Edison High

The Get Skillz Football Camp for youth grades K through eighth is Sunday at Edison High. The camp is run by Edison senior Elijah Herrera (All-Sunset League, All-CIF) and other Charger players from the school's 2012 CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship football team and will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the school's front field. Agility, seven-on-seven and one-on-one drills, and a punt, pass and kick competition, will be offered. A $15 donation per camper is requested with all proceeds benefiting the David Bolda Football Scholarship Memorial Fund.

Edison High will host the upcoming Fundamentals Football Camp, scheduled for June 8-9. The camp, presented by West Football Camps, is open to local youth football players. A few professional football players as well as area coaches will give instruction that includes detailed skill development at all positions, emphasis on football fundamentals, running mechanics and speed enhancement, team concepts relating to defensive pursuit and offensive strategies.

Here's a sneak peak at a few of the players who figure to make an impact for Edison High in the 2000 season, with a comment on each from Coach Dave White: RICHARD SCHWARTZ, QB, 6-3, 200, Sr.: "Had a good junior year and improved upon that over the summer. A very strong arm, and could have a great senior year." DARRYL POSTON, RB, 5-11, 185, Sr.: "Had the best junior year in school history. Fast, explosive, and electrifying." SETH PRELESNIK, ILB, 6-0, 200, Sr.: "A two-time all-league player an a three-year varsity starter.

Abel Cardona made the most of his first start as the primary running back in Edison High's backfield when the Chargers met up with San Clemente in the season opener for both teams last Friday. Cardona, a junior, scored Edison's first three touchdowns -- all in the opening quarter of play -- and the quick start sent the Chargers on their way to an eventual 26-21 upset victory on the road. He added a fourth touchdown run in the third period to put the game away.

Angelique Flores HUNTINGTON BEACH -- About 1,000 Edison High School students sat silently as they listened to a 16-year-old Columbine High School student tell what it was like to have a gun pointed at his head and be ordered to explain why he deserved to live. The teen was among four students from Columbine in Colorado who, on Tuesday, shared their experiences from last year's shooting with the hushed Edison High audience. The teens are speaking to seven Orange County schools this week.

Four local prep football teams continue their run in league play with all four games on tap Friday as the 2003 season enters its seventh week. FRIDAY'S GAMES Edison (3-3, 0-1) vs. Marina (2-4, 0-1) (at Huntington Beach High, 7 p.m.) Edison gave top-ranked and defending Sunset League champion Los Alamitos all it could handle during the opening week of league play before eventually succumbing, 28-21. Joshua Gage had a breakthrough rushing game with 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns and receiver Matt White had a 81 yards and a touchdown among eight receptions and, in addition, intercepted a pass.

Edison High officially celebrated its new soccer field Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a nonleague girls? varsity soccer match between the Chargers and Huntington Beach, which Edison won, 2-0. The ceremony drew Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, as well as Councilwoman Jill Hardy, who is a 1989 graduate of Edison. The field was manufactured in Italy and put together by Tiger Turf of Austin, Texas. The finished product was installed by California Ultimate Turf located in Signal Hill.

NEWPORT BEACH - On the Newport Harbor High sideline, standout players wore hooded sweatshirts, jeans, outfits not fit for a football game Thursday. The Sailors went into the evening with a shot at sharing the Sunset League title. They looked banged up before the home game even started against Edison. Newport Harbor's focus turned to getting healthy for the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs next week after the Chargers clinched the outright league title with a 35-7 win. On senior night at Newport Harbor, the Sailors missed three key seniors.

It could be called the first summer pool party at the home of Mike and Julie Owens, but Monday's big splash wasn't planned. It was spontaneous. Most certainly, it was joyous. It happened shortly after their son, Edison pitching sensation Henry Owens, realized a childhood dream early that evening when he was selected by the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball's 2011 First-Year Player Draft. What began with high anticipation that day at the Owens home turned into unbridled jubilation after former Red Sox great Jim Rice made the announcement on the MLB Network that the Edison ace was Boston's first-round choice.

