Fountain Valley

When/where: Tonight, 7 at Huntington Beach High Key Sailors: Jr. TB Buzzy Yokoyama (92 carries, 752 yards, eight TDs rushing); Sr. QB Austin Rios (56 for 78 passing, 545 yards, three TDs); Sr. WR Parker Norton (40 receptions, 389 yards, four TDs); Sr. LB Blair Luchs (team-leading 59 tackles, two INTs). Key Barons: Sr. RB-LB Montana Merhoff (736 yards, nine TDs rushing; 51 tackles, two INTS); Sr. QB Ryan Balzer; So. DB Wyatt Christensen (45 tackles); Sr. LB Rob Young (43 tackles)

Danette Goulet ORANGE COAST COLLEGE -- They aren't old enough to get a job, but in the next two weeks 15 young entrepreneurs will plan and launch businesses of their own. And their teacher on this path to becoming millionaires is even younger than many of his students. At 11 years old, Joshua Ballard is the youngest instructor ever to take a lectern in an OCC classroom, said Marge Ball, the school's director of community education. It is more than his tender years and advanced position that make Joshua unusual.

Tony Altobelli NEWPORT BEACH - Aaron Yarnal picked a good time to find his offense. The senior shooter, stuck on two points for three quarters, scored 11 of his 13 points in the final frame to help the Newport Harbor High boys basketball team to a 64-52 pool play win over visiting Fountain Valley at the Bill Reynolds Classic Tuesday night. Tony Melum led the Sailors (4-0) with 20 points, while Greg Perrine (12 points) and Erik Peterson (10 points)

IRVINE - Newport Harbor High's club roller hockey team battled to a 5-5 tie with Fountain Valley in a game at the Gretzky Center. Newport goaltender David Christiansen made 13 saves while Fountain Valley's Matt Jankowski made 29. Chase Kelly scored two goals and had two assists to lead the Newport Harbor offense. Calvin Anderson pitched in with two goals and an assist. Vincent Mungo also had a goal while Brett Robinson and Jared McRae each tallied assists.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY - The Newport-Mesa Junior All-American Football Pee Wee Seahawks opened the 2001 season with a 14-0 win over the Fountain Valley Jaguars Saturday afternoon. Jacob Gildart scored both touchdowns for the Seahawks on runs of 30 and 40 yards, respectively. He also intercepted a Jaguar pass on defense as well. Justin Elbourn, Keifer Fairbanks, Andrew Hawkins, Bryce Jardine, James McKennon, Corbin McNutt, Nick Reese, Frank Russo and Jerry Whitney provided great line blocking on Gildart's runs, while the Seahawk defense was anchored by Will Brown, Brian Lawler, Travis Prickett, P.J. Simpson, Richie Sorenson, Brice Stillman, Jon Tripi, Charles Vickery and Colin Wigley.

Tony Altobelli CORONA DEL MAR - For Corona del Mar High's track and field coach Bill Sumner, each meet this year is a new learning experience. "We're still tinkering with some things here and there," Sumner said following Wednesday's dual meet win for both the boys' and girls' squads over Fountain Valley. "We're not gonna have all these events figured out just yet. Each meet, we get closer and closer to that." Junior Travis Beardslee and Sean Fenton led the boys squad to a 79-57 win over the Barons, while Liz Morse helped the girls to an 88-58 win. "Last year we had a bunch of firsts," Sumner said.

The one Newport Harbor High football game Cecil Whiteside looked forward to rubbing more than elbows in this year might take place without him. Blame it on a swollen right elbow. Newport Harbor Coach Jeff Brinkley said the UC Berkeley-bound Whiteside suffered the elbow injury last week and he’s doubtful for tonight’s crucial Sunset League home game against Fountain Valley at 7. If the Sailors (4-3, 1-1 in league) upset and hand the Barons their first loss of the season, they most likely will have to do it without their senior leader.

NEWPORT BEACH — When you’re just trying to tread water, sometimes a dog paddle is more than sufficient. The Newport Harbor High boys’ basketball team rescued itself from further submersion below the .500 mark Friday with a 49-39 Sunset League win over visiting Fountain Valley. But the Sailors (11-11, 3-3 in league) still had to periodically plug their noses during stints of a game that featured 50 turnovers, shaky shooting and enough sloppiness to leave a stain.

If the Orange County Transportation Authority doesn't widen the San Diego (405) Freeway in Costa Mesa, an existing bottleneck could relocate from Fountain Valley to Costa Mesa, transportation officials said Tuesday. In his update to the Costa Mesa City Council about OCTA's three scenarios to improve the 405, project manager Niall Barrett said extending the project into the section south of Euclid Street onto the Corona del Mar (73) Freeway is the best option to manage congestion.

