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High school roundup: Huntington Beach baseball remains perfect in Sunset League

Josh Hahn, shown scoring a run on April 6, went two for three with a home run and three runs batted in during Huntington Beach High's 7-0 win over Marina on Friday.
Josh Hahn, shown scoring a run on April 6, went two for three with a home run and three runs batted in during Huntington Beach High’s 7-0 win over Marina on Friday.
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UCLA commit Josh Hahn hit a two-run home run and doubled in a run, and the Huntington Beach High baseball team shut out visiting Marina 7-0 to remain perfect in the Sunset League on Friday.

Starter Edward Pelc and relievers Nate Madole and Nick Morlett combined to throw a six-hitter as the defending league champion Oilers (21-3, 9-0 in league) blanked their fifth opponent this season. Pelc went four innings, striking out two and walking two.

Cole Minato hit a two-run homer for Huntington Beach, ranked No. 2 in California by CalHiSports.com. Jake Vogel was two for four with a double.

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The Oilers host third-place Fountain Valley (14-8, 5-4) on Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.

Steven Casas went two for four for last-place Marina (8-17, 1-8), which plays at second-place Los Alamitos (14-8, 6-3) on Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.

Edison 5, Los Alamitos 4 (nine innings): Junior Ted Burton’s RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the host Chargers a walk-off, extra-inning win in Friday’s Sunset League game.

Riley Haddon threw all nine innings for Edison (10-12, 3-6 in league), which moved into a fourth-place tie in league with Newport Harbor (8-13, 3-6). Haddon struck out three, and allowed one earned run and eight hits.

The Chargers play the Sailors twice next week, with the first game Wednesday at Edison at 3:15 p.m.

Edison’s Caden Aoki went three for four with two runs batted in and a run, and Spencer Serven had two hits, including a double, two runs and an RBI.

Sage Hill 3, Downey Calvary Chapel 2 (11 innings): With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning, junior Ashwin Chona was hit by a pitch and the Lightning won the Academy League extra-inning affair in walk-off fashion on Friday.

Sage Hill (10-6, 3-3 in league) scored twice in the 11th inning to win its second straight league game.

Justin Camp finished two for four with an RBI and a walk.

Drake Mossman struck out five and allowed one run on five hits in seven innings.

Laguna Beach 7, Saddleback 0: The visiting Breakers improved to 9-0 in the Orange Coast League after Friday’s game.

Laguna Beach holds a three-game lead over Costa Mesa and Estancia, which share second place in league at 6-3. The Breakers play at Godinez on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

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BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Corona del Mar 3, Burbank Burroughs 0: Senior opposite Kevin Kobrine led the Sea Kings with 15 kills in a 25-20, 25-16, 25-18 quarterfinal victory in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions on Friday.

Senior middle blocker Brandon Hicks added 11 kills for the Sea Kings.

CdM (20-4), ranked No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll, faces Palisades in the semifinals on Saturday at 10:45 a.m.

The Sea Kings opened the tournament with 25-8, 25-14, 25-15 win over Simi Valley Royal. Senior outside hitter Brandon Browning had seven kills, and junior middle blocker Matt Olson added six kills.

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SOFTBALL

Laguna Beach 12, Saddleback 0 (five innings): Juniors Emily Thomas and Cienna Wunder combined on a one-hitter, as the visiting Breakers picked up their first Orange Coast League win on Friday.

Junior Lola Fisher went two for four with a two-run home run. Junior Mia Pitz had four hits.

Laguna Beach (8-8-1, 1-3 in league) remains on the road for its game against Calvary Chapel (12-5, 2-1) on Monday at 3:15 p.m.

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BOYS’ TENNIS

Fountain Valley 11, Los Alamitos 7: Justin Pham and Tommy Trinh swept at No. 1 doubles for the Barons in Friday’s Sunset League match on the road.

Justin Nguyen, Ryan Trinh and Ben Nguyen each won twice in singles for first-place Fountain Valley (12-3, 7-0 in league), which widened its lead over second-place Los Alamitos (5-2 in league) to two matches with three matches remaining.

Fountain Valley, ranked No. 6 in CIF Southern Section Division 2, can clinch at least a share of the league title with a win at Huntington Beach on Monday.

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GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Valencia 5, Edison 4 (OT): Lauryn Atencio and Kamalani Helekahi each scored twice for the host Chargers in Friday’s nonleague game.

Edison (11-5) plays host to Tustin on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

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To report scores or newsworthy items, contact the sports staff listed below:

David Carrillo Peñaloza, Sports Editor

(714) 966-4612, david.carrillo@latimes.com

Twitter: @ByDCP

Fall: football, girls’ golf

Winter: boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer

Spring: baseball, boys’ golf

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Matt Szabo, Sports Reporter

(714) 966-4614, matthew.szabo@latimes.com

Twitter: @mjszabo

Fall: boys’ water polo, girls’ tennis

Winter: girls’ soccer, girls’ water polo

Spring: boys’ tennis, swimming, lacrosse

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Andrew Turner, Sports Reporter

(714) 966-4611, andrew.turner@latimes.com

Twitter: @ProfessorTurner

Fall: girls’ volleyball, cross-country, field hockey

Winter: girls’ basketball, wrestling

Spring: boys’ volleyball, track and field, softball

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