Josiah Lamarque returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the unsung duo of running back Hayden Farley and quarterback AJ Guitron-Moore delivered big plays as Newport Harbor the fourth-place team from the Sunset League defeated Freeway League runner-up Sunny Hills 38-28 in the Division 6 playoffs. Download the Athletic Clearance Instructions/Forms, then register at the Athletic Clearance Website - Home Campus . @GoGahrHS @presstelegram pic.twitter.com/PP6d89Ggyr, Final: Gahr 6, Newport Harbor 2 in the 1st round of the Division 2 baseball playoffs. Newport Harbor came out strong and dominated the first set of the match that featured many great rallies and plenty of powerful hitting. He then won the fourth-quarter sprint, drew an exclusion and assisted on Peter Castillos goal. Newport Harbors Aidan Arie celebrates winning the boys 200-yard freestyle during the Wave League swimming finals at Golden West College on Thursday. 2023.1. The Knights edged Orange Lutheran 14-13 in sudden-death overtime in the semifinals on a goal by Sydney Maccabe. They stayed ready, Sinclair said. Under the ultra-focused Sinclair, the Sailors boys didnt sweat their status in the fall. Newport Harbor The Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor baseball teams will be competing in separate leagues this season, so their head coaches formulated a plan. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Sunny Hills wide receiver Dylan Lawson, left, cant hang onto a pass as Newport Harbor defensive back Garrett Emerson covers in the first quarter of the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 football playoff in Newport Beach on Friday, November 5, 2021. You have to give credit to the opponent, Newport Harbor coach Andrew Mabry said. Alba, who has signed to play college baseball at Arizona State, did not want this season to end like last year whenthe Gladiators were up 3-0 early but suffered a heartbreaking 5-4 loss at Torrance in the first round. With a win in the final game of the set, the Sailors may have found something to rally around. Senior Finn LeSieur scored a match-high four goals for the Sailors (3-0), adding three assists and three steals. I think today was really nice for them to use as motivation. By Matt Szabo Staff Writer Oct. 28, 2022 3:33 PM PT The Newport Harbor High field hockey team is used to competing in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Assn. Gavins a freshman this year, and he played varsity basketball, and now hes varsity baseball, Lee said. Top-seeded JSerra faces No. Newport Harbors Finn LeSieur (7) scores for the Newport Harbor High boys water polo team during Saturdays match against Harvard-Westlake. Newport Harbor boys' water polo hands Harvard-Westlake first loss (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th graders) CIF Championship Game 2021 Highlight Video. The goal would stand up, and Newport advanced to its first TOC title match since 2017. Junior goalkeeper Jay Pyle had five saves and five steals. We were definitely not taking this week lightly.. Subscribe now. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. Pushed to the distance against Surf League rival Huntington Beach, the defending champion Sailors got off the ropes. Freshman designated hitter Andres Gonzalez singled but Newport Harbor right fielder Ryan Williams threw out Perez at home plate as he tried to score from second base. The Oilers took a 12-10 lead on JD Johnsons cross-cage goal with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter. Alba and the rest of the Gahrs starting lineup made sure that didnt happen again by putting up three runs in the bottom of the first inning on their way to a 6-2 win at Tom Bergeron Field. Were just always maintaining our confidence, trying to get that momentum back. Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. They beat Harvard-Westlake in a nonleague home game Sept. 10 before edging a victory in the semifinals of the Delfina USA Classic, hosted by the Wolverines, on Oct. 7. But they still needed to prove it. It was the last game that were going to have this group together, so lets enjoy this opportunity to play at home as a group and celebrate the success that we had this season.. He did a great job, and their back row attack is really super strong for a high school team.. The Sailors erupted for 17 goals without getting one from high-scoring Morgan Netherton. 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It was the end of an unprecedented season for Newbury Park, which ended the season 9-3 and in its first playoff appearance since 2017. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbors Dominic Viglione gets things going for the Sailors as they take on Gahr in the CIF-SS D2 baseball playoffs in Cerritos, CA, on Friday, May 5, 2023. The Sailors added to their juggernaut status Saturday night by sprinting past surprising Foothill 17-6 to capture the inaugural Newport Invitational at Newport Harbor High. Corona del Mars Van Sidebotham scores on a passed ball in the fourth inning against Newport Harbor on Friday. , They didnt and they fought. Junior center Ethan Spoon scored twice for the Oilers. