Cif Southern Section

TODAY Baseball High school -- CIF Southern Section Division IV second round: Corona del Mar at Apple Valley, 3:15 p.m. Tennis High school boys -- CIF Southern Section quarterfinals: Loyola at Corona del Mar (Division I), 2 p.m.; Cate vs. Sage Hill at Park Newport (Division V), 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY Tennis College men -- Jonathan Endrikat and Brian Morton (UC Irvine) in NCAA doubles championships at Tulsa, Okla., TBA. Volleyball High school boys -- CIF Southern Section semifinals: Corona de Mar vs. Valencia (Division II)

TODAY Golf College men -- FRIDAY Cal State Northridge at UC Irvine, 6 p.m. Baseball College -- Community college -- Cuesta at Orange Coast, Super Regionals first round, 3 p.m. High school -- Corona del Mar at Don Lugo, CIF Southern Section Division III first round, 3:15 p.m. Golf UC Irvine at NCAA West Regional (Tempe, Ariz.) College men -- Softball College -- Vanguard at NAIA Tournament at Decatur, Ala. (Oklahoma City vs. Vanguard, noon; Vanguard vs. Lee, 7:30 p.m.)

Name: Kristin Hanson Born: Feb. 24, 1984 Hometown: Newport Beach Height: 5-foot-5 Weight: 120 Sport: Soccer Position: Midfield Coach: Ron Evans Favorite food: Pasta Favorite movie: "The Matrix" Best athletic moment: "It would have to be the hat trick against Los Altos, but hopefully it will be winning CIF this year." Athlete of the Week VIII: The senior team captain produced a hat trick and dished out an assist to lead the Sea Kings to a 6-0 victory over visiting Los Altos in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs Feb. 16.

The Sage Hill School boys’ and girls’ athletic programs have been placed on probation for two years after the CIF Southern Section discovered a lack of administrative oversight last spring involving the boys’ volleyball team. Boys’ Athletic Director J.R. Tolver said the boys’ volleyball program’s decision to withdraw from the CIF Southern California Division III Regional Championship opening-round match on June 2 at Francis Parker of San Diego forced the section to put Sage Hill on probation.

Year Coach Record 1972 -- Vince Asaro 6-2-1 1973 -- Bill Workman 7-2 1974 -- Bill Workman 7-2-1 1975 -- Bill Workman 7-3 1976 -- Bill Workman 7-3 1977 -- Bill Workman 5-5 1978 -- Bill Workman 9-2 1979 -- Bill Workman . 12-2 1980 -- Bill Workman . 14-0 1981 -- Bill Workman 10-1 1982 -- Bill Workman 8-4-1 1983 -- Bill Workman 4-4-2 1984 -- Bill Workman 8-3 ...

Year Coach Record 1972--Vince Asaro 6-2-1 1973--Bill Workman 7-2 1974--Bill Workman 7-2-1 1975--Bill Workman 7-3 1976--Bill Workman 7-3 1977--Bill Workman 5-5 1978--Bill Workman 9-2 1979--Bill Workman . 12-2 1980--Bill Workman . 14-0 1981--Bill Workman 10-1 1982--Bill Workman 8-4-1 1983--Bill Workman 4-4-2 1984--Bill Workman 8-3 1985--Bill Workman . ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH ? Estancia's Scott Braunsdorf qualified for the CIF Southern Section individual tournament for the fourth consecutive year by reaching the Golden West League singles final Tuesday. The doubles team of Ely Zaidler and Danny O'Neil also advanced, the first Eagles to join Braunsdorf at the CIF tournament in four years. Braunsdorf defeated teammate Brad Fisher in a three-set semifinal before losing to Orange's Steve Johnson in the championship. Fisher defeated Saddleback's Oscar Ortega in the third-place match.

Rome wasn't built in a day, and the CIF Southern Section girls' water polo Masters Tournament won't be built in a weekend. That much was clear to players, coaches and fans alike after the inaugural event, held last weekend at Irvine High. "It's just something that's in its infancy," Corona del Mar Coach Aaron Chaney said. "I mean, the Super Bowl wasn't as great 40 years ago as it is today." The premise for the Masters Tournament is promising enough. Sixteen teams, playing for the right to be called the CIF Southern Section champions.

Sage Hill School's boys basketball team jumped to an 18-2 lead at the end of one quarter and kept the heat on, beating visiting Oxford Academy, 49-24, Thursday, to secure a third-place finish in league. The win guarantees the Lightning a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division IV-A Playoffs. Scott Cho (eight points, nine rebounds, three blocked shots) had his best game of the year, according to Sage Hill Coach Steve Keith. Michael Fitzhugh scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting and made all three of his free throws.

