Game Recap

Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey hosted Westminster High School on Monday and won 2-1. The team went into the second half with a scoreless tie, and sophomore Cameron Dewan found the back of the cage to lead 1-0. Junior captain Jordan Blanchfield scored off an assist from Riley Flanagan to bring the score to 2-0. Westminster answered back with one goal, and goalkeeper Erika Nilsson had 3 saves. Newport travels to Huntington Beach on Thursday.

Newport Harbor JV Field Hockey defeated the Westminster Lions 5-0. Right out of the gates Callie Kennedy had her first save in goal. At 10:02 Alex Vazquez scored with an assist from Seneca Fuller. With 2:35 left in the first half, Jessica Stone scored with an assist from Rylie Siegfried. In the second half, McKenzie Porteous scored with an assist from Sammy Whitney. Whitney then scored a goal with an assist from Fuller. The final goal was scored by Emily Vaughan with an assist by Siegfried. Jaclyn Manderson had several key stops during the game with the help of Katie Hendrix, Kim Comet and Whitney.

Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph Field Hockey traveled to Bonita High School on Tuesday. An early goal by Sophia Schwarzenbach put the sailors in the lead 1-0, but Bonita answered back with one goal to tie it up 1-1. The sailors stepped it up the second half with 2 more goals by Schwarzenbach with an assist from Skialer Carter, then 2 goals put in by Katie Robinson. Final score was 5-1. Exceptional play from Hayden Allen in the defense, and Kendall Machado and Nicole Newman at the midfield.