OCC clinches crown

* TENNIS: Orange Coast College’s women’s tennis team dealt host

Saddleback a 6-3 Orange Empire Conference loss Thursday, keyed by a

1-2-3 sweep in singles to improve to 11-1, 9-0 in the OEC.

With the victory, Coach Janice Maran’s Pirates reclaimed the OEC

championship. OCC won the conference title in 2001, and Saddleback

won it last year.

“The last time we played (the Gauchos) we won, 5-4, but this time

the girls really rose to the occasion,” Maran said. “Ashley Nelson

had lost to Annette Beebe in straight sets in the last match, but she

was determined and anxious to win (Thursday). I’m really proud of all

them.”

Saddleback fell to 6-3 in the OEC.

*--*

Orange Empire Conference

OCC 6, Saddleback 3

Singles -- Becker (OCC) def. Conkey, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2; Nelson (OCC) def. Beebe, 7-5, 6-0; Tanamal (OCC) def. Allbrook, 7-5, 6-4; Skellett (S) def. Sessum, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Perez (S) def. Moriyama, 7-5, 6-3; Wenski (OCC) def. Tomaiko, 6-3, 6-4. Doubles --

Beebe-Allbrook (S) def. Becker-Nelson, 6-4, 7-5; Tanamal-Sessum (OCC) def. Conkey-Skellett, 6-2, 6-2; Moriyama-Wenski (OCC) def. Tomaiko-Perez, 6-3, 6-4

*--*

CdM rolls on, 14-4

* TENNIS: Sophomores Spencer Reitz and Carsten Ball swept their

sets in singles play to help lead the visiting Corona del Mar High

boys tennis team to a 14-4 Pacific Coast League-opening victory over

Laguna Beach Thursday.

Reitz, playing at No. 1 singles, displayed dominance, CdM Coach

Tim Mang said, while Ball also won, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. Reitz has only one

loss in singles this season.

The Sea Kings improved to 12-0, as they were without senior

Garrett Snyder, who was given the day off. Mang was impressed with

the Breakers’ doubles team which recorded two set wins and challenged

the Sea Kings throughout.

*--*

Pacific Coast League

CdM 14, Laguna Beach 4

Singles -- Reitz (CdM) def. Schmitz, 6-0, def. Burser, 6-0, def. Codini, 6-0; Nguyen (CdM) lost, 2-6, 3-6, won, 6-2; Ball (CdM) won, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles -- Miller-Saida (CdM) def. Ferguson-Tran, 6-4, def. Kovacic-Paxton, 7-5, def. Wagner-Gourdol,

6-0; Warsaw-Roberts (CdM) won, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; Gingold-Pham (CdM) lost, 3-6, 2-6, won, 6-2

*--*

CdM belts Tesoro

* GOLF: Corona del Mar High’s boys golf team won its

second-consecutive Pacific Coast League match Thursday, a 190-214,

decision over Tesoro at Newport Beach Country Club (par-35).

Nick Sherman was 2-under par going into the final hole, but still

took medalist honors with a 1-over 36.

Teammate Alex Chikovani birdied the last three holes to close with

a 37 and was followed by Brad Chamberlin, Rob Ury and Zack

Rabinovich, each with 39s.

CdM improves to 6-4, 2-0 in league while Tesoro falls to 2-1 in

league.

CdM was 10-over Woodbridge’s 175 Wednesday at Rancho San Joaquin

Golf Course in Irvine. CdM shot a 194 to Woodbridge’s 202 at a

three-team match that included Mission Viejo earlier this month.

Woodbridge is the defending CIF Southern Section champions.

Vanguard splits

* Vanguard University split a doubleheader in Golden State

Athletic Conference softball with The Master’s College Thursday on

the VU campus, taking the opener, 5-0, on Marciea Ball’s four-hitter,

before dropping a 2-1 decision in the nightcap.

Ball struck out two and walked four in improving to 7-7. Jill

Jessen had a two-run triple and Rachel Rolle and Jill Jeranko had

back-to-back doubles in a four-run third inning.

Vanguard is 19-10-1, 7-5 in the GSAC. The Master’s is 23-9, 5-6.

*--*

Game 1 Vanguard 5, Master’s 0

Score by Innings

Master’s 000 000 0 -- 0 4 0

VU 004 010 x -- 5 8 0

DeSimone and Huusfeldt; Ball and Rolle,

Smidt. W -- Ball, 7-7. L -- DeSimone, 12-3.

2B -- Smidt (V), Rolle (V), Jeranko (V). 3B

-- Jessen (V)

*--*

*--*

Game 2 Master’s 2, Vanguard 1

Score by Innings

Master’s 002 000 0 -- 2 8 0

Vanguard 000 010 0 -- 1 5 1

Neil and Huusfeldt; Keltner and Rolle. W --

Neil, 12-6. L -- Keltner, 5-3. 2B -- Pacini

(M), Tucker (M), Huusfeldt (M), Mauro (V).

3B -- Rolle (V)

*--*

Tars win by 10 strokes

* Newport Harbor High’s Brandon Sowers, Davis Pemstein and

Garrett Whitfield all shot 41 at Oak Creek Golf Course in Irvine to

highlight the Sailors’ 211-221 Sea View League victory over Irvine

Thursday in boys golf.

Michael Benvenuti (43) and David Motschenbacher (45) rounded out

Newport’s card, which improved the Tars to 3-3, 1-1 in league.

Costa Mesa falls, 14-4

* TENNIS: Brian Nguyen won two of three sets at No. 2 singles as

Costa Mesa High’s boys tennis team dropped a Golden West League match

Thursday at home to Santa Ana, 14-4.

