ROUNDUP : Mortensen Runs Down Sutton Mark

Kim Mortensen of Thousand Oaks High erased another big-name runner from the course record books Thursday while leading the Lancers to a 15-50 victory over Newbury Park in a Marmonte League cross-country meet at Peppertree Playfield.

Mortensen, a senior who has broken four course records and tied another in six meets this season, timed 16 minutes 58 seconds over the three-mile distance to lower the previous course best by six seconds. Newbury Park’s Melissa Sutton, the Southern Section 4-A Division champion from 1984-86, set the previous best of 17:04 in 1986.

Thousand Oaks Coach Jack Farrell held Tara Marsden and Katie Scherrei out of the meet so they could rest, but the Lancers (3-0, 3-0 in the league) still swept the top seven places.

Sophomore Erin Sorensen was second in 18:45, followed by freshman Melissa McBrain (19:10), senior Alison Feinstein (19:31) and freshman Amanda Armstrong (19:51).

Thousand Oaks is the top-ranked team in the state Division I poll.

In other girls’ cross-country meets:

Granada Hills 15, San Fernando 50--Paced by the 1-2 finish of senior twins Brooke and Brandi Page, Granada Hills swept the first seven places in the Northwest Valley Conference opener at Pierce College.

Brooke Page, the defending City Section champion in the 1,600 meters, timed 20:46 over the three-mile course.

Canyon 22, Saugus 37; Canyon 15, Hart 48; Canyon 15, Burbank 50; Canyon 15, Burroughs 50--Paced by the 2-3-4 finish of Julie Harris, Lauren Fleshmen and Kellie Stigile, Canyon took six of the top eight places in the second Foothill League meet of the season.

Breanne Schweitzer of Saugus placed first with a time of 17:17 over the 2.8-mile course at Griffith Park. She was followed by Harris (17:26), Fleshmen (17:29) and Stigile (18:15).

Canyon’s runaway victory avenged a loss to Saugus in the first league meet.

BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

Thousand Oaks 25, Newbury Park 32--Josh Carolan and Todd Disney placed first and second to pace the Lancers in a Marmonte League meet at Peppertree Playfield.

Carolan timed 15:20 over the three-mile course with Disney at 15:27. Newbury Park (3-3, 2-1) took the next three places, but Eric Stoutenberg and Jason Lu finished sixth (16:19) and seventh (16:33) for three-time defending league champion Thousand Oaks (3-0, 3-0).

St. Francis 15, Harvard-Westlake 44--Kevin Koeper and Andy Van Orden led a Golden Knight sweep of the first five places in a Mission League meet at Crescenta Valley Park.

Koeper, third in last year’s Southern Section Division III championships, timed 15:49 over the three-mile course for St. Francis (6-0, 4-0).

Hoover 17, Glendale 59, Crescenta Valley 67, Arcadia 111, Muir 135, Pasadena 171--David Lopez, Felipe Montoro and Wilson Aquino swept the top three places for Hoover in the second Pacific League meet of the season.

Lopez timed 15:26 over the three-mile course at Verdugo Park. Montoro and Aquino posted times of 15:52 for Hoover (13-0, 10-0), the state’s top-ranked Division I team.

Monroe 15, Van Nuys 42--Ali BenMohamed clocked 16:12 over the three-mile course at Pierce College as Monroe swept the first five places in a Valley Pac-8 Conference opener.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Westlake d. Royal, 15-7, 14-16, 15-12, 15-10--Marci Davis and Meagan Mullen had 12 kills as Westlake (14-2, 6-2) handed the Highlanders (8-2, 7-1) their first Marmonte League loss.

Erika Denison had 12 blocks and Heather Hutchison added 11 kills for the host Warriors.

Thousand Oaks d. Channel Islands, 15-9, 15-0, 15-3--Jenn Detmer, Crystal Crawford and Nicole Woodruff each had six kills in a Marmonte League match at Channel Islands.

Courtney Miller added five aces for the Lancers (7-1, 7-1).

Agoura d. Camarillo, 15-0, 15-5, 15-12--Maegan Thomas had 11 kills and 11 digs for the host Chargers (6-3, 5-3) in a Marmonte League match. Kasey Jungwirth had five kills for Camarillo (4-6, 2-6).

Notre Dame d. Chaminade, 15-4, 15-8, 15-13--Kathryn Martin led the host Knights (9-1, 3-1) with 17 kills in a Mission League match. Annie Renaud added eight blocks and Hilda Osmanian had 30 assists.

Leslie Gandara had 10 kills for Chaminade (3-6, 1-3).

