Dream Teams coming

Kenny Carmichael, left, and Shaun Colamonico helped Edison High win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship and will now see if they will receive Daily Pilot Dream Team honors.

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

Dec. 15, 2016 10:32 PM PT

For years, the Daily Pilot has put together Dream Teams for various sports to recognize the best local players. With the Daily Pilot expanding its sports coverage into Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach and Fountain Valley this fall, it has made the selection process even more exciting.

Having more schools gives us the chance to highlight more players.

In the two fall sports that I cover, football and girls’ volleyball, those Dream Teams are usually ready for publication by now, but the seasons for two football teams and two girls’ volleyball teams turned out long and successful.

The Edison and Corona del Mar football programs made CIF Southern Section finals appearances in their respective divisions on Dec. 2, and on the same day, the Edison and Huntington Beach girls’ volleyball teams played each other with a trip to the CIF State Division I finals on the line.

Those four teams alone boast so many quality players. There is an abundance of talent in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach and Fountain Valley. As a result, this year the Dream Teams for football and girls’ volleyball will have two teams, a first team and a second team, much like the all-league teams.

Look out for the Dream Teams starting next week. We plan to run the football edition in next Friday’s Coastal sports section, while the girls’ volleyball one will come out Sunday on Christmas Day.

Sunset vs. Trinity

The Sunset League vs. Trinity League Baseball Challenge is back for a second year. Recent history says one of these teams will end up playing for a CIF Southern Section title.

Three out of the last four section championship games in the top division have featured two Sunset League teams, Huntington Beach in 2015, and Marina in 2013, and from the Trinity League, Santa Margarita in 2014. The Oilers and Eagles won titles.

Before any championship run begins, the teams from the Sunset League and Trinity League will square off in exhibition games.

Below are the matchups for the upcoming Sunset League vs. Trinity League Baseball Challenge:

Jan. 21

Santa Margarita at Los Alamitos, 10 a.m.

Servite at Fountain Valley, 10 a.m.

Jan. 27

St. John Bosco at Huntington Beach, 2:45 p.m.

Feb. 1

Orange Lutheran at Edison, 3 p.m.

Feb. 4

Mater Dei at Newport Harbor, 1 p.m.

Feb. 15

Marina at JSerra, 5:30 p.m.

A year ago, Marina finished atop the Sunset League, followed by Huntington Beach, Edison, Newport Harbor, Los Alamitos and Fountain Valley.

In the Trinity League, JSerra placed first, while Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei shared second. Santa Margarita was fourth, Servite fifth and St. John Bosco sixth.

Edison is No. 8 in state

The Edison boys’ soccer team is the No. 8-ranked team in the state by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

The Chargers (7-1) moved up five spots since reaching the semifinals of the Aliso Cup on Dec. 3. They lost to Valencia, 2-0, suffering their only setback of the season.

Since then, Edison has won three in a row, beating Katella, 2-1, and Mission Viejo, 2-0, last week, and El Dorado, 2-0, on Wednesday. Dominic Bair recorded both goals against El Dorado.

Tournament time

Estancia opens the North Orange County Classic boys’ soccer tournament against Katella on Saturday at Jim Scott Stadium at 9:25 a.m. The Eagles are in the first flight.

The tournament, which has two flights, features some quality teams in Estancia (3-3-1), ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 poll, Valencia, No. 2 in Division 2, Aliso Niguel, No. 9 in Division 2, El Dorado, No. 9 in Division 3, Villa Park, No. 10 in Division 4, West Covina South Hills, No. 9 in Division 5, and La Puente Nogales, No. 10 in Division 6.

The championship matches for the first and second flights are both on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m., the first at Valencia High and the second at La Mirada High.

Rivals collide

Newport Harbor travels to rival CdM on Friday for the Battle of the Bay boys’ soccer match at 3:15 p.m.

The Sea Kings haven’t lost a match at home, going 3-0-1, while the Sailors are winless so far at 0-2-2.

Grant Joyce leads CdM (5-1-2) with six goals.

Locals ranked

Corona del Mar, Ocean View, Sage Hill and Estancia are the local boys’ basketball teams ranked in the CIF Southern Section polls this week.

The Sea Kings, who were 5-2 going into Thursday, are No. 16 in Division 1A, the Seahawks (5-3) are No. 7 in Division 3AA, and both the Lightning (4-2) and Eagles, who were 3-2 going into Thursday, are No. 10 and No. 13, respectively, in Division 4A.