After sustaining pressure from Newport Harbor for the first eight minutes of Tuesday’s Wave League girls’ soccer match, Marina capitalized on its first big offensive moment. That’s all Marina needed at home, as it hung on to beat defending league champion Newport Harbor 1-0 and claim the program’s first league title since the 1994-95 season. AdvertisementMarina’s McKenna Pua, left, and Haley Boren celebrate after beating Newport Harbor 1-0 in a Wave League match on Tuesday. Newport Harbor is listed as the only team in the others section of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 top-10 poll. (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)After the half, Newport Harbor made adjustments to its formation, going from having four defenders to three in the backline.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 04:36 UTC