Edison High

COSTA MESA - It wasn't the smoothest effort, but it was more than enough to keep the dream alive for the Edison High football team. The Chargers overcame mistakes and the absence of a key player to take their first step forward in postseason play Friday at Orange Coast College, defeating visiting Esperanza, 27-3, in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs. Edison, the top-ranked team in the division, won its 10th game and improved to 10-1. The victory sends the Chargers on to a second-round game at 7 p.m. next Friday at Valencia of Placentia.

TODAY Girls Golf (2:30 p.m.) Fountain Valley vs. Estancia (at Costa Mesa GC) Marina vs. Orange (at Willowick GC) Girls Tennis (3 p.m.) LB Wilson at Edison Westminster at Ocean View Cross Country (3 p.m.) Tustin vs. Ocean View (at HB Central Park) Boys Water Polo (3 p.m.) Ocean View at Century Edison at Poway Tournament Huntington Beach at Jim Toring Tourney (at LB Millikan High) Girls Field Hockey (3:15 p.m.)

Week of Sept. 19-26 TODAY Girls' Golf (2:30 p.m.) University vs. Edison (at Mile Square Park) Girls' Tennis (3 p.m.) Edison at Irvine Girls' Volleyball (3:15 p.m.) Huntington Beach at El Toro Girls' Field Hockey (3:15 p.m.) Fountain Valley at Huntington Beach Santiago at Marina Edison at Westminster FRIDAY Girls' Tennis (3 p.m.) El Modena at Edison Boys' Water Polo (3:15 p.m.) Hunt Beach at Santa Margarita Bolsa Grande vs. Ocean View (at Hunt Beach High, TBA)

TODAY Girls' Tennis (3 p.m.) San Clemente at Huntington Edison at Irvine Mission Viejo at Marina Ocean View at Estancia Girls' Golf (3 p.m.) Brea vs. Edison (at Mile Square Park) Marina vs. Trabuco Hills (at Dove Canyon GC) Ocean View vs. Sage Hill (at Rancho GC) Boys' Water Polo (3:15 p.m.) Santa Margarita at Huntington Field Hockey (3:15 p.m.) Santa Ana at Edison Chaminade at Huntington Bonita at Marina Girls' Volleyball (5:30 p.m.)

Batistelli delivers for South in 6-2 loss to North Victoria Batistelli had the only RBI for the South at Monday's 12th annual Soroptimist International North/South All-Star Softball Game at Cal State Fullerton. The Huntington Beach High senior scored Dayna Berry of Mission Viejo in the top of the sixth to complete the game's scoring in a 6-2 North victory. Batistelli, who played catcher, was joined on the South squad by fellow Huntington Beach senior Holly Jackson.

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.)

The College of Charleston announced Wednesday the hiring of Eric Knopf of Huntington Beach to the position of assistant coach for the Cougars sailing team. Knopf graduated from Edison High, then UC Irvine, where he was an outstanding crew member on the Anteater's successful sailing team. After graduating from Irvine, Knopf spent two years with Vanguard Sailboats in Middleton, R.I., then returned to coach at both UC Irvine and Newport Harbor High, which won a high school national championship.

Lauren Kaprielian scored a game-high 12 points Sunday and the South Huntington Beach Electricity collected their third win of the season by defeating the Kobe Shaquettes, 32-11, in girls' National Junior Basketball action at Edison High. Eileen Flanagan chipped in eight points for the Electricity, which improved to 3-0. Tami Fournier's five points led the Kobe Shaquettes. In other games: FOUNTAIN VALLEY NJB DIVISION I Newport-Mesa 37, Hotshots 19 Kim Rhoten pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and Crystal Perez had 12 rebounds to go along with nine points, but the Hotshots (3-1)