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The Larry Doyle Memorial Orange County Championships, hosted by Edison and Marina high schools, culminated with championship and consolation finals held on Monday. In the 13th-place game Monday morning, Marina defeated Villa Park, 54-43. Seniors Sara Marquez, Sarah McLeod and freshman Rachel Maulit paced the Vikings, who improved to 7-4. Marquez scored seven of Marina's first 11 points in the game. "She played a great game, and we're getting good senior leadership from Sara and Sarah McLeod," Marina coach Butch Fredlow said.

For much of the 2012 prep football season, Edison has held down the top ranking in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll. On Friday night, the Chargers will get to actually play for that coveted position. At 7:30 p.m., Edison will go up against third-seeded Villa Park in the division final at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. It will be the second meeting of the season between the two schools who first locked horns back in September. For Edison, the trip to Anaheim will mark the eighth time the program has played for a Southern Section title.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - From the look on his face, you couldn't tell that Dave White's Edison football team had just turned in a successful night. "We just have to get a lot better, there's no doubt about it," he said. Edison never found its groove offensively but did ride the three-touchdown performance of running back Marquis Ross and a stingy defense, to a 27-7 victory Thursday over Villa Park at Huntington Beach High's Sheue Field. The matchup was an early-season showdown between teams ranked in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Conference poll.

ANAHEIM - Dave White held tight to the championship plaque as he stood, beaming, on the postgame podium set up at midfield at Angel Stadium late Friday night. "This one's for you," the Edison football coach repeated in a joyful shout directed at his players, a jubilant group that had created a massive huddle in front of their coach. "This one," White later said, was for the entire Edison community. The Chargers had just finished off Villa Park, 28-10, to claim the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship before a crowd of more than 9,000.

Five local prep football teams went into the win column last week, but this weekend's matchups present another challenge. The local schedule begins with a pair of games Thursday. * Thursday Villa Park (2-0) vs. Edison (1-0), 7 p.m., Huntington Beach High: Edison starts a daunting four-week nonleague run when the Chargers open their home schedule by hosting Villa Park. It's an early season showdown between teams ranked in the top five in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll.

o7 The following people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. They have only been arrested on suspicion of a crime and, as with all crimes, are considered innocent until proved guilty. f7 Brian B. Aranki, 23, Huntington Beach Bryce Z. Blanchard, 50, Villa Park Jason D. Chambers, 31, Garden Grove Burton L. Cogburn, 36, Huntington Beach Gary A. Evans, 51, Bakersfield Rosalina S. Galiza, 67, Huntington Beach Thomas R. Garner, 34, Huntington Beach Jeremy D. Gordon, 21, Westminster Jeremy A. Hafer, 31, Long Beach Donald S. Head, 26, Huntington Beach Peter R. Italia, 28, Huntington Beach Owen E. Kupfer, 24, Seal Beach Evan C. Lee, 23, Mesa, Ariz.

The Ocean View Tournament of Champions boys' basketball event starts Monday at the Seahawks gymnasium. Fourteen of some of the Southland's top teams will be split into four pools. Schools competing in this year's edition are host Ocean View, Dominguez, Harvard-Westlake, Compton Centennial, L.A. Birmingham, Rancho Verde, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Loyola, Villa Park, Compton, Long Beach Cabrillo, Lakewood, JSerra and Clovis West. The tournament concludes with championship and consolation-round play on Dec. 16. Games begin at 10 a.m. that day, culminating with the championship game is at 7 p.m. Monday's schedule   3:30 p.m.: Ocean View vs. Notre Dame     5 p.m.: Harvard-Westlake vs. Rancho Verde     6:30 p.m.: Birmingham vs. Villa Park     8 p.m.: Centennial vs. Loyola   Tuesday's schedule   3:30 p.m.: Rancho Verde vs. Compton     5 p.m.: Clovis West vs. Cabrillo     6:30 p.m.: JSerra vs. Lakewood     8 p.m.: Dominguez vs. Birmingham   Wednesday's schedule   3:30 p.m.: Harvard-Westlake vs. Compton     5 p.m.: Centennial/Loyola winner vs. JSerra-Lakewood winner     6:30 p.m.: Ocean View/Notre Dame winner vs. Clovis West/Cabrillo winner...

Five Fountain Valley National Junior Basketball boys' teams won their respective playoff games last Sunday to advance in the 2001 Championship Series. The Jabberwalkies chalked up another Division I victory by routing the Brea Lakers, 50-32. Chris Debowski turned in another top-notch performance with 22 points, seven steals and five rebounds. Jeff Millard contributed eight points and pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds and Matt Derocili combined nine points with seven rebounds.

Fountain Valley High will play host both Friday and Saturday to one of the state's premier prep wrestling tournaments, Five Counties. Sixty-four schools will compete over the two-day period. In addition to host Fountain Valley and Edison, other county teams in the tournament include top-rated Calvary Chapel, Irvine, Dana Hills, Villa Park, and Santa Ana. "It's one of the best tournaments around and it features some outstanding teams, as well as some outstanding individual wrestlers," Edison Coach Dan Rawlins said.

