Dana Hills Wrestlers Beat San Clemente to Take Over First Place

Robert Richardson, the top-ranked wrestler at 275 pounds, pinned Dana Hills’ Blake Dossey in 31 seconds, but it was too late because 10th-ranked San Clemente already had lost to Dana Hills in a South Coast League meet Thursday at Dana Hills. The final score was 30-27.

The Dolphins (4-0) are in sole possession of first place with one meet left in the regular season. San Clemente is 3-1.

Late in the meet, Dana Hills’ Nick Toland scored a near fall on Josh Pridham, 13-4. The victory gave the Dolphins a 30-21 lead and clinched the meet.

In the Pacific Coast League:

University 39, Estancia 36--Heavyweight Galen Duckles won, 11-5, to put University over the top. Nathan Davis (215 pounds) won his match by pin to tie the score for University, which is 2-0 in league.

In Sunset League wrestling:

Esperanza 30, Marina 28--In the heavyweight match, George Mares of Esperanza defeated Matt Pena in double overtime to give the Aztecs the victory.

In South Coast League girls’ water polo:

Trabuco Hills 3, San Clemente 2--Penalties proved to be San Clemente’s undoing as two of Trabuco Hills’ goals came on penalty shots. Amy Hutchcraft hit what was to be the winner on a third-quarter penalty shot from four meters. San Clemente’s attempt to tie the score with 20 seconds left was fruitless as Trabuco Hills’ goalkeeper Lucy Coburn stopped the shot to record her 17th save of the game. Trabuco Hills is 8-7, 1-1. San Clemente is 6-8, 0-2.

In a nonleague game:

Esperanza 5, Foothill 4--Andrea Griffin, who had three goals, scored with 14 seconds left.