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Huntington Beach Pop Warner expands

Huntington Beach Pop Warner football opened its second campus program this year. For the first time, Marina High in north Huntington Beach is hosting Pop Warner football.

This year, the youth football organization fielded three Pop Warner Vikings teams in the flag, junior pee wee and midget divisions.

Marina High football coach Dan Petrone was instrumental in the start-up of the new program and continues to be a great partner and supporter of Huntington Beach Pop Warner.

The league officially opened the season with its Opening Day event Saturday at Edison High. Festivities included a pancake breakfast, a gift basket silent auction, opening day program and several scrimmages at both Edison and Marina.

For its season opener, the Marina Midget Vikings team, coached by Lee Kotchnik, will host the Pasadena Trojans Saturday at 11 a.m. at Marina. Other Vikings teams, as long as the Pop Warner Chargers, also begin their season Saturday.

For more information about Huntington Beach Pop Warner, visit its website at www.hbpwf.org.

— From staff reports

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Huntington Beach Pop Warner Opening Day schedule

All games Saturday

Cub division – HB Gold Chargers vs. Cypress, 9:30 a.m., Cypress; HB Blue Vikings vs. Costa Mesa, 9:30 a.m., Costa Mesa; HB White Chargers vs. Lakewood, 9:30 a.m., Lakewood; HB Green Chargers vs. Santa Margarita, 8 a.m., Santa Margarita.

Jr. Mighty Mite – HB Chargers vs. La Mirada, 8 a.m., Edison;

Mighty Mite – HB Chargers vs. Cypress , noon, Edison

Jr. Pee Wee – HB Gold Chargers vs. Yorba Linda, 8 a.m., Edison; HB Green Chargers vs. Santa Margarita, 9:30 a.m., Santa Margarita; HB White Chargers vs. Saddleback Valley, 3 p.m., Saddleback Valley; HB Blue Vikings vs. Garden Grove, 9 a.m., Marina.

Pee Wee – HB Green Chargers vs. Saddleback Valley, 10 a.m., Edison; HB Gold Chargers vs. Yorba Linda, noon, Edison.

Jr. Midget – HB Gold Chargers vs. Canyon Hills, 2 p.m., Edison; HB Green Chargers vs. Santa Margarita, 3 p.m., Santa Margarita.

Midget – HB Blue Vikings vs. Pasadena, 11 a.m., Marina; HB Green Chargers vs. La Habra, 7 p.m., La Habra.

Challenger – HB Chargers vs. Cypress, noon, Edison.