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Mike Sciacca As a child growing up in the Big Apple during the 1960s, David Shostak recalls sitting in front of his family's television set and watching the New York City Marathon. "I can remember sitting and watching it, thinking it was pretty amazing," said Shostak, 51. "I was athletic but never a runner. I just enjoyed watching the big spectacle that it was." Shostak, a Huntington Beach resident for the past 22 years, will return home to run the prestigious marathon on Nov. 2. The 26.2-mile course constitutes a start on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island and continues through the four other boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan, where the finish line will be set up in Central Park.

ANAHEIM — The game ended suddenly, maybe too much so after Huntington Beach High waited 105 years to get into a CIF baseball championship game. But after Sean Guite’s potential RBI single was erased by the leaping Crespi second baseman, there was no time left Saturday afternoon at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Oilers made history this year but came up a game short of a title as they fell to Crespi of Encino in the Division II championship game, 8-1. Huntington Beach was left thoroughly frustrated after the game, and Guite’s last out seemed appropriate enough.

Mike Sciacca The rumors began to swirl around the running community about a month ago. But judging by the massive throng of people who stood at the starting line of Sunday's Pacific Shoreline Marathon, those rumors turned out to be untrue, unfounded and utter nonsense. "There was word out there that the Pacific Shoreline Marathon was canceled and would not be run again," said Don Gerould, who, along with business partner Amy Tomchak, took over ownership of what is Orange County's biggest marathon, at the same time the rumors began to run rampant.

I am currently training to run in the Orange County Marathon on Jan. 8 while pushing my daughter, Paige, in an adaptive stroller. Paige is the younger of my two daughters and has cerebral palsy. I have two goals for the marathon: One is to raise money and awareness for United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County, one of the children's charities that will benefit from the OC Marathon. I have been active on the Board of Directors since 2001, and I am very fortunate to have the resources to provide therapy and other opportunities for my daughter -- but not everyone is so fortunate.

Robinwood Little League's Junior All-Star team had its bid for the 2000 Sectional Tournament title come to an end in La Mirada, as the host team, La Mirada, staged a late rally to escape with an 11-10 victory in a controversial championship final that took two days to complete. In the title game, which began Wednesday, Robinwood opened up a commanding 9-4 lead, heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. It was then that the game was halted because the lights at Behringer Park failed to operate.

Angelique Flores HUNTINGTON BEACH -- While spectators walk away to watch the Fourth of July fireworks, Tom Jones will begin his four-month-long marathon across the country. But first, this extreme athlete from Huntington Beach will be honored as the Sports Grand Marshal of the 96th annual Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade. Jones, 37, plans to make his third and most ambitious run to raise awareness and money for abused and neglected children by starting at the parade and ending in New York.

Dan Kalmick remembers some of the criticism of his unsuccessful run for Congress as a 25-year-old businessman: “Why don’t you run for City Council instead?” Now he is. Kalmick announced Wednesday he is running for City Council, citing a base of support from his congressional run that demanded he get into the race. The four-year Huntington Beach resident and homeowner said he hopes to represent a new perspective from a younger generation. Three seats will be up for grabs in November, including the one Mayor Debbie Cook — his former primary opponent — will leave behind because she is termed out. Kalmick described his major concerns as similar to those he raised in his run for Congress: a better transportation system, environmental protection, and preparing for economic lean times.

The Braves did things the hard way last week as they earned a pair of one run victories in Majors Division play at Robinwood Little League. They needed seven innings Saturday to subdue the Mets, 6-5. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kevin Powers, Todd Locken, and Cory Kotler each drew a walk to load the bases before Stephen Powers produced a two-strike single through a drawn in infield to score the winning run. Stephen Powers also had an RBI triple in the first inning.

Anyone who has ever wondered what kind of person would voluntarily run a marathon a day for four months can meet Patrick McGlade on Saturday. The 21-year-old is going to run a marathon every day as he traverses from Huntington Beach to Georgia, a 2,400-mile trip, to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. ?It?s going to be difficult,? McGlade said in a phone interview from his home state of Virginia. McGlade wants people to know arthritis affects more than just the elderly.

Angelique Flores HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A Superior Court judge ruled last week that a city resident could not run for two local school district boards for which he filed candidacy. Ted Tadayon, a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, wanted to join the races for the Coast Community College and the Huntington Beach Union High School district boards of trustees. "I wanted to contribute something to the community, in matters relating to education," Tadayon said.

In an act of solidarity, about 80 runners from Huntington Beach and Orange County gathered Monday at the Huntington Beach Pier in a run for Boston. Wearing running bibs with the date of the attack and the Boston skyline underneath, participants ran for about 15 minutes away of the pier and another 15 minutes toward it. "The way that the running community has come together just speaks volumes to how strong everyone is," participant Brian Cook said. "Runners are determined and strong and we're going to come back and run again and we're going to run Boston again.

