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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
BASEBALL ( 3-3-1 )
Laguna dropped a 6-1 contest on March 13 at home , losing to Corona del Mar . The Breakers trailed 1-0 entering the sixth inning , but two errors fueled a 4-run inning for the Sea Kings , putting the game away . The lone Breaker run was a solo home run by Max Sands . Laguna traveled to Fountain Valley ( 4-4 ) on March 15 and hosted Los Alamitos ( 8-1 ) on March 17 , and traveled to Huntington Beach ( 4-6 ) on March 22 . League play begins on March 24 with Newport Harbor . Statistic Leaders after seven games : Average : . 381 - Joey Capobianco Hits : 8 – Joey Capobianco RBIs : 4 – Griffin Naess Innings Pitched : 20 – Griffin Naess Pitching ERA : 0.000 – Griffin Naess Strikeouts : 30 – Griffin Naess Full Stats are posted on Max Preps SSCIF D4 Poll for March 13 : 1 – Northwood , 2 – Glendora , 3 – Canyon / Anaheim , 4 – Laguna Beach , 5 – Crean Lutheran , 6 – El Segundo , 7 – La Habra , 8 – Upland , 9 – El Rancho , 10 – Arrowhead Christian , OTHERS : St Francis , Chaparral , Hemet
BOYS GOLF ( 3-0 )
Laguna defeated El Toro 216-217 on March 8 at Tijeras Creek Golf Club . Scoring for the Breakers were Russell Franconi-Krychman ( JR ) = 40 , Kiyan Arshadi ( Fr ) = 41 , Chase Tyson ( JR ) = 45 , Ranen Seeck ( JR ) = 45 and Hudson Mills ( Fr ) = 45 . The squad was hoping to play this past week , weather permitting .
GIRLS LACROSSE ( 3-2 )
Emmy Regal scored six goals to lead Laguna to a 15-11 win over Capistrano Valley on March 14 at Guyer Field . The Breakers continue their non-league schedule next week , hosting Laguna Hills on March 20 and Mission Viejo on March 21 . They close the month on the road and begin league play in April .
GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL ( 3-3 , 0-2 )
Laguna struggled with another narrow loss , this time to Los Alamitos ( 4-1 ) on March 9 in Seal Beach . The two schools will face off on Main Beach later this month on March 28 . Los Alamitos at Seal Beach / 4th
Street # 1 – Grace Christian / Meg Gardner lost 24-26 , 11-21
Promenade concepts will be ready to be shared with the public in March .
Concepts to convert the Promenade on Forest into a permanent fi xture in our community are being developed .
# 2 – Dempsey Sadler / Hayes Frith lost 21-18 , 19-21 , 13-15
# 3 – Ava Steris / Maddie Rootleib lost 21-14 , 10-21 , 9-15
# 4 - Katie Halvorson / Macey Draper lost 12-21 , 21-14 , 11-15
# 5 – Bella Piskun / Ivy Bianchi lost 8-21 , 22-24
SWIMMING
A dual meet scheduled with Corona del Mar last Monday , March 13 , was canceled . Laguna is scheduled to host Huntington Beach on March 22 in a non-league meet . The league meets are March 28 at Newport Harbor , April 4 at Marina and April 18 with Edison at the Laguna Community Pool . Laguna Girls are the defending Wave League champions .
BOYS TENNIS ( 0-5 )
Laguna lost a close 10-8 non-league match at Dana Hills on Thursday , March 9 . Chris Herkins led singles , going 6-4 , 5-7 , 6-1 in his sets , while the # 1 and # 2 doubles teams also went 2-1 . Owen Britt / Lucas Silverman went 3-6 , 6-3 , 6-1 in their sets , while Nick Plais and Michael Hoefler went 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-3 .
Like most outdoor sports this month – the weather is affecting scheduled matches .
TRACK and FIELD
Laguna will host the annual ASICS Trophy Meet on March 18 at Hulst Oval at Guyer Field . This will be a major track event attended by many top Southern California schools . The meet was first held back in 1937 and , for many years , provided track competition for smaller schools .
The schedule and more information are available at www . lbhsathletics . com / trophyinvite .
BOYS VOLLEYBALL ( 0-4 )
Laguna lost a tough three-set match to San Clemente 25-23 , 25-12 , 25-21 on March 8 at Dugger Gym in the fifty-fourth best-of-five set meeting between the two rivals . The first set was tied at 23 all , but Laguna could not close it out . Jake Mauro led the team in hitting with eight kills , while Logan Ribarich added seven kills and two aces . Kai Patchell also had eight kills and added two aces and a block . The Breakers still lead the series 32-22 .
On March 9 , the squad lost to # 1 Newport Harbor ( 16-1 ) 25-14 , 25-18 , 25-16 , with Jake Mauro leading the team in kills . Kai Patchell recorded four aces with some very tough servicing against the Tars .
This past week , Laguna was at Corona del Mar ( 9-3 ) on Wednesday and traveled to Edison ( 12-6 ) on March 17 for the league opener . Laguna is home on March 22 with Fountain Valley and at Marina on March 24 .
Looking for the 2022-23 High School statistics , schedules and scores ? Check Laguna Beach High School on the Max Preps website .
Join us at an in-person
Public Workshop Thursday , March 23
at the Laguna Beach Community and Susi O Center 380 3rd Street from 6:30 p . m . to 8:30 p . m .
Go to www . lagunabeachcity . net / promenade for more information about the process .