Cal Poly’s Day honored

Former Costa Mesa High multi-sport standout Sharon Day, who has

shined this season for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer

team, was tabbed Tuesday as the Big West Conference Freshman of the

Year.

Day, the third Cal Poly player to receive an individual honor

following Defensive Player of the Year Sierra Simmons and Goalkeeper

of the Year Greta Shirdon, scored six goals and recorded a team-high

six assists. She helped the Mustangs win last weekend’s Big West

tournament at UC Irvine and gain an automatic berth into the NCAA

tournament.

UCI’s Hayley McNallan, Caroline Kabe and Alyson Spencer were voted

first-team All-Big West by the circuit’s coaches. Day was a

second-team honoree.

Bucs bank on playoffs

* SOCCER: Sophomore Marco Santangelo of Orange Coast College

scored in the 87th minute Tuesday as the Pirates edged host Santiago

Canyon, 1-0, in Orange Empire Conference men’s soccer action.

OCC (13-5-1, 10-3-1 in the OEC) is hoping for a berth in the

Southern California regional playoffs, in which pairings will be

announced today.

Biola sweeps host VU

* VOLLEYBALL: Visiting Biola swept Vanguard, 30-19, 30-24, 30-27,

in Golden State Athletic Conference women’s volleyball action

Tuesday. Keri DeHaas led VU (14-11, 8-11 in the GSAC) with 13 digs

and nine kills. Biola is 28-5, 15-4.

Vanguard opens in style

* BASKETBALL: Celilia Josefsson drained six of 11 three-point

tries to earn a game-high 18 points to lead the Vanguard University

women’s basketball team to a 66-52 nonconference victory over host

San Diego State to open the season Tuesday night. Kelly Schmidt

scored 15 points while Lisa Faulkner added 14 to go with Lacey Burns’

13 for the Lions, rated No.4 in the NAIA. Lacey Mills (six points)

rounded out the scoring for Vanguard.

Sage Hill makes history

* VOLLEYBALL: Sage Hill School’s girls volleyball team claimed the

school’s first victory in the CIF Southern Section playoffs in any

sport Tuesday night with a 25-19, 25-19, 25-19, Division IV-A

first-round victory over host Fairmont Prep.

Sophia Hillgren led the Lightning (9-8) with 15 kills followed by

10 from Cat Dailey. Hillgren added five service aces. The Lightning

will play Maranatha in the second round Thursday with a coin flip

today to determine the home team.

Sailors finish unbeaten

* FOOTBALL: The Newport Harbor High freshmen football team

defeated host Laguna Hills, 20-16, Thursday to finish the season

undefeated in nine games and clinch the Sea View League championship.

Laguna Hills fell to 7-2.