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COSTA MESA - When the Costa Mesa High girls' basketball team met Newport Harbor in a November tournament, Mustangs senior Molly Settles missed the game to attend an event with the school's Business Academy. But in the nonleague rematch on Wednesday at Newport Harbor, Settles, a 5-foot-8 wing, was definitely there to handle the business of basketball. Settles, who had scored 70 combined points in 10 previous games this season, had 22 of her career-high 31 points by halftime to fuel the visitors' 54-30 triumph.

Costa Mesa High seniors Wyatt Ferris and Quinn Stone, as well as sophomore goalie James Rydjeski and Sage Hill junior Arya Nakhjavani, have been named first-team All-Orange Coast League for boys' water polo. Costa Mesa sophomores Nick Lewis and Deighton Tachiki-Urias, as well as Estancia senior goalie Garet Henscheid, earned second-team honors. Ferris had a team-high 117 goals for Costa Mesa, also leading the team with 54 steals and adding 26 assists. Ferris' 117 goals, tops in the league, placed him fifth among all Costa Mesa players in program history in single-season scoring.

BOYS' BASKETBALL Newport Harbor 78, Santa Fe 47 BUENA PARK — Brian Robbs scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help lead the Sailors to the quarterfinal win in the Coyote Classic at Buena Park Thursday. Nic Sargeant scored 16 points and Kevin Rakestraw had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Newport Harbor (3-0). The Sailors play against Buena Park in a semifinal game Friday at 7 p.m. at Buena Park High. * GIRLS' WATER POLO Estancia 13, Rancho Alamitos 6 COSTA MESA — Danielle Ridge scored four goals for the Eagles in the nonleague game Thursday.

GIRLS' WATER POLO Santa Ana Valley tournament SANTA ANA — Estancia opened the season with two losses Monday. The Eagles (0-2) first lost to Cypress, 10-5. Eileen Umansky scored four goals and goalie Alexis Paul made 12 saves. Estancia then lost to Segerstrom, 10-8. Umansky led with five goals and Paul finished with 14 saves * GIRLS' BASKETBALL Segerstrom 55, Newport Harbor 27 CORONA DEL MAR — McKenna Izzi had eight points, four rebounds and two steals for the Sailors in their season opener at the CdM Tip-Off Classic Monday.

Everyone looks forward to the long weekend, but a long weekend took on a different meaning to the Costa Mesa High cheerleaders. The team competed in two different competitions this past weekend. Competition season is when cheer becomes a sport. The cheerleaders must be flawless to win against other teams. The Mustangs did just that. On Saturday the Mustangs traveled to Los Angeles and competed against some of the best in the area. Winning Grand Master champions, the team took home almost every award.

LOS ANGELES - The Newport Harbor High girls' volleyball team trailed, 8-2, in the fourth set and appeared to be on the verge of losing in four sets at Marlborough on Tuesday night. Coach Dan Glenn said he called a timeout to remind his Sailors the Mustangs were in the same situation in the second set, yet rallied to win. He encouraged his team to play with confidence. They responded with a rally of their own and survived to remain alive in the CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA playoffs.

COSTA MESA - The big-wave surf spot Mavericks is gaining greater fame these days as the subject of a major motion picture. But just more than 400 miles south of the cascading break, the Vanguard University women's soccer team continues to regularly drop into a forceful surge of its own. "I'm a firm believer that we're riding a wave right now and I don't see it crashing," Vanguard Coach Randy Dodge said after his team extended its winning streak to...

COSTA MESA - To look at it one way, the Costa Mesa High football team was just 14 points from going undefeated in the Orange Coast League this year. The Mustangs lost by just two points to Estancia and two points to Godinez. But the Mustangs will finish fourth in league and more than likely not make the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs. The latest tough loss, which came Thursday night at Jim Scott Stadium, was probably the end of their season. Costa Mesa battled Laguna Beach to the end but came up short on senior night, 35-28, in the league finale for both teams.

COSTA MESA - Calvary Chapel High senior quarterback Colin Kearon did his best Peyton Manning impression on his team's first two drives Thursday night. Kearon was passing over the middle with accuracy, leading the Eagles down the field for two touchdowns. He completed eight of 10 passes on the drives, and the two incomplete passes were drops. He seemed poised to perhaps lead Calvary to an upset victory on its homecoming night. "Their quarterback was phenomenal those first two drives," Costa Mesa junior linebacker Oronde Crenshaw said.

Last week was a special one for junior Oronde Crenshaw. His parents showed up to watch him play a football game for Costa Mesa High. To have his mother and father, along with his siblings, aunts and grandparents, at one of his games is rare. His father, DeWayne Crenshaw, lives in Utah. His mother, Lilia Mora, has a hard time walking up and down the bleachers. He understands why his dad cannot come to every game because of the distance. Talking about why his mom cannot always be there is hard for Crenshaw.