CdM wins girls golf title

Corona del Mar’s girls golf team captured its first league

championship Monday with a victory over University in a three-way

match that also doubled as the first round of the Pacific Coast

League individual finals.

The Sea Kings, who had not lost a match during the regular season,

were forced to make up contests against University and Northwood

because of the smoke from the fires last week. Corona del Mar (7-1)

lost to Northwood (6-3), but defeated University (5-3), 449-458. It

was CdM’s best 18-hole team score ever.

Leading the way for the Sea Kings was sophomore Katie McKitterick,

who shot a 77 on the par-72 Butterfield Stage course at El Prado Golf

Course in Chino. McKitterick holds a one-stroke lead over Northwood’s

Allison Wing and a two-shot advantage over Tesoro’s Amanda Aubin

heading into today’s second round.

Of the 28 golfers who played Monday, 12 advanced to the final

round, including three others from CdM. Katie Albright shot a 92 and

Veronica Friedman and Caitlin McDonald each carded a 93.

Jonna Kim and Michelle Albrecht missed the cut by just one stroke,

finishing with 94 each, while Maggie Nelson shot 104.

Smooth sailing in Sunset

* FIELD HOCKEY: Newport Harbor High’s field hockey team tuned up

for the postseason Tournament of Champions that begins today with a

2-0 victory over visiting Edison Monday at Harper Community Center.

The Sailors also regained the Sunset League championship they won

in 2000 and 2001 before Edison took the top spot last fall. The

Chargers (3-1-4 in league) finished second to Newport in the league

this season.

Newport (17-1, 7-1 in league) begins its postseason today against

visiting Glendora, the fourth place team from the Golden West League.

Newport outshot the Chargers, 17-6, including single goals by

Reese Simmons and Tiffany Vandersloot, both coming in the first

period. Vandersloot assisted Simmons’s goal while Victoria Swigart

aided on the second goal.

“Edison is the only team to pack 11 players inside the circle on

us, so it is hard to score,” Wolfe said. “We did not get rattled.”

Newport goalkeeper Amanda Wittman made four saves while the

tenacious defense of Dana Owad, Lauren Curtis and Danielle Pfaff

limited the Chargers’ chances.

“They made some super saves and rushed up for balls,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe also praised the efforts of forward Kristen Jendrusina and

midfielder Jenny Curtis, along with center halfback Jillianne

Whitfield.

Sage wins inaugural crown

* CROSS COUNTRY: The Sage Hill School boys cross country team won

the first Academy League championship in not just the history of the

program, but the school, Monday at Irvine Regional Park in Orange.

Junior Michael Voge paced the Lightning with a third-place

individual finish, completing the three-mile course in 17:25. He was

42 seconds behind champion Kyle Hughes from Capistrano Valley

Christian.

Sophomore Zach Chandy (fifth in 17:31), senior Chris Chiboucas

(seventh in 17:45), sophomore Tim Lefler (eighth in 17:51) and junior

Tristan Cordier (14th in 18:02) helped Coach Nate Miller’s Lightning

avenge a dual-meet loss to St. Margaret’s and claim the team crown.

“St. Margaret’s has been the team to beat all year and, at

midseason, [the Tartans] were substantially ahead of us,” Miller

said. “But we showed up really focused, every guy gave everything he

had and, to a man, they all ran their best races of the season.”

Sage Hill’s girls team finished fifth, paced by freshman Mollie

McGann, who finished seventh in 21:23.

The boys, ranked No. 10 in CIF Southern Section Division V,

advance to the CIF Division V preliminaries, Nov. 15 at Mt. San

Antonio College.

Pair of Sailors advance

* GOLF: Newport Harbor High sophomore Natalie Draganza shares the

lead and junior teammate Kayleigh Horn is third after the first day

of the two-day Sea View League individual girls golf championships

Monday at San Juan Hills Golf Course in San Juan Capistrano.

Draganza shot 12-over-par 83 to tie a competitor from Foothill,

while Horn (89) was the only other Sailor to make the 18-player cut.

The top six after today’s second day earn medals and the top two

advance to the CIF Southern Section individual tournament.

Today’s action, weather permitting, is scheduled to tee off at

9:45 a.m. at the same site.

Ashley Jacobs (102), Katie McKay (107) and Jennifer Ryder also

competed Monday for the Sailors.

Sage golfers move on

* GOLF: Sage Hill School freshmen Natalie Craft and Emma Koh each

shot 11-over-par 46 Monday to make the 12-player cut on the first day

of the two-day Golden West League individual girls golf championships

at the Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club.

Estancia High freshman Lina You shot 45 to advance, but no other

individual results were available. The individual tournament

continues today at the same site, beginning at 11 a.m.

In addition to the individual competition, Estancia defeated Sage

Hill, 246-250, in a makeup match that had been postponed earlier. You

was the medalist.