Prep Roundup : Catanzaro Gives Servite a Victory in Water Polo

Matt Catanzaro scored with 1:10 left to lead the Servite High School water polo team to a 9-8 victory over Mater Dei in Del Rey League game Wednesday at Servite.

Mater Dei held a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Servite rallied in the second quarter, outscoring Mater Dei, 5-1, to take a 5-4 lead into halftime.

Frank Lanak, who had 4 goals in the game, led the rally with 2 goals. He added 2 more in the third quarter, still Mater Dei managed to tie the score at 7-7.

Each team added a goal in the fourth, then Catanzaro scored late to give Servite (8-3 overall, 2-1 in league play) the victory.

In the Empire League:

Los Alamitos 18, Loara 5--Mike Palermo scored 4 goals and Bryan Liff had 3 to lead Los Alamitos (7-7, 2-0) at Loara. Four other Los Alamitos players added 2 goals each for the defending Empire League champions.

In the Orange League:

Brea-Olinda 12, Anaheim 7--Kyle Kilpatrick scored 6 goals and Ray Schwengel added 3 to lead Brea-Olinda (6-9, 1-2) at home. Goalie Eric Engwall had 9 saves for Brea-Olinda.

Valencia 16, Savanna 4--Charle Amoroso scored 4 goals, 3 in the first half, and Van Truong added 3 goals for Valencia (11-3, 6-0).

In the Sunset League:

Marina 14, Huntington Beach 6--Geoff Kagy scored 4 goals and Jason Cox and Chuck Kenyon each had 3 to lead Marina (10-8, 2-0) at Golden West College.

In girls’ tennis:

In the Pacific Coast League:

Laguna Hills 18, Orange 0--Jenny Marques, playing at No.1 singles, swept her 3 singles matches to run her season record to 36-0. Laguna Hills’ No. 2 singles player, Brook Fleming, also swept her matches. Fleming did it without losing a game. Laguna Hills (11-2, 5-0) is ranked fifth in the 3-A division.

In nonleague play:

Corona del Mar 12, Capistrano Valley 6--No. 1 singles player Keri Phebus (30-0) swept her 3 sets at 6-0 to lead Corona del Mar at home. Corona del Mar came into the match ranked No. 2 in the 4-A, and Capistrano Valley was ranked No. 2 in the 3-A.

In girl’s volleyball:

In the Pacific Coast League:

Laguna Hills 3, Costa Mesa 0--Laguna Hills won, 15-4, 15-10, 15-9, at Costa Mesa. Christy Stoeckel had 9 kills, 4 aces and 2 blocks, and Sue Kim had 5 aces to lead Laguna Hills (3-7, 1-3).