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbors Josiah Lamarquein returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against Sunny Hills in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 football playoff in Newport Beach on Friday, November 5, 2021. Corona del Mar opened the series with a 3-2 win behind Nick Salmons two-hit complete game. UC Santa Barbara-committed junior outside hitter Riggs Guy had seven kills, six blocks and eight digs, senior middle blocker Lukas Johnson had five blocks, senior setter Korbin Francisco contributed 50 aces and two assists, junior libero Walker Vaicek had 10 digs. Coach Ross Sinclairs team, ranked No. Dan's passion for water sports has earned him the nickname, Aqua Dan, in the newsroom and taken him to multiple U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and many USA water polo events as a reporter. The Sailors swept the Cubs in last years regional final and Loyola lost to Mira Costa in the 2021 final. Web1/10/22, 8:18 AM Printable Newport Harbor High School Baseball Schedule - MaxPreps America's Source for High School Sports Newport Harbor Baseball Schedule (2021-22) Thats when freshman first baseman Bryce Morrison delivered an RBI single through the 5-6 hole, scoring Panganiban from third for a 1-0 lead. Senior goalkeeper Cooper Mathisrud made six saves. Before the game we revisited all the seniors have gone through, including COVID and including losing to Marina last year, Boyer said. .@JosiahLamarque just too fast for @sh_lancerfball 21-0 Newport Harbor in the 2nd @ocvarsity pic.twitter.com/vgvoSYAQIF. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbors Duke Starnes, left, shakes hands with kicker Jon Richardson, right, after Richardson kicked a field goal late in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 football playoff against Sunny Hills in Newport Beach on Friday, November 5, 2021. Lets play a full series, CdM coach Kevin McCaffrey said. Nov. 4, 2022 3:35 PM PT Back when Ross Sinclair played water polo at Newport Harbor High in the early 2000s, he said he once needed some encouragement Newport Harbor won 17-6. In the bottom of the first inning, Gahr jumped out to a 3-0 lead. We wanted to keep him out there and see what he could do in a pressure situation.. Newport Harbors Luca Curci was great again in the Sailors 3-1 win over Mira Costa to send them to the @CIFSS Division 1 final vs mega-rival Corona Del Mar (!) (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer), Gahrs Chris Rodriguez get the out as they take on Newport Harbor in the CIF-SS D2 baseball playoffs in Cerritos, CA, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Peter Bonin threw three perfect innings with five strikeouts in relief. The CIF State Southern California Regional Division I title match did not go the Sailors way, but there was still love to dish out. The Newport team on the court was spectacular, Drost said. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbor wide receiver Josiah Lamarque, left, gets a high five from wide receiver Kashton Henjum, right, as he runs to the end zone to score a touchdown against Sunny Hills in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 football playoff in Newport Beach on Friday, November 5, 2021. Appeldorn, a defender who is a member of the U.S. mens cadet national team, had a goal and an assist. Newport Harbors Finn LeSieur (7) scores for the Newport Harbor High boys water polo team during Saturdays match against Harvard-Westlake. Support our sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Mira Costa (27-4) qualified for the CIF Southern California Regional that begin May 16. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbors Luca Curci goes up to block a shot by Mira Costas Tread Rosenthal in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Steve was honored as Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section. While Newport Harbors boys have won two straight Open Division titles, the girls are also defending Open Division champions. Newport Harbor won 17-6. Its a four-year experience, and some of these guys were fortunate enough to win two in a row, which is really rare. Defensively, their goalie is quality, they have a lot of length in front of the cage. Newport Harbor (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer), Foothills Ashley Kwan shoots against Newport Harbor during the final of the Newport Invitational girls water polo tournament at Newport Harbor Saturday, January 29, 2022. Newport Harbors Ryan Williams gets hit by a pitch from Corona del Mars Hogan Smith on Friday. Newport Harbor Football Schedule. He has also spent several years covering the Los Angeles Sparks and the WNBA as a reporter and podcast host. