Corona del Mar wins PCL crown

Senior Katya Eadington scored four goals to help lead the Corona del

Mar High girls water polo team to a 9-4 win over Pacific Coast League

host University Wednesday.

The victory capped an undefeated PCL season (4-0) and the league

title for the Sea Kings (16-9), the defending CIF Southern Section

Division II champions.

Junior Katlin Kubas added three goals for Corona del Mar, while

Vivian Liao and Jordan Anae scored one goal each. Sea King junior

goalie Brittany Fullen recorded 12 saves.

Corona del Mar’s junior varsity team also won, 7-5, and the

frosh-soph squad earned an 11-1 victory over the Trojans.

*--*

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 9, University 4

Score by Quarters

CdM 3 3 1 2 -- 9

Uni 2 0 1 1 -- 4

CdM -- Eadington 4, K. Kubas 3, Liao 1, Anae 1.

Saves -- Fullen 12. Uni -- Spiezia 2, Dorsey 1,

Nelson 1. Saves -- Sussman 7.

*--*

Mustangs win league title

* WATER POLO: Sarah Bowman scored three goals and Costa Mesa

High’s girls water polo wrapped up the Golden West League title,

finishing an undefeated league campaign with an 8-1 victory over

Santa Ana.

Jessica Steenhard and Christine Twohig each added two goals and

Quyen Nguyen came up with eight saves for the Mustangs, who finished

league play 6-0 and won their first outright league title in the

program’s history. Last year, Costa Mesa was a tri-champion.

*--*

Golden West League

Costa Mesa 8, Santa Ana 1

Score by Quarters

Santa Ana 0 1 0 0 -- 1

Costa Mesa 3 2 2 1 -- 8

Santa Ana -- Palma 1. Saves -- Luna 5. Costa Mesa

-- Bowman 3, Steenhard 2, Twohig 2, Le 1. Saves --

Nguyen 8.

*--*

UCI travels to Fullerton

* BASKETBALL: The UC Irvine men’s basketball team will try to snap

its five-game losing streak against the team it earned its last

victory, when the Anteaters visit Cal State Fullerton tonight at 7:05

for a Big West Conference game at Titan Gym.

UCI (9-11, 4-7 in conference) is tied for sixth in the Big West,

while Fullerton (7-12, 3-7) is tied for eighth, one-half game ahead

of last-place Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

UCI, which defeated the Titans, 74-67, Jan. 17 at UCI, is 1-6 in

road games this season. The ‘Eaters have averaged just 50.8 points

and shot just 38.8% from the field in their last four games.

Tonight’s clash pits 7-foot UCI senior center Adam Parada (12.4

points and 6.9 rebounds per game) against 6-10 senior Pape Sow (17.3

ppg, 9.7 rpg).

UCI is also on the road Saturday, when it meets UC Riverside at

3:05 p.m. in a game televised on Fox Sports Net 2.

-- Barry Faulkner

Gabert in Olympic trials

* SWIMMING: Stephanie Gabert, a Corona del Mar High freshman,

qualified for the Olympic trials by four-hundredths of a second, as

she finished 21st with a 2:35.94 time in the 200 meter breaststroke

at the Spring National Championships in Orlando, Fla. Wednesday.

Gabert, swimming for the Irvine Aquazots club, came in with a

seeded time of 2:37.61. The qualification time for the Olympic trials

is 2:35.99.

Gabert, who will swim for the Sea Kings this spring, will compete

in the 100 breaststroke Friday.

-- Steve Virgen

Mesa dominates Lions

* BASKETBALL: The Costa Mesa High boys basketball team had all its

players score, including a career-high 11 points from senior David

Gandia, as the Mustangs trounced Golden West League visitor

Westminster, 78-31, Wednesday.

Jeff Waldron led the Mustangs (16-9, 7-4 in league) with 23 points

and 18 rebounds. Junior Duaine Wase contributed seven assists and

junior Brandon Aleson had six rebounds in Costa Mesa’s last home game

of the regular season.

