Shadowlands

Five years ago

Newport Harbor High’s Melissa Schutz sets a new Sea View League record in

the 50-yard freestyle during the league’s girls swimming finals with a

time of 24.12.

Costa Mesa’s Elisabeth Christiansen wins the 50 (25.74) and 100 (56.21)

freestyle races in the Pacific Coast League’s girls swim finals.

Costa Mesa’s baseball team hammers Laguna Beach, 12-0, in a PCL game.

Jeremy Starns highlights the Mustangs’ attack with a grand slam.

Corona del Mar’s softball team finally wins a Sea View League game with

an 8-7 nail biter over Newport Harbor. Wesley Wills drives in a pair of

runs for CdM. Newport’s Jill Nelson steals four bases.

Costa Mesa’s softball team pounds Estancia, 15-2, in a PCL affair. Julie

Collett caps things off for Mesa with a grand slam.

CdM’s Tracy Clark wins both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in the Sea View

League girls track and field championships. Newport Harbor’s Tina Bowman

captures the high jump and the Sailors’ Cara Heads and Laura Wilson win

the discus and shot put, respectively.

Estancia’s Johann Appell doubles in the 1,600 and 3,200 in the PCL boys

track and field championships. For the girls, Laura Petrina becomes the

first Estancia athlete to qualify for CIF in three events; the long jump,

triple jump and 100 low hurdles.

Estancia’s Ross Necessary is the medalist in the PCL boys golf

championship with a score of 75.

CdM’s John Cappello sweeps as the Sea Kings’ boys tennis team doubles up

Irvine, 12-6, in Sea View League action.

Ten years ago

Newport Harbor’s boys swim team knocks off Back Bay and Sea View League

rival Corona del Mar, 83-73. The Sailors’ Rich Ruffini and Tom Nichols

each win one individual event and partake in both of Newport’s victorious

freestyle relay teams.

CdM’s girls swim team gets a 109-46 triumph over the Tars. Hillary Durdas

wins two events for the Sea Kings.

Estancia’s boys swim team defeats Saddleback, 89-67, in a Sea View League

dual meet. The Eagles’ Luis Uceda takes the 200 and 500 freestyle races.

In the Estancia girls’ 111-24 win over the Roadrunners, Jenny Sheldon is

victorious in the 200 individual medley.

CdM’s boys track and field team defeats Newport Harbor, 75-61. Mark

Barnum wins the 100 and 400 for the Sea Kings.

Newport Harbor’s girls track and field team edges CdM, 64-63. Julie

Thomas wins the 1,600 in a crucial victory for the Sailors.

Newport Harbor’s Robin Russell throws six no-hit innings against

Estancia’s softball team. But the Eagles score six runs in the seventh,

including Reyna Yanagisawa’s two-run game-winning homer, for a 6-4

victory.

Newport Harbor’s boys tennis team barely beats Estancia, 10-8, in a Sea

View League match. Bret Hansen-Dent sweeps for the Sailors.

Newport Harbor’s baseball team shuts out Estancia, 1-0. Matt Palaferri

throws six shutout innings for the Tars. Todd Bryson drives in the game’s

only run.

Newport Harbor’s boys volleyball team beats Estancia, 15-9, 9-15, 15-5,

15-12, behind Billy Nguyen’s 21 kills.

CdM’s boys volleyball team defeats Tustin, 15-8, 15-11, 8-15, 15-8, in a

Sea View League match. Derek Slingsby leads the Sea Kings with 19 kills.