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SANTA ANA - After most games, Corona del Mar High girls' lacrosse coach Aly Vislocky hands out a game ball to her team's top player of the contest. But after Thursday's huge win, Vislocky gave the game ball to the entire team. It was fitting after the No. 7-seeded Sea Kings upset No. 2 Foothill, 11-6, in a quarterfinal of the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section South Division playoffs. CdM (16-3) advances to Saturday's semifinals against Pacific Coast League rival and No. 3 Beckman Saturday at 3 p.m. at Aliso Niguel High.

CORONA DEL MAR - Nobody ever said the road to a title would be easy, even if you're the top seed and undefeated. There was the Corona del Mar High boys' lacrosse team Thursday evening, down a goal at halftime to visiting No. 8 seed Huntington Beach. Coach G.W. Mix said after the game that he couldn't remember the last time his Sea Kings had been down at the half. But Corona del Mar never forgot what it was playing for. Senior captain Michael Keasey said as much after the Sea Kings dominated the second half to secure a 10-6 victory in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section South Division playoffs.

BASEBALL Estancia 10, Laguna Beach 6 (eight innings) LAGUNA BEACH — Junior Tyler Rios went three for five with four runs batted in and two runs scored for the visiting Eagles in their Orange Coast League opener Friday. Rios belted a three-run double in the eighth against the three-time-defending league champion. Junior Steven Macias was three for five with two RBIs for Estancia (6-1). He also stepped up as a pitcher. He recorded a strikeout with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

IRVINE - You can excuse Corona del Mar High senior Pippa Saunders if she's been a little emotional lately. Last weekend, she stood there crying on the Dos Pueblos High pool deck as her CdM girls' water polo team nearly lost in regulation before outlasting the host Chargers in overtime. On Wednesday night at Woollett Aquatics Center, she swam as fast as she could toward sophomore Avery Warwick in the second overtime period. She gave Warwick a big hug, before splashing water on the sophomore.

GOLETA - As of Friday night, the favorite Twitter account of the Newport Harbor High girls' water polo team stood at 44 followers. "Things Schil Says" (@thingsschilsays) is an account where the Sailors post tweets, often colorful in nature, that are quotes from their junior teammate Elissia Schilling. "Six more followers and we're at 50," senior Maddy McLaren said. "That's our goal. The goal will consistently be rising, but right now it's set at 50. " Talk of Schilling and goals isn't just reserved for cyberspace.

NEWPORT BEACH — On the first day of the Holiday Cup, the Newport Harbor High girls' water polo team didn't have any issues. Coach Bill Barnett had no complaints, except that his back hurt after leaving his poolside chair Friday. Barnett sat for most of the action while his Sailors got off 31 goals in the first two games at home. "It was a good team effort," Barnett said after Newport Harbor advanced to Saturday's semifinals. "I'm glad we got two wins. " Each victory looked easy for the Sailors.

SANTA ANA — It was going to take a total team effort for the Newport Harbor High girls' water polo team to upset Foothill on Friday afternoon. Maybe that's why the Sailors were so excited for the opportunity. They feel like they have a better team than some people might think. They consistently showed it when it counted, getting big contributions from nearly everyone on the roster to stun the Knights, 13-11, at Foothill High. Newport Harbor is ranked No. 5 in the CIF Southern Section Division I coaches' poll.

The Corona del Mar High girls' water polo team beat top-seeded Foothill, 11-10, to win the California High School Championships at CdM Sunday. Last year, the Sea Kings finished second. But this year they would not be denied. Incoming sophomore Avery Warwick got No. 3-seeded CdM on the board first scoring on a skip shot to stake the Sea Kings to a 1-0 lead . A couple possessions later incoming senior Diana Murphy scored the first of her game-high five goals to give CdM a 2-1 lead.

Instead of slapping Brent Lawson in the rear end, teammates slapped his helmet when he reached home plate at Corona del Mar High last Saturday. The three runners Lawson brought home with a grand slam congratulated him. The hits to the head almost felt as good as the ones Lawson collected on the baseball field. Lawson broke out with his first four-for-four performance at CdM. He homered, doubled and singled twice, and drove in six runs. It turned out to be a career day for Lawson.