UCI pounds Bears

Chris Nicoll pitched six innings, allowing no runs and three hits in

the UC Irvine baseball team’s 10-1 season-opening victory Friday at

Cal.

Nicoll (1-0) was credited with the win for the Anteaters (1-0),

while Cal’s Adam Gold (0-1) received the loss after pitching 5 2/3

innings with seven runs and nine hits against him. UCI’s Nash

Robertson had the save.

UCI scored its first run in the top of the first on a Mark Wagner

solo home run, and the Anteaters tacked on two runs in the third, one

in the fourth, three in the sixth, one in the seventh and two in the

ninth.

Wagner finished 2 of 5 with two RBIs, while R.J. Brown, Chad

Lundahl and Brett Dalton also had two hits apiece for UCI. Tim

Stewart added a two-run pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning and Jaime

Martinez had a two-run single in the fourth and an RBI groundout in

the sixth.

UCI plays today at 1 p.m. in the second of three games at Cal.

Nonconference

UC Irvine 10,

California 1

Score by Innings

*--*

UCI 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 -- 10 11 0

Cal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 1 6 0

*--*

Nicoll, Robertson (7); Gold, Cooper (6), Trafton (7), Burchett

(9). W -- Nicoll, 1-0. L -- Gold, 0-1. 2B -- Lundahl (UCI). HR --

Stewart (UCI), Wagner (UCI), Holder (Cal).

Theriot selects UCLA

* FOOTBALL: Newport Harbor High football standout Trevor Theriot

has chosen to walk on at UCLA.

Theriot, who played fullback and linebacker while captaining the

Sailors to the CIF Southern Section Division VI championship game at

Angel Stadium last fall, chose UCLA Friday, over USC and San Jose

State, two other options he was considering.

Theriot, named Division VI Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was

also recently chosen to play in the Shrine game in June, pitting the

best graduated high school seniors from public and private schools

against each other.

Sailors secure second

* BASKETBALL: The Newport Harbor High boys basketball team

clinched second place in the Sea View League Friday with a 70-45

victory over host Laguna Hills.

Robert Koon finished with two points and a team-high six steals

for Newport (15-9, 7-2 in league). The Sailors committed 18 steals in

the first half, en route to a school-record 27.

Taylor Young had a team-high 18 points to go with his five steals

and 16 rebounds for the Tars.

Sea View League

Newport Harbor 70,

Laguna Hills 45

Score by Quarters

*--*

Newport 22 18 16 14 -- 70

Laguna Hills 11 6 10 18 -- 45

*--*

Newport -- Nasca 4, Jackson 6, Orth 9, Perrine 11, Stevens 3,

Young 18, Slater 3, Koon 2, Heenan, Lee 2, Brewer 0, Cornwell 0.

3-pt. goals -- Nasca 1, Jackson 2, Orth 1, Perrine 1, Heenan 2.

Laguna Hills -- Shapiro 2, Bryant 4, Segel 2, Wood 8, Brandy 2,

Schwartz 2, Burton 25.

3-pt. goals -- Wood 2.

Lightning clinch second

* SOCCER: The Sage Hill School boys soccer team clinched second

place in the Academy League with Friday’s 4-1 victory over host St.

Margaret’s.

Braden Ross scored goals 32nd and 40th minutes, with assists

coming from Zack Milder and Richard Gadbois, respectively.

Gadbois opened up the second half with an unassisted goal and

Milder registered his second assist of the game in the 53rd minute

when Tyler Ellis capitalized on a pass.

Goalkeepers Zach Shockley and Jimmy O’Hare teamed for 10 saves for

Sage Hill (6-9-1, 6-2 in league).

Sailors reach semis

* WATER POLO: Senior Ashling Taylor scored five goals and the

Newport Harbor High girls water polo team cruised into the semifinals

of the Irvine Southern California championships with a 12-4 victory

over Carlsbad Friday at El Toro.

The Sailors (22-2), the tournament’s No. 2 seed, burst to an 8-0

halftime lead, well on their way to their fifth straight victory.

Kally Lucas scored three goals while Anne Belden, who tallied five

steals, added two for Newport, which plays Foothill in a semifinal at

11 a.m. today at Irvine High.

Leah Robertson and Katie Kepner added single goals while Kendal

Nelson (four saves) and Elizabeth Nelson (five saves) protected the

goal.

Irvine Southern California

championships

Quarterfinal

Newport Harbor 12,

Carlsbad 4

Score by Quarters

*--*

Carlsbad 0 0 2 2 -- 4

Newport 3 5 1 3 -- 12

*--*

Carlsbad -- Thompson 1, Hillman 2, Manship 1. Saves -- Van Vorhees

6.

Newport -- Taylor 5, Lucas 3, Belden 2, Robertson 1, Kepner 1.

