Several spring sports teams at Point Loma High School (PLHS) are enjoying outstanding seasons, winning league championships and fighting for others. Here is a roundup of some of them. VOLEIBOL NIÑOS Under new head coach James Sakasegawa, the Pointers have won the Eastern League title. Their 9-1 league record easily outdistanced second-place Morse High, who the Pointers defeated 3-2 last week. The league championship is impressive because last year’s edition of the Pointer team sported a dismal record and was not selected for post-season play. “This is a bunch of great guys who have fun playing together,” Sakasegawa said. “I was able to convince them they can be successful and develop a passion to win.” So instead of turning in their uniforms as they did this time last year, players are looking forward to a challenging test in the upcoming CIF playoffs. A first-time Alumni Classic match was held recently in the Pointer gym with graduates from 1976 through 2010 battling the current varsity squad. BOYS’ SWIMMING Another dramatic turnaround took place in the pool, as last year’s winless Pointer swimmers, fueled by several fantastic freshmen, took second place in Eastern League competition with a 4-1 record (5-2 overall). Losing only to University City, the team, with only one senior and two juniors, figures to be a league power for several years. Coach Jerry Rich credited two freshmen who played a crucial role in reviving the boys’ team. Jason O’Brien has recorded automatic CIF qualifying times in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Teammate Andrew Brady has CIF qualifying times in the 200 freesyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle, with consideration times in four other events. Sophomore Cole Holderman has an automatic CIF time in the 100 fly. Their success has been achieved without a home pool in the Point Loma area. GIRLS’ SWIMMING The Lady Pointers swim team finished with an identical recors as its male counterparts, earning an Eastern League second-place finish with a 4-1 record (5-3 overall). Unlike the boys’ team, the girls’ team is dominated by seniors. Erin Cox has recorded automatic CIF times in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 100 fly and 100 freestyle. Cox will swim next year for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pomona University Claremont-bound teammate Hannah Robertson’s automatic CIF qualifying time in the 100 breaststroke is already faster than any current swimmers on the university team, Rich said. Also, all six girls’ relay teams have achieved CIF consideration time levels. BOYS’ TENNIS This team couldn’t have come closer to an outright Eastern League championship, but instead was awaiting a playoff match this week. The Pointer boys finished 11-1 in league (15-3 overall) for a first-place tie with Serra. Playing at home, the PLHS squad easily handled the Conquistadors, winning 12-6. However, when the teams met at Serra, the matches ended in a 9-9 deadlock. The first tiebreaker, actual games won, was used. The Pointers came up on the short end of a 61-59 total tosuffer their only league loss. No. 1 singles player Dominic Gareri, a sophomore, did not lose a single set in league play. The top doubles team was made up of sophomores Avery Cramer and Casey Dring. SOFBOL The Lady Pointers have a chance to claim a share of the Western League title May 6 when they travel to University City to face the undefeated Centurions. In its first meeting at Point Loma, the home team dropped a 2-0 decision. Currently in second place with a 4-1 record (14-5 overall), the Pointers took a big step last week at Peckham Park when they scored a come-from-behind victory over Cathedral Catholic in a 6-4 thriller. Leading the victory was junior Katie McEachern, who went 3-3 at the plate with a home run and four RBI. McEachern leads the team in batting average (.540), hits (27), RBI (22), doubles (five) and home runs (four). Catcher and team captain senior Jill Duran is batting .400 with 22 hits and senior Cora Trofy is batting .396 with 18 RBI.  As a team, the Lady Pointers are batting a robust .321. TRACK AND FIELD Among Pointer success stories this spring are boys’ long-jumper Sydney Rush and girls’ pole-vaulter Riley Hasche. Rush, who starred as a running back on the 2010 junior varsity football team, has already emerged as a challenger for the school record. Only a sophomore, Rush, nicknamed “The Flying Squirrel,” is turning heads with his leaps. Rush also is entered in running events for the varsity Pointers. Hasche, a senior, has drawn attention from state-level observers as she edges toward clearing the 12-foot mark. She is ranked third in San Diego County and seventh in California. SAILING The Pointers’ most successful team is out to defend its national championship and cup wins this month. This weekend, the nationally-known team is off to Austin, Texas for the annual Mallory Cup competition. The Pointers arrive as the Pacific Coast Double-Handed champions for the past two seasons. On May 20-22 the team takes its talents (and the hopes of San Diego) to Norfolk, Va. for the national championship event. Known as the Baker Cup, the Pointers qualified by winning the District Championships earlier in Alamitos Bay. No other local school qualified for the event. In the Pacific Coast Championships, Coronado High stole a rare victory from PLHS, winning the title by a 37-point margin over the second-place Pointers. In college sailing, PLHS alumnus Kevin Laube, a Stanford freshman, helped his team to a Pacific Coast Collegiate Championship.