Mission Viejo

Buzzy Yokoyama, the Newport Harbor High football team’s top running back, is transferring to Mission Viejo for his senior year, Sailors Coach Jeff Brinkley said Thursday. Yokoyama, a first-team All-Sunset League selection, told Brinkley Wednesday that he will transfer. Brinkley did not want to comment further and referred questions to the Yokoyama family. Jeff Yokoyama, Buzzy's father, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday. Yokoyama's family is moving to Mission Viejo, Newport Harbor linebacker Ethan Cochran said.

The Newport-Mesa Junior All-American Football team (ages 11-13) opened playoff action with a 30-0 win over Mission Viejo on Saturday. Trevor Theriot, Patrick Williams, Marc Quarles and Matt Erickson each scored touchdowns for the Seahawks. Williams' touchdown came off a 50-yard pass from quarterback Kasey Peters. The offensive line was anchored by Sean Goodman, Ricky Sepulveda, Anthony Santos, Brent Ogden, Steve Hancock, Pat Hill, Eric Ray and Nathan Stoneman.

MISSION VIEJO / SAN DIEGO, Calif. (February XX, 2009) – Orange County resident and founder of Paragon Charitable Service Group Inc., a San Diego-based firm specializing in institutional charitable gift planning and philanthropic consulting, Douglas J. Corbin, has been named to the Mission Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.  The foundation, which serves Mission Hospital – a leading provider of healthcare based in Mission Viejo, Calif. provides critically important support in helping the hospital achieve its goals through philanthropy.

Cynthia Bui scored a late first-half goal off a throw-in from Hailey McCarter and the Corona del Mar under-14 girls Silver Select soccer team made it stand with a 1-0 victory over host Mission Viejo in AYSO Region 57 play Saturday. CdM goalkeeper Gelyne Prow notched her second shutout of the spring season with help from defenders Sarah Wesley, Abby Carrier, Taylor Rhodes and Su-Yin Bickner. Midfielders Shaye Bastien, Alexandra Reinach, Danielle Reinach and Brittany Donahue, along with forward Michelle Zucker, combined to maintain CdM's attack.

MISSION VIEJO - Kevin Hansen had 17 points and Brooks Morris had 14 points to lead Corona del Mar boys basketball to its second road win of the season, 57-44, over Mission Viejo in nonleague action. After allowing 13 first-quarter points, CdM held the Diablos (1-2) to 14 points in the next two quarters combined. The Sea Kings (2-0) connected on 11 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. "It was just a hard-fought contest," Coach Paul Orris said.

MISSION VIEJO — Brian Ford is a versatile player for the Corona del Mar High boys’ soccer team. He showed that during the South Orange County Classic, playing six positions throughout the tournament. Yet, it wasn’t until the final match and during the last minute that he appeared to be in the perfect position. His header near the left post went into the net with one minute left to give the Sea Kings a dramatic 2-1 victory over host Mission Viejo for the tournament championship Thursday.

MISSION VIEJO - The Corona del Mar High boys golf team used a steady performance to grab a 409-424 nonleague victory over Mission Viejo, after the squads concluded a two-part match at Mission Viejo Country Club Tuesday. CdM's Alex Chikovani tied for medalist honors with Mission Viejo's Darren Blair, as both finished with 78. Chikovani shot 40 on par-36 Tuesday. Sea Kings Nick Sherman (82), Tim Frohling (83), Robert Ury (83) and Colby Hackett (85)

IRVINE - After a disappointing start, the Costa Mesa boys 14 and younger team from AYSO Region 120 bettered itself with a 1-0 victory over Mission Viejo in its final game of the Irvine Memorial Tournament. Mission Viejo had defeated both teams Costa Mesa lost to in the tournament. Versatile forwards and midfielders with footspeed and touch for Costa Mesa included Brian Henriquez, Luis Andrade, Rigo Miranda, Jose Perez, Marc Nutter, Alberto Nava, Gerardo Delgado, Kenneth Zich and Marco Soto.

Buzzy Yokoyama, the Newport Harbor High football team's top running back, is transferring to Mission Viejo for his senior year, Sailors Coach Jeff Brinkley said Thursday. Yokoyama, a first-team All-Sunset League tailback, told Brinkley Wednesday that he will transfer. Brinkley declined to comment further and referred questions to the Yokoyama family. Jeff Yokoyama, Buzzy's father, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday. Yokoyama's family is moving to Mission Viejo, Newport Harbor linebacker Ethan Cochran said.

WOMEN'S TENNIS Orange Coast 8, Saddleback 1 MISSION VIEJO - Krystal Hernandez won at No. 2 singles for the Pirates in the Orange Empire Conference match Tuesday. Nory Call (No. 3), Nicole Pham (No. 4), Remi Sutton (No. 5) and Claire Crossman (No. 6) also won in singles for OCC (7-3, 5-1 in conference). * SOFTBALL Doubleheader COSTA MESA - Host Vanguard dropped a pair to Azusa Pacific in Golden State Athletic Conference play on Tuesday.

