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Associated Press
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Eastern Accents Announces Exclusive Coastal Collaboration with Barclay Butera
In the midst of summer, it's the right time to bring in natural light, coastal colors, and fresh, cool materials. One Chicago-based brand has the perfect collection for this. Eastern Accents, known for their American-made quality, has been a leader in soft home furnishings for over 30 years, consistently setting trends in the luxury bedding market. For a bright, summery collection, they've partnered with renowned interior designer Barclay Butera. Drawing inspiration from the elegance and breathtaking colors of Barclay Butera's native Newport Beach, California, this collection captures coastal beauty and brings it effortlessly into the home environment. Eastern Accents and Barclay Butera's Corona del Mar bedding collection is a testament to coastal living at its finest. We met with these expert designers to get an inside look at this collection and how it came together to celebrate design, texture, and California living. Behind the Design: Barclay Butera Nestled along the stunning shores of Newport Beach lies the inspiration behind this coastal bedding collection: Corona Del Mar. The heart of this collection is the beautiful shades of blue, green, and white as well as the luxurious fabrics in the mohair and embroidered cottons that reflect the laid-back yet sophisticated spirit of the seaside. Drawing inspiration from his coastal upbringing in California, Barclay Butera infuses his designs with a sense of elegance and relaxed luxury. Butera, now a renowned interior designer, launched his firm in 1994 after growing up, inspired by his mother's work as a designer. This collection isn't the first time Butera has partnered with Eastern Accents; the two have been working together on numerous projects over the last decade, always with a shared passion for timeless, high-quality design. From chic beachfront retreats to opulent urban residences, Butera's portfolio showcases his unwavering commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail. He brings his unique aesthetic - inspired by blue and white antiques, old Hollywood chic, and serene shorelines - to any of his luxury bedding pieces. This collection, Corona del Mar, was no different. Butera has been influenced by California's beautiful nature across his various looks. 'California living is all about indoor-outdoor flow, relaxed luxury, and effortless elegance,' he explains. 'The natural landscapes, from the beaches to the desert, inspire my use of color, texture, and light.' The goal for Corona del Mar, the team explains, was to create a palette that echoes the serene hues of the seaside, pulling beautiful and timeless blues, greens, and whites from the sea. With this vision, every piece tells a coastal story that's both contemporary and deeply connected to tradition. With luxurious fabrics, soothing coastal hues, and seaside elegance, Corona Del Mar offers luxurious coastal allure that evokes the essence of a breezy summer retreat. The Collection: Corona del Mar With attention to detail in mind, Corona Del Mar features a harmonious blend of luxurious fabrics, each chosen to ensure both comfort and style to this coastal bedding collection. One of the signature fabrics featured in this collection is Eastern Accents' Bach. In emerald, this fabric is a rich green mohair used on throw pillows. The team explains that the mohair was chosen to bring an opulent shine and smooth finish to the collection. Emulating soft nature, tranquility, and sea grass, it blends with this cool collection seamlessly. Contrasting the mohair is a breathable 200 thread count percale sheet set using Egyptian cotton. Cool and crisp, it brings in a fresh coastal breeze to the bedding. Percale, the team reveals, is known for its breathable, light quality. It's an ideal sheeting for warmer climates and sleepers, as well as being durably strong. In line with this beachy bedding, this makes it an ideal choice for summer beds, vacation homes, or anyone who prefers a cooler sleep. The star of this collection is the azure bed scarf and throw pillows which feature an embroidered geometric pattern. The team explains that this Esha Azure fabric is embroidered in India with a handcrafted look to it. Using embroidered fabrics infuses the bedding with intricate patterns and textures, transforming simple fabrics into works of art. It makes for a unique and detailed statement piece that sets this collection apart. The embroidered details tie in the rest of the coastal colors and add an organic texture to the whole set. Along with Corona Del Mar's green mohair throw pillow, other throw pillows include a deep blue and white brush fringe detail adding a soft and deep detail to the side edges. The designers explain that adding trim and embroidered fabrics to their bedding collections and throw pillows adds extra depth and luxurious texture. The tassel fringe and