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By David Carrillo Peñaloza | May 3, 2014
Mark Todd is coming back to Corona del Mar High yet again, not to lead the Sea Kings, but to coach against them. Todd has returned to CdM a handful of times since leaving the school five years ago. He's in his fourth season in charge of Newport Harbor, CdM's Back Bay rival. The schools have played five times since Todd moved across the bay. The sixth meeting is Tuesday, when Todd guides the No. 15-seeded Sailors (8-8) to his former stomping ground to open the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section South Division playoffs against No. 2 CdM (13-1)
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By Steve Virgen | May 3, 2014
Several parents from Newport Beach have been telling me about the increasing popularity of lacrosse in Orange County and Southern California. There have been emails and phone calls. But we get these a lot about sports that aren't the traditionally popular ones, like football, basketball and baseball. Finally it took a bump to my car for me to get the picture. A wise person once told me sometimes it does take a jolt in order to bring change and/or improvement. Elizabeth Bader, whose son Nathan Chaness plays boys' lacrosse at Newport Harbor High, accidentally (or at least I hope it was an accident)
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By Steve Virgen | May 1, 2014
What a game! What a game! That might be a simple way to describe what took place Wednesday night at Davidson Field, where Newport Harbor High and Marina battled in a wild and crazy boys' lacrosse game. But Sailors Coach Mark Todd probably put it best when talking about the way his guys took a much-needed 13-11 victory over the Vikings, who featured former Tars assistant Ryan Abatte as their head coach. "A perfect storm for disaster," Todd said before addressing his victorious Sailors in a post-game meeting.
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By Steve Virgen | April 29, 2014
Early in the season, adversity struck the Newport Harbor High boys' lacrosse team. During the first five games, the Sailors lost a starter to injury each contest, Coach Mark Todd said. There were some broken collarbones to some players, Todd said, as well as a broken hand to talented freshman midfielder Chandler Pierce, who was lost for the season. It all became challenging for the Sailors, who stumbled early in the Sunset League season as well, as some players recovered from injury and others left for spring-break trips.
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By Matt Szabo | April 28, 2014
IRVINE - The day after many of the players on the Corona del Mar High girls' lacrosse team returned from the three-day Stagecoach Country Music Festival, they had a huge Pacific Coast League game against Beckman. The festival was much more fun for the Sea Kings than the game at the Patriots' field Monday. CdM stayed competitive for most of the contest, but at the end the goals dried up, just like the festival grounds in the desert in Indio. The resulting 13-9 Beckman victory means that CdM is most likely denied its first outright league title in program history.
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By David Carrillo Peñaloza | March 5, 2014
As coach of the Corona del Mar High boys' lacrosse program, G.W. Mix doesn't get to see his two sons play in college often. He's too busy coaching, while Ryan Mix and Casey Mix are away competing. Ryan plays for the University of Notre Dame and Casey for UC Santa Barbara. Mix's boys are coming home this week and he will get to see them play in person. Dad came up with a great idea: create a college lacrosse exhibition in Orange County and invite the teams his sons play on. The event, which looks to promote lacrosse in California, took several years to pull off. The schedules worked out for all parties involved.
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March 4, 2014
GIRLS' LACROSSE Newport Harbor 6, Downey 4 Alex Palmer scored three goals to lead the Sailors to their season-opening win Tuesday. Rylie Siegfried added two goals for Newport Harbor(1-0), which plays host to Laguna Hills on Thursday. — BOYS' TENNIS Corona del Mar 14, Peninsula 4 PALOS VERDES — Bjorn Hoffmann, Ryan Andrews and Josh Kliger swept in singles for the Sea Kings in Tuesday's nonleague match on the road. Carson Williams and Johnny Rone also swept at No. 1 doubles for CdM (2-0)
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October 25, 2013
The Corona del Mar High girls' lacrosse and girls' soccer teams are working together for a fundraiser and a special screening of the documentary, "Girl Rising," Monday night at the Little Theater at Corona del Mar High School. Kenya Keys, http://www.kenyakeys.org , is an organization that provides educational opportunities where there are none. The project uses 100% of donations to go to the cause, the website says. "Girl Rising," is a documentary that chronicles the lives of nine girls who battle great adversity to gain education.
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July 3, 2013
Corona del Mar High junior Brett Olson made the All-Pacific Coast League first team in baseball. Olson, a pitcher and first baseman, is one of two CdM players earning all-league praise. The other is senior second baseman Tyler Maloney, a second-team selection. The Sea Kings finished 9-17, 4-11 in league, last place. Olson went 3-2 with a 1.66 earned-run average. He struck out 24 in 33 2/3 innings and threw one complete game. Olson hit .329 with 13 runs batted in, eight doubles and one triple.
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June 12, 2013
Corona del Mar High senior attacker Jack Ortlieb was one of the top 50 high school boys' lacrosse players on the West Coast that played in the Adrenaline All-American Game at Orange Coast College on Saturday. Ortlieb, who's bound for Holy Cross, scored two goals and assisted on two goals, helping the South defeat the North, 20-12. "Saturday's game went really well," said Ortlieb, who played in his third straight game since injuring his hamstring on April 20. "I played half the game.