Oilers shut down King
Colin Balester was near the top of his pitching game on Monday, and
his effort was enough to give Huntington Beach High another baseball
victory.
The junior shut down host Martin Luther King and the Oilers went
on to produce a 2-0 win.
Huntington Beach scored both of its runs in the fourth inning to
improve to 3-2 overall.
In the consolation semifinals of the North Orange County
Tournament, Huntington Beach slid past host Valencia, 7-6.
Nathan Keadle tossed a one-hitter and struck out five for his
first pitching win of the season.
In softball action, Edison fell in eight innings to El Dorado,
3-1, in consolation play at the Cypress Tournament.
The Golden Hawks scored three runs in the top of the eighth and
Edison was only able to score once in the bottom of the frame.
Prior to that loss, Edison was a 9-5 winner over Gahr in another
consolation bracket game.
Sophomore Heather Hamilton had three singles and scored a run, and
Taryn Campanale and Stacy Birk combined on the mound, to lead the
Chargers.
In boys’ volleyball, Huntington Beach, behind 13 kills by Kenny
Markwardt, improved to 4-0 victory home court sweep of Capistrano
Valley in nonleague action.
Marina was handed its first loss of the season by visiting Mira
Costa, which emerged with an 11-15, 15-11, 14-16, 15-9, 15-6 victory
in a tense, nonleague match.
In another nonleague match, Edison lost in three games to host San
Clemente.
In boys’ tennis, Edison improved to 6-1 by defeating Aliso Niguel,
12-6, on Monday. Thomas Shubert swept at No. 2 singles for the
Chargers.
The freshman also swept the opposition in Edison’s previous match,
another 12-6 triumph, this one, over host Dana Hills.
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