The Newport Beach-based Slammers boys’ U-19 Premier team captured the Coast Soccer League title with a 4-1 victory against South Coast Black.
The Slammers finished with a 6-1-4 record in the 12-team league, which is considered the most competitive club soccer league in the country.
The team is coached by Walid Khoury, a Costa Mesa resident, and managed by Des Levin, a Newport Beach resident.
Local boys on the team include Newport Beach residents Ben Capaldi (Sage Hill School), Brian Ford (Corona del Mar High), Jay Levin, Chase Nugent (Newport Harbor) and Costa Mesa resident Kevin Kiser.
This weekend at UC Irvine, the Slammers and the other Cal South representative, Real So Cal, will play two Nor Cal teams, Bay Oaks and Mustang Ajax, for the state championship.
— From staff reports
Kew leads NAC wins
Rory Kew of the Newport Aquatic Center’s won the boys’ junior single at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival earlier this month.
The NAC boys’ junior eight finished second behind Marin. The NAC boys won three out of their four events.
The NAC lightweight eight took first place in its open division and again, the boys’ varsity four remained undefeated after its big win at the Head of the Charles race.
The boys are in action again this weekend in Foster City at the Head of the Lagoon Race.
— From staff reports
Holiday Cup coming
Corona del Mar High will play host to the 10th annual Holiday Cup, a women’s water polo tournament featuring five of the top-10 ranked national teams, Dec. 9-13.
In addition to Team USA, the reigning world champion of women’s water polo, Canada, the silver-medal winner at worlds, and Russia, the bronze-medal winner, will join defending Olympic champion the Netherlands. Italy, the 2004 Olympic champion, and Australia, the 2000 Olympic champ, will also be competing.
A rematch of the protested gold-medal match between the U.S. and Canada highlights five days of water polo action.
Three matches per day begin on Dec. 9 with an international skills competition serving as a tourney appetizer on Dec. 8.
There will be three games followed by a fundraising dinner at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach Dec. 12. Lisa Leslie, a four-time Olympian and three-time WNBA MVP, will be the featured guest.
For more information about the Holiday Cup, visit www.waterpolo.org.
— From staff reports
Toshiba tickets offered
The 2010 Toshiba Classic is offering a special holiday promotion of two for the price of one clubhouse badges to the golf tournament.
The cost per badge is $100. There is a $4.50 one-time transaction fee. Badges must be purchased by Dec. 23 to receive the promotion. All proceeds go to Hoag Hospital.
To order, call (949) 660-1001.
— From staff reports
Dailey earns honor
Yale senior outside hitter Cat Dailey, a former Sage Hill School standout, has been selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team.
Dailey, the 2008 Ivy League Player of the Year, leads the Ivy League in kills.
She recorded 12 kills and 11 digs to lead the Bulldogs to sweep against Columbia. She helped guide Yale to a 19-4 overall record, 9-3 in the Ivy League.
She earned Most Valuable Player honors at both the Yale Invitational and Seton Hall Invitational this season, and also claimed Ivy League Player of the Week and CVU.com Top Performer distinctions for her performance at the Yale Invitational.
Nominees for the Academic All-District distinction must earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 and excel athletically as a starter or key reserve. Dailey, who holds a 3.41 grade point average as a History major, is the lone Ivy League representative on the First Team. All-District First Team members will appear on the Academic All-America ballot later this month.
