HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

SURFING

Newport Harbor 85,

Edison 83

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Newport Harbor High was tied after six heats. A strong showing by Chase Wilson and Mark Contreras in Heat seven and Michael Maddox in Heat eight resulted in the Sailors’ win at Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach Tuesday.

The victory avenged last week’s loss by the Sailors to Edison. The two high school surfing powerhouses split their home and away series. This meet saw each team end with four first-, second- and third-place finishes.

Both Edison and Newport have two loses during the season. The Sailors’ record improved to 9-2.

The boys’ shortboard squad split the four heats and won, 48-36, a reversal of last week’s score against Edison.

Canon Call, Victor Done and Chase Wilson placed first in their heats, as Blake Davis and Bobby Okvist placed second and Mark Contreras, Erik Heimstaedt and Jared Cassidy took third in their heats. Done’s average wave score of 7.17 was high for the contest.

The girls’ shortboard squad won its heat, 14-7. Kaleigh Gilchrist placed first, with one of her waves registering 9.5, as Shelby Detmers placed second and Elizabeth Eddy placed fourth.

The bodyboard squad lost, 13-8, as Joe Suzuki placed third.

The girls’ longboard squad lost, 15-6, as Ali Hayes placed fourth.

The boys’ longboard squad lost, 12-9, as Michael Maddox placed second and Aaron Cervantes placed fourth.

The Sailors’ next big event is the 10th annual Newport Classic March 28-29 at 56th Street in Newport Beach. The competition serves as a fundraiser for the program.

 

BOYS’ GOLF

Newport Harbor 195,

Foothill 198

NEWPORT BEACH — Junior Travis Russell earned co-medalist honors, finishing with a one-over-par 37 in the Sailors’ season opener at Big Canyon Country Club Tuesday.

Russell, who birdied twice, finished atop with Jeff Moeser of Foothill.

Newport Harbor’s Erickson Klein shot a 38, followed by Zach Eddy, Mychael Clark and Marcus Kiel, who each finished at 40.

The Sailors play Aliso Niguel today at Santa Ana Country Club at 3:15 p.m.

 

Long Beach Millikan 207,

Estancia 208

LONG BEACH — Senior Ryan Knapp earned medalist honors with a one-under-par 35 for the Eagles in the nonleague match at El Dorado Park Golf Course Tuesday.

Freshman Jake Knapp (40), senior Storm Hagen (44), junior Ryan Burns (44) and sophomore Jordan Young (45) also scored for Estancia (0-1), which competed in the Empire Lakes tournament Monday in Rancho Cucamonga. The Knapp brothers, along with Hagen finished seventh out of 47 teams in the three-man team format at Empire Lakes Gof Course.

 

Mater Dei 194,

Sage Hill 213

IRVINE — Senior Mac Mace shot three-over-par 39, the low for the Lightning in their season opener at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course Tuesday.

Sophomore Jared Hoffman finished at 42.

Mater Dei’s Carter Gaskill and Matt Morales shared medalist honors, each shooting one-over 37.

 

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

JSerra def. Sage Hill

SAN JUAN CAPITSTRANO — Senior outside hitter Bayle Smith recorded nine kills in the Lightning’s 25-5, 25-9, 25-15 season-opening loss Tuesday night.

Libero Kenji Gottner had eight digs for Sage Hill.

The Lightning open play at the two-day University Tournament, starting Friday against St. Paul at 3:30 p.m.

 

BOYS’ TENNIS

Santa Margarita 14,

Sage Hill 4

NEWPORT BEACH — Andrew Yun and Andrew Kurzweil won twice in No. 1 doubles play during the Lightning’s season opener Tuesday.

Sage Hill plays host to the seventh annual Lightning Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club.

 

Nonleague

Santa Margarita 14, Sage Hill 4

Singles – Wang (SH) lost to Maknalchi, 4-6, lost to Lee, 2-6, lost to Krogius, 2-6; Astorino (SH) lost, 1-6, def. Johnson (sub), 6-0, lost 1-6; Koeberle (SH) lost 1-6, won 7-5, loss 1-6.

Doubles – Yun-Kurzweil (SH) lost to Woodward-Madrey, 5-7, def. Nelson-Gados, 6-3, def. Charman-Hughes, 6-2; Batten-Manolakas (SH) lost 1-6, 4-6, 3-6; Fayngor-Marshack (SH) lost 2-6, 6-7, 1-6

 

Mater Dei 10,

Corona del Mar 8

FOUNTAIN VALLEY — Seniors Chris Damion and Parker Rhodes swept No. 1 doubles play in the Sea Kings’ season opener at Los Caballeros Racquet and Sports Club Tuesday.

CdM plays host to Beverly Hills today at 3 p.m.

 

Nonleague

Mater Dei 10, Corona del Mar 8

Singles – Peyton (CdM) lost to Freeman, 5-7, lost to Alvarado, 1-6, def. Cole, 6-0; Korber (CdM) lost 6-7, 2-6, def. Picarelli, 6-0; Vu (CdM) lost 0-6, Fink (sub) lost 0-6, won 6-4.

Doubles – Damion-Rhodes (CdM) def. Ghassemi-Agbayani, 6-3, def. Hoang-McNerney, 6-1, def. Sampson-Zaret, 6-0; Murray-Stemler (CdM) lost 4-6, won 6-4, 6-4; Ishii-Fletcher (CdM) lost 4-6, 0-6, 3-6.