BOYS' GOLF Orange Coast League Individual Finals LONG BEACH - Estancia High senior Jake Knapp captured the league title for the third straight year at Skylinks Golf Course Tuesday. Knapp, bound for UCLA, shot 13-under-par 131 over the two-day event, a 66 on Monday and a 65 on Tuesday on the par-72 course. Estancia's Aaron Wood finished fourth, 74-74 - 148. Knapp and Wood advanced to the CIF Southern Section Southern Individual Regional May 14 at Skylinks.

BOYS' TENNIS Ojai tournament OJAI — Third-seeded Chaz Downing, a Corona del Mar High freshman, lost to second-seeded Arash Hafezi of University, 6-2, 6-0, in the boys' 14 singles final of the 112th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament on Sunday. Downing reached the title match by knocking off top-seeded Connor Hance, 6-1, 6-1, in Saturday's semifinals. BOYS' GOLF Pacific Coast League finals SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Sophomore Hale Furey shot one-over-par 72 on Monday, the first day of the Pacific Coast League individual finals, in which five of Furey's Corona del Mar teammates advanced to Tuesday's final round at San Juan Hills Country Club.

BOYS' LACROSSE Newport Harbor 10, Dana Hills 8 NEWPORT BEACH - Riley Robinson had five goals and two assists to help the Sailors earn the nonleague upset Wednesday. Newport Harbor (2-3) is ranked No. 24 in the "Southern CIF" rankings by laxpower.com, while Dana Hills is No. 7. Kole Escher (two goals, two assists), Matt Porteous (one goal, one assist), Brian Team (one goal, one assist), Jake Turner (one goal), Alex Opyd (one assist) and Ritter Hagedorn (one assist)

BOYS' SOCCER Estancia 4, Costa Mesa 2 COSTA MESA - Chris Gomez scored two goals to help the Eagles overcome a 2-1 deficit and win the Orange Coast League game Thursday at Jim Scott Stadium. Vicente Lopez had a goal and an assist, Sean Bjelland scored a goal and Chris Montillo, Carlos Moreno and Carlos Barrios had an assist each for Estancia, which finished second in league. Eagles' goalie Alex Plata made five saves. * Sage Hill 3, Crean Lutheran 0 IRVINE - Sophomore Kavi Sakraney had a goal an assist for the Lightning, who finished second in the Academy League Thursday.

NEWPORT BEACH - Larry Draluck is in his fifth year as the head coach of the Newport Harbor High girls' soccer team. The Sailors are aiming for their second straight CIF Southern Section Division I playoff appearance. They're also making something more intangible, but every bit as valuable - a winning culture. "If we can make the playoffs two years in a row, we've established some continuity here and an expectation of excellence," Draluck said. "In my first few years, that didn't exist.

NEWPORT BEACH - The corner kicks racked up in the first five minutes of the game, three in a row for the Fountain Valley High boys' soccer team. Newport Harbor Coach Juan Mares did not like what he saw. More than an hour later, the Sailors had finally played with fire one too many times. Barons senior Eric Shearer scored a rebound goal off a corner kick in the 75th minute, lifting Fountain Valley to a 1-0 victory over Newport Harbor in the teams' Sunset League opener Wednesday at Davidson Field.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Maybe next week will be a different story. But in the semifinals of the Marina Tournament, Fountain Valley High had the better boys' soccer team against Newport Harbor. The Barons (8-2-2) attacked frequently and appeared to be more aggressive than the Sailors (7-4-3). That helped Fountain Valley earn a 1-0 victory against its Sunset League foe Wednesday at Marina. Senior Ethan Morrow scored his ninth goal of the season on a breakaway run after a great lead pass from junior Derek Huynen 13 minutes into the second half.

NEWPORT BEACH - Since moving to the Sunset League five years ago, Coach Jeff Brinkley has enjoyed success in league openers. That didn't change Friday night as the Sailors kicked off league play with a convincing 33-7 victory against Fountain Valley. Brinkley saw his defense create havoc for the visitors, allowing him to improve his record to 5-1 in Sunset League openers. Getting off to the right start in a competitive league is vital. The way the Sailors see it, three victories in league most likely secures a berth into the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs.

A Costa Mesa man was sentenced to 95 years to life in prison Wednesday for raping an adult and a minor in two separate crimes. A jury found Jaime Zamora Ramirez, 42, guilty of two felony counts of forcible rape, one felony count of forcible sexual penetration and a sentencing enhancement for raping multiple victims and committing a sexual offense during a burglary, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. In the first case, prosecutors said Ramirez went to the home of a female friend on Oct. 12, 2008, forced his way in and raped her. On July 11, 2009, Ramirez asked a subordinate at First Class Cleaners in Fountain Valley, where he was a manager, to drop off another employee, a minor, at his Costa Mesa home to perform "special deliveries," according to a news release from the D.A.'s office.