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HUNTINGTON BEACH — Quin Gorbould was down to his last strike at the District 62 Tournament of Champions. Facing an 0-2 count in the bottom of the seventh, Gorbould and his Ocean View Little League Major Red Sox teammates seemed to be running out of time. Gorbould didn’t panic. He took a borderline pitch, then barely made contact on a foul squibber down the first-base line. Then, he delivered, roping a single to tie the score at the Red Sox’s home field.

The city of Huntington Beach will not install red-light cameras at its intersections, following a review of a study conducted this spring. The potential use of the cameras attracted public outcry over what opponents say is simply a source of revenue, rather than an interest in public safety. After receiving approval from the City Council in early March, Redflex Traffic Systems installed cameras for 12-hour runs during the study period at 18 of the city’s intersections.

It’s one of the cruelest insults a boy can get from his peers, one that can question his masculinity and his baseball talent all at the same time. “You throw like a girl!” This barb, however, is not heard in the Ocean View Little League Minor A division. Heck, it’s a compliment in these parts. Many of the boys in the division can only dream of throwing as well as Emma Ziegler. Yep, she’s a girl; the long, blond hair kind of gives it away.

Before Huntington Beach spends thousands of dollars to install and then maintain red-light cameras, has anyone thought of delaying the red lights (?City readies red-light cameras,? March 5)? What do I mean? When a light turns red, delay the other side from turning green by a few moments. This would allow an intersection to be at a total standstill. If a car should run the red light, it would decrease the possibility of an accident and also allow the ?safe? passage of a police car to follow that car. From what I read in the article, safety is the issue ?

OCEAN VIEW LITTLE LEAGUE Majors Division Red Sox 9, Cubs 0: Key hits in the Red Sox victory came from Luke Johnston, Connor Hurst, Chris Hoffman, Jack Shearer and Austin Turner. The Red Sox? Cameron Kaneko pitched six innings, striking out nine and giving up only two hits to Cubs hitter Corey Hawk. ? Minor A Division Knights 11, River Cats 6: The Knights received olid pitching from Ricky Masters, Trevor Windish and Chase Foreman. Only three walks were allowed by the Knights.

Drivers may be a little more cautious in the future, as the city has approved the installation of up to 20 red-light cameras at its most accident-prone intersections. The City Council moved 5-2 to sign an agreement with Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. to study up to 20 of the city’s highest priority intersections to determine if they’re viable candidates for red-light cameras. Within four to six weeks, the City Council will review the results of the survey and approve the locations that will receive cameras.

Huntington Beach police have arrested the husband of a woman found fatally stabbed Friday in a local motel. Juan Ruiz Marin, 38, of Huntington Beach was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder, hours after his wife, Phyllis Mendez, was found dead in a room at the Starlight Inn, 18382 Beach Blvd., Lt. Dave Bunetta said. Mendez was 32. Police found the body at about 5:50 p.m. Friday after responding to reports of a woman screaming at the hotel, authorities said. Mendez had been stabbed in the upper torso, Bunetta said.

Members of mega-church Harvest Christian Fellowship are surrounded by reminders of Pastor Greg Laurie’s son, Christopher Laurie: the bumper stickers he designed for the annual Harvest Crusade; the church website he built; even large parts of “Lost Boy,” a documentary on the life of Greg Laurie, a Newport Beach resident. Laurie, 33, a graphic artist and Huntington Beach resident who spent the last three years as the church’s art director, died Thursday morning in a car accident in Corona, according to authorities.