Estancia on a roll

Sophomore Melissa Buchmann scored three of her team-high six goals in

the second quarter to help the Estancia High girls water polo team

claim its fourth straight victory following a 15-1 nonleague decision

over visiting Magnolia Monday.

Courtney Hess scored four times while Chelsea Kaplan and Carolina

Barnes each tallied two goals for the Eagles (12-9, 1-2 in the Golden

West League).

Katie Mahan made seven saves in goal and then scored one goal

while in the field in the second half. Kaplan stopped one shot.

The Eagles host league foe Saddleback at 3:15 Wednesday.

Nonleague

Estancia 15,

Magnolia 1

Score by Quarters

*--*

Magnolia 0 1 0 0 -- 1

Estancia 5 4 4 2 -- 15

*--*

Magnolia -- B. Christianson 1.

Estancia - Mahan 1, Kaplan 2, Barnes 2, Hess 4, Buchmann 6. Saves

-- Mahan 7, Kaplan 1.

Team USA starts strong

* WATER POLO: The United States junior women’s water polo team,

which features Corona del Mar High standout Christina Hewko, started

the FINA Junior Women’s World Championships with a 9-8 win over

Hungary in the first round of pool play Monday at Challenge Stadium

in Perth, Australia.

Team USA, which finished second to Canada at the 2003 junior

worlds, will take on China today in the second of three contests in

the Group A pool.

Ducks roll over ‘Eaters

* TENNIS: The University of Oregon women’s tennis team remained

undefeated after a 6-1 nonconference victory over visiting UC Irvine

Sunday on the Ducks’ campus in Eugene, Ore.

UCI’s Jessica Ruth defeated Monica Hoz de Vila, 6-1, 6-3, for the

Anteaters’ (1-2) lone victory.