brush fringe add to the global style with their color story and texture. Perfect for summer nights and coastal homes, this California-inspired bedding collection was tailor made for this season. Barclay Butera's coastal motifs paired with Eastern Accents signature fabrics make this summer specialty come to life. Crafted with the beach in mind, this collection lets you bring a bit of Newport into your room. Whether you're drawn to its rich, natural colors, organic textures, or breathable fabrics, this exciting collaboration creates the ideal summer bedding. Eastern Accents is a luxury home textiles brand, proudly based in Chicago. Learn more at Media Contact Company Name: Eastern Accents Contact Person: David Email: Send Email City: New York Country: United States Website: Press Release Distributed by To view the original version on ABNewswire visit: Eastern Accents Announces Exclusive Coastal Collaboration with Barclay Butera
Los Angeles Times
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM surprises, Edison tunes up passing game in Battle at the Beach
Corona del Mar was a clear underdog when Edison's prestigious Battle at the Beach seven-on-seven passing tournament kicked off Saturday morning. 'Bottom three,' estimated star receiver Dorsett Stecker. By day's end, the Sea Kings were a cause célèbre within a 20-team field featuring Bellflower St. John Bosco, Mission Viejo and three CIF State champions, making a galvanizing run to the top-tier Gold Bracket semifinals through triumphs over San Diego powerhouse Lincoln and Trinity League stalwart Servite, followed by a fight to the finish with champion Mission Viejo. 'Clear as day,' senior quarterback Brady Annett noted, 'Our guys can play with anyone.' The achievement means only so much — the correlation to actual football is tenuous — but it sends CdM, the only entrant who missed last year's playoffs, into preseason camp at the end of the month riding a significant high. 'It's definitely a huge confidence-booster, beating all those great teams,' said Stecker, who caught more than a dozen touchdown throws from Annett to lead the Sea Kings to a 4-2 record in a series of 30-minute, running-clock, no-rush, all-pass encounters. 'Everyone gave us a challenge. And when we get the film, I think everyone's going to be, 'We know who we are now.' 'Before, we didn't really know who we were. But now we know, for sure.' Corona del Mar took strides in its passing game, with Annett building rapport with a corps of receivers led by Stecker, Garrett James and rising 'route technician' David Soto — JJ Haley, too, although he was limited by a shoulder sprain — and that's the primary point of seven-on-seven football. Winning isn't the real reward. 'It's not football,' said CdM coach Kevin Hettig, whose team battled injuries most of last season. 'It's something different, right? For the receivers, it's really good work in avoiding [opposing defenders], because every defender does a really good job of getting hands on [receivers] in seven-on-seven. 'It's really good to kind of clean up timing and route repetition and mechanics. But other than that, it is a different game than real football.' Edison, coming off CIF Southern Section Division 3 and CIF State Division 1-A championships, was disappointed by its 2-3 run, taking tight losses against Santa Margarita and Gold Bracket runner-up San Marcos Mission Hills, another San Diego Section power, in pool play and Inglewood in the Silver Bracket quarterfinals. 'I feel like we could have been better,' Edison coach Jeff Grady said. 'We played hard, we just came up short. It just came down to details, I think, across the board. So there are some things we've got to tighten up. A great learning experience, and we'll move on from it.' Mission Viejo beat Mission Hills, 23-6, in the Gold final. Santa Margarita won the Silver title with a 23-0 romp over Long Beach Millikan. Corona del Mar stunned Lincoln, last year's Division 1-AA Bowl titlist, claiming the tiebreaker — one play, longest gain wins — on closely-covered Stecker's leaping, 24-yard sideline reception. The victory was bittersweet: Hornets receiver Braylen Ross suffered a potentially serious neck injury, halting the game for nearly a half-hour. The Sea Kings stayed close to Mission Hills through most of the semifinal but couldn't stop Penn State-bound quarterback Troy Huhn, who generated four touchdowns on his last nine throws. There was buzz around Stecker, who caught 54 passes for 726 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior, as he repeatedly made tough catches for first downs and scores. Annett, whose development has accelerated following labrum surgery last December, called him 'a machine.' 'I had something to prove today,' said the 5-foot-10 Stecker, who has offers from UNLV and San Jose State. 'I'm very under-recruited. Everyone says my size, that I'm not tall enough. But I keep working and keep proving people wrong, so that's what I do.' Hettig calls Stecker a 'Swiss Army knife' and says he's 'going to be a legend.' 