Twins

For a video, click here. For a photo gallery, click here. COSTA MESA — The Lakers had Shaq and Kobe and the Bulls had Jordan and Pippen. The third- and fourth-grade Carden Hall boys’ gold division team introduced another dynamic duo to the sports world at this year’s Daily Pilot Cup: the Campos twins, Dylan and Travis. Travis Campos scored five goals to lead Carden Hall to a 7-1 victory over Whittier Sunday in the gold division’s final match at the Costa Mesa Farm Complex.

Natalie Venegas Alexa Boyer and twin sister Grace were a key in the Mariners Christian Elementary offense, but it was Adams that finished on top with a 5-2 victory in the third- and fourth-grade girls Gold Division Wednesday in the second round of pool-play in the Daily Pilot Cup at Costa Mesa Farm Complex. Within minutes of the first half, Alexa Boyer and Grace Boyer powered their way past defenders, and Alexa scored a goal with an assist from Grace, putting Mariners Christian up, 1-0. Adams tried to tie the score with four consecutive attempts, which were all saved by Mariners Christian goalie Brittney Alayra.

Americans are not only living longer, they are living better, thanks to healthcare advances and the evolution of supportive living environments which, by design, help people age well. That's the message that The Fountains hopes America will wake up to on March 5, 2003. On that day, Maggie White and Pat Taylor -- the oldest identical twins living in the United States -- will celebrate their 100th birthday! The odds for twins born in 1903 to live to see their 100th birthday are said to be 1 in 700 million.

For a video, click here. For a photo gallery click here. COSTA MESA — The Lakers had Shaq and Kobe and the Bulls had Jordan and Pippen. The third- and fourth-grade Carden Hall boys’ gold division team introduced another dynamic duo to the sports world at this year’s Daily Pilot Cup: the Campos twins, Dylan and Travis. Carden Hall, who outscored teams, 30-4, in five games of the tournament, was led by Travis Campos’ five goals Sunday and defeated Whittier, 7-1, in the gold division’s final match at the Costa Mesa Farm Complex.

Marisa O'Neil Three sisters who graduate from Newport Harbor High School today are all approaching the ceremony in their own distinct ways. "I'll probably cry," 18-year-old Kerissa Peters said with a nervous laugh. "I'll probably throw up," her twin, Jessica, worried. "I'm ready to graduate today," their 16-year-old sister Jacqueline Schardt said confidently. While twins graduating in the same class is a given, having a younger sister joining them in caps and gowns doesn't happen every day. But Jacqueline skipped eighth grade, setting up the unusual -- if sometimes difficult -- situation.

Lolita Harper Golf is a gentlemen's sport. A quiet sport of concentration in which announcers whisper and audiences hold their applause until the appropriate times. It is played on a serene setting, with luscious green grass, rolling hills and beautiful trees. Ahhh. Contrast that to the hotel room of Toshiba Senior Classic golfer Tom Purtzer when he travels with his wife, their 7-year-old daughter, 4-year-old twins and 6-month-old twins. You read that correctly: two sets of twins, for a total of five children under the age of 8. "Having that many kids in one hotel room would be like having a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese all the time," Purtzer, 51, said.

The Lunch Tables recently beat the Twins in the eighth annual Corona del Mar Whiffle Ball tournament championship game, 15-10.5. Players for the winning Lunch Tables included Dan Grable, James May, Gary Maithison, Peter Selby, Kim Rapp and tournament director Gary Almquist. The Twins, so-named because the team included three sets of twins, consisted of Hunter and Hayley Alder, Cory and Kirk MacDonald, and Erik and Kevin Rask. The 32-team tournament consisted of junior high and high school teams, and raised money for the CdM wrestling program, which Almquist coaches.

MICHAEL ARNOLD GLUECK One of the great slow progresses of our civilization is learning to treat people with disabilities as human beings, not objects of ridicule. Often, Hollywood has been in the forefront. Movies such as "A Beautiful Mind," "Scent of a Woman," "Children of a Lesser God," "Rain Man" and "Forrest Gump" have enriched our understanding of those with mental illness, the visually impaired, the hearing impaired, autism and retardation. We should expect no less in the presentation and dramatization of those who are born as conjoined twins.

Coral Wilson Turning 1 year old may be small accomplishment for most children, but not for twins William and Hayden Hurray. The birthday celebration on Sunday in Bonita Canyon Park in Newport Beach was a day parents Mark and Erin Hurray thought would never come. A crowd of about 100 -- friends, relatives and their children -- gathered to admire William and Hayden's glowing skin and pink cheeks. A year and three months ago, the unborn twins were within a day of being overwhelmed by a rare fetal condition.

Rick Devereux Faith is a strange thing. Most people have it when it is useless and lose it when they are in most need of it. No one needs faith when things are going well, it might seem. But despair sets in once the tide shifts and faith is gone. But not Bob Lussier. He has faith even when Job of the Bible would start to have doubts. Lussier, 42, grew up in Fountain Valley and was on the high school football and track and field teams.

