Sea Kings dominate PCL track prelims

Corona del Mar High got a step up on the competition Monday as the

Sea Kings’ boys track and field team qualified 20 runners for

Thursday’s Pacific Coast League finals and the girls qualified 19.

Chris Ringstrom, Matt Morris and Brandon Borcoman each advanced in

the 200 and 400 meters. Kevin Artz and Mike Rudinica pulled off the

double in the 800 and 1,600 meters. Ian Alexander also qualified in

the 800 and Bo Weidner advanced in the 1,600.

In the hurdle events, Eemaan Jalili and Ross Mckee both qualified

in the 300-intermediate and 110-high hurdles.

“The boys went about business as usual,” Corona del Mar Coach Bill

Sumner said. “By qualifying so many, they eliminated some of the

competition. They are in the driver’s seat.”

The girls had several double qualifiers, showing their strength in

the distance races with four runners advancing in the 800 meters, and

six in the 1,600 meters.

Annie St. Geme, Tara Kawata and Keelan Cuyler all moved on in the

800 and 1,600 meters. Sara Claster also qualified in the 800, and

Becky Cummins, Jen Long and Ahlia Kattan rounded out the 1,600

qualifiers.

“The girls are still in a very tight race with University,” Sumner

said. “We probably have the edge in the track events, but Uni has the

edge in field events.”

Whitney Weidner advanced in the 100 and 200. Melissa Swigert and

Kelly Morgan qualified in the 200 and 400. Stefanie Sitzer will

compete in both hurdle events in the finals, with Norlyn Corpus

joining her in the 300 hurdles. The finals will be Thursday at 5 p.m.

at Irvine High.

Eagles flying high at Mesa Linda

* GOLF: The Estancia High boys golf team, which dominated the

field Monday in the Pacific Coast League championships on the Mesa

Linda course at Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club, will represent the

CIF Southern Section tonight at Edison International Field before the

Angels-Indians game.

Coach Art Perry’s Eagles, who qualified five golfers in today’s

top-12 field in the PCL finals at Mesa Linda, won the section’s Team

Academic Award for small schools and will be honored on the field

during CIF Recognition Night in Anaheim, as well as given an banner,

which Perry said will hang in the school’s gymnasium.

On the golf course Monday, senior Jason Cassidy and freshman

Marcus Sostak both shot 68 and earned medalist honors to lead five

Eagles into today’s competition at 11:30 a.m. Senior Ryan Brown (78),

freshman Greg Les (78) and junior Jason Les (79) also advanced to the

PCL finals. Out of today’s golfers, only four will move on to the

next round -- the CIF individual championships at Black Gold Golf

Course in Yorba Linda in two weeks.

Corona del Mar claims PCL title

* TENNIS: Corona del Mar High senior standout Garret Snyder

improved to 33-0 in singles in dual matches, while the CdM Nos. 1 and

2 doubles teams swept Monday in the Sea Kings’ 15-3 Pacific Coast

League victory over host Northwood. CdM concluded its PCL campaign as

champions at 8-0 and will enter the CIF Division I playoffs as the

No. 1 seed at 19-0 overall.

The University of Texas-bound Snyder swept at No. 1 singles, while sophomore sensation Carsten Ball improved to 27-2 in dual matches

with a sweep at No. 2 singles against Northwood (5-2 in league).

Wesley Miller and Issei Saida swept at No. 1 doubles for the Sea

Kings, while teammates Brennan Roberts and Bryan Warsaw pulled out a

7-6, 6-4, 7-5 sweep at No. 2.

Four Sailors advance at Oak Valley

* GOLF: Four members of the Newport Harbor High boys golf team

Monday qualified for today’s final round in the Sea View League

championships at Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, where Michael

Benvenuti (tied for 12th at 72), Davis Pemstein (75), Brandon Sowers

(75) and senior Garrett Whitfield (75) advanced. The first round was

limited to 16 holes with turned into a par-64.