'That kid works so hard. He puts so much into it,' Hettig said. 'As he's become a better leader, he's becoming a better player on top of it. He can play anywhere and do just about anything on the football field.' Edison looked good on defense, led by senior linebacker Caden Lo, conceding no more than 14 points in any game until Inglewood's 19-12 victory ended its afternoon. The Chargers topped 12 points just twice, in wins over Bakersfield Liberty and Simi Valley, as returning quarterback Sam Thomson worked on his connections with deep-threat Ayden DeGiacomo, a fellow junior often in the slot, and senior two-way standout Teo Hampton, who missed most of last season with a broken shoulder. 'I still have to work on my timing and my connection with these new receivers, being on the same page,' said Thomson, who'll also be throwing to juniors Brennan Vares and McKennon Pierce and senior Noah Roberts, who have two varsity receptions among them. 'I feel like we've come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.' Hampton, who didn't catch a pass last year, will be critical following All-CIF receivers Jake Minter and Carson Schmidt's graduations. 'Teo's a dog,' Thomson said. 'He's probably our best [press-coverage] corner, and he can get up and make some big body catches.' Last year's success fuels confidence but doesn't mean much. So many key figures from that team are gone, including Southern Section Division 3 Players of the Year Julius Gillick, now at Fresno State after rushing for 2,488 yards and 37 touchdowns, and linebacker Matt Lopez. 'We have to understand this is a totally different team,' Grady said. 'You can't lean on what happened last year. Last year's last year. ... This team hasn't done much. We've got to play to a standard and be the best version of us we can be.'
Los Angeles Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM's Max Douglass races to school record in 1,600 meters at state meet
The weather was a hot topic of discussion heading into the CIF State track and field championships, but in many cases, it was the athletes that brought the heat last weekend. Corona del Mar coach Bill Sumner looked at the temperature and saw it was a scorching 101 degrees when Max Douglass — the Sea Kings' distance running star — toed the starting line at Clovis Buchanan High on Saturday. Douglass had dug in during the state preliminaries on Friday to secure the school record in the boys' 1,600 meters. It could have been the last four laps of an illustrious high school career. That qualifying effort earned the Notre Dame commit a spot in the state final, a chance he took advantage of to drop his time to 4 minutes 7.65 seconds in a sixth-place, medal-winning performance. Sumner shared that he resorted to a trip to the hardware store to drive home race strategy during the postseason. He first utilized traffic cones and then string to make Douglass exercise patience in picking his desired spot on the field from the start. 'I put a string from the cut-in mark to the 200 lane one,' Sumner said. 'And I said, 'Max, you cannot cut in. You have to stay on the right side of that string for the whole workout.' … Sumner said that Douglass noticed a difference right away. The message was clicking. 'I said, 'That way, you get to pick your spot of where you want to be,'' Sumner recalled. 'When you get to the end of the first 180 [meters], you're going to say, OK, let me run there, and then you go there.' He's a strong enough kid, he gets to do that if he's fast enough. 'We practiced that for three weeks, I had put a string out, and he would not cross over that string. … Not the last meet, but the two meets before it, he stayed out there, came over, got third place or second place, whatever he wanted, and just tried to stay there as long as he could.' Douglass shed nearly two full seconds off his time from the day prior, creating separation between himself and Jim Robbins, who had held the CdM record in the event at 4:10.74 since setting the standard in the Southern Section Masters Meet in 1988. Sumner added that both Robbins and Brian Hunsaker, the Sea Kings' record-holder in the 3,200 at 8:53.7 since 1975, reached out to Douglass after the race. Douglass received an invitation into the Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. 'If you would have told me he was done Sunday morning, I was fine,' Sumner said. 'Every goal that he set, we reached — every single one. Everything that he wrote down, we did. It's like, 'You've got nothing to prove, you got the school record, you got a 1:53 [in the] 800, you got a sub-nine-minute two-mile [time].' That's it. That's a lot of stuff, but he still wants to give it one more try, man. One more try before he goes on to be a big college guy.' Ocean View's Jack Paavola also closed his career on the podium, claiming eighth in the boys' discus throw with a mark of 174 feet, 4 inches. The Seahawks senior's state performance was just half a foot off his career-best throw at the Masters Meet. Paavola has committed to Harvey Mudd.
