Eagles, Mesa boast league champs

Costa Mesa High senior Joe Amburgey and Estancia senior Alex

Sotomayor each won their respective weight classes at the Golden West

League wrestling championships Thursday at Santa Ana High.

Amburgey won by decision, 6-4, over an opponent from Santa Ana to

claim the 171-pound class while Sotomayor (160) won by injury

default.

Sotomayor was one of four Eagles to place among the top three,

which qualified them for the CIF Southern Section divisional

championships Feb. 18-19 at Westminster High, with his performance

Thursday. Sophomore Gabe Thaler (152) and junior Dominic Durastanti

(275) each placed second while junior Danny Alderete (130) took third

for Estancia.

Amburgey, a league champion for the first time, was the only

Mustang to qualify for CIF.

Efren Alvarez (189) and Chris Guzman (215), both from Estancia,

along with Mesa’s Garrett Williams (114), are alternates for CIF.

Mustangs down Eagles

* SOCCER: In what was described as an impressive game by 13-year

coach Dan Johnston, the Costa Mesa High girls soccer team defeated

Estancia, 7-0, in the final Golden West League game for both teams on

Thursday.

The Mustangs, who improved to 36-0 in three seasons in the league,

including three straight titles, started the game out with a strong

passing game, scoring in the first five minutes of play. At the end

of the half the Mustangs (17-2, 12-0 in league) were up, 5-0.

Five Mustangs contributed to the shutout including Jenny Sparks,

Cyndi Mendoza, Sharon Fraizer, and two by Jasmin Day and Nilani

Duarte. Sparks and Duarte also had two assists. Kindra Bailey had six

saves.

CdM finishes fourth

* BASKETBALL: The Corona del Mar High, Tesoro and Northwood girls

basketball teams all played out a three-way tie for third place in

the Pacific Coast League Thursday at Laguna Beach High, a site deemed

neutral by the three athletic directors from each school.

Corona del Mar defeated Northwood, 45-38, in the first game, but

lost to Tesoro, 76-60, in the second game, as the Titans clinched the

final league playoff spot in CIF Southern Section Division III-A. CdM

(14-14, 5-5 in league) petitioned for an at-large berth with more

than 11 season wins, but it won’t be confirmed until Sunday if the

Sea Kings qualified for the playoffs.

Tesoro won a coin flip to play second, after CdM and Northwood

hashed it out. The Sea Kings had to play a double-header, and ended

up losing the second game due in part to fatigue, Coach Scott Kahawai

said.

Pacific Coast League

Tesoro 76,

Corona del Mar 60

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 15 7 16 22 -- 60

Tesoro 21 20 17 18 -- 76

*--*

CdM -- Benbow 4, K. Wayte 6, A. Wayte 7, Kirby 4, Wadhwa 5,

Schulte 13, Duernberger 13, Marks 6, Long 2.

3-pt. goals -- Schulte 2, Wadhwa 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Tesoro -- Von Zup 4, Lamozarolle 13, Perez 2, Nadal 4, First 8,

Stepien 16, Holmes 10, Boughten 14.

3-pt. goals -- First 2, Stepien.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 45,

Northwood 38

Score by Quarters

*--*

CdM 13 11 10 11 -- 45

N’wood 9 15 7 7 -- 38

*--*

CdM -- Benbow 8, Wadhwa 8, Schulte 10, Duernberger 17, Long 2.

3-pt. goals -- Duernberger 3.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Northwood -- Ishihara 1, S. Truong 7, G. Truong 10, Timmons 2,

Tucker 2, Sanders 2, Hodges 6, Tucker 6.

3-pt. goals -- T. Truong 2, S. Truong 1.

Fouled out -- Ishihara, S. Truong.

Technicals -- None.

UCI beats Fullerton

* BASKETBALL: The UC Irvine women’s basketball team posted its

fourth win of the season with a 65-52 triumph over host Cal State

Fullerton Thursday in Big West Conference action.

Angie Ned led the Anteaters (4-16, 3-9 in the BWC) with a

game-high 30 points, including four three-pointers, while Melissa

Jacob added 10 points.

UCI shot 46.7% from the field and 58.3% from beyond the arc, while

holding the Titans to 33.3% shooting.

Big West Conference

UC Irvine 65,

Fullerton 52

UCI -- Biggins 1, Mai 7, Tull 2, Ned 30, Jacob 10, Yadon 7, Martin

5, Usher 3.

3-pt. goals -- Ned 4, Mai 1, Jacob 1, Martin 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Fullerton -- Ar. Adams 1, Mosley 7, An. Adams 6, Taylor 6,

Underwood 21, Pruitt 9, Frias 7, Sorrell 2.

3-pt. goals -- Adams 2, Underwood 2, Frias 1.

Fouled out -- Underwood.

Technicals -- None.

