8 lagunabeachindy . com FEBRUARY 24 , 2023
LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
GIRLS BASKETBALL ( 22-10 ) Girls Can ’ t Closeout Oakwood –
Fall in Semifinals The Breakers cold shooting caught up with them in the final period as Oakwood stormed back on a 19-4 run to defeat Laguna 43- 30 last Saturday night , Feb . 18 at the Dugger Gym in the D4A semifinals . Breakers had many blown opportunities with uncontested inside shots , but when the visiting Owls from North Hollywood got hot with their fourth-period shooting , Laguna could not keep pace . Laguna shot only 21 % for the contest compared to 50 % against Canyon Springs last week and 41 % at Quartz Hill . Sophie Marriner , a fourth-generation Laguna athlete , led the squad with 10 points and 19 rebounds . Oakwood ( 18-10 ) advances to the 4A finals to face Notre Dame Academy ( 18-7 ).
Last Wednesday , Feb . 15 , in the quarterfinals , the Breakers blasted Canyon Springs / Moreno Valley 62- 45 at Dugger Gym , easily defeating the Cougars ( 17-7 ). Sophie Marriner scored 20 points with 14 rebounds , while Kate Cheng added 17 points
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The Breakers fell to Foothill in the CIF Semis after a close game that saw the final score 12-11 . Photo / Jim Collins
and Sabrina Yang 14 points .
Laguna has qualified and will participate in the State CIF playoffs , with their first game on Feb . 28 . The pairings will post on Feb . 26 at www . cifstate . org .
GIRLS WATER POLO ( 19-10 ) Breakers Fall in CIF Semi and at
State Regionals
Laguna dug themselves into a deficit in the second period at Foothill on Feb . 15 and could not force the SSCIF semifinal match into overtime , despite a great rally . Foothill playing at home with a large , friendly crowd took an early lead and never relinquished the advan-
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Street Beat
EXCERPTS FROM POLICE LOGS
Feb . 15
Disorderly conduct , obstructing a peace officer . Shahin Bakhtiari , 40 , of San Diego was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a peace officer and disorderly conduct . He was held at $ 500 bail .
Feb . 16 Violation of probation , battery . Glenn Edward Mendiaz , 53 , no residence given , was arrested on suspicion of a felony violation of parole . He was also arrested on suspicion of battery on a person . He was held without bail .
Feb . 17
DUI . A 27-year-old Irvine man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving . He was held on a $ 2,500 bail .
Feb . 18
DUI . Sophie Mary Jenelle Burkesilafau , 25 , of Newport Beach was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and blowing a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or over . She was held at $ 5,000 bail .
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