seven digs and three blocks).

Cailen Sullivan added 13 kills and four blocks and Darren Leggett had 21 assists and six digs for the Tars.

BOYS’ GOLF

Sage Hill 217, Saddleback

Valley Christian 271

NEWPORT BEACH — Senior Mac Mace shot four-over-par 40 to earn medalist honors for the Lightning in the nonleague match at Big Canyon Country Club Tuesday.

Senior Steve Choi, as well as sophomores Kam Fuji and Jared Hoffman each shot 44 for Sage Hill (3-2).

Los Altos 196, Estancia 215

HACIENDA HEIGHTS — Estancia senior Ryan Knapp shot two-over-par 37 to share medalist honors in the nine-hole nonleague match Tuesday at Hacienda Country Club.

Jake Knapp (43), Storm Hagen (44), Ryan Burns (45) and Jordan Young (46) also scored for the Eagles (3-3).

Dana Hills 197,

Corona del Mar 201

NEWPORT BEACH — Michael Moorhead shot even-par 35 to earn medalist honors for the Sea Kings in the nonleague match at Newport Beach Country Club Tuesday.

Camden Nicholson (38), Josh Starnes (42), Connor Cruse (43) and John Davenport (43) also scored for CdM (4-1).

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Newport Harbor 17,

Sage Hill 9

NEWPORT COAST — Hayden Furey scored six goals for the Lightning in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Walker Moore had 10 saves, while Hana Hunt and Daria Gordeeva-Grinkova played well defensively for Sage Hill (1-2).

SOFTBALL

Estancia 10,

Corona del Mar 7

CORONA DEL MAR — Kassie Stratton went two for four with a home run and two RBIs for the Eagles in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Amy Hartwell went two for three with one run and two RBIs, Courtney Ulrich was two for three with three runs scored and one RBI, and Kendra Fisher was two for three with two runs scored and one RBI for Estancia (5-1). Eagles pitcher Cheyenne Flores, who struck out five, went one for three with one RBI.

Corona del Mar’s Leslee Kaczmarek hit a home run and a double.

Estancia, which scored three runs in the sixth to break a 7-7 tie, plays host to Tustin today at 3:15 p.m.

Nonleague

Estancia 10, Corona del Mar 7

SCORE BY INNINGS

Flores and Hartwell; Robertson and Susolik. W – Flores, 5-1. L – Robertson. 2B – L. Kaczmarek (CdM), Meyers (CdM). HR – L. Kaczmarek (CdM); Stratton (E).

Santiago 7, Costa Mesa 2

COSTA MESA — Senior Vanessa Castro went three for four with a double and triple for the Mustangs in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Sophomore pitcher Kira Mitani was two for three for Costa Mesa (6-3), which plays host to Century today at 3:15 p.m.

Nonleague

Santiago 7, Costa Mesa 2

SCORE BY INNINGS

Trejo and Kohlor; Mitani and Castro, Hayes (3). W – Trejo. L – Mitani, 6-3. 2B – Kohlor (S); Castro (CM). 3B – Castro (CM).

BASEBALL

Sage Hill 15, Saddleback

Valley Christian 10

NEWPORT COAST — Junior Patrick Vorwerck tripled with the bases loaded to break a 10-10 tie and propel the Lightning in the nonleague home game Tuesday.

Senior Christopher Griffin’s two-run double tied the score in the sixth for Sage Hill (3-0).

Junior A.J. Wolfson went three for four with two doubles and three runs batted in and junior Dusty Orrantia was three for three with two doubles and two RBIs.

Junior Mo Kreitenberg earned the pitching win in relief.

Nonleague

Sage Hill 15, Saddleback Valley Christian 10

SCORE BY INNINGS

Pelletier, Robinson (5), McCusion (6) and Speik; Brown, Vorwerck (4), Kreitenburg (5), Vogel (7) and Orrantia. W – Kreitenberg, 1-0. L – McCusion. 2B – Griffin (SH), Kreitenberg (SH), Wolfson (SH) 2, Orrantia (SH) 2, McCusion (SVC), Kehoo (SVC) 2, Speik (SVC) 2, Robinson (SVC) 2. 3B – Vorwerck (SH).

Estancia 7, Warren 1

COSTA MESA — Ryan Boselo and Andres Gonzalez both went two for three for the Eagles in the nonleague game Tuesday.

Gonzalez also contributed an RBI, while Gavin Montague and Ryan Cherney added two RBIs each for Estancia (2-4). Cherney tripled for the Eagles, who play host to Costa Mesa Friday at 3:15 p.m. to open Orange Coast League play.

Nonleague

Estancia 7, Warren 1

SCORE BY INNINGS

Cachelan, Rodriguez (5) and Wood; De la Pena, Gonzalez (5), Montague (7). W – De la Pena, 1-1. L – Cachelan. 2B – Cook (W); Boselo (E), Gonzalez (E). 3B – Cherney (E).