Village Christian d. Maranatha, 16-14, 15-8, 15-11--Lindy James had 12 kills and 21 digs in an Alpha League match to lead visiting Village Christian (9-1, 4-0) to its eighth consecutive victory.

L.A. Baptist d. Vasquez, 15-3, 15-0, 15-8--Kristen Jensen had five kills and five aces for the visiting Knights (8-2, 4-0) in an Alpha League match. Tracy Jensen added five kills for L.A. Baptist. Vasquez is 1-8, 0-4.

Saugus d. Burroughs, 17-15, 13-15, 15-4, 10-15, 15-5--Jennifer Phillips had 10 kills for the host Centurions in a Foothill League match. Lauren McCartin added 14 kills and Beth Coyne 10 for Saugus (7-1, 4-0).

La Reina d. Oak Park, 15-13, 12-15, 15-8, 15-9--Rheana Mantooth had seven kills for the Eagles (8-2, 2-2) in a Tri-Valley league match at La Reina (11-1, 4-0).

Sylmar d. Grant, 10-15, 15-10, 15-4, 16-18, 15-3--Patty Mendoza had 18 kills and 26 digs, and Anne Guevarra added 14 kills and 24 digs for the visiting Spartans (7-0, 5-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match.

Christin Zodan had nine aces for Grant (4-4, 2-3).

Poly d. North Hollywood, 15-7, 14-16, 15-5, 12-15, 15-10--Latoya Seeley had 13 kills and Marlena McLurkin added 12 kills and seven aces for the Parrots (6-2, 4-1) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match at North Hollywood.

Canoga Park d. Monroe 15-7, 12-15, 15-12, 15-10--Karen Kotitschke had 19 kills and five digs for Canoga Park in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match at Monroe.

Janelle Balzer added eight kills and three aces for the Hunters (3-5, 1-4).

Viewpoint d. Pacific Christian, 15-0, 15-3, 15-2--Lindsay Welch had eight kills, 11 assists and 15 aces for host Viewpoint in a Heritage League match.

Viewpoint (7-3, 7-0) has won 11 consecutive matches in league play.

Valley Alternative d. Foshay Learning Center, 15-11, 15-6, 15-13--Alicia Merino had 13 service aces for visiting Valley Alternative in the Magnet Conference victory.

Franklin d. Verdugo Hills, 15-10, 15-1, 15-3--Melanie Wood had eight kills for the host Dons (1-5, 0-1) in a Northern Conference match.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Harvard-Westlake 17, Alemany 1--Sophomore Valerie Alter swept three singles matches and improved her record to 20-2 as the Wolverines won a Mission League match at the Studio City Racquet Centre. Ayda Field also swept her singles matches for the Wolverines (8-1, 7-0).

Agoura 11, Camarillo 7--Michele Fritz was a 6-4, 6-0, 6-0 victor at No. 1 singles for visiting Agoura (9-2, 6-1) in a Marmonte League match.

Amie Hull and Melissa Feld swept 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2 doubles for the Scorpions (5-5, 4-4).

Hart 18, Valencia 0--Singles players Beth Campbell and Gina Hardiello led the sweep for the Indians (6-4, 5-1) in a Foothill League match at Hart.

Chaminade 10, Flintridge Prep 8--Teresa Galido and Monica Andrews swept their singles matches for the Eagles (9-2, 6-1) in a Mission League match at Shoall Canyon.

La Reina 13, Oak Park 5--The No. 1 doubles team of Catherine Chien and Vicki Hull dropped only two games in sweeping three matches for the Regents (7-2, 5-0) in a Tri-Valley League match. Kristin Dickey swept three matches at No. 2 singles for La Reina.

Granada Hills 5, Taft 2--Nicole Frydman, Reina Kobayashi and Krissy Begley claimed singles victories for the Highlanders (7-1, 5-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference match at Taft.

Candy Ramyead won at No. 1 singles for Taft (4-4, 2-3).

Kennedy 5, Chatsworth 2--Kelly Wells sparked the Golden Cougars (7-1, 4-1) with an 8-0 singles victory in a Northwest Conference match at Kennedy.

Van Nuys 7, Monroe 0--Newsha Mohajeri of Van Nuys, playing at No. 4 singles, handed Danielle Furman her first loss of the season, winning, 8-3, in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match at Monroe (4-4, 4-1). Furman is 7-1.

Leslie Musser (No. 1 singles) led the sweep for Van Nuys (7-1, 5-0) with an 8-0 defeat of Mimi Giagos.

HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO

La Canada 32, Flintridge Prep 5--Brendan Naeve scored seven goals, and Ali Kahn and Tyler Long each added five goals for La Canada (8-7) in a nonleague match at Flintridge Prep.