Track championships Friday

* TRACK AND FIELD: The Youth Track and Field Championships will be

held Friday at Newport Harbor High and will include running, throwing

and jumping events as well as team relays.

Registration is at 3:30 p.m., ceremonies begin at 4:30 p.m. and

events run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

All participants will receive an event T-shirt while first-,

second- and third-place winners will qualify to represent Newport

Beach in the Orange County Championship meet in May.

Optional clinics are held at various school and park sites and are

included in the $10 pre-registration fee.

Information about the meet, which is co-sponsored by Newport Beach

Recreation Services and the Newport-Balboa Rotary, can be found at

www.city.newport-beach.ca.us. Click on “Departments,” then

“Recreation” and follow the links.

Call (949) 644-3151 for more information or to obtain a

registration form.

Barton scores six goals

* ROLLER HOCKEY: John Barton scored six goals as the Kings

defeated the Ducks, 7-4, in fourth-grade roller hockey action.

Cameron Knight added the other goal with a 45-footer early in the

second quarter.

Knight, Grant Rawlins and Davis Brown anchored a solid defensive

effort by the Kings. Brown and Rawlins each played well in goal,

while Knight turned away many scoring chances.

Jonathan Keedy played aggressively at striker, setting up Barton

for several scoring opportunities.

* In Newport Beach Little League AAA action:

Diamondbacks 11, Cubs 9

The Diamondbacks rallied from an 8-7 deficit to pull out the win.

Paxton O’Brien broke the game open with a two-run triple. The

rally began with a walk to Austin Barvin followed by singles from

Blake Miller and Cort Hastings. O’Brien then delivered the key hit

and later scored to give the D-backs a three-run lead.

Sandon Griffin pitched four innings, allowing three runs with nine

strikeouts.

Gaughan had three hits including a double and Cabin pitched two

scoreless innings for the Cubs.

O’Brien’s father, Lt. Col. John O’Brien, was called to active duty

in March and is now serving the United States in Iraq. John, 42, is a

father of three and has been a Marine reserve for 20 years.

Diamondbacks 13, A’s 1

The D-backs improved to 9-2 with the convincing win.

Trent Boras and Barvin each had good days at the plate. Boras had

two hits with three RBIs while Barvin collected two hits and two RBIs

for the victors.

Chandler Mitchell, Ben Greiner and Miller each had hits to pace

the attack.

Miller pitched three scoreless innings, striking out five and was

relieved by Hastings, who also went three innings allowing one run

with five strikeouts.

Mikey Pawell led the A’s with two hits while Nic Hummel and Kevin

Dales added a pair of base hits between them.

Sam Cubiero struck out the side in his only inning on the mound.