Locals open boys’ volleyball playoffs

Mike Sciacca

The CIF-Southern Section office in Los Alamitos released the pairings

Monday for the CIF-SS/Toyota 2005 Boys Volleyball Championships, and

three local schools are included in two different playoff fields.

In Division I, Edison and Huntington Beach, which shared the

Sunset League championship with Los Alamitos, both learned their

first-round assignments.

Huntington, which was designated the league’s third-place entry,

will play on the road Friday at Sea View League champion Newport

Harbor. The Oilers and Sailors are no strangers to each other this

year, as Huntington won at Newport Harbor on April 1.

Edison, meanwhile, has a first-round bye. The Chargers were one of

five schools to receive a first-round bye, joining top seed and Bay

League champion Mira Costa, Bay League runner-up Redondo Union, South

Coast champion San Clemente and Mission champion Loyola.

Edison will host the winner of a Friday first-round match between

Serra League winner Santa Margarita and South Coast League No. 3

Mission Viejo, in a second-round game Tuesday.

Ocean View begins its quest for a Division III title Friday when

the Seahawks, the No. 3 team out of the Golden West League, play at

San Gabriel Valley League champion Downey. All First rounds are at 7

p.m.