Los Angeles Times
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Los Angeles Times
Local duo look to finish strong at state track and field finals
Corona del Mar distance runner Max Douglass and Ocean View thrower Jack Paavola head into the final week of the track and field season with a brand new experience ahead of them. As they prepare to compete in the CIF State track and field championships at Clovis Buchanan High, each will be doing so for the first time. The state preliminaries take place on Friday, with the finals falling on Saturday. The expectations were dramatically different for the two. Douglass, a Notre Dame commit, was a Foot Locker Nationals qualifier in cross-country. He then broke the nine-minute barrier in winning the Eric Hulst Invitational 3,200-meter race to open his season at the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational. Douglass, who said he dealt with a stress fracture that impacted his fitness during the winter heading into his junior track season, had another health concern this spring. 'It was definitely a rough pathway,' Douglass said. 'There was a lot of uncertainty towards the end of the season. It turns out that I got mono throughout the middle of the season, and that's the sickness that really was pulling me down. I ended up just kind of picking up the pieces again, … started taking some seconds off the mile, and it's a blessing to have made it this far.' Douglass noted feeling frustrated over how much rest is required to get over the illness, which he called 'the only choice' and resulted in the loss of 'some of the progress you've worked for.' 'I was feeling sick, just extreme muscle fatigue and soreness for a prolonged period of time,' he added. Douglass had qualified for the Southern Section's Masters Meet, which qualifies athletes into the state championships, in both the 800 and the 1,600. He chose to focus his energy on the 1,600 and booked his trip to the state meet by finishing fifth with a time of 4 minutes 12.15 seconds last Saturday. The top six in each event and those meeting at-large qualifying standards advanced. Although the state meet events are held in the evening, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for a portion of central California from Friday through Sunday morning. Temperatures could surpass 100 degrees this weekend. 'I know it's supposed to be very hot,' Douglass said. 'I'm honestly not worried about it because I feel like CIF prelims was pretty hot, and I feel like I could see a lot of the guys around me kind of take a hit from not being used to it, or just mentally, it just affects them more. The tougher the race is, I feel like the better I thrive in it. 'I've just kind of pictured a really tough race, one that's not going to feel good, one that's going to hurt, and I imagine that's where I'll do my best.' Paavola's progression curve has rocketed upward since the elimination portion of the schedule. After claiming the Empire League titles in both the discus throw and the shot put, he went on to top the Division 3 discus throw competition in the CIF finals. Once more, the Seahawks standout improved upon his school record in the discus throw, producing a mark of 174 feet, 10 inches in the Masters Meet. The throw was good for third place. 'All season, it was always the question of, could we get to state?' said Paavola, a Harvey Mudd commit. 