Dolphin Report

Boys Basketball

The Dolphins (1-1 SCL, 9-8) opened up South Coast League play with a 50-40 loss to Mission Viejo on January 4. Down 26-18 at the half, a third period push saw the Dolphins outscore the Diablos 14-12. Alex Brown led with 17 points while Hayden Fredrick finished with 14 points of his own.

The boys then hosted Tesoro on January 6 and put up an impressive 62-45 win against the Titans in front of a supportive home crowd. Dana outscored Tesoro in all four periods of play and even went into the half cruising with a 28-17 lead. On the game, Fredrick led with 22 points, Brown had 12 points and Cole Cable also reached double digits with 10 points scored.

The team moved on to face El Toro at home on January 11 before hosting Capo Valley on January 13.

Next 7 days: Jan. 18 vs. Laguna Hills, 7 p.m.; Jan. 20 vs. *Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball

The Lady Dolphins (0-2 SCL, 8-8) opened up South Coast League play with a 57-30 loss to cross-town rival San Clemente on January 3. For the most part, Dana Hills’ starting five were held in check throughout the game with Kristen Beckman leading the scoring front with nine points. Trish Flynn and Michaela Hutton each finished with four points while Laura Johnson netted six points.

The girls then dropped its next league game in a 58-30 loss to Laguna Hills on January 5. The Lady Hawks came out with a purpose while hosting Dana Hills, holding their opponent to single digit scoring throughout the first three periods of the game. For the Lady Dolphins, Johnson led with 10 points while Beckman finished with seven points.

Dana Hills then traveled to take on Rosary in nonleague play on January 7 and lost in a heartbreaker by the final score of 42-20. Down 19-8 at the half, the Lady Dolphins went on to outscore their opponents in the final two frames but the effort was not enough to leave with the upset victory in hand. Johnson led the scoring attack with 17 points while Beckman tallied 11 points in the loss.

The team faced Aliso Niguel on the road January 10 followed by a home game against El Toro on January 12.

Next 7 days: Jan. 16 vs. Sonoro, 1 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. *Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.; Jan. 19 vs. *San Clemente, 7 p.m.

Boys Soccer

The Dolphins (1-1 SVL, 5-6-4) finally entered the Sea View League portion of its schedule with a match against San Juan Hills on January 4. Unfortunately for Dana Hills, the Stallions came out ready and sent the Dolphins packing with a 2-1 loss. San Juan Hills scored both of its goals in the first half, while Dana Hills got its lone goal of the match in the second half.

However, the team bounced back with a win at home after defeating Trabuco Hills, 2-1, on January 6. The first half of this one featured plenty of action as all three of the game’s goals were scored. Vicente Ruiz was the man of the pitch in this match, netting both of Dana’s goals in the win.

The Dolphins went on to face Mission Viejo on the road January 11 before going on to host Capo Valley on January 13.

Next 7 days: Jan. 20 at *Trabuco Hills, 3:15 p.m.

Girls Soccer

The Lady Dolphins (2-0 SVL, 9-4) are off to a great start within Sea View League play. Dana Hills rolled to a 3-1 win against San Juan Hills in its league opener on January 3 with the Lady Dolphins posting a 1-0 lead at the half before firing off two more goals in the second to seal the win. Lynsey Gaines led the squad with two goals on the day while Rachel Edelstein finished with one goal. Keeper Megan Dickmann finished with two big saves at the net.

The team then faced Tesoro at home on January 5 and edged the Lady Titans by the final score of 1-0. Dana’s eventual winner came in the first half off a goal by Brittany Valentine.

The team went on to face Laguna Hills on the road January 10 before hosting another league match against Capo Valley on January 12.

Next 7 days: Jan. 19 at *Tesoro, 3:15 p.m.

Girls Water Polo

Since taking a break in action due to the holiday season and following a December 15 nonleague loss to Edison that same day, the Lady Dolphins (2-0 SVL, 9-7) hit the pool for the Sea View League portion of its schedule on January 3, trouncing San Juan Hills 19-1 in a lopsided win. Four players for Dana finished with hat tricks on the game including Emily Carlson, Erika Nielsen, Kelcie Pourzanjani and Molly Wilbur.

Next, the girls faced Trabuco Hills on January 5 and rolled to a 10-4 win against the Lady Mustangs. Dana Hills led 6-0 at the half before both teams matched one another with two goals scored apiece in both the third and fourth periods. Carlson and Wilbur each finished with three goals apiece while Madison Baba banged out two.

But the Lady Dolphins had trouble corralling the Lady Oilers of Huntington Beach in nonleague play at home on January 6, losing 10-9. Huntington led 6-5 at the half, despite Dana keeping it close for the final two periods, and pulled off the road win. For Dana, Carlson had the hot hand with four goals scored.

The team went on to face Mission Viejo on January 10 before traveling to take on Aliso Niguel on January 12.

Next 7 days: Jan. 19 vs. *Trabuco Hills, 3:15 p.m.; Jan. 20-21 at Coronado Tournament, TBA

Wrestling

After competing against Tesoro in a Sea View League dual on January 5, the Dolphins sent some wrestlers to the Riverside Tournament January 6-7. The team next faced El Toro on January 12 in another league dual before hitting the road to match up against 75 other schools in the Five Counties Tournament this weekend.

Next 7 days: Jan. 19 at *Aliso Niguel, 7 p.m.