BRIEFLY IN SPORTS

Pop Warner Football signups Sunday

Huntington Beach Pop Warner Football will hold a registration session for its 2007 season Sunday.

Registration will be taken between noon and 4 p.m. at the Edison High football field. The signup is open to all players and cheerleader candidates. No tryouts are involved and everyone plays.

The league is open to players ages five to 15 (age as of July 31, 2007). Divisions include Cub, Jr. Mighty Mite, Mighty Mite, Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget and Midget.

All participants (except those in the Cub Division) must main- tain a minimum 2.0 GPA to play.

In 2006, the Jr. Pee Wee team won Orange Bowl and Western Conference Regional championships, and the Jr. Pee Wee cheer team also won a regional championship.

Future registration dates include April 28 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and May 20 (noon to 4 p.m.).

For more information, visit the website at www.hbpwf.org.

Jr. All-American registration March 24

Huntington Beach Jr. All-American Football will hold its first registration session for its 2007 season on March 24.

Registration for players and cheerleaders will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Huntington Beach High. The league is open to youth ages five to 14.

Future signup sessions will be held the following Saturdays: April 21, May 19 and June 9.

For more information or to register online, visit the website at www.hbjaaf.org.

Dodge Ball Classic coming to Edison

The Edison High athletic department will host a Dodge Ball Classic on March 24 at the school gymnasium.

All proceeds from the tournament benefit the Special Abilities Cluster (SAC) at Edison. Student members of the school’s athletic teams will square off in the competition. The first game begins at 10 a.m.

Admission is $3 per person. Raffle drawings will be held between games.

For more information regarding the event or how to donate, contact Edison senior and tournament coordinator Amelia Huss at [email protected] or visit www.edisonchargers.com.

Former Charger honored

Former Edison High player Valerie Katayama, a point guard on the University of Redlands women’s basketball team, has been named to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team, the conference announced Tuesday.

In her first year playing at Redlands, Katayama led the Bulldogs in scoring (12.3 points per game) and in assists (110) for the season. In 14 conference games, she led the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game. She also averaged four rebounds per game, had 60 assists and 26 steals against conference opponents, shooting 32.6 percent from three-point range.

Katayama joined Redlands as a transfer student from Orange Coast College. She helped lead the Bulldogs to a 16-8 overall record and 9-5 conference mark, which was good for a third-place tie.

Local youth hoops needs new players

Team Neighbors, a local youth girls’ basketball squad in Huntington Beach, is seeking new players to fill out its roster.

The team, which plays at the sixth-grade level and competes in National Junior Basketball (NJB) and tournament events during the season, is seeking players in both the fifth- and sixth-grade.

Interested players can call Tim Brennan at (714) 846-9076 for more information.