Locals spark South

Corona del Mar High seniors Wess Presson and Ben Maggard, along with

Newport Harbor senior Patrick Keehan, contributed in the South’s 10-6

victory over the North in the Orange County All-Star baseball game

Tuesday at La Palma Park in Anaheim.

Presson was 1 for 3 at the plate with a run scored to help lead

the South -- coached by CdM’s head man John Emme -- to a fourth

straight win and a 21-17 record against the North. Presson also

played catcher for the first three innings before shifting to center

field for the fourth and fifth innings.

Maggard pitched a scoreless second, while Keehan played the final

four innings at center field. Offensively, Keehan drew a walk and

scored a run. Newport Harbor Coach Joel Desguin served as an

assistant for the South.

Petrilli is All-American

* DIVING: Newport Beach resident Christine Petrilli, who finished

third in the CIF Southern Section girls one-meter springboard diving

competition as a sophomore at Calvary Chapel High this spring, has

been named All-American by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches

Association of America.

Petrilli was ranked No. 29 by the NISCA, good enough to earn one

of the organization’s 30 All-American designations for private-school

competitors.

The NISCA also names 100 girls All-Americans from public schools.

Petrilli, a former gymnast who began diving in November, trains

with the Mission Viejo Nadadores.

She intends to compete in the national zone championships, July

7-10 in Oklahoma City, Okla., as well as the Amateur Athletic Union

nationals in Florida, July 25-30.

Trio chosen first-team

* SOFTBALL: Seven Newport-Mesa players were selected to the

All-Golden West League softball team by the circuit’s coaches.

Costa Mesa High, which finished fifth in the seven-team league,

has three representatives while Estancia, which finished sixth, has

four.

Senior Brittany McAleer and sophomore Christy Gregory were

first-team selections for Mesa, while Hilary Ockey was chosen from

the Eagles.

McAleer, an infielder, led the league with six home runs. She had

a .293 batting average and drew 12 walks, eight of which were

intentional.

Gregory, who played second base for the Mustangs, had a .383

batting average with two doubles. She was also solid in the field,

recording only one error on the year.

Ockey, a catcher and pitcher for Estancia, led the Eagles with a

.554 batting average and 18 RBIs. She was also the team’s top pitcher

with a 3.43 ERA.

Sophomores Josie Flores and Kiele Brown along with junior Allison

Wyman were second-team selections from Estancia and junior Janae

Rivera was a second-team choice for the Mustangs.