Saves -- Nelson 4, Layton 5.

Big first carries OCC

* BASEBALL: The Orange Coast College baseball team scored six runs

in the first inning en route to a 13-2 victory over De Anza Friday in

the Matt O’Brien tournament at OCC.

The Pirates exploded in the first when Stephen Schneider hit a

two-run blast onto Fairview Road. Josh Banda hit an RBI triple and

eventually scored when Gary Gattis hit a two-out single in the first.

Gattis was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, going 3 for 4

with two runs scored and an RBI for OCC (3-0).

Matt O’Brien tournament

Orange Coast College 13,

De Anza 2

Score by Innings

*--*

De Anza 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -- 2 3 3

OCC 6 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 x -- 13 16 4

*--*

Clear , Busby (5), Hoague (6), Haderlein (8), Brown (9) and Banda

and Schmidt (7); Paad, Jones (6), Schnider (8) and Zaballos. W --

Clear, 1-0. L -- Paad, 0-1. 2B -- Meadows (OCC), Beck (OCC), Gattis

(OCC), Schneider (OCC), Kosta (DA). 3B -- Banda (OCC), Jasper (OCC),

Gattis (OCC). HR -- Schmidt (OCC), Schneider (OCC).

UCI sweeps Titans

* TENNIS: The UC Irvine women’s tennis team won all nine matches

and only lost one set Friday en route to a 7-0 victory over visiting

Cal State Fullerton.

Anna Bentzer defeated Ruya Inalpulat 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles

match and partnered with Hui Leow to defeat Ma-Ly Tran and Caroline

Freeman 8-5 in the No. doubles match.

Bench sparks OCC win

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

defeated host Fullerton 86-73 Friday in an Orange Empire Conference

game.

The Pirate bench outscored Fullerton’s 37-15. Starters Reggie

Brown and Lance Ortiz scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, while

reserves Craig Williams and Matt Davis scored 15 and 17 for OCC

(13-10, 4-6 in conference).

Vanguard splits

* BASEBALL: A wild pitch from reliever John Brose in the 10th

inning allowed Vanguard University shortstop Aaron Barret to score

from third and seal a 1-0 Lions’ victory to split a doubleheader with

visiting Viterbo, Wis., Friday. The Lions fell, 5-3, in the first

game.

Nonconference

Game 1

Viterbo, Wis., 5,

Vanguard 3

Score by Innings

*--*

Viterbo 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 -- 5 9 1

Vanguard 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- 3 3 2

*--*

Dowler, Brose (5), Heintz (5) and McGaughey; Riddle, Erickson (3)

and Grant. W -- Dowler. L -- Erickson. 2B -- Grant (VU). HR -- Crouch

(VU).

Nonconference

Game 2

Vanguard 1,

Viterbo 0

Score by Innings

*--*

Viterbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 7 5

VU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 5 0

*--*

Baldwin, Brose (10) and McGaughey and Benz; Brown, Franco (6),

Sparks (10) and Grant and Westerfield. W -- Sparks, 1-0. L -- Brose, 0-1. 2B -- Karthas (Vit).

UCI sweeps CSN

* SWIMMING: The UC Irvine men’s and women’s swimming teams each

defeated Cal State Northridge Friday afternoon at Matador Pool in

Northridge. The women won, 121-79, and the men won, 125-73.

The Anteater women were led by senior Alexis Sheridan, who had

wins in both the 200-meter freestyle (1:58.15) and the 500 free

(5:08.40). Abby Zern in the 1000 free (10:34.30), Ashley DePaul in

the 50 free (25.12), Chelsea Nagata in the 200 IM (2:09.00),

Christina Venturacci in the 100 fly (59.26) and Kim Do in the 100

back (1:00.21) were each victorious for UCI as the ‘Eaters had the

fastest times in seven of the nine individual events.

On the men’s side, UCI had seven different men win individual

events. Michael Radford in the 1000 free (10:02.37), Brian Buchanan

in the 200 free (1:44.74), Randall Tom in the 200 IM (1:54.09), Eric

Reilly in the 100 free (47.30), Mike Cohee in the 100 back (52.78),

Kareem Adnan in the 500 free (4:43.74) and Dan Simonsen in the 100

breast (58.28).

CdM finishes Arlington

* WATER POLO: Junior Camille Hewko scored two goals and the Corona

del Mar High girls water polo team handed visiting Arlington a 5-2

loss in the Sea Kings’ third game of pool play in the Irvine Southern

California championships Friday at CdM.

Senior Jordan Anae, sophomore Sarah Hutchison and junior Chelsea

Lyman each added single goals for the Sea Kings.