Marina capped a perfect run through the opening round of Sunset League softball play Tuesday by shutting out host Fountain Valley, 7-0. Junior Tera Blanco pitched a two-hitter and had two hits including a home run on offense. Blanco is now 20-2 on the mound, and the Vikings also are 20-2 overall. Sydney McCollum went three for four and Emili Olague had two hits for Marina, which ended the first half of Sunset action with a 5-0 record. The Vikings are ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section Division 1. Fountain Valley ended the first half of league play 1-4. "The team is playing well and we need to continue to work harder as our targets on our backs get bigger," Marina Coach Shelly Luth said.

On a breezy Saturday morning in the parking lot of Huntington State Beach, Jesus Trujillo was involved in some last-minute preparations before participating in the Huntington Beach triathlon and 5K. The 23-year-old from Rowland Heights had half of his wetsuit on as he used a pump to inflate his bicycle tires before the "Surf City Sprint" started. "I've always wanted to do a triathlon. I've been wanting to do it for years," Trujillo said. "Then one day I was in a bike ride down in Long Beach and saw their poster.

Four games into the 2013 prep softball season, and the Ocean View Seahawks have yet to be scored upon. Ocean View won its fourth shutout game out of the gate Tuesday by overpowering visiting Tustin in four innings, 10-0. Outstanding pitching punctuated the victory as Billi Derleth and Alyssa Slater combined on a one-hit, 10-strikeout performance. "We played solid defense, and timely hitting from Billi [Derleth], Tobi Salzman and Brittany Hitchcock, contributed to the victory," Ocean View Coach Mike McLaughlan said.

The fifth annual 3/1 Marine 5K Run/Walk will be held at 8 a.m. March 9 starting in the parking lot at Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway. The event helps the Third Battalion/First Marines Foundation pay for the programs, projects and activities that support the city's adopted battalion. A pancake breakfast will be served by Huntington Beach firefighters at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public. Breakfast is $5 per person and is not included in run/walk registration. The fee for the walk is $40. The registration closing date is 5 p.m. March 6 but in-person registration will be available March 8 at the packet pick-up or from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. race day. Information: http://www.HB4Marines.org . * More running to come The Rockin' Shamrock Marathon and Half Marathon will take place at 7:15 a.m. March 17 starting at the Bolsa Chica beach path.

The Fountain Valley Community Foundation is hosting the annual Anytime Fitness 5K Fun Run on Feb. 9. Funds from the run benefit nonprofit groups around Fountain Valley. The event will include a new optional 1 mile run. Participants who register online before noon on Monday will pay $20 and be guaranteed a T-shirt. After that, registration will be $30. Participants can choose which of the 30 nonprofit they'd like their money to be donated to once they register. The groups will receive 100% of the registration fee. Walk-in registration is also available at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst St. Bib pickup will be held at Sports Authority in Fountain Valley from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 8. The store is at 9065 Warner Ave. On-site registration and a fitness expo will be held 7 a.m. Feb. 9. The 5K run/walk will start at 8 a.m. and the 1-mile course will start at 8:45 a.m. For more information, call (714)

A memorable season for the Edison High football team came to an end Saturday at Orange Coast College. The Chargers, who last week won the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship, made their first appearance in a CIF State Regional playoff game when they took on CIF Southern Section Western Division champion Serra of Gardena in the Division II South final. For one half, it looked as though the Chargers had the chops to move on to the next week's division final. Then the game, and their season, took a turn in a tumultuous second half.

For years in the last decade, it was a common line in Huntington Beach City Council stories: "The council voted 6 to 1, with Jill Hardy dissenting. " Hardy, who served on the council from 2002 to 2010 and is running again this year, often did not speak for the majority on the dais. A casual observer might think she was playing the devil's advocate. She would call herself the residents' advocate instead. Hardy cast the lone "no" vote on the new Downtown Specific Plan, which lays out rules for the future of the city's prime commercial hub, and Pacific City, a massive seaside development that has stalled since getting the council's go-ahead.

Travis Allen, a Huntington Beach resident running for the 72nd Assembly district, has denounced a complaint filed against him with the Fair Political Practices Commission. Allen said the complaint is nothing but an attempt to shift the focus from what he called opponent Troy Edgar's deteriorating campaign and from the fact that Edgar allegedly violated federal rules during his aborted congressional race earlier this year. Seal Beach resident Heidi Abel filed a complaint with the FPPC on Oct. 15 alleging Allen loaned himself an extra $100,000 and failed to report at least three late contributions.

If Patrick Tucker gets elected to the Fountain Valley City Council this year, he'll have an anonymous janitor somewhere to thank. The vice president of operations for Allen Tire Co., who started his career at a tire store in Florida, decided to relocate to California in 1987 when he drove through on vacation. At one point, he stopped at an Allen outlet out of curiosity, and he found himself taken aback by how well-maintained it was. "As far as tire stores, Allen stores are some of the cleanest," Tucker said Tuesday in his upstairs office as mechanics bustled down below.