CdM, Newport win twice

Corona del Mar High girls water polo coach Aaron Chaney was all

about tournament preparation before his Sea Kings took on Cabrillo to

open the Irvine Southern California Girls Water Polo Championships at

CdM Thursday.

He held a team meeting that cut into the Sea Kings’ warm-up time,

so CdM started the game a bit rusty. Yet the Sea Kings still managed

to defeat Cabrillo, 11-4, as seniors Christine Hewko, Danielle

Carlson and Daniela DiGiacomo scored three goals each.

“I knew it was going to be a slow start for us,” Chaney said. “The

girls had only 20 minutes to warm up. I had to talk about the whole

tournament. I felt confident that we would be all right.”

CdM (16-4) scored two goals in the first period, but then broke it

open with four goals in the second. The trio of Hewko, Carlson and

DiGiacomo scored two goals each. The Sea Kings scored the four goals

in a 2:20 span.

Katya Eadington and Amy Strack added a goal each in the second

half.

Corona went up 7-0 after DiGiacomo scored in front of the net.

Cabrillo (17-3) was led by Becca Ur, who scored four goals.

In the second round the Sea Kings belted Agoura, 14-6, with

Danielle Carlson (four goals) and Vivian Liao (three goals) the

pacesetters.

CdM meets Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals tonight at 6.

* In a Pacific Coast League game on Wednesday, CdM was a 14-3

winner over visiting Northwood. The frosh-soph handled Northwood,

6-3.

-- Steve Virgen

* Newport Harbor opened with victories over Arroyo Grande and

University, posting a 14-0 win in the opener, and a 13-5 decision

over University to move into tonight’s 6 p.m. quarterfinal against

Long Beach Wilson.

Annie Wight and Paige Lansing led the way against Arroyo Grande

with three goals each, and in the nightcap, Anne Belden (four goals),

Wight (three goals) and Carolyn Conway (three goals) were the scoring

leaders.

Wight had a hat trick in the first period, and Belden had a hat

trick in the second quarter.

SoCal Invitational

First Round

CdM 11, Cabrillo 4

Score by Quarters

Cabrillo 0 0 2

2 -- 4

CdM 2 4 2 3

-- 11

Cabrillo -- Ur 4. Saves -- Jenkins 4.

CdM -- Ch. Hewko 3, Carlson 3, DiGiacomo 3, Eadington 1, Strack 1.

Saves -- Fullen 6, McCormick 1.

Newport 14, Arroyo Grande 0

Newport Harbor -- Wight 3, Lansing 3, Murphy 2, Belden

2, Ball 1, Anderson 1, Conway 1, Parole 1. Saves -- Cottam 1, Ritchey

1, Housepian 1.

Second Round

CdM 14, Agoura 6

Score by Quarters

CdM 3 3 4

4 - 14

Agoura 1 1 3

1 - 6

CdM -- Carlson 4, Liao 3, DiGiacomo 1, Harkins 1, Anae

1, Ch. Hewko 2, Ca. Hewko 1, Kubas 1 Saves -- Fullen 5.

Newport 13, University 5 Score by Quarters

University 0 0 2

3 - 5

Newport 5 4 2

2 - 13

Newport Harbor -- Belden 4, Wight 3, Conway 3, Ball 2,

Anderson 1. Saves -- Cottam 4, Housepian 3.

* Sage Hill School was an 8-7 winner at Kennedy, which qualifies

the 9-8 Lightning for wild-card consideration in the CIF Division VI

Playoffs.

Junior Hayden Hutchison led the way with five goals and Devin

Tooma’s defense stood out. Freshman Brittany Forrest scored twice and

sophomore Lauren Indvik had one goal for the seniorless Lightning.

Sophomore Kira Neal had eight saves.

Nonleague

Sage Hill 8, Kennedy 7

Score by Quarters

Sage Hill 2 2 1

3 -- 8

Kennedy 2 2 0

3 -- 7

Sage Hill -- Hutchinson 5, Forrest 2, Indvik 1. Saves --

Neal 8.

Kennedy -- Osbourne 1, Peasian 5, Santos 1. Saves -- Martinez

12.

Pacific Coast League

CdM 14, Northwood 3

Score by Quarters

Northwood 1 0 0

2 -- 3

CdM 6 2 3 3

- 4

CdM -- Strack 4, Eadington 2, Anae 2, Kubas 2, Bowlus 1,

Harkins 1, Cam. Hewko 1, Chr. Hewko 1. Saves -- Fullen 3, McCormick

3.