Shadowlands

Five years ago

Newport Harbor High product Tricia Gill stuns Pauline Menczer,

21.76-20.90, to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open of Surfing

quarterfinals as a wild-card entrant.

Costa Mesa resident Todd Miller falls in the third round of the Op Pro

Surfing championship.

Newport’s Water Polo Foundation 17-and-under team hammers the

opposition to capture the San Clemente Tournament title. It caps off the

affair with an 11-5 pasting of Whittier. Mike Peetz collects five goals

and Chris Richardson scores three.

Costa Mesa’s 15-and-under team upsets fourth-seeded Annapolis, 7-6, in

the National Junior Olympics. Chad Cleaver scores the deciding goal. Mesa

goalie Justin Taylor records 12 saves.

Ten years ago

The Seaview Little League All-Star baseball team end Costa Mesa’s

deepest run into the District 62 Area 1 Majors Finals with a 5-3 win.

Seth Halverson hits doubles for Costa Mesa.

Led by Dan Hess, Chris Bright, Mark Spinn and Steve Moore, Corona del

Mar’s Class of ’81 edges the Class of ‘83, 55-53, in the Jack Errion

Classic Championship game.

Jory Twist of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club wins his semifinal to

advance to the U.S. Yacht Racing Union’s Sear’s Cup finals.

In Team Tennis action, the Newport Beach Dukes defeat the Sacramento

Capitals, 26-20, to retain first place of the Western Division. Roger

Smith wins an important singles, match, then teams with Marty Davis for a

doubles point.