Breakers win, tie, fall into second

* AYSO REGION 97: The Newport Beach Breakers defeated Corona del

Mar, 3-0, but tied South Irvine, 2-2, to fall into second place in

girls under-10 Silver All-Star soccer action in AYSO Region 97.

Shannon Boler scored two goals in the second half to add to Josie

Jogwe’s single tally in the first half. Jogwe scored her goal off a

corner kick from Maria Swift.

The Breakers received strong play from Courtney McIntosh at center

half, Lexi Jenkins and Kelly Rorden at marking back and Christy

Olhaver in goal.

In the afternoon game, South Irvine scored the first two goals to

build a 2-0 lead in the first quarter but the Breakers came back with

a goal by Boler (assisted by Tempest Blaine), just before the half.

In the third quarter Swift tied the game as the Breakers blasted

shots on the Irvine goal, but couldn’t get the game-winner. Monique

Conant (marking back), Lauren Terry (keeper) and Claire Castillo

(halfback) played solidly.

Kelly scores three goals

* CLUB ROLLER HOCKEY: Chase Kelly scored a hat trick and added

two assists to lead the Newport Harbor varsity club roller hockey

team to a 7-3 win over Fountain Valley Tuesday at the Gretzky Center

in Irvine.

Collin Insley added two goals while Kevin Wong and Cory Adler each

scored one goal to help the offense.

Kyle Matthews, Alex Crouse and Calvin Anderson collected assists

for Newport and goalkeeper Elliott Thacker with defenders Vincent

Mungo and Preston Kelly held Fountain Valley to just 18 shots.

Storm pounds Phantoms

* CLUB ROLLER HOCKEY: The Storm opened its Squirt Club Division

(under-12) play with a 7-4 victory over the Phantoms at the Gretzky

Center in Irvine in roller hockey action.

Mitch Merten, Garrett Haar and Max McCourt each had two goals and

Ryan Iverson notched a single tally. C.J. Piz collected two assists

with Blake Kelly supporting with one.

Solid back checking from Justin Peters and Andrew Hodel forced

Phantom players to take low percentage shots.

Goaltender A.J. Allen stopped 19 of 23 shots.