CIF SOUTHERN SECTION MASTERS TOURNAMENT:

NEWPORT BEACH — The top-seeded Newport Harbor High girls’ water polo team advanced to the CIF Southern Section Masters Tournament semifinals by winning a pair of games Friday at Newport Harbor.

The Sailors (30-3) eased past Sonora, 13-4, in the first round before edging Laguna Beach, 8-7, in the quarterfinals.

Newport Harbor will face Foothill in a semifinal today at 1 p.m. at El Toro High. The championship match is scheduled for tonight at 7:30, also at El Toro.

Against Sonora, the Division VI champion, the Division I champion Tars breezed to a 9-0 lead after a quarter. Junior Nicolina McCall and sophomore Kate Klippert each scored a game-high three goals, while senior Elizabeth Wheeler had a pair of goals. Senior set guard Amanda Simons had three steals, while senior Jessica Robinson and sophomore Kaleigh Gilchrist each had a goal and a pair of steals.

Morgan Vickers (one save), Lauren Miner (seven) and Chelsea Datt (four) split time in goal.

Newport Harbor was then up on Laguna Beach, 7-3, after three quarters, but had to withstand a Breakers rally in the quarterfinals.

McCall had game-highs of three goals and four steals for the Sailors. Gilchrist added two goals, an assist and three steals, while senior Mimi Bury had a goal, an assist and three steals.

SEA KINGS WIN TWICE

SANTA MARGARITA — The second-seeded Corona del Mar girls’ water polo team also advanced to the semifinals by topping Arroyo Grande, 14-4, and Santa Barbara, 7-2, at Santa Margarita High.

Corona del Mar (26-7) will play Los Alamitos today at 2:15 p.m. in a semifinal at El Toro High.

Against Arroyo Grande, the Division IV champion, CdM went ahead, 9-0, at half. Senior Allison Peotter had a game-high three goals, while juniors Leslee Kaczmarek, Victoria Kennedy and Heather Van Hiel each added two for the Sea Kings.

Santa Barbara, the Division II runner-up, was more of a challenge, but CdM outscored the Dons, 6-1, in the middle two quarters for the victory.

Seven CdM players — Van Hiel, Kaczmarek, Peotter, Carissa Dice, Kate Berry, Victoria Kent and Elise Molnar — scored one goal each. Junior goalie Kate Baldoni made six saves.

CIF Southern Section

Masters Tournament

Quarterfinal

Newport Harbor 8, Laguna Beach 7

SCORE BY QUARTERS

LB – Holechek 3, Dries 1, Dodson 1, Ross 1, Schulman 1. Saves – Zuziak 5.

NH – McCall 3, Gilchrist 2, Bury 1, Wheeler 1, Robinson 1. Saves – Vickers 11.

Quarterfinal

Corona del Mar 7, Santa Barbara 2

SCORE BY QUARTERS

SB – Sandrich 1, Schy 1. Saves – Wise 3.

CdM – Berry 1, Van Hiel 1, Peotter 1, Dice 1, Kent 1, Molnar 1, Kaczmarek 1. Saves – Baldoni 6.

First round

Newport Harbor 13, Sonora 4

SCORE BY QUARTERS

S – Olguin 2, Davis 1, Reed 1. Saves – Garcia 7.

NH – Klippert 3, McCall 3, Wheeler 2, Bury 1, Gilchrist 1, Lincoln 1, Robinson 1, Taylor 1. Saves – Miner 7, Datt 4, Vickers 1.

First round

Corona del Mar 14, Arroyo Grande 4

SCORE BY QUARTERS

AG – de Goede 2, Higginbotham 2. Saves – Lippert 7.

CdM – Peotter 3, Kaczmarek 2, Kennedy 2, Van Hiel 2, Berry 1, Dice 1, Figge 1, McAdams 1, Schwartz 1. Saves – Baldoni 9, Venturini 2.