Estancia sweeps Century

The Estancia High boys volleyball team opened the CIF Southern

Section Division III playoffs with a resounding three-game win over

visiting Century Friday night.

The Eagles (27-10) defeated the Centurions, 15-1, 15-3, 15-2, to

advance to the second round, where they will face Orange Lutheran,

which swept Warren. A coin toss will determine which team will host

the second-round match Tuesday. Estancia defeated Orange Lutheran,

15-3, 15-5, 15-3, on March 6.

Estancia Coach Tracey Heims said the No. 3-seeded Eagles played

with great intensity from the outset to gain momentum and the

advantage. Junior outside hitter Kris Hartwell led the Eagles with 16

kills, while junior opposite Josh Kornegay and junior outside hitter

Brad Larsen recorded eight kills each. Sophomore setter Trevor Holmes

contributed 34 assists. Senior middle blocker Jess Hellmich and

Larsen collected three service aces each.

CdM girls sparkle

* SWIMMING: In Friday’s CIF Division II girls preliminaries at Mt.

San Antonio College, Corona del Mar High’s Lexie Shue qualified third

for today’s finals in the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.50) and

500 freestyle (5:01.18), while also competing on the Sea Kings’ 400

free relay that qualified third in 3:39.20 with teammates Jordan

Anae, Kim McKay and Brittney Bowlus.

Other Sea Kings in the championship finals today at 4 p.m. at

Belmont Plaza in Long Beach include members of the 200 free relay,

which qualified No. 1 with its best time of the year (1:40.86) with

Anae, McKay, Vivian Liao and Bowlus.

Anae qualified fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.16) and seventh

in the 100 free (54.22), while Bowlus was third in the 50 free

(24.88) and eighth in the 100 free (54.23).

Sea Kings advancing to the consolation finals were Tumua Anae, who

was ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.34), McKay, who was 15th in

the 200 free (2:01.20), and the 200 medley relay of Christian Hewko,

Jackie McCoy, Shue and Liao (12th in 1:56.74).

Mesa boys in consos

* SWIMMING: The Costa Mesa High boys will compete in five swims

today in the CIF Division III consolation finals at Belmont Plaza at

10 a.m. following Friday’s prelims at the same location. Mesa’s 200

medley relay was ninth in 1:47.99, while its 400 free relay was 15th

in 3:35.0.

Sophomore Adam Douglas qualified 14th in the 100 freestyle

(50.85), sophomore Evan Spencer was 13th in the 100 butterfly (57.25)

and junior Brian Tipton captured 16th in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.43).

Mesa’s Dzida advances

* TRACK AND FIELD: In the CIF Division III prelims Friday night at

Long Beach City College, Rosary sophomore Laura Dzida of Costa Mesa

ran the girls 1,600 meters in 5:13.48 to qualify for a spot in next

week’s CIF finals at Cerritos College.

UCI tied for ninth

* GOLF: The UC Irvine men’s golf team is tied with USC for ninth

place in the 27-team field after two rounds of the NCAA West regional

at Washington National in Auburn, Wash. UCI senior Ryan Armstrong

shot a 2-under 70 and is tied for 17th place at 146. Junior Vinnie

Poncino shot a 73 in the second round and is 36th at 148, senior Jeff Coburn shot 76 and is in 49th place at 149.

Senior Mike Lavery carded a 74 and is 57th at 150, while freshman

Jay Choe had a 77 and is 112th at 158.

Sage finishes third

* SOFTBALL: The Sage Hill School softball team closed its

regular-season Thursday with a 3-0 loss to Academy League champion

Oxford Academy on the Patriots’ diamond.

The Lightning (10-9, 6-4) finished in third place and will advance

to the CIF Southern Section Division V playoffs, for which the

pairings will be announced Monday.

Sophomore pitcher Catherine Dailey had both of Sage Hill’s hits

and allowed just one earned run.

Highlanders top ‘Eaters

* BASEBALL: UC Riverside clinched at least third place in the Big

West Conference with a 5-1 win over visiting UC Irvine Friday at the

Riverside Sports Complex.

Irvine’s Brett Smith took the loss, allowing nine hits and two

earned runs in seven innings of work. UCI scored in the fifth as Jon

Horowitz led off with a single and moved to second on a bunt by

second baseman Matt Fisher. The runners advanced on a sacrifice and

Horowitz came home on a groundout.

The series continues today at 6 p.m. UC Irvine fell to 20-33, 8-11

in the Big West.

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Big West Conference

UC Riverside, 5, UC Irvine 1

Score by Innings

UC Irvine 000 010 000 - 1 9 3

Riverside 020 000 12x - 5 11 2 Smith, Edell (8), Koehler (8) and Wagner;

Torres, Hoff (8) and Emmons. W -- Torres,

10-2. L -- Smith, 8-4. Sv -- Hoff, 2. 2B

-- Lawson (R). 3B -- Grant (R). HR --

Emmons (R)

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