Capistrano Valley

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - The Newport Harbor High girls tennis team defeated host Capistrano Valley, 11-7, Wednesday in nonleague action. The freshman duo of A.J. Olson and Bonnie Adams improved their doubles record to 14-1 with a three-set sweep, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 for the Sailors. The No. 2 doubles teams of Diana Khoury and Carmen Khoury as well as Erika Buder and Krista McIntosh won two of three sets as did No. 3 singles player Vanessa Dunlap. NONLEAGUE Newport Harbor 11, Capistrano Valley 7 Singles - Hawkins (NH)

MISSION VIEJO — The night before one of the biggest meets for the Corona del Mar High boys’ swim team, Coach Barry O’Dea decided to split up his top 400-yard freestyle relay team. O’Dea figured the Sea Kings would need a second and a third-place finish to beat Capistrano Valley in the final event in the Cougars’ pool Thursday. Everything fell into place. O’Dea mapped out the meet perfectly and the Sea Kings executed it for an 86-84 win in a nonleague double-dual meet, that included Loyola of Los Angeles.

Corona del Mar High's boys water polo team, top-ranked in the CIF Southern Section, squashed visiting Capistrano Valley Saturday in nonleague play, 17-3. Artie Dorr scored five goals, and teammates Mike March (four), Marcello Pantuliano (three) and Jason DiRocco (two) added their presence as the Sea Kings improved to 13-1 overall. They lead the Pacific Coast League with a 2-0 record. NONLEAGUE Corona del Mar 17, Capistrano Valley 3 Capistrano Valley 0 0 1 2 - 3 Corona del Mar 4 8 3 2 - 17 Capistrano Valley - Young 1, Cary 1, Donaldson 1. Saves - Nahoul 9. Corona del Mar - Dorr 5, March 4, Pantuliano 3, J. DiRocco 2, Mann 1. Moore 1, D. DiRocco 1. Saves - Kim 9, Stockstill 4.

CAPISTRANO VALLEY - In what Costa Mesa High Coach Kirk Bauermeister called a strange game, the Mustangs baseball team lost, 3-1, to host Capistrano Valley, in the final game of the Newport Elks Tournament Saturday. "The wind was howling," Bauermeister said. "There was not a ball hit in the air that went to the outfield. We had the only hit to the outfield, (a ground ball) that went between shortstop and third base. The Mustangs (4-4) finished with two hits, as Nick Cabico collected one off a bunt and Derek Garcia provided the aforementioned grounder.

FULLERTON - The Corona del Mar High girls basketball team lost in the third-place game of the Troy Tournament to Capistrano Valley, 42-48, Friday night. Jackie McCoy led the Sea Kings (3-2) with 11 points, while here sister, Kristin McCoy chipped in with nine. Capistrano Valley (4-4) outscored the Sea Kings, 18-5, in the first quarter and never looked back. TROY TOURNAMENT Third place Capistrano Valley 42, Corona del Mar 38 Capo Valley 18 8 6 10 - 42 Corona del Mar 5 5 15 13 - 38 Capo Valley - Flanagan 11, Peloza 10, Voisard 10, Sinkway 5, Steube 4, Acosta 2. Corona del Mar - J. McCoy 11, K. McCoy 9, Kawata 6, Gruber 5, Luu 4, Hawkins 3.

LONG BEACH — His legs cramping up, Corona del Mar High senior swimmer Michael Liao had enough push to get to the finish line first Friday night at Belmont Plaza in the 100-yard breaststroke. It was the first time Liao had won the event at the CIF Southern Section Division I finals after finishing third and second the last two years. The time was 56.20 seconds, not as fast as he wanted, but first place is first place. Liao would trade that race, though, for a team CIF title that the Sea Kings couldn't bring home.

LONG BEACH — Corona del Mar High’s Michael Liao and Newport Harbor’s Jack Yeager stood out at the CIF Southern Section Division I boys’ swimming preliminaries at Belmont Plaza Pool Wednesday, as each senior advanced to Friday’s finals in four events. Liao placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.39 seconds. Yeager qualified first in the 50 freestyle in 20.99. He qualified fifth in the 100 butterfly (51.54). Liao was part of three CdM relay teams moving on and Yeager played a part in two Newport Harbor relay teams qualifying for the finals Friday at Belmont Plaza Pool at 6 p.m. CdM’s Garrett Larson grabbed the top seed in the 200 individual medley in 1:51.

The road to a potential CIF State Division II title got a little bit shorter for the Corona del Mar High girls’ volleyball team. About an hour shorter, that is. After a two-hour drive to first-round opponent Ramona of San Diego County Tuesday, the Sea Kings (29-6) will venture about an hour via freeway to Elsinore High in Wildomar for tonight’s CIF Southern California Regional semifinal at 7. CdM Co-Coach Darryl Gan said the team bus will depart CdM around 2:30 p.m., allowing for plenty of time to eat dinner and, about 90 minutes prior to the first serve, conduct serving and passing drills to shake off any stiffness the long commute may create.

The first day of the California State High School Water Polo Championships turned out to be a perfect one for Newport Harbor High and Corona del Mar Friday. The boys’ and girls’ teams from the local schools won two matches each to stay atop their respective groups. The Newport Harbor boys, the top-seeded team, dominated in their two games. They opened with a 20-5 win against Laguna Beach and then recorded a 15-7 win against JSerra at Newport Harbor. Newport Harbor continues today, trying to win its group and reach the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. at the Sailors’ pool.

When: Tonight, 7 Where: San Clemente High Key Lightning: Jr. OT-DE Adam Donchess (63 tackles); Jr. WR-LB Dusty Orrantia; Sr. OLB Justin Barbour. Key Eagles: So. RB-LB Neakzaad Horriat (326 rushing yards, team-high 48 tackles); Sr. OL-DL Lance de Haas (6-foot-5, 300-pound college prospect). Breakdown: The winner of the Academy League-opening clash will likely only need to defeat Brethren Christian to secure one of two guaranteed berths in the CIF Southern Section East Valley Division playoffs.

DANA POINT — After claiming the first game, the Dana Hills High girls’ volleyball team rushed into an office, getting away from the noise. The home team couldn’t even handle the racket. Newport Harbor just switched sides like teams usually do between games, but now players worried more than just picking up their belongings. The noise was deafening. Earplugs were no good. The Dolphins’ gym erupted. If the Sailors had it their way, they would’ve locked in the Dolphins so they couldn’t return to the court to continue the CIF Southern Section Division I-AA quarterfinal match Saturday night.

KEENE, N.H. ? Guard Chad Stassel finished with 19 points and earned MVP honors by leading the Newport Harbor High boys' basketball team to a 68-51 win over Keene for the Keene State Classic championship at Keene State College on Thursday night. Stassel, who averaged 18.6 points during the three-day tournament, led a balanced attack as he was one of three Sailors (8-4) in double figures. The other two were center Kyle Caldwell and forward Weston Dunlap, who each had 17 points. Caldwell also made the all-tournament team, and he along with teammates will be traveling to Springfield, Mass.