32-Team Water Polo Tournament Begins Today

Newport Harbor defeated four-time defending Southern Section Division I champion Long Beach Wilson, 9-5, in a nonleague boys’ water polo game last week, but Wilson, ranked No. 1 in the Division I coaches’ poll, will be the top-seeded team for the South Coast tournament, beginning today at Newport Harbor, Corona del Mar, Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley and Tustin highs.

Newport Harbor (2-0), ranked No. 3 in Division I, is seeded second in the 32-team tournament, second-ranked Santa Ana Foothill is seeded third and Los Alamitos, No. 3 in Division II, is fourth. The final is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Newport Harbor.

Potential second-round matchups include Lake Forest El Toro, No. 5 in Division I, against Anaheim Esperanza, No. 1 in Division II; La Canada, No. 1 in Division III, against Mission Viejo, No. 10 in Division I, and Newport Harbor, No. 3 in Division I, against San Clemente, No. 9 in Division I.

El Toro senior Petar Solomun, a foreign-exchange student from Serbia and Montenegro, is expected to make his debut today in the South Coast tournament after gaining clearance by the Southern Section, Coach Don Stoll said.

Dan Arritt

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Boys’ Basketball

Clint Amberry, a 6-foot-10 junior center who played the last two seasons at Huntington Beach Ocean View, has told Coach Jim Harris Sr. that he plans to transfer to Los Alamitos. Harris said Amberry is still attending Ocean View but did not participate with the team all summer.

A number of the Southland’s top players are expected to take part in the “Hoops for Hope” exhibition game at 6 p.m. Sunday at Huntington Beach Ocean View. James Keefe, Brandon Jennings, Taylor King and Matt Shaw are set to participate, along with Dwight Lewis Jr. and Lawrence Gilbert from Louisiana.

Proceeds from the game will go to Operation Blessing, a non-profit charity focused on assisting children who suffered losses because of Hurricane Katrina. Admission is $10.

Information: (949) 475-2222.

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Girls’ Tennis

Junior transfer Lyndsay Kinstler has made her presence felt since arriving at Laguna Beach after two years at Anaheim Connelly.

The undisputed No. 1 player at Connelly, Kinstler has shared the top spot in the Breakers’ lineup with senior Claire Rietsch. No matter who second-year Coach Greg Weiss has inserted at No. 1, however, the results have been the same for Laguna Beach (4-0).

“It’s a huge addition for us. She makes us a much bigger threat, no doubt,” Weiss said. “It definitely makes my job a little bit easier.”

The Breakers’ latest victory, a 14-4 victory over Santa Ana Mater Dei (2-2), came after Kinstler and Rietsch each won three sets in a nonleague match Wednesday at Laguna Beach. Kinstler won, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1, and Rietsch won, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1.

Sophomore Sarah Russell took two of her three sets and the No. 1 doubles team of seniors Katie Ochwat and Kellie Ammerman won three sets for the Breakers.

Lauren Peterson

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Football

Former Chino players and alumni are invited to arrive early for the Cowboys’ game against Saugus at 7 p.m. Friday, when the school will dedicate John Monger Stadium in honor of the current and winningest coach in school history during a pregame ceremony. A reception will follow the game.

Information: (909) 628-1201, ext. 1616.