The Mustangs held the Lions (2-9 in league) to single-digit

scoring in each of the first three quarters to earn a 51-15

advantage.

*--*

Golden West League

Costa Mesa 78, Westminster 31

Score by Quarters

Westminster 6 5 4 16 -- 31

Costa Mesa 19 16 16 27 -- 78

Westminster -- D. Duong 1, A. Duong 3,

DeGiacomo 2, Nguyen 11, Bowlus 3, Labistida

6, Gillette 3, Vo 2, 3-pt. goals -- Nguyen 2,

A. Duong 1, Labistida 1. Fouled out -- DeGiacomo. Costa Mesa -- Molina 2, Knox 8,

Krikorian 6, Stankovic 9, J. Waldron 23,

Gandia 11, Lefebvre 8, Aleson 5, C. Waldron

4, Wase 2. 3-pt. goals -- J. Waldron 3, Knox

2, Krikorian 2, Gandia 1.

*--*

OCC sweeps Biola

* VOLLEYBALL: Sophomore outside hitter Poyer Poia led a balanced

Orange Coast College offensive attack with eight kills to go along

with three blocks, as the Pirates’ men’s volleyball squad knocked off

Biola University’s club team, 30-20, 30-25, 30-21 Wednesday.

Jon Larson added six kills and four blocks for OCC (3-0), while

Uriah Seui and Joe Arnold combined for eight kills and 10 blocks.

Sage Hill ends with win

* BASKETBALL: Junior Katie Puishys scored a game-high 19 points to

go with 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks, helping lead the Sage

Hill School girls basketball team to a 49-40 season-ending win over

Academy League host Oxford Academy Wednesday.

Sophomore Haywood Wright added 13 points, 12 rebounds, five

assists, five blocks and three steals for the Lightning (10-10, 5-5

in league).

*--*

Academy League

Sage Hill 49, Oxford 40

Score by Quarters

Sage Hill 17 8 10 14 -- 49

Oxford 7 16 9 8 -- 40

Sage Hill -- Schaefer 4, Yoder-Lee 8,

Gutierrez 3, Puishys 19, Wright 13, Hembarsky

2, Gonzalez 0, Tyre 0, Kaliski 0. Fouled out

-- Yoder-Lee. Oxford -- Chen 1, Ambatali 5,

Schrader 17, Lu 5, Saetchia 0, Togashi 6,

Westbrook 5, Kiaa 1. 3-pt. goals -- Schrader

5, Lu 1, Togashi 1.

*--*

Bucs shut out Pierce

* SOFTBALL: Sophomore right-handed pitcher Olivia Bell scattered

five hits and, along with Yvonne Diaz’s scoreless inning, led the

Orange Coast College softball team to a 2-0 nonconference victory

over visiting L.A. Pierce Wednesday.

Jessica Wardle had the only RBI for OCC (5-2), which scored its

other run on an error. Diaz picked up the save with a no-hit inning

in the seventh.

*--*

Nonconference

Orange Coast 2, L.A. Pierce 0

Score by Innings

Pierce 000 000 0 -- 0 5 2

OCC 001 010 x -- 2 3 0

Gonzales and Sais; Bell, Diaz (7) and

Ensey. W -- Bell, 2-0. L -- Gonzales. Sv --

Diaz (1). 2B -- Perez (P). 3B -- Gaber (P).

*--*

Warriors ease past Tars

* BASKETBALL: Newport Harbor High junior Taylor Young matched

David Burgess with 18 points, but host Woodbridge had a better

supporting cast and prevailed, 75-44, to cap an undefeated Sea View

League boys basketball season Wednesday night.

Woodbridge led, 21-6, at the end of one quarter and pulled away

from there.

