Wendy O’BrienIrvine, SeniorSwimmingO’Brien, who saves her best...

Wendy O’Brien

Irvine, Senior

Swimming

O’Brien, who saves her best performances for important events, again dominated the sprints at the Southern Section finals. For the third consecutive year, O’Brien swept the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. She did it in Division II as a sophomore and Division I the last two years. Friday in the 50, she finished in 23.66 seconds, more than one second ahead of the runner-up. She won the 100 in 51.58. “She’s won every close race she’s ever been in,” Irvine Coach Scott Hinman said.

Badminton

Quynh Tran

Diep Nguyen

* La Quinta, seniors. Tran and Nguyen defeated Lien Ly and Huong Nguyen of Garden Grove to win the Southern Section girls’ doubles title.

Diving

Kristen Marquis

* Santa Margarita, freshman. Won the Southern Section Division I title, scoring 509.30 points.

Softball

Kristina Keene

* Westminster, junior. Went six for 11 with three home runs, two triples and a double and 10 runs batted in as the Lions split four Golden West League games and tied for the league title.

Swimming

Amanda Beard

* Irvine, freshman. Set the Division I record in the 100-yard breaststroke, winning in 1:01.79 to break the previous record by 1.41 seconds.