Schools

On a Monday in mid-April, a handful of students piled into a couple of cars in Costa Mesa and headed north. For some of the high schoolers it was their first time outside Orange County. They were on a trip with Save Our Youth, or SOY, the nonprofit that boosts education and combats violence for minority students on the Westside of Costa Mesa. After a three-hour drive, they arrived at UC Santa Barbara where a student took them on a personal tour. "He didn't just show us around, he explained some signification places of the school and what they had to offer," said Ricky Herrera, a junior from Estancia High School.

BOYS' LACROSSE Corona del Mar 16, Dana Hills 5 CORONA DEL MAR - Senior Casey Mix had four goals and three assists to lead the top-seeded Sea Kings in the first round of the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section South Division playoffs. Senior Todd Kitzens had two goals and three assists and senior Chris Von Der Ahe had one goal, four assists and four groundballs for CdM (16-2), which plays host to Beckman on Thursday. Sophomores Max Kline (three goals), Ben Paltiz (one goal, one assist)

A Costa Mesa law school hopes to ease the stress on the California court system, which has suffered severe budget cuts, by offering its newly christened practice courtroom on campus for official legal proceedings. In response to belt-tightening within the state's legal system, Whittier Law School plans to invite authentic trials and arbitration to its facility. Such a setup would benefit students, as well, allowing them to observe the proceedings in the school's fully functioning 4,400-square-foot courtroom, which opened this month.

BASEBALL Sage Hill 4, Crean Lutheran 3 IRVINE - Sophomore Chris Goul drove in two runs with a triple during a four-run first inning at Cypress Park on Friday, helping the Lightning pull off the upset and move into a second-place tie in the Academy League. Sage Hill, ranked No. 6 in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 poll, shares second place with No. 9 St. Margaret's in league at 7-4. The rivals play Tuesday and Friday at 3:15 p.m. Conner Bock earned the win against Crean Lutheran, ranked No. 5. He allowed two earned runs in four innings.

NEWPORT BEACH - The Battle of the Bay swim meet always seems to come down to the meet-ending 400-yard freestyle relay on the girls' side. In 2011, Newport Harbor won it to forge a tie. Last year, CdM won the race to edge out a victory. In a way, it again came down to the last race Thursday at Newport Harbor High. The Sailors girls needed to finish first and second in that relay to win the meet. CdM Coach Doug Volding knew that wasn't about to happen. Instead, the opposite was true.

COSTA MESA - At the end of the sixth inning, the Costa Mesa High softball team gathered near the dugout and yelled, "Estancia!" The players then lined up to slap hands with rival Estancia. The Mustangs believed Thursday's Orange Coast League home game was over. It wasn't, but it might as well have been. The teams played one more inning, going the normal seven. The Eagles added three runs to their 23-12 rout, helping them sweep the Battle for the Bell series against Costa Mesa for the second straight year.

BOYS' GOLF Estancia 209, Calvary Chapel 211 FOUNTAIN VALLEY - Senior Aaron Wood shot four-over-par 40 in the Eagles' Orange Coast League match, which clinched their third straight league championship at Mile Square Golf Club on Thursday. The Eagles finished league play at 8-1. Jake Stone had a 41 for Estancia, and Brad Erhorn (42), Bill Croson (42) and Cody Nelson (44) also scored. The Eagles (10-6 overall) compete at the two-day Orange Coast League championships on Tuesday at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach at 1 p.m. * Corona del Mar 183, Beckman 190 NEWPORT BEACH - Senior Chase Wheatley earned medalist honors for the Sea Kings with a one-under-par 34 in a Pacific Coast League match at Newport Beach Country Club on Thursday.

BOYS' GOLF Corona del Mar 177, Villa Park 193 NEWPORT BEACH — The Sea Kings set a school record for their lowest team score at Newport Beach Country Club in the nonleague match Wednesday. CdM's previous record at its home course was a 178, set last year, Coach Mike Starkweather said. Senior Chase Wheatley was medalist with a three-under-par 32. Karick Brown (34), Bryan Hong, Walter Frome and Drew Hanson (all 37) also scored for CdM (13-5). The Sea Kings play host to Beckman in their Pacific Coast League finale Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at NBCC.

Last year, the Corona del Mar High sailing team was one point away from qualifying for the High School Dinghy National Championships. This year the Sea Kings left no doubt. CdM finished third at the Pacific Coast Championships Sunday at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in San Pedro. CdM edged Newport Harbor, which finished fourth and also qualified to compete for the Mallory Trophy May 11-12 in Chicago. CdM and Newport Harbor competed against the best teams in the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Assn.