Corona del Mar High senior twins Stephania and Ioanna Haralabidis will be eligible to play for the CdM girls' water polo team after Dec. 31, CIF Southern Section director of communications Thom Simmons said Monday. Dec. 31 is the end of the sit-out period for winter sports transfers. The Haralabidis sisters transferred to CdM from Greece. "They were ineligible until we got all the paperwork that we needed to get from the previous school," Simmons said. "We have since received everything that we needed to receive from the school, and they are ineligible due to the SOP [Sit-Out Period]

Joel Licon, a sophomore shortstop for the Orange Coast College baseball team in 2012, has signed a professional contract with the Minnesota Twins organization. Licon, selected in the 25th round (No. 760 overall) in last week's Major LeagueFirst-Year Player Draft, had signed a letter of intent to continue his college career at Liberty University. He began his collegiate career at Loyola Marymount. Licon hit .310 with four home runs, 31 runs batted in and 43 runs en route to second-team all-state recognition in 2012, helping the Pirates win the Orange Empire Conference championship and advance to the four-team state tournament.

What a difference a year makes. That's what the Costa Mesa Aquatics Club must've been thinking with regard to its 10-and-under water polo team. The CMAC squad had its dream come true this past weekend. The team, coached by twin brothers Cody and Dustin Serrano, won its first big tournament title for CMAC, the club that was created just a little more than a year ago. Last year, the CMAC 10U team finished dead last in the Winterfest tournament, losing all of its games.

COSTA MESA — The end of a quiet cul-de-sac lined with upscale homes is the place where 6-year-old Catherine Gregory lost her father nearly two weeks ago. On Aug. 30, police discovered Steven Craig DePhillips, 40, lying in the driveway of the Capri Lane home Catherine lived in with her grandparents, according to Catherine's grandfather, Raymond Gregory. Earlier in the day, Catherine was playing at the neighboring home of Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer, who has young daughters.

UC Irvine junior All-American pitcher Matt Summers has said he would make a motivational target of the first pitcher selected in the major league draft in which he went in the fourth round Tuesday to the Minnesota Twins. The Anteaters' right-hander, who seized Big West Pitcher of the Year honors by going 8-0 in his eight conference starts, has a few more rivals to try to outperform professionally after being the 78th pitcher selected, the 148th overall pick. What's more, Summers saw four Big West pitchers chosen ahead of him, a fact that rankled UCI Coach Mike Gillespie, who has marveled at the development of Summers from inconsistent reliever (an 8.36 ERA in 37 2/3 innings coming into this season)

CORONA DEL MAR — Some kids do it just for the free burgers. But for Derek and Matthew Hanna, sweeping the lunch area at Harbor View Elementary School has become a point of pride. The twin brothers volunteer extra play time each day to help the school custodian clean. They dart from napkin to straw, easing the burden of the janitors and setting an example for their classmates. "It's good for the school," said Derek. "It makes me feel good," added Matthew. Recognizing their service, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District recently presented them a Starfish Award, which is given to students who have "made a difference by contributing a personal or collective effort for the benefit of others.

B runo Campos tells the story of his twin sons' birth with great fondness. It seems Travis and Dylan Campos have always been linked. Before they were born, Travis appeared to have had a perfect path to the birth canal, but Dylan made a move that blocked Travis. The twins' arms were locked. Doctors then performed a C-Section surgery. For the record, Travis was born one minute before Dylan, their father says. The Campos twins have a tight bond for sure. It's as if they know each other thoughts and reactions.

The year was 1965. That was the year I fell in love with baseball and history. It happened in Miss Tomlinson’s fifth-grade class at Crestview Elementary School in Merriam, Kan. We had the Kansas City Athletics, but they were a last-place mess that went 59-103 that season of ’65. The only highlight was Campy Campaneris playing all nine positions against the Angels on Sept. 8. I was searching for a baseball team that I could love. Miss Tomlinson had a passion for baseball, so when she wheeled that 14-inch black-and-white TV into class so we could watch the Dodgers play the Twins for the World Series, I was in heaven.

“When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk,” Philippe Petit says. The famous tightrope-walking Frenchman earned his notoriety at the age of 24 with one of the largest and most daring publicity stunts in history: crossing the gap between the Twin Towers in New York City in 1974 on a steel wire — and without a safety net, 110 stories above the ground. Since then, he’s become known as a prolific Renaissance man with interests in magic, storytelling, bullfighting, engineering and pick-pocketing.

Friends of late Newport Beach pro-surfer Gary Edgar will release 45 doves on the beach today to strains of the Bob Marley song “Three Little Birds.” A fixture in Newport’s surfing community since the late ’70s, Gary Edgar, 45, was listening to the song when he died last week after battling lung cancer. “ Don’t worry about a thing / ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right ,” the song goes. Together with his brother, Ron Edgar, the identical twins were known in local surfing circles as “the Shredgars.