Buzzy Yokoyama still has a picture on his Twitter profile of him in a Newport Harbor High football uniform. He has his back turned to the camera after scoring a touchdown last season. That will not happen again with the Sailors. The standout running back is officially gone from Newport Harbor. The CIF Southern Section approved Yokoyama's transfer to Mission Viejo High, making him athletically eligible to compete in his senior year after a valid change of residence, said Thom Simmons, a section spokesperson.

    Thomas Dethlefsen was born in Vail, Iowa.  January 23, 1938      He and his entire family moved to Costa Mesa in 1946. He attended elementary school      in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Costa Mesa, California He graduated for Harbor High School in Newport Beach in 1956. Tom served time in the US Army, Attended Orange Coast College and completed his training and begun a career as a surveyor. He worked for next twenty-four years working for the Jack G. Raab Company, which played an integral role in the development of Mission Viejo, CA.     He was a member of the Remington Society, the Veterans of Foreign Wars,     and the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.

Buzzy Yokoyama, the Newport Harbor High football team's top running back, is transferring to Mission Viejo for his senior year, Sailors Coach Jeff Brinkley said Thursday. Yokoyama, a first-team All-Sunset League tailback, told Brinkley Wednesday that he will transfer. Brinkley declined to comment further and referred questions to the Yokoyama family. Jeff Yokoyama, Buzzy's father, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday. Yokoyama's family is moving to Mission Viejo, Newport Harbor linebacker Ethan Cochran said.

Buzzy Yokoyama, the Newport Harbor High football team’s top running back, is transferring to Mission Viejo for his senior year, Sailors Coach Jeff Brinkley said Thursday. Yokoyama, a first-team All-Sunset League selection, told Brinkley Wednesday that he will transfer. Brinkley did not want to comment further and referred questions to the Yokoyama family. Jeff Yokoyama, Buzzy's father, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday. Yokoyama's family is moving to Mission Viejo, Newport Harbor linebacker Ethan Cochran said.

The Costa Mesa High skate team is dominating the OC Skateboarding League school teams series this season. Costa Mesa skated against rival Estancia High School, and three other high school skate teams: Northwood, San Clemente and Mission Viejo on Friday at Volcom Skate Park in Costa Mesa. With some of the best skating of the season, Mesa’s team, led by Senior Dominick Walker, took first place with three riders in the finals: Michael Scheidt, Sterling Wright, and Walker.

Saturday will mark the first Ride for AIDS event in Orange County. Although the ride is familiar to San Francisco and Los Angeles bicyclists, tomorrow will be the first riding event in the O.C. to raise money for the fight against HIV and AIDS. There are two rides, a 100-mile ride and a 62-mile ride. They span Mission Viejo, Irvine, Santiago Canyon, Tustin, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach, among other points. The ride starts and ends at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.

High School Football When/where: Tonight, 7 at Los Angeles Valley College Key Sailors: Jr. RB Buzzy Yokoyama (116 yards on 19 carries); Sr. DT-LT JB Salem; SR LB-FB Ryan Andrews Breakdown: The Sailors (1-0) are coming off 17-6 home victory against Trabuco Hills last week in their opener … Newport Harbor plays Loyola (1-1) for the second straight season. Last year, the Sailors beat the Cubs, 28-14, at Davidson Field … Loyola is facing its third straight team ranked in the CIF Southern Section polls … Newport Harbor is ranked No. 8 in the Pac-5 Division … Last week, the Cubs lost at home to top-ranked Mission Viejo, 42-7.

Newport Beach DUI checkpoint tonight on Finley Avenue Police are scheduled to conduct a DUI checkpoint tonight on Newport Boulevard at Finley Avenue. From 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., police will be stationed at the intersection, stopping northbound traffic, cars heading off the Balboa Peninsula, and checking for drivers license violations and drunk drivers. Police chose the location because of its proximity to bars and restaurants among other reasons, police said. Checkpoints don’t necessarily lead to more arrests; rather, they serve as reminders to the public about police enforcement and the dangers of drinking and driving, according to authorities.

CORONA DEL MAR — Corona del Mar High boys' volleyball coach Steve Conti was worried before the match. His Sea Kings calmed him down from the opening whistle. CdM played at a high level for the first-round CIF Southern Section Division I playoff match Tuesday night, sweeping visiting Mission Viejo, 25-16, 25-16, 25-13. The Sea Kings will face Dos Pueblos in the second round Thursday; whether it's home or away will be determined this morning by a coin flip today. Dos Pueblos defeated Harvard-Westlake, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, in another first-round match Tuesday.