Mission Viejo High

Fountain Valley High junior Kyle Middlebrooks won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday at the Orange County Championships track and field meet at Mission Viejo High. Middlebrooks won the 100 in a wind-aided time of 10.48 seconds, tops in the state this season. His time of 21.54 in the 200 was the fourth-best in the state this year. Huntington Beach senior Allison Koressel added to her standout season with a winning vault of 12 feet, 6 inches in the girls? pole vault.

Four local players turned in strong performances in their final prep hurrah Friday and helped lead the South in its 22-7 victory over the North in the 45th Orange County North-South Prep All-Star Football Game before nearly 6,000 at Santa Ana Bowl. It was the South's third straight win over the North. Marina High's Matt Brennan rushed for 38 yards on eight carries and completed four of six passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Brennan also had a 22-yard run called back because of a holding call.

The Fountain Valley Junior Midget Jaguars turned in their strongest defensive performance of the season Saturday, blanking the host Mission Viejo Cowboys in a scoreless tie at Mission Viejo High. Jim Lehman picked off two Cowboy passes for interceptions and Isaiah Wilson had another to lead the defense. Adam Kennaday led the team in tackles and Doug Sorrell swatted away a key pass attempt for Fountain Valley, now 2-3-1 overall. "It might have been a scoreless ballgame, but I tell you what, it was a great game," Fountain Valley coach Paul Sorrell said.

Lydia Gorrell scored twice and Sara Smith added another goal as the AYSO Region 5 U-16 girls? soccer team, Fountain Valley Red, defeated a team from Whittier Region 75, 3-2, on Saturday. Gorrell?s first goal, a 25-yard shot to the far post in the fifth minute, evened the score at one as Whittier had taken an early 1-0 lead. Gorrell found the back of the net again in the 16th minute as she took a crossing pass from Desiree Fisher and one-timed it to the upper-near corner. Smith finished off the scoring for Fountain Valley in the 32nd minute, as she put in a shot that rebounded off the Whittier keepers?

FRIDAY'S GAMES Arcadia vs. Edison Edison by 9 (at Huntington Beach High, 7 p.m.) Trabuco Hills vs. Fountain Valley FV by 8 (at Westminster High, 7 p.m.) Marina vs. Mission Viejo Marina by 2 (at Mission Viejo High, 7 p.m.) Ocean View vs. Troy OV by 6 (at Fullerton High, 7 p.m.) Huntington Beach at Dana Hills DH by 4 (at Dana Hills High, 7:30 p.m.) And here's why... It's homecoming at Edison High, and the Charger football team won't want to spoil the celebration.

The Huntington Beach Oilers picked up their third win in four Jr. Pee Wee Division outings by edging the Bellflower Broncos, 21-18, in Jr. All-American Football action Saturday. The Oilers (3-1) fell behind early 6-0, but Maurice Barber led a score-tying drive that he capped with a touchdown run. Barber then put Huntington ahead when he scored on a 45-yard run on the Oilers? next possession. Huntington?s final score came on Scottie Phillips? interception return in the fourth quarter.

Thursday Boys' Golf (2:30 p.m.) Los Alamitos vs. Edison (at SeaCliff CC) Track and Field (2:45 p.m.) Edison at Marina Los Alamitos at Huntington Orange at Ocean View Boys' Tennis (3 p.m.) Los Alamitos at Edison Huntington at Marina Ocean View at Westminster Softball (3:15 p.m.) Fountain Valley at Edison Huntington at Los Alamitos Newport Harbor at Marina Boys' Volleyball (5:30 p.m.) Newport Harbor at Fountain Valley Boys' Lacrosse (5:45 p.m.)

Mike Sciacca, Independent Coming off their most impressive showing of the 2000 prep football season, the Huntington Beach High Oilers will get a chance tonight to build upon that success when they take on Mission Viejo in a nonleague encounter. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Mission Viejo High. Last Friday's 17-0 shutout of Capistrano Valley brought a boost of confidence to the Oiler camp. It came just in time, too, as Mission Viejo figures to be Huntington Beach's toughest nonleague opponent.

