Parada headed for China

Former UC Irvine men’s basketball standout Adam Parada has left the

Utah Snowbears of the American Basketball Association to sign with a

professional team in China, a team spokesman said Friday.

Parada, a 7-foot center who was cut by the Sacramento Kings during

training camp this season, ranks first in UCI career annals in

blocked shots (149), third in rebounds (775) and eighth in points

(1,320). The two-time second-team All-Big West Conference performer

completed his career in the 2003-04 season.

He helped Utah to a 15-0 start, playing his final game for the

Salt Lake City-based franchise Dec. 31.

Parada averaged 13.4 points, fourth best on the team, and led the

Snowbears (now 16-0) in rebounds per game (6.8) and field-goal

percentage (76 of 134 for 57%).

-- Barry Faulkner

Lightning open big

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School girls basketball team overcame

the three-point shooting of host Oxford Academy and won, 64-34,

Friday in an Academy League opener.

Five different players all hit three-point shots for Oxford, but

Sage (5-6, 1-0 in league) was able to hold the Patriots to a combined

eight points in the second and third quarters.

Junior Haywood Wright led the Lightning with 21 points, 18

rebounds and eight blocks, while senior Katie Puishys had 19 points

and 18 rebounds. Laura Schaefer and Vicky Gutierrez each had five

assists for Sage.

Academy League

Sage Hill 64, Oxford Academy 34

Score by Quarters

*--*

Oxford Academy 12 4 4 12 -- 34

Sage Hill 17 16 18 13 -- 64

*--*

Oxford -- Chew 8, Chapman 2, Hung 3, Kim 3, Westbrook 2, Shibley

3, Querubian 2, Tagashi 9.

3-pt. goals -- Chew 2, Hung 1, Kim 1, Shibley 1, Tagashi 2.

Sage -- Schaefer 3, McKeon 2, Tyre 15, Hembarsky 3, Wright 21,

Puishys 19, Raschtchi 1, Gutierrez 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schaefer 1.

Fouled out -- Gutierrez.

Sage Hill still perfect

* SOCCER: Freshman Kellee Kim and senior Amy Werblin both tallied

two goals to lead the Sage Hill School girls soccer team over host

Oxford Academy, 5-0, Friday in Academy League action, adding an

eleventh win to an already perfect season for the Lightning.

Sophomore Kara Percival scored the other goal for Sage (11-0, 1-0

in league) while sophomore Ali McLaughlin, Kim, Werblin and sophomore

Emily Webb all had an assist.

Laura Gordon had 11 saves in goal.

Mesa holds signups

* BASEBALL: The Costa Mesa Pony League will hold signups for the

spring 2005 season Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Costa Mesa High.

Players age 13 and 14 are eligible. For more information call

(714) 318-3482.

Sea Kings earn win

* BASKETBALL: Corona del Mar High’s boys basketball team survived

a last-second shot by visiting Tesoro and opened Pacific Coast League

play with a 54-53 win.

Senior Ted Slaughter hit a layup with just seconds remaining to

give the Sea Kings (6-9, 1-0 in league) a three-point lead. Tesoro

then quickly scored, got the ball back and fired the buzzer-beater,

but it was missed.

Slaughter finished with 16 points to lead CdM while senior Brett

Hirata had 15 points, including four three-point shots.

The Sea Kings host Estancia today at 5:45 p.m. in a nonleague

matchup.

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 54, Tesoro 53

Score by Quarters

*--*

Tesoro 17 12 11 13 -- 53

Corona del Mar 13 12 19 10 -- 54

*--*

Tesoro -- Baldwin 11, Demere 4, Fritz 2, Sherry 20, Royer 5, Whyte

4, Cossairt 7.

3-pt. goals -- Demere 1, Sherry 1.

CdM -- R. Lance 11, T. Slaughter 16, Smith 3, S. Slaughter 4,

Hirata 15, T. Lance 1, Kaluz 4, Loyd 0.

3-pt. goals -- R. Lance 1, Hirata 4.

Mesa rolls past Saints

* BASKETBALL: Junior Tony Krikorian poured in a career-high 23

points while Scott Knox tallied 20 points as the Costa Mesa High boys

basketball team remained unbeaten in Golden West League play with an

88-50 victory over host Santa Ana Friday night.

Jeff Waldron scored 13 while senior Brit Wase tallied seven points

for Mesa (8-7, 2-0 in league), which jumped to a 25-9 lead after one

quarter. The Mustangs connected on 11 three-pointers, including five

by Krikorian.

Santa Ana fell to 6-9, 0-2.

Mesa hosts league foe Saddleback at 7 p.m. Monday.

Golden West League

Costa Mesa 88, Santa Ana 50

Score by Quarters

*--*

Mesa 25 17 32 14 -- 88

Santa Ana 9 16 6 19 -- 50

*--*

Mesa 25 17 32 14 -- 88

Santa Ana 9 16 6 19 -- 50

Mesa -- Molina 4, Sc. Knox 20, Krikorian 23, Waldron 13, Aleson 5,

French 5, D. Wase 2, Puente 4, B. Wase 7, Lefebvre 5, Sh. Knox 0.

3-pt. goals -- Krikorian 5, Sc. Knox 3, French 1, B. Wase 1,

Waldron 1.

Santa Ana -- Vivanco 2, Anguiar 0, M. Rodriguez 12, Grandos 9,

Morales 0, Rios 3, Lemus 1, Hernandez 5, Stephenson 11, J. Rodriguez 7.

3-pt. goals -- Stephenson 3, Grandos 1, Hernandez 1, Rios 1.

CdM takes one of two

* WATER POLO: The Corona del Mar High girls water polo team

defeated Coronado, 8-2, and lost to Santa Margarita, 5-3, in the

Santa Barbara tournament Friday at Santa Barbara High.

Against Coronado, Camille Hewko led the Sea Kings with three

goals, one assist and a pair of steals, while Katie Indvik added two

goals.

Chelsea Lyman, Kaitlin Kubas and Jordan Anae added one goal apiece

for CdM.

Anae had two goals and Indvik had the third against Santa

Margarita, ranked No. 3 in CIF Southern Section Division I.

Pirates dismantle Dons

* BASKETBALL: Orange Coast College sophomore Rhondi Naff scored a

game-high 23 points to lead the Pirates to a 79-38 Orange Empire

Conference women’s basketball triumph over visiting Santa Ana Friday.

Naff, a Costa Mesa High product bound for Cal State Bakersfield,

was 9 of 13 from the field and 5 of 5 from the foul line to help OCC

improve to 12-5, 2-0 in conference.

Lauren Stepanski had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Christen

D’Alessandro chipped in 11 points and five steals for the winners.

Santa Ana fell to 3-7, 0-2.

Dons edge OCC in OT

* BASKETBALL: Visiting Santa Ana College posted a 75-72 overtime

victory over Orange Coast in an Orange Empire Conference men’s

basketball game Friday.

Lance Ortiz led four Pirates in double figures with 19 points,

while teammate Reggie Brown chipped in 16 points and a team-high nine

rebounds.

OCC fell to 8-7, 0-2 in conference.

Terrence Hundley paced the Dons (5-8, 1-1) with 21 points, while

former Newport Harbor High standout Nedim Pajevic, a sophomore

forward, had nine points and eight boards.

Santa Ana led, 27-26, at halftime, but OCC tied it at 65 to force

the extra session.