Zoran Forgiarini and Suzy Mathieson held first serve, with hopes that others would follow. Forgiarini, the surfing and frosh/soph football coach at Edison High, and Mathieson, who coached girls' junior varsity volleyball, varsity softball and JV golf for the Chargers, learned last year of a girls' prep sand (beach) club volleyball league. The two coaches teamed to create the club sport of girls' sand volleyball at Edison, forming it with a roster of 15 players. The Chargers, many of whom played indoor girls' volleyball during the fall 2012 CIF Southern Section season, then went to work on fundamentals and figuring out their two-player teams format during workouts at Newland Street at Huntington State Beach.

Soccer tryouts start Thursday The Wolfpack boys' Under-15 Silver Elite and Silver teams are holding tryouts Thursday and May 16. Both tryouts are open between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and will take place at Edison High. For more information, email Donna Piscopo at DPiscopo@socal.rr.com . — From staff reports * Edison athletic fundraiser Edison High will host food trucks in its main school parking lot during a May 15 fundraiser to benefit its aquatics and boys' basketball programs.

The Get Skillz Football Camp for youth grades K through eighth is Sunday at Edison High. The camp is run by Edison senior Elijah Herrera (All-Sunset League, All-CIF) and other Charger players from the school's 2012 CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship football team and will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the school's front field. Agility, seven-on-seven and one-on-one drills, and a punt, pass and kick competition, will be offered. A $15 donation per camper is requested with all proceeds benefiting the David Bolda Football Scholarship Memorial Fund.

Edison High School presented a showcase of its performing arts programs at the historic Huntington Beach High School Auditorium on Friday. Taking the stage that evening were the Edison High School Jazz Ensemble, the Advanced Choir, Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble, all presenting an evening of excellent musical performances. The Edison High School Performing Arts Showcase aimed to encourage participation in the performing arts by showcasing the work of some of the school's most creative and talented students.

Thursday Boys' Golf (2:30 p.m.) Huntington vs. Newport Harbor (at Big Canyon CC) Track and Field (2:45 p.m.) University at Huntington Ocean View at Santa Ana Boys' Tennis (3 p.m.) Huntington at San Clemente Swimming (3 p.m.) Ocean View at Costa Mesa Softball (3:15 p.m.) Newport Harbor at Ocean View (TBA) Edison at Best of West Tournament Marina at Laguna Hills Tournament Boys' Volleyball (6 p.m.) Ocean View at Marina * Friday Boys' Volleyball (3 p.m.)

Sowers hosts annual book fair Sowers Middle School is holding its annual book fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Also, there will be a Book Fair Open House Food Truck Frenzy event from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday during which there will be student performances from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. and classrooms will be open from 6 to 7 p.m. The book fair and food trucks will be open the whole time. There will be hotdogs from Dogzilla, healthy sliders from the Flip Truck, Asian-infused tacos from Dos Chinos and artisan-inspired pizza from Fred's Best Pizza.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Edison High girls' basketball coach Dan Wiley had a smile on his face, even though his Chargers had just been eliminated from the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs moments earlier. Wiley, you see, was pleased with the effort his team gave Wednesday against Etiwanda, but knew it faced a huge challenge in the No. 5-seeded Eagles. "They are big and physical, especially inside, and we couldn't compete with that," he said. Wiley had a point. Etiwanda didn't shoot lights out in the second-round game but the Eagles crashed the boards, scored on second-chance put-backs, and ended up running away with a 79-50 victory over the No. 12-seeded Chargers.

A trio of monkeys, one with a pierced lip, kicking up a storm. Big-voiced Sour Kangaroo testing her moves. Styrofoam-headgear-toting Whos gallivanting with instruments made from PVC pipe, toilet plungers and badminton birdies. It's high school, so the hoopla continues. Pretzels, hugs and mismatched socks have all played a part in "Seussical the Musical. " Edison High School's annual production will debut Friday evening, with two performances slated for Saturday. After rehearsing at least three times a week since January, the 34-person cast will take the stage at Huntington Beach High School Auditorium, with the help of almost as many parent volunteers.

Edison High football coach Dave White said to the victor usually go the spoils. Well, White and the Chargers football program has been lavished with more hardware. Edison, which won the 2012 CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship in late-November, placed 10 players on the All-CIF Southern Section Southwest Division Football Team. Also named to the team were two players from Huntington Beach. Edison took the top three honors on the team. Senior quarterback Alek Torgersen was named Offensive Player of the Year, and defensive end/fullback Derek Baljeu was selected Defensive Player of the Year.