Thursday Boys' Golf (2:30 p.m.) Los Alamitos vs. Edison (at SeaCliff CC) Huntington vs. Marina (at Meadowlark GC) (TBA) Loara vs. Ocean View (at Mile Square Park) Track & Field (2:45 p.m.) Newport Harbor at Edison Ocean View at Westminster Boys' Tennis (3 p.m.) Ocean View at Orange Softball (3:15 p.m.) Huntington at Edison Fountain Valley at Marina Boys' Lacrosse (5 p.m.) Huntington at Mater Dei — Friday Baseball (3:15 p.m.)

Lydia Gorrell scored twice and Sara Smith added another goal as the AYSO Region 5 U-16 girls? soccer team, Fountain Valley Red, defeated a team from Whittier Region 75, 3-2, on Saturday. Gorrell?s first goal, a 25-yard shot to the far post in the fifth minute, evened the score at one as Whittier had taken an early 1-0 lead. Gorrell found the back of the net again in the 16th minute as she took a crossing pass from Desiree Fisher and one-timed it to the upper-near corner. Smith finished off the scoring for Fountain Valley in the 32nd minute, as she put in a shot that rebounded off the Whittier keepers?

Fountain Valley High junior Kyle Middlebrooks won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday at the Orange County Championships track and field meet at Mission Viejo High. Middlebrooks won the 100 in a wind-aided time of 10.48 seconds, tops in the state this season. His time of 21.54 in the 200 was the fourth-best in the state this year. Huntington Beach senior Allison Koressel added to her standout season with a winning vault of 12 feet, 6 inches in the girls? pole vault.

The Huntington Beach Oilers picked up their third win in four Jr. Pee Wee Division outings by edging the Bellflower Broncos, 21-18, in Jr. All-American Football action Saturday. The Oilers (3-1) fell behind early 6-0, but Maurice Barber led a score-tying drive that he capped with a touchdown run. Barber then put Huntington ahead when he scored on a 45-yard run on the Oilers? next possession. Huntington?s final score came on Scottie Phillips? interception return in the fourth quarter.

The Orange County Championships gave local athletes the chance to show their stuff Saturday, and several gave outstanding performances in the day-long event at Mission Viejo High. Huntington Beach senior Laura Boggeln threw 39-feet-9 3/4 in the girls' discus, and Oilers' teammates Bonnie Sorsensen (16-feet-10 1/4 ) and Chrissy VanDoornum (10-3) placed fifth and seventh, respectively, in the girls' long jump and pole vault. The Oilers trio was among several local athletes to garner a top 10 finish at the event.

Four local players turned in strong performances in their final prep hurrah Friday and helped lead the South in its 22-7 victory over the North in the 45th Orange County North-South Prep All-Star Football Game before nearly 6,000 at Santa Ana Bowl. It was the South's third straight win over the North. Marina High's Matt Brennan rushed for 38 yards on eight carries and completed four of six passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Brennan also had a 22-yard run called back because of a holding call.

Marina wins its second academic decathlon Marina High School won the county Academic Decathlon for the second consecutive year and is preparing for the state contest to be held March 7 through 9 in Modesto, Calif. Last year, the school finished sixth in the state and 16th in the nation. Coach Robert Grebel said the results were "mind-blowing" considering there were more than 6,000 schools competing. Grebel said people told him that his team could never beat last year's results, especially after some of his top students graduated.

There is no respite for the Marina High football team. The third week of the prep season will send the Vikings to Mission Viejo on Friday to face perhaps their stiffest nonleague challenge in a demanding nonleague schedule among Orange County teams, when they face the Diablos. Kickoff at Mission Viejo High is set for 7:30 p.m. Marina suffered its first loss of the season last week in a 23-14 road loss to CIF Southern Section Division VI power Newport Harbor.

Led by a ferocious defensive effort and an offense that scored at will, the Fountain Valley Clinic Jaguars remained unbeaten for the season by pouncing on the Corona Panthers, 46-0, in Junior All-American Football action Saturday. Stephan Robb keyed the defense with 11 tackles; and linebackers Trent Burns, Steven Santana, Nicco Boggio and Bryce Blake frustrated the Panthers by holding them to minus-40 yards for the game. Fumble recoveries by Burns and Andy Palacios -- as well as the line play of Chad Palsulich, Loren Robb, Alexander Ackel, Dennis Trejo and Benjamin Marshman -- kept the Panthers out of the end zone.