'Now that I'm here, I'd say I'm pretty proud of it. I feel like it's a huge achievement. Initially, when it happened, I wasn't like crazy excited. I think I was maybe a bit shocked, but now that state's just a couple days away, I'm pretty determined, and I guess locked in. I feel really eager to compete.' The Paavola traveling party will include family, he said. Twin sisters Kate and Juliet, who are both freshmen at Ocean View, will be along for the ride. 'I'm pretty grateful because they've given up basically every Saturday in the month of May for my track meets, even their birthday, too,' Paavola said. 'They really decided to go, and I'm pretty grateful for that.' CIF Southern Section Masters MeetAt Moorpark High State At-Large Standards in parentheses 100 (10.59) — 1. Dezeurn (Bishop Alemany) 10.35; 2. Francis (Santa Margarita) 10.43; 3. Harris (Servite) 10.44; 4. Sermons (Rancho Cucamonga) 10.47; 5. Obimgba (Torrance) 10.51; 6. Fernandez (Notre Dame/SO) 10.57; 7. Conyer III (Murrieta Mesa) 10.58; 8. Gardner (Servite) 10.59 200 (21.44) — 1. Sermons (Rancho Cucamonga) 20.97; 2. Dezeurn (Bishop Alemany) 21.04; 3. Wells (Servite) 21.05; 4. Francis (Santa Margarita) 21.14; 5. Obimgba (Torrance) 21.16; 6. Stadlman (Temecula Valley) 21.24; 7. Griffin (Newbury Park) 21.36; 10. Serrambana (Marina) 21.58 400 (48.35) — 1. Hunter (Servite) 46.91; 2. Stadlman (Temecula Valley) 47.91; 3. Smith (Long Beach Poly) 47.93; 4. Burroughs (Long Beach Wilson) 48.03; 5. Woodley (Bonita) 48.20; 6. Do. Mayrant (Culver City) 48.24; 7. Du. Mayrant (Culver City) 48.31; 8. Smith (JW North) 48.34 800 (1:53.64) — 1. Obando (Long Beach Wilson) 1:51.40; 2. Sullivan (Riverside Poly) 1:52.28; 3. Morales (JSerra) 1:52.38; 4. Hansen (Mira Costa) 1:52.45; 5. Divinity (Redondo Union) 1:52.46; 6. McGough (Loyola) 1:52.95; 7. Dos Santos (San Clemente) 1:53.62 1,600 (4:12.98) — 1. Miller (La Serna) 4:09.86; 2. Zavaleta (King) 4:10.55; 3. McCorvey (Lancaster) 4:10.97; 4. Arrey (JSerra) 4:11.84; 5. Douglass (Corona del Mar) 4:12.15; 6. Jubak (Trabuco Hills) 4:12.39; 7. Reza (Chaffey) 4:12.60; 8. Antonio (Woodbridge) 4:12.90; 9. Sigworth (Palos Verdes) 4:12.93 3,200 (9:03.03) — 1. Noonan (Dana Hills) 8:55.76; 2. Turk (Woodcrest Christian) 8:58.90; 3. Zavaleta (King) 9:04.02; 4. Udelson-Nee (Wildwood) 9:04.34; 5. O'Connor (Viewpoint) 9:04.72; 6. Miller (South Torrance) 9:05.27 110 HH (14.45) — 1. Newton (Long Beach Poly) 13.84; 2. Borquez (Notre Dame/SO) 13.96; 3. Simmons (Temecula Valley) 14.10; 4. Uzan (Notre Dame/SO) 14.10; 5. Vela (Vista Murrieta) 14.12; 6. Andrade (Etiwanda) 14.19; 7. Gammage (Canyon/CC) 14.27; 8. Lamkin (Mira Costa) 14.29; 9. Hoang (Gabrielino) 14.36; 10. Waring (Culver City) 14.45; 11. Burwell (Servite) 14.45 300 IH (38.68) — 1. Waring (Culver City) 36.91; 2. Whaley (Orange Vista) 37.03; 3. Schneider (Thousand Oaks) 37.69; 4. Stanford (Alta Loma) 37.90; 5. Lamkin (Mira Costa) 38.04; 6. Gary (Beckman) 38.09; 7. Penny (Palm Desert) 38.18; 8. Gammage (Canyon/CC) 38.20; 9. Andrade (Etiwanda) 38.31; 10. Brown (Tesoro) 38.37; 11. Carnaghe (Ventura) 38.41; 12. Schmidt (Los Osos) 38.48; 13. Johnson (Summit) 38.67 400 relay (41.69) — 1. Servite 40.40; 2. Notre Dame/SO 40.77; 3. Cathedral 41.43; 4. Murrieta Valley 41.55; 5. Santiago/C 41.57; 6. Culver City 41.77 1,600 relay (3:20.42) — 1. Long Beach Poly 3:10.83; 2. Cathedral 3:12.20; 3. Culver City 3:14.80; 4. Long Beach Wilson 3:14.93; 5. Servite 3:15.24; 6. Loyola 