Esperanza Survives Late Charge by Edison to Win in Wrestling
Esperanza withstood a strong Edison comeback because of a key forfeit as the Aztecs won a Sunset League wrestling meet Thursday at Edison.
With the score 20-12, Mike Nowell (152) pinned John Zepeda in 47 seconds to extend Esperanza’s lead to 26-12. Edison won four of the next five matches, but had to forfeit the 215-pound match because the Chargers didn’t have a wrestler for that weight class.
Chad Keller (160), Tom Kenney (171) and Joe Thomas (189) won their matches by decision and Mike Ketcham (275) pinned Kelly Mort in 1:47 for Edison.
In Empire League wrestling:
Loara 39, El Dorado 29--Alex Tran (135), Tom Salcido (145) and Eric Levy (160) recorded victories for Loara (3-1).
In the Freeway League:
Troy 42, Sunny Hills 24--Sal Guerra won by a pin at 215 pounds for visiting Troy (3-0-1 in league).
In Sea View League wrestling:
Newport Harbor 68, Corona del Mar 8--Jason Deere (275 pounds) won his match, 19-4, for host Newport Harbor, which is 4-0 in league. Newport Harbor also won seven matches by forfeit. The Sailors meet Santa Margarita (4-0) for the league title Thursday.
In Garden Grove League boys’ basketball:
Los Amigos 64, Pacifica 60--Gabriel Sagrero scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for Los Amigos (11-10, 5-3), which outscored Pacifica, 17-8, in the third quarter to take a 12-point lead.
Bolsa Grande 51, Rancho Alamitos 41--Duc Nguyen scored 18 points and Doug Baughman had 10 points and 16 rebounds for Bolsa Grande (9-13, 3-5).
In the Academy League:
Orangewood Academy 60, Fairmont 18--Nicholas Wulfsen scored 21 points and Joey Oswald had 17 for Orangewood Academy (12-4, 5-1).
In Empire League girls’ water polo:
Katella 18, Kennedy 5--Belin Morales and Sarah Donnelly each scored four goals to lead Katella (9-7, 4-1). Kelly Kline and Kelli Greenwalt each had three goals for Katella.
In the Sunset League:
Marina 10, Fountain Valley 6--Jenny Lamb had five goals and eight steals for fourth-ranked Marina (10-3, 6-1).
In a nonleague game:
Saddleback 11, Santa Ana Valley 7--Shakiba Fimbres scored nine goals for visiting Saddleback (3-11).