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbor fans rush the court after their team won the CIF-SS Division 1 boys volleyball playoffs against Mira Costa at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach on Saturday, May 6, 2023. In addition to world history and two swim classes, hes also leading two EMR classes at his alma mater. Newport Newport Harbor girls water polo sprints past Foothill for tournament (714) 966-4614. But I saw the opening, and I figured I could score this right here and put us up. Support our sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Newport Harbor By Matt Szabo Staff Writer Nov. 19, 2022 4:45 PM PT Members of the Newport Harbor High boys water polo team gave each other high-fives after the final WebRegistration (Freshman) 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM. Both teams are competing in the South Coast Tournament next weekend. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, winning the inaugural CIF Southern Section Open Division title, Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year, Vanguard University to join NCAA Division II, Huntington Beachs Ralphy Velazquez tops area selections in MLB draft, Daily Pilot Wrestling Dream Team: TJ McDonnell first to top them all at Fountain Valley, Locals grind it out at Lakewood pro tennis event, Edison, CdM advance to Gold Bracket in Battle at the Beach, U.S. Open of Surfing will return to Huntington Beach with new title sponsor, Orange County Soccer Club to unveil 10 Icons of OCSC, Big Canyon Country Club reigns supreme again at the Jones Cup, Newport Beach celebrates Desjuan Johnson in latest Irrelevant Week. Newport Harbor again drew Marina on Thursday night, in a Tournament of Champions semifinal match. By Matt Szabo Staff Writer Oct. 28, 2022 3:33 PM PT The Newport Harbor High field hockey team is used to competing in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Assn. Not a lot of those were in-in. Senior goalkeeper Cooper Mathisrud made three of his 10 saves in overtime. Print. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbors Jack Pinkert gets Gahrs Chris Rodriguez out at first in the CIF-SS D2 baseball playoffs in Cerritos, CA, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Gahr baseball scores early, goes on to beat Newport Harbor in Tournament of Champions at Davidson Field on Thursday. 2023.2. Trip lengths vary from our popular day (5 hour excursions) and day (full day excursions) to overnight trips and longer. Both schools played their first postseason game since 2019, the season before the pandemic shut down high school sports. This is how it fell in our schedule, and I love it. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer), Foothills Deirdra Murphy tries to pass the ball against Newport Harbor defenders during the final of the Newport Invitational girls water polo tournament at Newport Harbor Saturday, January 29, 2022. Bridget Taketa scored with 5:45 left in the fourth quarter, tapping in teammate Lucy Tooheys shot. During football season, he partners with Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis on OCVarsity's Gridiron Show and hosts a weekly podcast on Trinity League football. NEWPORT BEACH Newport Harbors won-loss record hovered over its first-round playoff game Friday against visiting Sunny Hills as a potentially deceiving number. This will allow our athletes to do their clearance paperwork from home. Newport Harbor has had a rivalry with Harvard-Westlake (5-1), the team that beat the Sailors in the 2018 and 2019 Division 1 title matches, for a few years now. Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Youd rather play your rival three times than once a year. Newport Harbors Finn LeSieur (7) scores for the Newport Harbor High boys water polo team during Saturdays match against Harvard-Westlake. PUBLISHED: May 5, 2023 at 7:41 p.m. | UPDATED: May 5, 2023 at 8:38 p.m. CERRITOS Gahr senior starting pitcher Jaden Alba was out for redemption Friday when (714) 966-4611. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbor wide receiver Kashton Henjum, left, lets a pass get away as Sunny Hills defensive back Brian Singleton covers the play in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 football playoff in Newport Beach on Friday, November 5, 2021. This is an experiment on a grand scale., Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Newport Harbor won 17-6. Corona del Mar 3, Loyola 1: The Sea Kings (20-8) advanced to the Division 1 championship match by beating the Cubs 25-23, 27-25, 16-25, 25-22 at Loyola High in Los Angeles. All the latest on Orange County from Orange County. Win or lose, we make sure everyone high-fives, Sinclair said. Ethan Spoon of Huntington Beach (9) pulls away from Owen Tift for a score during Thursday nights match. 