8 lagunabeachindy . com JANUARY 27 , 2023
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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
WINTER SPORTS UPDATE
BOYS BASKETBALL ( 0-2 , 7-17 )
Laguna ’ s 5-game losing streak ended on Jan . 18 as the Breakers easily defeated Huntington Beach 70-57 at Dugger Gym in the 40th meeting between the two schools . Jack Halvorson had 19 points , Ryan Cheng shot 18 points , and Dylan
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McEachern had 15 points . Laguna has now won seven straight from the Oilers .
Last Friday , the Breakers were no match for Los Alamitos ( 17-6 ), losing 52-42 to the D-1 school .
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GIRLS BASKETBALL ( 2-1 , 18-6 )
Fountain Valley ( 11-14 ) defeated Laguna 49-38 in a non-league game on Jan . 23 at the Baron ’ s gym . Sophie Mariner led Laguna with 15 points and 17 rebounds , while Kate
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Cheng added 10 points . The regular season concludes on Feb . 1 with Edison at Dugger Gym .
BOYS SOCCER ( 1-1-0 , 5-7-0 ) Laguna defeats Corona del Mar Laguna used goals from Caleb Holm , Julian Riechel and Jaxson Hutcheon to defeat Corona del Mar ( 8-5-3 ) by a 3-2 score last Friday , Jan . 20 , at Guyer Field . Earlier in the week , Laguna lost a 2-0 league game at Fountain Valley .
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This past week they had a nonleague match with Huntington Beach and host Marina in a league contest on Friday , Jan . 27 , at Guyer Field . The final home league game is on Feb . 1 against Fountain Valley .
GIRLS SOCCER ( 2-0-1 , 5-8-4 )
Laguna dropped a pair of nonleague games , losing 5-0 at Los Alamitos on Jan . 19 and 1-0 at Newport Harbor on Jan . 24 . The second half of league play resumed on Jan . 26 at Corona del Mar and will conclude with Marina on Jan . 30 and Fountain Valley on Feb . 1 .
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GIRLS WATER POLO ( 13-6 ) Team Effort Leads Breakers past
Newport 8-5
Girls Water Polo continued on their Sunset Surf League title quest as the Breakers dismantled Newport in a “ home ” league game played at Los Alamitos High School on Tuesday , Jan . 24 . Cleo Washer scored first off a pass by Myha Pinto barely 90 seconds into the contest to open the scoring . Newport battled back to tie the game entering the break , but early in the third period , Kara Carver scored on a power play , and Laguna never looked back , pulling away in the final period . Lauren Short had a great third period providing the assist to Carver , then scoring herself on the next possession .
Ava Knepper also had an outstanding day with five drawn exclusions , a goal , an assist , and a steal . Breakers will meet Los Alamitos on Feb . 2 for the deciding league game for the title at a location still to be confirmed .
Last Saturday , Laguna defeated Corona Del Mar 12-10 in a nonleague contest at the Sea Queen ’ s pool . The Breakers struggled to take control of the game until late in the third period when Ave Knepper scored off a Presley Jones pass to take a 7-6 advantage at 1:44 remaining in the quarter . From then on , the win was never in doubt as the Breakers have now defeated Corona del Mar . 21 times in a row dating back over ten years .
On Jan . 19 , Laguna easily defeated Huntington Beach 16-3 in a league contest played at Newport Harbor . Natasha Denny stepped in as goalie with six saves , and Laguna had goals from 10 different players .
This weekend the Breakers are in the 8-team Newport Invite with games scheduled with Mater Dei , Carlsbad and Foothill in pool play . The Breakers will face the # 1 ranked Knights on Friday , Jan . 27 , at 4:40 p . m . at Newport Harbor .
Looking for the 2022-23 High School schedules and scores ? Check Laguna Beach High School on the Max Preps website .