Sophomore David Le and junior Huy Pham each won a set singles for

Mesa (0-8).

*--*

Golden West League

Santa Ana 14, Costa Mesa 4 Singles -- Le (CM) lost to Zaragoza, 6-7 (7-1), def Gonzalez, 7-5, lost to Roldan, 3-6; Brian Nguyen (CM), lost, 2-6, won, 6-3, won, 6-1; Pham (CM), won, 6-3, lost, 2-6, lost, 2-6. Doubles -- Gomez-Sneen (CM) lost to L. Godinez-Chio, 1-6, lost to

Barrera-Calderon, 0-6, Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 0-6; Dang-Al. Nguyen (CM), lost, 0-6, 0-6, 2-6; Andrew Nguyen-McNulty (CM), 1-6, 0-6, 0-6

*--*

Sailors lose, 10-8

* TENNIS: Charlie Farmer and Robert Khoury swept in singles but

Irvine High’s doubles teams got the best of Newport Harbor, 10-8, in

Sea View League action at Irvine Thursday.

Brandon Lufty and Brian Hochwald took Newport’s lone doubles set

in the No. 2 slot.

“Doubles has been a struggle all year,” said Newport Coach Jeff

Thomsen. “We need to pick it up each time out.”

Tyler Deck won one set at No. 3 singles for Newport (5-2, 1-1 in

league).

*--*

Sea View League

Irvine 10, Newport 8

Singles -- R Khoury (N), def. Park, 6-4, def. Jung, 6-1, def. Le, 6-0; Farmer (N), won, 6-2, 7-5, 6-0; Deck (N), lost, 6-7, 2-6, won, 6-2. Doubles -- Lund-Espley-Jones (N), lost to Gomez-Shu, 3-6, lost to Chang-Nguyen, 2-6, lost to Ahuja-Yang, 2-6;

Lufty-Hochwald (N), lost, 4-6, 3-6, won, 6-4; Serdyuk-Tweena (N), lost, 3-6, 1-6, 4-6

*--*

Chen leader of the pack

* GOLF: Sage Hill School freshman Josh Chen shot even on par-36

to lead the Lightning’s boys golf team to a 215-276 Academy League

victory over Saddleback Valley Christian at Strawberry Farms Golf

Club.

Chen earned medalist honors, while Alex Cochran (43), Jeff

Cruttendin (45), Brian Kornswiet (45) and John Neff (46) also

contributed to the victory for the Lightning (4-4, 4-2 in league).

Saddleback Valley Christian dropped to 0-5 in league.

Eagles romp, 10-2

* SOFTBALL: Muriel Mason went 4 for 4 with two triples, a double

and a single and drove in four runs in a 10-2 Estancia High victory

over Connelly to wrap up play in the Costa Mesa Softball Tournament.

Mason came to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs in the

bottom of the second and cleared the bases with one of her triples.

The Eagles (6-1, 1-0 in the Golden West League) led, 6-0, after two

innings.

Catcher Hilary Ockey went 1 for 4 with two RBIs and Evelyn Flores

went the distance in the circle, striking out four.

Despite the offensive explosion, Eagle Coach Marc Rodig was

disappointed in his team’s attitude going in.

“My girls weren’t up for the game,” he said. “We were rusty.”

Estancia committed four errors Thursday.

The Eagles return to action today when they travel to Saddleback

for a league tilt at 3:15 p.m.

*--*

Costa Mesa Tournament

Estancia 10, Connelly 2

Score by Innings

Connelly 002 000 - 2 2 2

Estancia 240 13x -- 10 7 4

Rea, Gonzalez (2), and Comstock and Jones

(2); Flores and Ockey. W -- Flores, 3-1. 2B

-- Mason (E). 3B -- Mason (E), 2

*--*

Sage Hill wins in five

* VOLLEYBALL: Sage Hill School ran its boys volleyball record to

7-0, 5-0 in the Academy League with a marathon league victory at

Lutheran Torrance Thursday, rallying for a 12-15, 11-15, 15-3, 17-15, 15-10 victory.

Kevin Joyce and Macsun Frederick were the workhorses with 33 and

22 kills, respectively, while Julian Smith-Newman was credited with

53 assists.

Opposite Jake Lazeri came through with six kills and Eddie Huang

had 17 digs.

CdM sizzles at Relays

* SWIMMING: Six of seven Corona del Mar High girls swimming

relay teams will make their way to the CIF Relays finals Saturday at

Belmont Plaza after an impressive showing Thursday in the

preliminaries.

“It’s the best in my 20 years,” said excited CdM Coach Doug

Volding about his team’s overall finish [fourth] in a field of “about

40 teams” including Irvine, Villa Park and Santa Margarita.

CdM finished second in the 6 x 50-yard freestyle with Jordan Anae,

Christina Hewko, Danielle Carlson, Katya Eadington, Vivian Liao and

Brittney Bowlus while the 400 free team of Alexandra Shue, Kim McKay,

Liao and Bowlus also placed second.

CdM was third in the 4 x 50 medley relay consisting of Jordan

Anae, Tumua Anae, Shue and Bowlus. The Sea Kings placed fourth in the

4 x 50 breaststroke with Tumua Anae, Alexine Rodenhuis, Camille Hewko

and Jackie McCoy and the 4 x 50 backstroke team of McKay, Ashley

Chandler, Jessica Harkins and Christina Hewko also tallied fourth.

Jordan Anae, McKay, Tumua Anae and Shue placed fourth in the 4 x 100

individual medley.

CdM will be one of 16 teams returning to Belmont for Saturday’s

finals that begin at 7 p.m.