BRIEFS

HAGESTAD TWO OVER

RANCHO MIRAGE — Newport Beach resident Steve Hagestad shot two-over-par 74 in the first round of the ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club Tuesday to tie for 20th place.

Hagestad trails the co-leaders by five strokes in the 54-hole event that continues today.

The field consists of 57 boys, ages 12-18.

HESS EARNS HONOR

Newport Beach resident Brad Hess, a junior catcher at Brethren Christian High in Huntington Beach, earned first-team, All-Academy League recognition in baseball.

Hess hit .458 with 14 runs batted in, nine doubles and two home runs.

Brethren Christian finished in third place in league with an 8-7 record.