Bob Serven

Bob Serven said Tuesday he has been hired as boys' basketball coach at Newport Harbor High School. Serven, 28, replaces Jerry DeBusk, who resigned last month to become an assistant coach at Chapman College. Serven has coached at Newport Harbor for the past three seasons, two with the junior varsity and one with the sophomore team. He also has been a varsity assistant coach at Santiago, Arroyo and Bosco Tech high schools. Tom Meylor resigned as the Loara High School boys' basketball coach Tuesday, Athletic Director Ray Moore said.

Calling it a decision that "had to be made," Newport Harbor High School Principal Steve Pavich fired boys' basketball Coach Bob Serven Thursday. The firing ends two years of turmoil within the program. In June, parents and basketball supporters testified before a District Review Committee, which recommended that Serven change the manner in which he conducts business on the basketball court. Pavich said he didn't see any change during the summer program.

Calling it a decision that "had to be made," Newport Harbor High School Principal Steve Pavich fired boys' basketball Coach Bob Serven Thursday. The firing ends two years of turmoil within the program. In June, parents and basketball supporters testified before a District Review Committee, which recommended that Serven change the manner in which he conducts business on the basketball court. Pavich said he didn't see any change during the summer program.

Bob Serven said Tuesday he has been hired as boys' basketball coach at Newport Harbor High School. Serven, 28, replaces Jerry DeBusk, who resigned last month to become an assistant coach at Chapman College. Serven has coached at Newport Harbor for the past three seasons, two with the junior varsity and one with the sophomore team. He also has been a varsity assistant coach at Santiago, Arroyo and Bosco Tech high schools. Tom Meylor resigned as the Loara High School boys' basketball coach Tuesday, Athletic Director Ray Moore said.

Richard Smith has been named the boys' basketball coach at Newport Harbor High by Principal Steve Pavich. Smith, 32, a math teacher, coached Servite from 1989-92, and the Friars won the State Division III championship in 1989-90 and the Southern Section Division III-AA title in 1991. He spent last season as an assistant at Cypress. Smith takes over a program that was 12-14 last year and lost in the first round of the playoffs. He replaces Bob Serven, who was fired Aug. 19.

Newport Harbor's Justin McIntee scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to lead the Sailors to a 57-47 upset of Sonora in the first round of the Southern Section III-AA playoffs Friday night at Sonora High. McIntee, who also pulled down 13 rebounds, rallied Newport Harbor (11-14) from a 25-20 halftime deficit by hitting 10 of 13 shots in the third and fourth quarters and five of six free throws in the closing minutes. The victory ended the Sailors' seven-game losing streak.

Corona del Mar Coach: Paul Orris 1998-99 record: 18-11 League record: 4-6 Kevin Hansen, a 6-4 all-league senior swingman, and Alec Hanson, a 6-0 point guard, return from the team that parlayed a wild-card playoff berth into an appearance in the Southern Section Division III-AA title game. Brooks Morris, a 6-3 senior forward, Elliott Patterson, a 6-3 senior forward/center, and Eric Snell, a 6-2 junior guard, are reserves from last year's team who also return.

NEWPORT HARBOR 1992-93 RECORDS OVERALL: 12-14 LEAGUE: 5-9 COACH: Richard Smith RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0 RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Ramy Shoukry Sr. 6-7 C Paul Tayyar Jr. 6-0 G * TOP RETURNER YR. HGT. P Bob Torribio Jr. 6-1 G * TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Wes Bedoreck So. 6-5 F Rett Collucio Jr. 6-2 F Juan Orellana Sr. 5-11 G Pat Peikert Jr. 6-5 F Danny Pulido Fr. 6-4 F Will Rankin Jr.

1990-91 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 15-12 6-4 COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL Bob Serven 35-19 RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Mark McAnlis Jr. 6-2 G Justin McIntee Sr. 6-3 F TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Mike Ofer Sr. 6-2 F TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Sean Hartman Sr. 6-2 F Todd Jameson Jr. 5-11 G Wade Tift So. 6-1 G Eric Vallely So. 6-0 G OUTLOOK In Serven's first two seasons as coach, the Sailors lost in the second round of the Southern Section playoffs.

Loara defeated Costa Mesa, 74-56, Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Orange Holiday Classic at Chapman, giving the Saxons two wins in two tries against the smaller, outmanned Mustangs. "They're just the better team," Costa Mesa Coach Bob Serven said. "We played them twice and lost both times." In the opening game of its own tournament, Loara defeated Costa Mesa, 61-49. The Saxons ended up in the consolation bracket in that one, but now they've reached tonight's championship semifinal at 6:50.

A handful of college recruiters picked the right night to show up at Laguna Beach's tiny gym. Artist center Chris Manker and guard Travis Hanour put on a dazzling display as Laguna Beach blasted Costa Mesa, 75-52, Wednesday night in a Pacific Coast League game. Manker, a 6-foot-10 force who transferred to Laguna Beach in December from West Des Moines, Iowa, scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

* What: Orange County North-South All-Star basketball games, presented by Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club * Where: Orange Coast College * When: Today. Girls' game at 5 p.m., boys' game at 8 p.m. * Tickets: $10 for adults, $6 for students under 18, includes both games. * The Series: The South girls lead, 16-7; the South boys lead, 21-14.