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Stunned Seahawks rebound

By Matt Szabo
Last Updated — Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:13PM PST

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Coming off an ugly performance, the Ocean View High basketball team needed a bounce-back.

Edison girls win opener

By Matt Szabo
Last Updated — Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:13PM PST

Coming off an upset, the Edison High girls’ basketball team now faces a long bus ride.

Area teams have mixed results

By Matt Szabo
Last Updated — Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:13PM PST

Local baseball teams opened the season last week at various tournaments, including the Loara Tournament and the Newport-Elks Tournament.

Angels blank Red Sox

Last Updated — Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:13PM PST

Ocean View Little League Commissioner Steph Green had to dig deep into her bag of tricks to ensure clear skies over Huntington Beach as OVLL hosted Opening Day one week late. The rain let up just long enough to squeeze in three games, which featured pitching, pitching and more pitching.

Briefly In Sports

Last Updated — Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:13PM PST

SALSA surfing returns to pier

Chargers score big win

By Steve Virgen
Last Updated — Wednesday, February 3, 2010 11:50AM PST

NEWPORT BEACH — Playing a high school soccer game on a Saturday afternoon turned out to be something different for the girls of Newport Harbor and Edison.

Chargers cold at end

By Matt Szabo
Last Updated — Friday, January 8, 2010 11:26PM PST

LOS ALAMITOS — Last year’s Sunset League MVP was in foul trouble early, so Los Alamitos High boys’ basketball senior James Walker III headed to the bench.

Vikings outlast Fountain Valley

By Matt Szabo
Independent
Last Updated — Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:55PM PDT

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Not doing much running on the base paths, the Marina High softball team instead ran to the center-field fence and back during the fourth inning Thursday.

Chargers bear down

By Matt Szabo
Independent
Last Updated — Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:49PM PDT

There weren’t a ton of highlight-reel moments from either team.

Chargers shock Marina

By Matt Szabo
Independent
Last Updated — Thursday, April 2, 2009 4:41AM PDT

Chris Czerniachowski listened to a CD before the big game, but it wasn’t music.

March 11th, 2010

Angels blank Red SoxOcean View Little League Commissioner Steph Green had to dig deep into her bag of tricks to ensure clear skies over Huntington Beach as OVLL hosted Opening Day one week late. The rain let up just long enough to squeeze in three games, which featured pitching, pitching and more pitching.

Stunned Seahawks reboundHUNTINGTON BEACH — Coming off an ugly performance, the Ocean View High basketball team needed a bounce-back.

Edison girls win openerComing off an upset, the Edison High girls’ basketball team now faces a long bus ride.

Briefly In SportsSALSA surfing returns to pier

Area teams have mixed resultsLocal baseball teams opened the season last week at various tournaments, including the Loara Tournament and the Newport-Elks Tournament.

March 4th, 2010

Chargers cheer wins at NationalsThe Junior Pee Wee Green Charger cheer squad of the Huntington Beach Pop Warner Football League traveled to Las Vegas the first weekend of February to compete in the Jamz Nationals Cheer competition. The girls competed in two categories, Performance and Show. The team placed first in the Performance category to become Jamz National Champions. They also placed second in the Show category.

Seven wrestlers head to stateThe board already hung on the tennis court fence Tuesday afternoon at Edison High, congratulating five Chargers wrestlers on advancing to this weekend’s CIF State Wrestling Championships at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.

Seahawks face big challengeOcean View has not played Foothill this year in boys’ basketball, but Coach Jim Harris said he’s seen plenty headed into the CIF Southern Section Division III-AA championship game, set for 8:15 Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

Seahawks’ big season endsHUNTINGTON BEACH — It was a great senior year for forward Andrea Ecker and defender Rachel Drolet.

Ocean View in good handsThey’re the two names that have meant everything for the Ocean View High boys’ basketball team for the last few years.

Villa Park stops localsCOSTA MESA — The rain had stopped Saturday night, before the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA girls’ basketball semifinal game began.

Edison’s CIF title run ends on PKsHUNTINGTON BEACH — The Edison High boys’ soccer team went from worst in the Sunset League in 2009 to within a couple of inches of a berth in the CIF Southern Section Division I championship game in 2010.

Briefly In SportsShipp named all-star football coach