Briefs: Cupido scores three for Team USA

TORONTO, Canada — Newport Harbor High graduate Luca Cupido scored three goals as the U.S. men’s senior national water polo team beat Argentina, 14-3, in its final group play game of the Pan American Games on Saturday.

The U.S., which beat Ecuador and Cuba earlier in the tournament, finished group play undefeated. Team USA will play Canada in a Pan Am semifinal match on Monday at either 3 or 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Team USA also has Corona del Mar High product John Mann, a 2012 Olympian, on the team. Tony Azevedo led Team USA on Saturday with five goals.

With Brazil already in the other semifinal and qualified for next summer’s Olympic Games, the United States match with Canada could very well determine the Olympic qualifier from the Pan American Games for the 2016 Olympic Games.

— From staff reports

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Team USA women into semis

TORONTO, Canada — Newport Harbor High graduate Kaleigh Gilchrist scored three goals as the U.S. women’s senior national water polo team routed Argentina, 30-3, on Saturday in its final group play game of the Pan American Games.

CdM’s Maddie Musselman added two goals for Team USA, which was led in scoring by KK Clark with seven goals and Laguna Beach graduate Makenzie Fischer with five.

Team USA returns to play Sunday in the semifinal round, where the Americans will face Brazil at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

— From staff reports

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Future Sailor leads the way

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Outside hitter Dayne Chalmers, an incoming Newport Harbor High freshman, led the way to the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club ASICS team winning the boys’ 14-and-under open division title at the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships on Thursday.

Balboa Bay knocked off Mountain View Volleyball Club Red of Sunnyvale, Calif., 25-18, 25-20, in the championship.

Balboa Bay also featured outside hitters Adam Flood, Max Dunk and Nick Alcano, and middle blockers Grayson Breeland and Matt Olson, all future players at Corona del Mar High.

Balboa Bay went 11-0 during the four-day tournament, sweeping every best-of-three match.

Balboa Bay won its last 27 matches without dropping a set.

— From staff reports

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Hodson and Carter win title

NEW ORLEANS — Hayley Hodson and Payton Carter, former Corona del Mar High teammates, helped Tstreet Volleyball Club claim the girls’ 18-and-under open division title at the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships on Thursday.

Tstreet, based out of Irvine, capped a 12-0 tournament by defeating Cleveland Volleyball Company Black, 16-25, 25-10, 15-10, in the finals.

Hodson, an outside hitter who last played at CdM in 2013, is bound for Stanford, while Carter is a future senior with the Sea Kings.

— From staff reports

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Newport Harbor alumni hoops tournament

The 15th annual Newport Harbor High alumni boys’ basketball tournament is on July 25.

The five-on-five tournament is open to Newport Harbor graduates, whether or not they played basketball for the Sailors. The cost is $25 per player.

Check in is at 8 a.m. and the games start at 9 a.m.

Teams are guaranteed at least three games. Games are 20 minutes long with a running clock.

For more information and to sign up, email Chase Cameron at [email protected] or Chad Nimmo at [email protected].

— From staff reports