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Newport Harbors Chiara Amoroso shoots and scores against Foothill during the final of the Newport Invitational girls water polo tournament at Newport Harbor Saturday, January 29, 2022. @HenjumKashton had a big night! Marinas Lauren Rice makes a deep pass at midfield, beginning an attack during Thursdays match. He specializes in football and all the aquatics but covers many different sports. With wins in the first two games, the Sea Kings won the Battle of the Bay. The Cubs ended their recent struggles in the regional playoffs by sweeping Newport Harbor, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18, to claim their fifth regional title overall. The Newport Harbor High field hockey team is used to competing in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Assn. Corona del Mar beat Newport Harbor in a CIF Southern California Regional final in 2018 and in a regional semifinal in 17. We talked about that. Despite a breaking ball that consistently backed up into the right-handed batters box, McCaffrey stuck with starting pitcher Hogan Smith to see if he could work his way out of it. Newport Harbor had its season canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020-21, wiping out an opportunity for what coach Amanda Boyer said was a very strong senior class. Overall 0-0 0.00 Win % They also have met in the regional playoffs. 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When I was shooting it, I had Ben Liechty at center, right in front of me, Netherton said. The Cubs ended their recent struggles in the regional playoffs by sweeping Newport Harbor, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18, to claim their fifth regional title overall. Its a really good group of kids that are a nice blend of unselfishness, with kids that are highly motivated to do well, Perez explained about his talented roster, which features several future DI college players. A Southern California native and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, he has been covering sports for L.A. Times Community News since 2006, most extensively water polo and tennis. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer), Gahrs Andres Gonzalez looks to get a hit as they take on Newport Harbor in the CIF-SS D2 baseball playoffs in Cerritos, CA, on Friday, May 5, 2023. (James Carbone) By Matt Szabo Staff Writer Home - Tarfootball Sunny Hills responded with its own big plays. Newport Harbor Andrew Turner is a sports reporter for the Daily Pilot. Luca Curci with the match-winner for the 25-22 win for Newport Harbor. Ross Sinclair is teaching a new emergency medical response class at Newport Harbor High this fall. Winning CIF is so awesome. On Saturday they edged Studio City Harvard-Westlake 12-11 at home in an early-season nonleague battle of unbeaten teams. Senior catcher Angel Cortez beat out a throw at first, which put runners on first and third with one out. We want to feel what our kids can do. Kelly collected eight kills in the opening set, as the Sailors made some uncharacteristic mistakes in the passing and serving game. These kids just gutted it out, and they wore it for the boys.. Newport Harbor battled back with an RBI double by junior starting pitcher Dominic Viglione in the fifth inning and and RBI double-play out by junior first baseman Jack Pinkert in the sixth inning. in the @CIFSS Division 1 final May 13 at Cerritos College @ocvarsityguy @DamianCalhoun @AndrewTurnerTCN pic.twitter.com/etjvEkSnfp. Mabry said that starts with Francisco. Last years seniors obviously set the bar as high as it could get, and now its like, Its your time. Theres no let down; theres an expectation.. Newport Harbor football strong enough to LeSieur scored from center and again on an outside shot, tying the score at 8-8. Newport Harbor won 17-6. Newport Harbor won 17-6. We talked about trying to steady ourselves out and I thought we did a good job of that.. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer), Newport Harbor Foothill during the final of the Newport Invitational girls water polo tournament at Newport Harbor Saturday, January 29, 2022. Genc and Liechty, last years Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year, each had two assists, while senior goalkeeper Cooper Mathisrud made three saves. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. This is an experiment on a grand scale., Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Newport Harbor won 17-6. View Full Calendar. He is one of a few Sailors, including juniors Gavin Appeldorn and Owen Tift, with much bigger roles on varsity this year for Newport Harbor. Weve gotten much better, said Sailors senior stopper Audrey Sharpe, a co-captain along with fellow senior Kate Cherry. Erin Bath's (Newport Beach, CA) Newport Harbor High School The Sailors had some shaky moments in the second set but prevailed 28-26 by scoring 11 of the sets final 16 points. Newport Harbor won 17-6. Make contact with every athlete, thats the goal.. An RBI single by Salcedo, who went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs, successfully scored Perez from second, extending Gahrs advantage to 4-0 in the third inning. It was good to see him do that in a big game., In Lees view, the Sailors did not play particularly well during the week, but even with the struggles at the plate, he was proud to see his team gut out a win., Sometimes, adversity and underperforming in big moments can motivate you, Lee said. However, Gahr senior relief pitcher Noah Andrunas closed out the game by getting Viglione out with a routine infield play.