Senior Chad MacBeth scored six points, blocked four shots and

grabbed seven rebounds, while holding Burgess, bound for Brigham

Young University, to his season average in points.

Alex Orth and Rafael Mouradyan each scored five points for Newport

(14-11, 5-5 in league), which finished third in league and will know

of its seeding for the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA playoffs

when pairings are announced Sunday.

*--*

Sea View League

Woodbridge 75, Newport Harbor 44

Score by Quarters

Newport Harbor 6 9 15 14 - 44

Woodbridge 21 19 11 25 - 75

Newport -- Mouradyan 5, Perrine 4, Heenan 4,

Young 18, MacBeth 6, Slater 0, Gausewitz 2,

Orth 5. 3-pt. goals -- Orth 1. Technicals -

Young. Woodbridge -- Mitchell 2, Farrell 4,

Armstrong 7, Gillotti 5, Weiss 11, Winder 14,

Dietrich 10, Swanson 5, Burgess 18. 3-pt.

goals -- Armstrong 2, Gillotti 1, Weiss 3,

Dietrich 2, Swanson 1. Technical -- Burgess.

*--*

Eagles lose in overtime

* BASKETBALL: The Estancia High boys basketball team came from

behind in the fourth quarter, but host Orange tied the score with two

seconds left and outscored the Eagles, 9-3, in overtime for a 66-60

Golden West League victory Wednesday.

Carlos Pinto, who led the Eagles (13-13, 5-7 in league) with 23

points hit two free throws with 20 seconds left in regulation to give

Estancia a 57-55 lead. But Orange’s Brandon Palmer nailed an

off-balanced shot from about 15 feet out with two seconds remaining,

sending the game to overtime.

Estancia was 17 for 28 from the free-throw line (60.7%).

*--*

Golden West League

Orange 66, Estancia 60, OT

Score by Periods

Estancia 7 15 13 22 3 -- 60

Orange 18 9 14 16 9 -- 66

Estancia -- Pinto 23, McDaniels 8,

Viramontes 0, Escobedo 15, Sankey 8,

Markley 3, Verette 3, Kopp 0. 3-pt. goals

-- Escobedo 3, McDaniels 2, Markley 1,

Verette 1. Orange -- Palmer 5, Nguyen 17,

Gama 12, Dismuke 24, Ballesteros 0, Walker

8. 3-pt. goals -- Nguyen 4. Technicals --

Coach, bench.

*--*

Coast avoids shutout

* TENNIS: The Orange Coast College women’s tennis team earned just

one doubles win and lost, 8-1, to nonconference host and defending

state champion Grossmont Wednesday.

Kai Moriyama and Thao Ho teamed up for the Pirates’ lone victory,

winning 9-8, 7-3 in the tiebreaker.

OCC, which was without top players Leah Becker and Leanna Burmood,

dropped to 1-1, while Grossmont improved to 2-0.

*--*

Nonconference

Grossmont 8, Orange Coast 1

Singles Fukumoto (G) def. Tanamal, 6-0, 6-3. Hagiwara (G) def. Tran, 6-1, 6-0. Kim (G) def. Mouriyama, 6-0, 6-1. Bergovoy (G) def. Ho, 6-2, 6-2. Berg (G) def. Yuh, 6-4, 6-3. Pinnich (G) def. Okamura, 6-2, 2-4 (ret.) Doubles Hagiwara-Bergovoy (G) def.

Tanamal-Tran, 8-0. Moriyama-Ho (OCC) def. Fukumoto-Kim, 9-8 (7-3). Berg-Pinnich (G) def. Okamura-Yuh, 8-5.

*--*

Lions sweep Alliant

* TENNIS: The Vanguard University men’s and women’s tennis teams

earned sound victories over Alliant, in nonconference action

Wednesday.

The Vanguard men (3-0), led by Deiter Weislmair’s 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

victory, defeated Alliant, 9-0, while the Lions’ women’s team earned

an 8-1 win in its season opener.