3:16.35; 7. Northwood 3:16.36; 8. Orange Vista 3:16.55; 9. Peninsula 3:17.42; 10. Rancho Cucamonga 3:17.94; 11. Santa Margarita 3:18.41; 12. Mira Costa 3:18.73; 13. Damien 3:19.02 3,200 relay — 1. Mira Costa 7:37.84; 2. Oaks Christian 7:39.31; 3. JSerra 7:42.07; 4. Long Beach Wilson 7:43.41; 5. Great Oak 7:43.42; 6. Redondo Union 7:46.37 HJ (6-6) — 1. Browner (Chaminade) 6-10; 2. Harel (Notre Dame/SO) 6-10J; 3. Gorski (Mater Dei) 6-6; 4. Guzman (Moorpark) 6-6J; 5. Baca (Ayala) 6-6J; 6T. Benson (Moorpark) 6-6J; 6T. Malinowski (Peninsula) 6-6J LJ (22-11¼) — 1. Alexis (Elsinore) 24-3½; 2 Shorter IV (Riverside Poly) 23-½; 3. Gorski (Mater Dei) 22-10½; 4. Haggerty (Viewpoint) 22-9; 5. Browner (Chaminade) 22-9; 6. Francis (Santa Margarita) 22-9 TJ (45-10½) — 1. Cotlage (Cajon) 48-10; 2. Smith (Quartz Hill) 48-3½; 3. Alexis (Elsinore) 48-1; 4. Ellis (Cathedral) 47-7; 5. Andrews (Downey) 47-6; 6. Green (Great Oak) 46-9½ PV (15-2) — 1. Furr (Santa Margarita) 16-2; 2. Cullen (Redlands) 15-8; 3. Epstein (de Toledo) 15-8J; 4. Lucsik (Burbank) 15-8J; 5. Higgins (Trabuco Hills) 15-2; 6. Brittain (Oaks Christian) 15-2J; 7. Gorzkowski (Mira Costa) 15-2J; 8. O'Brien (Roosevelt) 15-2J; 14. Le (Fountain Valley) 14-2J SP (55-4½) — 1. Lingenfelter (Yucaipa) 61-2; 2. Harisay (Etiwanda) 58-5; 3. Soufi (South Pasadena) 56-7½; 4. Grace (Westlake) 55-7½; 5. Buchanan (Murrieta Mesa) 53-7; 6. Legaspi (Canyon) 52-10½ DT (175-5) — 1. Lingenfelter (Yucaipa) 200-10; 2. Komrosky (Ayala) 178-4; 3. Paavola (Ocean View) 174-10; 4. Amu (Downey) 172-1; 5. Harisay (Etiwanda) 170-10; 6. Grace (Westlake) 168-0 CIF Southern Section Masters MeetAt Moorpark High State At-Large Standards in parentheses 100 (11.84) — 1. Cole (Redondo Union) 11.36; 2. Wright (Chaparral) 11.41; 3. Rainey (Calabasas) 11.57; 4. Scoggins (Calabasas) 11.60; 5. Kirk (Calabasas) 11.63; 6. Anyansi (Murrieta Valley) 11.63; 7. Holland (Long Beach Poly) 11.66; 8. Rice (Lakewood) 11.72; 9. Sproles (Oaks Christian) 11.76; 10. Collins (Rosary) 11.77; 11. Murray (Mater Dei) 11.78; 12. Terry (Oaks Christian) 11.82; 13. Nelson (St. Pius X-St. Matthias) 11.82; 14. Lee (Long Beach Poly) 11.84 200 (24.48) — 1. Wright (Chaparral) 23.21; 2. Wilson (Rosary) 23.38; 3. Scoggins (Calabasas) 23.59; 4. Kirk (Calabasas) 23.80; 5. Mosby (St. Mary's) 23.88; 6. Collins (Rosary) 23.89; 7. Whitehead (Summit) 24.03; 8. Crear (West Ranch) 24.03; 9T. Beatty (Long Beach Poly) 24.08; 9T. Rice (Lakewood) 24.08; 11. Rainey (Calabasas) 24.24; 12. Nelson (St. Pius X-St. Matthias) 24.43 400 (55.95) — 1. Mosby (St. Mary's) 53.53; 2. Beatty (Long Beach Poly) 54.77; 3. Wilson (Rosary) 54.79; 4. Whitehead (Summit) 54.91; 5. Rodriguez (Oaks Christian) 54.92; 6. Gant (Canyon/CC) 55.22; 7. Blue (Long Beach Wilson) 55.69; 8. Graves-Hogains (Canyon/CC) 55.79; 9. Cablayan (Murrieta Mesa) 55.82; 10. Scott (Canyon/CC) 55.84 800 (2:12.54) — 1. Packard (JSerra) 2:09.55; 2. Lewis-Williams (Long Beach Wilson) 2:10.28; 3. Smith (Claremont) 2:10.58; 4. Elbaz (JSerra) 2:10.87; 5. Wroblewski (Yorba Linda) 2:11.19; 6. Terrill (Monrovia) 2:12.63; 11. Robar (Newport Harbor) 2:14.40 1,600 (4:52.17) — 1. Combe (Santiago/C) 4:44.36; 2. Ivarsson (Dana Hills) 4:47.17; 3. Williams (Trabuco Hills) 4:47.22; 4. Lieberman (Murrieta Valley) 4:48.17; 5. Holley (JSerra) 4:49.32; 6. De Brouwer (La Cañada) 4:51.06; 7. Dye (San Juan Hills) 4:51.50; 8. Bulmer (Claremont) 4:52.08 3,200 (10:30.96) — 1. Blade (Santiago/C) 10:11.38; 2. Barker (Trabuco Hills) 10:18.10; 3. Wilson (Irvine) 10:21.90; 4. Hopkins (Arcadia) 10:23.22; 5. Errington (South Pasadena) 10:23.58; 6. Crum (Temescal Canyon) 10:29.46; 7. De Brouwer (La Cañada) 10:30.01; 10. McCullough (Newport Harbor) 10:36.88 100 HH (14.37) — 1. Edwards (Long Beach Wilson) 13.87; 2. Hervey (St. Bernard) 14.01; 3. Griffin (Da Vinci) 14.18; 4. Bain (Long Beach Poly) 14.21; 5. Gaines (Riverside Poly) 14.21; 6. Newsome (Bishop Alemany) 14.26; 7. Washington (Long Beach Wilson) 14.33 300 IH (43.78) — 1. Edwards (Long Beach Wilson) 41.48; 2. Griffin (Da Vinci) 41.89; 3. Varnado (Long Beach Wilson) 42.71; 4. Faulknor (Windward) 42.83; 5. Bain (Long Beach Poly) 43.18; 6. Gaines (Riverside Poly) 42.29; 7. Anderson (Long Beach Poly) 43.62 400 relay (47.56) — 1. Long Beach Poly 45.94; 2. Oaks Christian 46.12; 3. Redondo Union 46.96; 4. Canyon/CC 47.30; 5. Thousand Oaks 47.77; 6. Mater Dei 47.86 1,600 relay (3:53.73) — 1. Long Beach Wilson 3:43.71; 2. St. Mary's 3:45.61; 3. Canyon/CC 3:45.91; 4. Long Beach Poly 3:46.13; 5. JSerra 3:46.30; 6. Rosary 3:48.85; 7. Trabuco Hills 3:49.27; 8. Claremont 3:50.10; 9. King 3:51.80; 10. Santa Margarita 3:52.35; 11. Oaks Christian 3:52.43; 12. Mira Costa 3:52.55; 16. Newport Harbor 4:00.14 3,200 relay — 1. Claremont 8:59.39; 2. Santiago/C 9:02.98; 3. JSerra 9:03.87; 4. Long Beach Wilson 9:05.57; 5. King 9:25.42; 6. Trabuco Hills 9:28.64 HJ (5-6) — 1. Teven (Brea Olinda) 5-6; 2. Wetteland (Long Beach Poly) 5-6J; 3. Anderson (Long Beach Poly) 5-6J; 4T. Hernandez (Jurupa Valley) 5-4; 4T. Hogan (Crean Lutheran) 5-4; 6. Jones (Roosevelt) 5-4J LJ (18-3½) — 1. Hernandez (Jurupa Valley) 19-3½; 2. Best (Norco) 19-¾; 3. Webster (Long Beach Wilson) 18-11½; 4. Guannu (Claremont) 18-9½; 5. Fields (Golden Valley) 18-6½; 6. Faison (Rosary) 18-6¼; 7. Musalborn (El Segundo) 18-6; 8. McGuinness (La Cañada) 18-5½; 9. Key (Walnut) 18-3½; 11. Pasternak (Huntington Beach) 17-11½ TJ (37-6) — 1. Hernandez (Jurupa Valley) 40-4¾; 2. Best (Norco) 39-6; 3. Cazale (Calvary Chapel) 39-¾; 4. Spencer (Long Beach Wilson) 38-8; 5. Pleasant (Serra) 37-5½; 6. Strange (Xavier) 37-5¼ PV (12-3) — 1. Bettinger (Los Alamitos) 12-9; 2T. Harden (Dana Hills) 12-9J; 2T. Di Silvestri (Ventura) 12-9J; 4T. Turner (Westlake) 12-3; 4T. Suemnick (Chaparral) 12-3; 6. Reuter (JSerra) 12-3J; 7. Rakfeldt (Harvard-Westlake) 12-3J; 8. Frodis (Thousand Oaks) 12-3J; 16T. Mondino (Fountain Valley) 10-9J SP (40-5½) — 1. Massey (Aliso Niguel) 49-7½; 2. Johnson (Notre Dame/SO) 45-8; 3. Wilson (Paraclete) 44-9; 4. Middleton (Chino) 43-1; 5. Greer (Torrance) 42-8½; 6. Tipton (Camarillo) 41-1; 7. Batchelor (St. Mary's) 40-8½; 12. Karasawa (Marina) 36-8½ DT (135-7) — 1. Massey (Aliso Niguel) 165-6; 2. Johnson (Notre Dame/SO) 158-8; 3. Smith (Desert Christian) 154-0; 4. Gallacher (Canyon) 144-9; 5. Tipton (Camarillo) 142-10; 6. Williams (Redlands) 140-11; 7. Wilson (Paraclete) 140-9; 8. Reichard (Portola) 136-8; 9. Donovan (Golden Valley) 136-5; 10. Estelle (Simi Valley) 136-3
Los Angeles Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM boys' volleyball overpowered by Mira Costa