Mesa to raise funds

* BASKETBALL: The Costa Mesa High chapter of the National Honors

Society will be selling raffle tickets for a signed Karl Malone

basketball before tonight’s boys basketball game against Estancia.

Each raffle ticket will cost $1 and 75% of the proceeds will be

going toward tsunami relief in Asia and East Africa. The raffle will

be drawn at halftime of tonight’s game, which is scheduled to start

at 7 p.m. at Costa Mesa High.

Sage blanks Wildcats

* SOCCER: Freshman Kellee Kim scored all three goal as the

visiting Sage Hill School girls soccer team wrapped up Academy League

play with a 3-0 victory over Whitney Thursday.

Sage Hill (18-1-1, 8-1-1 in league), ranked seventh in CIF

Southern Section Division VI, began the day a game behind

league-leading St. Margaret’s, but secured at least second with the

victory, Lightning Coach Amy Ray said. The Tartans faced Capistrano

Valley Christian Thursday.

Sophomore midfielder Kara Percival assisted two of Kim’s goals --

her other score game on a penalty kick after a hand ball in the box,

Ray said.

The Lightning, who led, 2-0, at halftime, outshot Whitney, 15-2.

The Wildcats dropped to 8-7-2, 4-6.

CIF playoff pairings will be announced Monday.

Seniors spark Sage

* BASKETBALL: Five seniors started on senior night to help host

Sage Hill School earn a 59-50 Academy League boys basketball win over

Whitney Thursday night.

Senior Matt Loper scored 18 points, while senior Jordan Ogron hit

two three-pointers and seniors Alex Samel and Stephen Hancock

provided energy and toughness, Lightning Coach Steve Keith said.

Freshman Jamie McGee had a team-high 21 points off the bench for

Sage (16-7, 3-7 in league). The Lightning wind up fourth in league,

but should gain an at-large berth into the CIF Southern Section

Division IV-A playoffs when pairings are announced Sunday.

Academy League

Sage Hill 59, Whitney 50

Score by Quarters

*--*

Whitney 13 11 14 12 -- 50

Sage Hill 11 17 16 15 -- 59

*--*

Whitney -- Boyd 28, Ng 10, Eilcho 6, Lee 6.

3-pt. goals -- Eilcho 2, Boyd 1.

Fouled out -- Ng.

Technicals -- None.

Sage Hill -- Ogron 6, Hancock 4, Samel 0, Voge 6, Loper 18, McGee

21, Lefler 4, Witte 0, Webster 0, Rose 0.

3-pt. goals -- Ogron 2, McGee 2.

Champs down Newport

* BASKETBALL: The Sea View League champion Woodbridge High girls

basketball team handed host Newport Harbor a 71-41 loss Thursday to

conclude both teams’ league play.

Woodbridge finished 10-0 in league. The Sailors (11-15, 2-8) will find out Sunday if they qualified for an at-large playoff berth in

CIF Southern Section Division II-A.

Senior Vanessa Miller had a game-high 16 points to lead the

Sailors, while Rachele Mooers contributed 10 points. Newport shot 80%

from the free-throw line.

Big West Conference

Woodbridge 71,

Newport Harbor 41

Score by Quarters

*--*

Woodbridge 28 20 13 10 -- 71

Newport 12 10 13 6 -- 41

*--*

Woodbridge -- E. Friedman 8, Erickson 15, Reyes 13, Scott 10, Falk

2, A. Friedman 2, Stepanski 4, Houston 8, Bartlett 15, Egahi 7.

3-pt. goals -- Egahi 2, Erickson 2, Reyes 1.

Newport -- Mooers 10, Miller 16, Melo 5, Deyan 0, Bodkin 2,

Trobman 2, Lawrence 0, Hernandez 0, Slater 1, Eddington 2, Munnelly

3, Omori 0.

3-pt. goals -- Munnelly 1, Melo 1, Miller 3.

Sage falls in end

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School girls basketball team lost its

last Academy League game, 32-27, to visiting Whitney Thursday night.

In terms league standings and playoff spots, though, it was a

meaningless game, as Sage had already clinched first in league and

qualified for the CIF Southern Section Division IV-A playoffs.

Katie Puishys led Sage (12-8, 8-2 in league) with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Haywood Wright added five points and a game-high 17

rebounds. Rebecca Hembarsky chipped in six points for the Lightning.

Academy League

Whitney 32,

Sage Hill 27

Score by Quarters

*--*

Whitney 4 11 7 7 -- 32 Sage Hill 2 8 11 4 -- 27

*--*

Whitney -- Nalty 2, Lin 2, Ny 14, Virtudazo 3, Muramatsu 3,

Goncalvas 8.

3-pt. goals -- Ny 1, Virtudazo 1.

Technicals -- Team.

Sage -- Hembarsky 6, Tyre 3, Wright 5, Puishys 13, Schaefer 0,

McKeon 0, Gutierrez 0.

Fouled out -- McKeon.