Charges were filed Tuesday against a 71-year-old Huntington Beach man and six others in connection with insurance fraud, officials said. Hung Huu Nguyen has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly practicing law without a license for a firm accused of involvement in an insurance overbilling scheme, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Ai Duy Nguyen, 69, of Westminster; Khiet Nguyen, 59, of Irvine; Danush Haghani, 37, of Villa Park; Melissa Inez Flores, 40, of Corona; Peyman Laghaee, 45, of Mission Viego; and Victoria Diem Duong, 35, of Anaheim, were also charged for their alleged involvement in the scheme.

Fountain Valley won its first five games to start the Sunset League baseball race, a start that put the Barons alone in first place in the league standings. During spring break, the Barons produced another 5-0 record, this time, at the Anaheim Lions Tournament. Fountain Valley completed its nonleague schedule on April 3 by defeating Capistrano Valley, 12-5, to finish the tournament undefeated. The Barons were one of several teams to go undefeated at the tournament, which drew 72 teams from across the nation.

ANAHEIM - Dave White held tight to the championship plaque as he stood, beaming, on the postgame podium set up at midfield at Angel Stadium late Friday night. "This one's for you," the Edison football coach repeated in a joyful shout directed at his players, a jubilant group that had created a massive huddle in front of their coach. "This one," White later said, was for the entire Edison community. The Chargers had just finished off Villa Park, 28-10, to claim the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division championship before a crowd of more than 9,000.

For much of the 2012 prep football season, Edison has held down the top ranking in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll. On Friday night, the Chargers will get to actually play for that coveted position. At 7:30 p.m., Edison will go up against third-seeded Villa Park in the division final at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. It will be the second meeting of the season between the two schools who first locked horns back in September. For Edison, the trip to Anaheim will mark the eighth time the program has played for a Southern Section title.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - From the look on his face, you couldn't tell that Dave White's Edison football team had just turned in a successful night. "We just have to get a lot better, there's no doubt about it," he said. Edison never found its groove offensively but did ride the three-touchdown performance of running back Marquis Ross and a stingy defense, to a 27-7 victory Thursday over Villa Park at Huntington Beach High's Sheue Field. The matchup was an early-season showdown between teams ranked in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Conference poll.

Five local prep football teams went into the win column last week, but this weekend's matchups present another challenge. The local schedule begins with a pair of games Thursday. * Thursday Villa Park (2-0) vs. Edison (1-0), 7 p.m., Huntington Beach High: Edison starts a daunting four-week nonleague run when the Chargers open their home schedule by hosting Villa Park. It's an early season showdown between teams ranked in the top five in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll.

The Huntington Beach and Edison boys' water polo teams competed last week at the Villa Park Classic, where the Oilers finished runner-up and the Chargers in 16th place. Huntington, ranked fifth in CIF Division 1, reached the final of the tournament on Saturday, where the Oilers came up short against fourth-ranked El Toro. The Oilers were down, 9-7, in the fourth quarter but the Chargers were able to pull away to a 13-8 victory. Max Schultz scored three goals, Noah Harrison scored twice and Brandon Lucia had 11 saves for the Oilers.

Charges were filed Tuesday against a 71-year-old Huntington Beach man and six others in connection with insurance fraud, officials said. Hung Huu Nguyen has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly practicing law without a license for a firm accused of involvement in an insurance overbilling scheme, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Ai Duy Nguyen, 69, of Westminster; Khiet Nguyen, 59, of Irvine; Danush Haghani, 37, of Villa Park; Melissa Inez Flores, 40, of Corona; Peyman Laghaee, 45, of Mission Viego; and Victoria Diem Duong, 35, of Anaheim, were also charged for their alleged involvement in the scheme.

COSTA MESA — The rain had stopped Saturday night, before the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA girls’ basketball semifinal game began. No one told that to Villa Park, though. The Spartans were raining down three-pointers all night at Estancia High. Villa Park made 13 shots from beyond the arc in all, pulling away in the second half for a 78-47 win over Edison. The Chargers’ season might not be over. Coach Dan Wiley said his team still could qualify to play in the CIF State Division II playoffs, which begin Tuesday.

COSTA MESA — The rain had stopped Saturday night, before the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA girls’ basketball semifinal game began. No one told that to Villa Park, though. The Spartans were raining down three-pointers all night at Estancia High. Villa Park made 13 shots from beyond the arc in all, pulling away in the second half for a 78-47 win over Edison. The Chargers’ season is not over. Coach Dan Wiley said his team has still qualified to play in the CIF State Division II playoffs, which should begin March 9. In Saturday night’s game the third-seeded Chargers (23-5)

For the Edison High girls’ basketball team, it was a junior who broke a scoring record Saturday night. For Huntington Beach, it was a couple of sophomores who provided most of the points. But both the Chargers and Oilers moved into the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA playoffs with victories Saturday night. Edison, the No. 3 seed, advanced with a 54-37 win at Tesoro, a game that saw junior guard Bonnie Samuelson break the school single-season scoring record.