BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Corona del Mar 64,
San Juan Hills 53
CORONA DEL MAR — Junior Clayton Ragsdale finished with 18 points as the Sea Kings clinched the outright Pacific Coast League championship on Thursday night.
CdM (21-3, 9-0 in league), ranked No. 7 in the CIF Southern Section Division III-A coaches’ poll, has won 15 straight games.
Ramon Mejia had 15 points, while Danny Cheek finished with 10 and Parker Stone added nine.
GIRLS’ WATER POLO
Irvine Southern California
Championships
IRVINE — Victoria Kent scored five goals in two games Thursday, helping Corona del Mar reach the quarterfinals at Irvine High.
The Sea Kings (16-6) play Edison tonight at 6. The two programs are ranked No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section Division I coaches’ poll.
The Sea Kings won the tournament last season for the first time.
Alex Musselman made 19 saves in the first two games of the tournament. The Sea Kings defeated Lompoc Cabrillo, 16-4, in the opening game, and Vista, 11-7, in the second round.
Pippa Saunders averaged two goals per game during the first day of action.
Irvine Southern California
Championships
IRVINE — Senior Kaleigh Gilchrist finished with 10 goals Thursday, as Newport Harbor easily won its first two games in the tournament at Irvine High.
The Sailors (19-3) advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face Santa Barbara tonight at 6.
Newport Harbor, ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section Division I coaches’ poll, defeated Esperanza, 16-2, in the first game, and beat Murrieta Valley, 14-4, in the second game.
Colleen McCall had two goals in each contest.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Corona del Mar 50,
San Juan Hills 9
CORONA DEL MAR — Senior center Katie Bergsma finished with a double-double, 16 points and 13 rebounds, in the Sea Kings’ Pacific Coast League game Thursday.
Saylor Schroff had 10 points with two three-pointers for CdM (14-11, 4-5 in league).
Daniela Gallardo stood out on defense for the Sea Kings, as did the rest of the team. CdM held San Juan Hills to just four field goals.
Estancia 56,
Laguna Beach 41
LAGUNA BEACH — Junior guard Kassie Stratton had 18 points in the Eagles’ Orange Coast League game Thursday.
Yessenia Maldonado contributed 12 points and Jenny Boldizar had 11 points for Estancia (5-2 in league).
Los Alamitos 47,
Newport Harbor 41
