Sweep sets up PCL showdown for CdM

With another victory in Pacific Coast League play Thursday night, the

Corona del Mar High boys volleyball team set up a first-place

showdown with University today at 5:30 p.m., after the Sea Kings

swept host Tesoro, 15-0, 15-3, 15-11.

Corona del Mar, ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section Division II

(behind Valencia), improved to 14-10, 7-0 in league. University is

6-1 in the PCL.

Leading the way for the Sea Kings in their road sweep was 6-foot-2

senior Gunnar McClellan, who contributed seven kills and two solo

blocks, while teammate Tom Welch, a 6-foot sophomore, added seven

kills and 6-4 senior Brian Brinkerhoff had six kills and two blocks.

Lions in region final

* TENNIS: The No. 3-seeded Vanguard University women’s tennis team

upset No. 2-seeded Westmont, 5-3, Thursday to advance to today’s 10

a.m. title match at the NAIA Region II Championships at Point Loma

Nazarene. Olga Hlushchanka, Silina Yohner and Saran Bradley all won

in singles and doubles for the Lions, who improved to 14-11. Westmont

fell to 15-6. Vanguard will meet top-seeded Point Loma in the final.

*--*

NAIA Region II Championships

Semifinal Vanguard 5, Westmont 3

Singles -- Hlushchanka (VU) def. Renfer, 6-0, 6-2; Yohner (VU) def. Whiting, 7-5, 6-2; Bradley (VU) def. Otsaka, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5; Quitoriano (W) def. Tenlen, 6-0, 6-1; Salinas (W), def. Krohn, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles -- Hlushchanka-Votavova (VU) def.

Whiting-Lange, 8-1; Yohner-Bradley (VU) def. Renfer-Quitoriano, 9-7; Goebel-Otsuka (W) def. Tenlen-Krohn, 8-0

*--*

OCC’s Nelson advances

* TENNIS: Orange Coast College sophomore Ashley Nelson won

second-round matches in singles and doubles Thursday to advance to

today’s Round of 16 in the Southern California women’s regionals at

Cuesta College.

Nelson defeated Melissa Anderson of Cuyamaca, 6-2, 6-0, then

teamed with freshman Leah Becker to knock off a doubles tandem from

Allan Hancock, 6-1, 6-1. Becker lost her second-round singles match

to Mona Noa from Los Angeles City, 6-0, 6-0.

Sage Hill wins again

* TENNIS: Greg Solodko swept at No. 1 singles and Eric Burton and

Tristan Cordier swept at No. 1 doubles for Sage Hill School as the

visiting Lightning defeated St. Margaret’s in an Academy League boys

tennis match Thursday, 14-4.

*--*

Academy League

Sage Hill 14, St. Margaret’s 4

Singles -- Solodko (SH) def. Huang, 6-2, def. Fujii, 6-3, def. Sweiden, 6-0; Milovantisev (SH) won 6-0, 6-1, lost 3-6; Chin (SH) lost 1-6, won 6-0, 6-3. Doubles -- Burton-Cordier (SH) def. Waller-Dunlap, 6-0, def. Limb- Afshar, 6-1, def. Maken-Martin,

6-2; Ramadan-Montekab (SH) won 6-1,

lost 5-7, won 6-0; Roser-Kuran (SH) won 6-1, 6-2, lost 4-6 *--*

Sailors’ errors costly

* SOFTBALL: A pair of unearned runs propelled host Aliso Niguel to

a 2-1 Sea View League softball victory over Newport Harbor Thursday.

*--*

Sea View League

Aliso Niguel 2, Newport 1

Score by Innings

Newport 000 000 1 -- 1 3 3

Aliso N 110 000 x -- 2 6 1

Gleason, Moore (3) and Campbell; Skaare and

Voight. W -- Skaare. L -- Gleason, 1-1. 3B

-- Couch (NH)

*--*

Tars tied for third

* TENNIS: Newport Harbor High’s boys tennis team must play a third

match against Irvine to decide which team finishes third in the Sea

View League and receives an automatic bid for the CIF playoffs.

The Sailors secured their third match with the Vaqueros by losing

to visiting Foothill, 10-8, in the final league match Thursday. A

coin toss Monday will determine when and where the match will be

held, sometime next week, Newport Coach Jeff Thomsen.

Robert Khoury and Tyler Deck each won two of three sets in singles

for Newport (7-5, 5-5 in league) while the No. 1 doubles duo of Charlie Farmer-Brian Hochwald, along with Dylan Espley-Jones-Brandon

Lutfy, each took two sets against Foothill (7-3 in league).

*--*

Sea View League

Foothill 10, Newport 8

Singles -- Khoury (NH) lost to Roybal, 5-7, def. Surfas, 7-6 (5), def. Katzman, 6-0; Deck (NH) lost, 2-6, won, 6-0, 6-0; Tweena (NH) lost, 0-6, 0-6, 2-6. Doubles -- Farmer-Hochwald (NH) lost to B. Himber-J. Himber, 4-6, def. Meskell-Duckor, 6-3, def.

Lo-C.Roy- bal,6-4; Espley-Jones-Lutfy (NH) lost, 4-6, won, 6-2, 6-1; Seryduk- Lund (NH) lost, 1-6, 6-7 (4), 1-6

*--*

Zoelle, Tyson lead CdM

* SOFTBALL: Senior standout Alissa Zoelle of Corona del Mar High

tossed a three-hitter and went 3 for 4 with three RBIs at the plate

as the host Sea Kings hammered the Breakers, 15-1, in a Pacific Coast

League softball game Thursday shortened to five innings because of

the mercy rule.

The Sea Kings (8-7, 4-2 in the PCL) scored seven runs in the

second inning, then added two in the third and six in the fourth. CdM

catcher Amy Tyson went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two RBIs.

*--*

Pacific Coast League

CdM15, Laguna Beach 1

Score by Innings

Laguna B 100 00 -- 1 3 4

CdM 072 6x -- 15 11 0

Turner and Frimond; Zoelle and Tyson. W --

Zoelle, 7-5. L -- Turner. 2B -- Tyson (CdM),

Zoelle (CdM)

*--*

CdM clinches PCL title

* GOLF: For the second consecutive year, the Corona del Mar High

boys golf team is the outright Pacific Coast League champion.

The Sea Kings defeated visiting Northwood, 187-206, Thursday at

the Aliso Viejo Golf Club.

Medalist Nick Sherman shot 36 with two birdies to lead CdM (14-4,

9-1 in league), followed by Ben Tilsen (37), and 38s from Alex

Chikovani, Tim Frohling and Brad Chamberlin.

Sailors end with a loss

* GOLF: Newport Harbor High’s boys golf team concluded Sea View

League play with a 193-200 loss to Foothill Thursday at Big Canyon

Country Club.

Brandon Sowers led Newport (5-13, 3-7 in league) with a 38,

followed by 40s from David Motschenbacher and Davis Pemstein. Rhett

Palmer and Jeff Lerner each shot 41 for the Sailors.