MANHATTAN BEACH — Corona del Mar had not lost in more than a month, but with a hot start on its home floor, Manhattan Beach Mira Costa reminded the spectators why it was the top seed in the CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball playoffs. Mira Costa took charge with heavy jump serving in claiming 12 of the initial 14 points, as the Mustangs stampeded past the Sea Kings 25-13, 25-21, 25-20 to secure a spot in the Division 1 final. The power ratings prevailed, as the top seed in each pool of the top division advanced. Mira Costa (31-2), a finalist a year ago, will meet Huntington Beach (34-3) in the section championship match on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Cerritos College. 'It definitely sticks,' said Mira Costa coach Greg Snyder, whose team was the runner-up to Los Angeles Loyola last year. 'I think whoever loses the CIF finals has a clear advantage for the next one. They just get hungrier. If you just look at the track record of what's happened, I think it hasn't been since Newport [Harbor] that they've won twice in a row. 'Usually, the team that finishes second the year before wins the next year. I'm hoping that's the case this year. I hope that trend continues, but we'll have to play it and find out because Huntington's a very, very good team.' Senior setter Andrew Chapin distributed 31 assists to go with three service aces, three kills and three block assists to lead the Mustangs. Sophomore outside hitter Mateo Fuerbringer had nine kills and three aces. Apart from its serving, Mira Costa also made matters difficult for CdM (23-6) with its defensive effort, both in retrieving balls on broken plays and in blocking. Early in the third set, junior libero Justin Warner tracked down a ball near the back wall, and senior opposite Grayson Bradford eventually finished the play. 'It's a momentum-killer,' Snyder said of Warner keeping the point alive. 'It crushes their spirits, a play like that. I'm not saying they gave up or anything like that, not at all, but when you're in a tough rally and a play like that happens and you lose that point, it does take a toll mentally on a team. … They still fought hard, … but that was a big play. … It gave us momentum back.' Senior outside hitter Thatcher Fahlbusch added 11 kills and two block assists. Senior middle blocker Alex Heins produced eight kills and five block assists, and junior middle blocker Wyatt Davis contributed three additional block assists for the Mustangs. Corona del Mar was attempting to reach the CIF finals for the second time in three seasons (the Sea Kings lost to Newport Harbor in 2023), which would have been its 18th championship game appearance overall. Junior outside hitter Ben Brown's 11 kills paced the Sea Kings. Junior setter Drake Foley dished out 25 assists. Junior opposite Brady Gant (seven kills) and junior middle blocker Jack Robinson each finished with 1½ total blocks. Gant had a team-high seven digs, and UCLA-bound libero Brogan Glenn contributed five digs. 'We knew that going in, that we couldn't give them any free balls, any opportunities,' CdM coach Katey Thompson said of facing the Mustangs, who are now 3-0 in head-to-head matches this season. 'Our goal was to try to make them earn them. Clearly, that didn't happen in the first set, but hopefully this is something we can learn from as we go into regionals. 'I think every time that we've played them, we've gotten a little bit better, so hopefully we're able to utilize this.' Corona del Mar, which earned a pair of four-set victories over Beckman and San Clemente in pool play, awaits the CIF State Southern California regional playoffs. Those brackets will be released on Sunday, May 18.