WALNUT - Marty Taylor's Saturday was over, in terms of throwing for Newport Harbor High at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field finals. He stuck around in the heat at Mt. San Antonio College, not to work on a tan. Taylor sat on the bleachers near the shotput ring to watch two throwers, his competition next week. Earlier in the day, Taylor won the discus throw with a mark of 181 feet, 5 inches, tops for all four divisions. The UCLA-bound senior's best shotput effort, a 60-4 throw, gave him the Division 2 title, but he knew it wasn't going to hold up as the meet's overall top mark.

In third grade, right before lunch, a teacher let Persis William-Mensah and the rest of the class out early. The kids found out they were going for a little exercise. William-Mensah remembers how she and the rest of her classmates lined up against a fence. The teacher ordered them to race to a tree. The first one to reach it was William-Mensah. She beat everyone, even the boys. Another teacher noticed the winner of the 50-meter race. He approached William-Mensah and told her about the track and field team at the school.

The trip from Corona del Mar High to Ojai's Libbey Park is only about 124 miles. If you don't hit too much traffic, you can get there in about two hours. CdM juniors Carson Williams and Josh Kliger were two tennis players who didn't mind making that trip three weeks ago for the 113th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament. Williams and Kliger had a strong tournament, getting to the quarterfinals of the CIF Doubles division at "The Ojai. " They enjoyed their down time as well, watching a few of the Pac-12 men's tennis matches in town.

Seniors Quan Nguyen and Ashley Tfaye have been selected as the CIF Southern Section Academic Student-Athletes of the Year for Costa Mesa High, the school announced. Nguyen and Tfaye earned the awards, which are based on non-weighted grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher, participation in varsity sports and extracurricular activities during their final year of high school. The school announced that its baseball, cross-country, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling teams were also honored by the section.

The Bird. Turtle. The Backstroke King. They are known as three of Newport Harbor High's greatest athletes. Newport Harbor's "Big Three" can also be known as among the best in CIF Southern Section history. George Yardley (basketball), Misty May-Treanor (volleyball) and Aaron Peirsol (swimming) are featured in the CIF Southern Section's "100 Athletes for 100 years," and represent the inaugural CIF Southern Section Athletes Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday. Each of the Sailors' athletes hold a special place in Newport Harbor's Long Gray Line, and went on to reach stardom in the NBA for Yardley, and with Olympic gold for May-Treanor and Peirsol.

In a move that has stunned much of the Orange County aquatics community, Corona del Mar High girls' water polo coach Sam Bailey resigned Wednesday to take the vacant boys' and girls' water polo head coaching positions at Beckman. Bailey's resignation comes just more than a month after he guided CdM to its first CIF Southern Section Division 1 title in girls' water polo. Bailey said Wednesday night that he also has accepted a social sciences teaching position at Beckman, which was the main reason for his decision.

IRVINE - They were given pink crowns as they entered Woollett Aquatics Center on Saturday night. They waved white and purple and pink pompoms, the team colors of the Corona del Mar High girls' water polo team. For the Sea Kings and their fans, this was a victory that was seven years in the making. That crown? It finally fits just right. Senior Ally McCormick scored four goals and CdM held on to defeat rival Newport Harbor, 6-5, to capture its first CIF Southern Section Division 1 title.

CORONA DEL MAR - One of the first things an opponent notices when it walks into the Corona del Mar High gym is the dozens of CIF Southern Section championship banners on the walls. Five belong to the boys' basketball team at the school. The Sea Kings tried to earn the right to play for another on Friday. Their opponent was La Verne Damien and its players looked up and saw all the banners. Never had Damien played for a section title in its history. Damien will now. A sophomore point guard named Jeremy Hemsley led second-seeded Damien to a 61-53 win in a Division 3AA semifinal road game against third-seeded CdM. He ended the game the same way he started it, strong.

Kevin Rakestraw said he has seen the photo on Twitter. The photo isn't of the 7-foot center from Newport Harbor High. The photo just has his name written inside a large pizza box, with the words "Newport Sucks" in big letters and his last name in smaller letters just below. A player from the Edison boys' basketball team posted the photo on his Twitter account. The night before a game against Newport Harbor in late January, the tweet read "Team Dinner #rakestraw" followed by a link to the photo.