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The Newport Harbor High field hockey team (14-1-1) will look to put

its clamps down on another helpless team when La Verne’s Bonita High

comes to the Harper Community Center today at 3:15 p.m.

The Sailors have allowed only two goals this season, both to Marina,

while scoring 38.

Today’s Sunset League matchup is a rematch of the Orange County

Invitational quarterfinals, won by Newport, 3-0.

Following that game Coach Sharon Wolfe gave credit to the entire team

for a complete victory and the Sailors will have to respond the same way

for a win today.

Scoring in that contest was sophomore Kayley Nix, senior Elizabeth

Evans and junior Brianne Parmeter, while the defense put another goose

egg on the scoreboard.

Newport rebounded from its only loss of the season, a setback to

Rossland (British Columbia) Secondary, 2-1, on penalty strokes after a

scoreless regulation, with a 2-0 win at Huntington Beach.

Sophomore midfielder Chanelle Sladics was moved up to the links

position and it paid off the Sailors. She scored both goals for Newport,

while the defense, led by Sarah Green, kept yet another opponent off the

scoreboard.

Freshman goalie standout Amanda Wittman broke her leg in a club soccer

match last weekend and is gone for the season. Sophomore Chloe Cox will

be the Sailors’ full-time goalie.

“She had really been playing well for us,” Wolfe said. “But Chloe has

played well for us, too. We’re just going to have to step it up a bit.”

Elsewhere today:

The Corona del Mar girls volleyball team (5-2, 3-0), ranked No. 2 in

CIF Southern Section Division III-AA, will host University tonight at 6

in a Pacific Coast League matchup.

Junior outside hitter Eleanor Mack led the Sea Kings with five kills

in their 15-3, 15-3, 15-5 PCL win against Estancia. Corona del Mar has

won four straight, including a big five-game thriller against Division

V’s top-ranked Laguna Beach on Oct. 3, 2-15, 15-12, 15-16, 6-15, 15-11.

Estancia’s girls volleyball team will play at Northwood, while Costa

Mesa hosts Laguna Beach, both at 3:15 p.m.

Newport Harbor’s girls tennis team, ranked No. 2 in Division III, will

host Aliso Niguel, Corona del Mar, No. 3 in Division IV, will play at at

Costa Mesa. All matches will begin at 3:15 p.m.

In girls golf action, Estancia will take on rival Costa Mesa at 2:15

p.m. at the Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club’s Mesa Linda course, while

Newport and Irvine do battle at the Big Canyon Country Club at 2:30 p.m.

in Sea View play.

The Sailors are just two days removed from Big Canyon following

Tuesday’s loss to one of the top teams in Orange County, Aliso Niguel,

127-151, also in Sea View action.

Kelly Hunt led the Sailors with a 47, while Lindsay Galbraith followed

with a 49.