Saltus sizzling in Asia

Bryan Saltus, a Newport Harbor High product who won the Costa Mesa

city golf championship two straight years (1995-96), sits just five

shots off the lead after the first two rounds of the Asian Tour’s

Omega Hong Kong Open following his 68 Friday.

Saltus (66-68 -- 134) is 6-under-par and in a four-way tie for

sixth after play concluded Friday on the par-70 Hong Kong Golf Club’s

Composite Course.

Saltus, who has played on the Canadian Tour, is one shot ahead of

two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal (67-68 -- 135) and two

strokes in front of Nick Faldo (69-67 -- 136), a six-time major

winner on the PGA Tour.

Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez leads the field at 11-under (65-64 --

129).

Bailey pitches shutout

* SOCCER: Costa Mesa High’s Cindy Mendoza kicked a game-winning

penalty kick in the second half and Mesa goalkeeper Kindra Bailey

posted eight saves in the shutout as the Mustangs earned a 1-0 girls

soccer victory over Mayfair in the first round of the Ocean View

tournament Friday.

Sage Hill takes Century

* SOCCER: The Sage Hill School girls soccer team defeated Century,

4-2, on penalty kicks in overtime in the Westminster tournament

Friday at Westminster High.

Freshman Claire Josephson scored off an assist from Kellee Kim in

the first half for Sage’s only goal in regulation, but Century fought

back and tied it in the second half to force overtime.

Sage (2-0) made three penalty kicks to Century’s one for the win.

The Lightning continue play in the tournament today at 10 a.m.

against Brethren Christian and noon against Westminster.

Eagles even Vikings

* SOCCER: Estancia High senior midfielder Angel Cirilo scored from

inside the 18-yard box in the 60th minute to even host Marina and the

two boys soccer teams’ defenses held strong from there to force a 1-1

nonleague tie Friday.

The Eagles (0-1-1) fired 19 shots while Marina (0-0-1) tallied 13

against Estancia goalkeeper Marco Burciaga, who made 12 saves.

Seniors Rafael Hernandez and Cesar Gonzalez, along with junior

Pedro Duarte, each had several shots for the Eagles, who face host

Fountain Valley at 3:15 p.m. Monday.

Anteaters downed

* BASKETBALL: Montana State shot 58 percent from the field in the

second half and went on to defeat UC Irvine, 67-52, in nonconference

women’s basketball action before 1,727 at Worthington Arena in

Bozeman, Mont., Friday night.

The loss overshadowed a strong performance by UCI freshman guard

Katie Curtis, who scored 25 points and tied the school record for

three-point baskets with seven (in 11 attempts).

The Anteaters return to action hosting UC Davis Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.

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Nonconference

Montana State 67, UC Irvine 52

UCI -- Yadon 11, Biggins 4, Ferguson 0, Ned 10, Curtis 25, Jacob 2, Mai 0, Forry 0, Tull 0, Davidson 0. 3-pt. goals -- Curtis 7. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Montana State -- Morton 15, Nelson 8, Burrows 5, Connolly 2, Scott 15, De Haan 3,

Proietti 0, Buckless 0, Tanner 15, Fields 4. 3-pt. goals -- Morton 5, Nlson 1, Scott 1, De Haan 1, Tanner 5. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Halftime -- UCI, 26-22.

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Coast falls at Cuesta

* BASKETBALL: The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team

lost to Citrus, 62-59, in the Cuesta tournament Friday at Cuesta

College in San Luis Obispo.

The Pirates (4-4) had one last chance to tie it with one second

remaining, but the inbound pass was fumbled away.

Rhondi Naff had a game-high 18 points for the Pirates and Crystal

McCormick had 11, including two three-pointers.

Coast plays in the third-place game of the tournament today at 2

p.m.

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Cuesta tournament

Citrus 62, Orange Coast 59

Orange Coast -- D’Alessandro 9, Katayama 13, McCormick 11, Stepanski 8, Naff 18. 3-pt. goals -- McCormick 2, D’Alessandro 1, Katayama 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Citrus -- Funn 8, Johnson 16, Morris 12, Redmond 2, Pope 18, Asad 2, Spain

4. 3-pt. goals -- Funn 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None. Halftime -- Citrus, 32-30.

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Tustin drops Mustangs

* WATER POLO: The Costa Mesa High girls water polo team was

defeated by Tustin, 10-4, in the Benson Cup Friday at Esperanza High.

Allison Harris, Annie Lee, Sarah Bowman and Chandra Malapira each

had a goal for the Mustangs (2-2).

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Benson Cup

Tustin 10, Costa Mesa 4 Score by Quarters

Costa Mesa 1 0 3 0 -- 4

Tustin 1 4 2 3 -- 10

Costa Mesa -- Harris 1, Lee 1, Bowman 1, Malapira

1. Saves -- Gentling 4.

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Sage Hill loses second

* SOCCER: The Sage Hill School boys soccer team lost to host

Junipero Serra of San Juan Capistrano, 2-0, in nonleague play Friday

afternoon.

Justo Sierra (3-0) took a 1-0 halftime lead over the Lightning

(0-2) and added a goal to that in the second half.

Sage is scheduled to play at Capistrano Valley Christian Tuesday

at 3:15 p.m.