Irvine Southern California

championships

Pool play

Corona del Mar 5,

Arlington 2

Score by Quarters

*--*

Arlington 0 1 1 0 -- 2

CdM 0 0 3 2 -- 5

*--*

Arlington -- Koralewski 1, Behzadian 1.

CdM -- Lyman 1, Anae 1, Hutchison 1, Hewko 1.

UCI loses tough battle

* VOLLEYBALL: The UC Irvine men’s volleyball team battled back but

eventually lost 30-18, 30-23, 29-31, 26-30, 20-18 to Cal State

Northridge Friday in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at

the Matadome.

Freshman Jon Steller matched his career-high with 22 kills, while

Jayson Jablonsky added 14 kills for UCI (4-8, 2-5). Libero Brandon

Mel had a match-high 11 digs.

Sharks off to 2-0 start

* RUGBY: The Newport Beach-based Back Bay Rugby Football Club is

off to a 2-0 start in the Ganey Cup competition of the Southern

California First Division and have gained three additional United

States Eagles, or national players, to its roster.

The Sharks defeated OMBAC of San Diego, 15-13, last Saturday at

Peninsula Park near the Balboa Pier with newly acquired fullback Eric

Andersen, and center Joe Aleki, scoring tries. Matt Busco added

extras via penalty kick and conversion.

Andersen, along with David Fee and Jacob Waasdorp, join fellow

U.S. Eagles Brian Surgener and Jason Raven on Back Bay, which hosts

Huntington Beach at 1 p.m. today.

Back Bay’s under-19 team is also 2-0 in its first year.

-- Bryce Alderton

Saddleback clinches 1st

* BASKETBALL: Saddleback High clinched first place in the Golden

West League with a 42-29 road victory over Estancia Friday.

Saddleback’s Mariella McElroy and Linda Lomeli each had 11 points.

The Roadrunners improved to 19-7 overall and 10-1 in league.

Yasmin Arroyo scored eight points for Estancia (3-7, 6-17 in

league).

Golden West League

Saddleback 42,

Estancia 29

Score by Quarters

*--*

Saddleback 11 16 8 7 -- 42

Estancia 6 5 4 14 -- 29

*--*

Saddleback -- McElroy 11, Lete 6, Lomeli 11, Ayala 5, Valencia 2,

Howell 4, Gago 3.

Estancia -- Sandoval 2, Diep 4, Arroyo 8, Williams 2, Hallock 5,

Martinez 2, Wilson 4, Slattery 2, Neal 0, Barrera 0, Flores 0.

Northwood tops CdM

* BASKETBALL: Northwood High’s Dan Selway scored a game-high 32

points and the Corona del Mar boys basketball team lost, 65-60, in a

Pacific Coast League game Friday at Northwood.

The Sea Kings (9-16, 4-5 in league) have all but been eliminated

from the postseason, needing a Laguna Beach loss, another Northwood

loss and a win against Laguna to sneak into the third league spot.

Junior Ryan Lance led CdM with 13 points against Northwood (12-12,

4-5) , while Brett Hirata added 11 points. Scott Slaughter chipped in

nine points for the Sea Kings.

Pacific Coast League

Northwood 65,

Corona del Mar 60

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 13 18 12 17 -- 60

Northwood 15 23 12 15 -- 65

*--*

CdM -- R. Lance 13, T. Slaughter 5, S. Slaughter 9, Hirata 11, T.

Lance 7, Hinton 5, Smith 6, Kaluz 4.

3-pt. goals -- Hirata 1, S. Slaughter 1, Smith 1, Hinton 1.

Fouled out -- T. Lance, S. Slaughter.

Technicals -- None.

Northwood -- Zaragosa 5, O’Brien 11, Selway 32, Keough 2, Alkhas

9, Scott 6.

3-pt. goals -- Selway 1, Alkhas 1.

Fouled out -- O’Brien.

Technicals -- None.

CdM falls to T-wolves

* SOCCER: The Corona del Mar High boys soccer team lost 2-0 Friday

at Northwood in a Pacific Coast League game.

The loss drops the Sea Kings to 11-6-3 overall and 6-2-1 in league

and keeps them in second place, where they will mostly likely remain.

Forwards Murphy Megonagal and Ben Maggard lifted the intensity

level for the CdM after the Timberwolves scored 20 minutes into the

first half, but Coach Pat Callaghan said the Sea Kings underestimated

Northwood from the start.

Fullerton tangles Pirates

* BASKETBALL: Fullerton College’s Caricia Jones had a game-high 24

points, along with eight rebounds and nine assists to lead her team

to a 85-60 shellacking of the Orange Coast women’s basketball team

Friday night in Orange Empire Conference play at Fullerton.

Crystal McCormick had a team-high 19 points to lead the Pirates

(15-10, 5-5 in the OEC), while Rhondi Naff had 13 and Lauren

Stepanksi chipped in 12.