Sage makes history

The Sage Hill School girls soccer team used four different goal

scorers to claim its first postseason victory in the program’s

five-year history with a 4-0 triumph over visiting Connelly in a CIF

Southern Section Division VI first-round game Friday afternoon.

The Lightning (19-1-1) will go on the road to visit Pomona

Catholic (15-11), a 2-0 victor over Calvary Chapel of Murrieta, at 3

p.m. in Tuesday’s second round.

Sage went up, 2-0, in the first 12 minutes as Emily Webb and

freshman Kirby Anderson, called up from the junior varsity team last

week, tallied goals.

Sophomore Kara Percival made it 3-0 in the 35th minute with an

unassisted goal and freshman Kellee Kim capped the scoring in the

72nd minute off an assist from Webb.

Freshman Claire Josephson posted two assists while senior

goalkeeper Laura Gordon made one save in what Lightning Coach Amy Ray

called the team’s best game of the season.

Ray praised the defense of Grace Graham and said Sage’s passing

was at its best.

Mesa wins first

* The Costa Mesa High girls soccer team scored two goals in two

minutes of the second half and pulled away from visiting Orange

Lutheran to win, 3-1, in the first round of the CIF Southern Section

Division III playoffs Friday at Orange Coast College.

Sharon Frazier scored in the 68th minute and Jenny Sparks scored

in the 69th minute for the three-time defendin Golden West League

champion Mustangs (18-2) to break a 1-1 game. Cyndi Mendoza scored in

the 11th minute for the Mustangs, who outshot Lutheran, 17-6.

Kindra Bailey finished with five saves for Mesa. Lutheran finished

its season 11-5-5.

CdM goes OT to win

* Corona del Mar High’s girls soccer team needed 80 minutes of

regulation, another 40 minutes of overtime and a penalty-kick session

before turning away host Villa Park in a CIF Southern Section

Division II first-round playoff game Friday afternoon.

The Sea Kings (13-9-1) defeated the Spartans, 4-2, on penalty

kicks after the teams finished regulation tied at 1. Neither team

scored during two, 10-minute overtime sessions followed by 20 minutes

of sudden death.

CdM hosts Arcadia, a 2-0 winner over Riverside Poly, in the second

round at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Sea King sophomore Alex Tobiessen chipped the ball in from 18

yards out to even the game at 1 in the 79th minute after Villa Park

(15-5-3) scored first in the 15th minute.

Taylor Fallon, Jessica Mazura, Vanessa Fallon and Kelly Morgan all

scored penalty kicks.

CdM, which fell to El Dorado in overtime of their CIF first-round

game a year ago, scored three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead in

the penalty-kick session. The Spartans made it 3-2 before Morgan

sealed the game with her goal.

Katie Schiesser made 10 saves while senior teammate Jessica

Gianotti headed out two shots heading toward the Sea King goal in

overtime, CdM Coach Bryan Middleton said.

Sailors end season

* The Newport Harbor High girls soccer team closed out its season

with a 3-2 loss at Capistrano Valley in the first round of the CIF

Southern Section Division I playoffs Friday afternoon. Newport

finished 10-5-2.

Both teams went into halftime tied, 1-1, but Capo (12-4-5) came

out firing in the second half. Capo scored first in the second half,

but Crystal Wright equalized it, 2-2, in the 60th minute with a goal.

Capo then scored in the 70th minute to win the game.