Freed Gets Winning Hit for Panthers

Amanda Freed, the two-time Times Orange County softball player of the year, had the game-winning hit as Gordon’s Panthers of Cypress beat Gary Haning’s Orange County Batbusters, 1-0, in eight innings to win the Amateur Softball Assn. Gold national championship game Sunday in Phoenix.

Freed, who is going to UCLA, pitched a one-hitter as the Panthers beat the Batbusters, 4-0, in the winners’ bracket final also Sunday.

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Ray Vincent of the Mission Viejo Nadadores finished second in the platform division at the U.S. National Senior qualifying competition Sunday at the Mission Viejo Aquatics Center.

Vincent’s three-day total was 435.36 points. The top five finishers qualify for the senior nationals, Aug. 14-19 in Atlanta.

In women’s competition, Kristen Marquis of Crown Valley Divers finished second with 392.28 points.

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The Golden West Water Polo Club defeated Davis, 5-3, to finish third at the U.S. senior national championships Sunday at Annapolis, Md.

Robin Beauregard (Marina High School, UCLA) and Brenda Villa scored twice for Golden West.