SPORTS ROUNDUP:

Zoran Forgiarini says it possibly is a first. The Edison High surf coach said he can’t remember a past Charger team winning a league championship. What happened on Dec. 4, however, is now etched in his memory bank.

The Chargers captured the Sunset League championship by defeating 17-time national champion Huntington Beach, 89-79, at Edison’s home break, the Santa Ana River Jetties in Newport Beach. Forgiarini said the triumph came just a few weeks after the Chargers scored another first — defeating the Oilers on their home break, the Huntington Beach Pier on Nov. 13.

“Leadership was key,” said Forgiarini, whose Chargers were led by co-captains Matt Payne and Vance Smith.

Edison took a commanding lead in the first heat where Smith, Mich Grant and Cole Devine went 1-2-3. The sweep gave the Chargers a 15-6 lead. Edison also led, 27-15, after the women’s longboard, but after six total heats, Huntington fought back to tie the score at 63.

In the seventh heat — the men’s short board — the Chargers outscored the Oilers, 12-9, to go back in front, 75-72. With the title still up for grabs, the outcome came down to the men’s longboard heat. With Jeff Newell and Sean Thompson scoring 19 and 16, respectively, out of a possible two-wave total score of 20, Edison went on to win the heat, 14-7, to wrap up its first league title.

“It is great to see our surfers feeling the pride of winning,” Forgiarini said.

“Besides winning league, I most proud of how these kids have performed in the classroom. Our team GPA is over a 3.1. Smart students make smart competitors. I also give a big thanks to our assistant coach, Jans Baltgalvis. We are stoked for the great support from longtime sponsors Jack’s Surfboards, Hurley and Body Glove wetsuits.”

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Field hockey

The Divots, an Under-19 girls’ team in the Orange County-based Mulligan Field Hockey Club, took the gold medal in its division at the 2008 National Festival the weekend of Nov. 28-29.

This USA National Festival is one of the premier club soccer tournament events in the country.

The Divots — whose roster features local high school players Colleen Ryan, Stephanie Walter, Megan Good of Huntington Beach, Danielle Herrington, Blair Boies, Lauren Shklanko and Heather Apodaca of Edison, Keely Toma of Marina and Erandi Morales Jennifer Schultz and Suzie Toumanian of Fountain Valley — went 5-0-1 in the tournament.