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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
SPRING SPORTS UPDATE
BASEBALL ( 10-11-1 , 4-4 )
Laguna ’ s slim pay-off hopes came down to the final league contest played this past Thursday at Skipper Carrillo Field . The Breakers needed a victory over Edison ( 8-0 , 15-9 ) or a loss by Newport Harbor ( 3-5 , 10-15 ) in their contest at Marina . The Sailors and Vikings split the first two meetings , with Marina winning 5-4 and the Sailors taking the next encounter this past Tuesday 7-6 , so the final game could go either way .
April 19 : Breakers 9 , Marina 2 at Skipper Carrillo Field
The Breakers used a six-run in the second inning to jump over the Vikings in game two of the three-game series . Shea Blanchard went five innings as pitcher allowing no runs , three hits and striking out eight . Griffin Noah Neufeld had two hits in the game .
April 21 : Laguna 2 , Marina 1 at Marina HS
Joey Capobianco got the win in the 2-1 victory and sweep of the Vikings . Both teams were held to five hits , and the Breakers were lucky their three errors did not prevent the win .
April 25 : Edison 2 , Laguna 1 at Edison HS
Another tough outing for pitcher Griffin Naess as Laguna dropped a competitive contest at the Charger ’ s field . No runs were earned as Laguna made two errors and Edison three . Two errors by Edison in the third inning allowed Capobianco to score in an inning that was close to getting away from the Chargers .
Season Leaders ( 22 games ): Batting Average : . 302 – Colin Kidd Hits : 19 - Kidd Runs : 11 – Kidd , Noah Neufeld RBIs : 11 – Griffin Naess 2B : 7 – Joey Capobianco HR : 2 – Capobianco Innings Pitched : 42.2 – Shea Blanchard ERA : 0.18 – Griffin Naess ( 39 innings ) Strikeouts : 57 - Blanchard Full player and team stats are posted on
MaxPreps . com .
BOYS GOLF ( 3-11 , 0-5 )
On April 19 , Newport Harbor defeated Laguna 179-214 at Mesa Linda in Costa Mesa in a Sunset Wave League contest . Russell Franconi-Krychman and freshman Kiyan Arshadi posted the low scores for Laguna , both shooting 40 .
On April 24 , the Breakers lost a nonleague match to Edison 198-239 on the Los Lagos course at Costa Mesa Country Club , par 37 . Russell Franconi-Krychman posted the low score for Laguna with a 42 .
The following day , Los Alamitos took Laguna 205-234 in a league match at El Niguel , a par 36 course . Junior Russell Franconi-Krychman led the Breakers with a 43 , and Evan Kretschmer was the Breakers # 2 golfer with a 46 .
GIRLS LACROSSE ( 7-5 , 0-3 )
Laguna still played well but just could get the victory at Huntington Beach on April 20 , losing 11-5 to the Oilers ( 11-4 ). On April 25 , the Breakers battled but lost 8-5 to Los Alamitos ( 7-7 ) at Guyer Field .
GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL ( 8-4 , 3-3 ) - Sunset Surf League Second Place
Laguna opened the first D1 SSCIF Beach Championships facing # 2 seed Redondo Union ( 8-2 ) on April 27 at Redondo . Twenty-one teams qualified for the D1 bracket , with the Breakers seeded directly into the round of 16 . Quarterfinals are May 2 , Semis on May 6 .
BOYS TENNIS ( 1-15 , 0-6 )
The team match season concluded with a 13-5 loss to Newport Harbor , winning five sets in doubles . The league individual tournament was held this past week .
SWIMMING
League finals were held this past week at Golden West College – results next week . The SSCIF meet will be at Mission Viejo Marguerite Aquatics Center on May
4 to 6 .
TRACK and FIELD ( 0-3 – Sunset Wave League )
Laguna hosted the league finals on Friday , April 28 – results next week . Huntington Beach is the favorite for the Boys ’ title , while Corona del Mar and Huntington will fight it out for Girls ’ top honors . The league meet event champions automatically qualify for CIF , and the second-place finisher can advance if they meet the qualifying standard for their enrollment-based division . SSCIF prelims for Laguna are on May 6 at Yorba Linda , and the SSCIF finals are May 13 at Moorpark High School in Ventura County .
BOYS VOLLEYBALL ( 5-17 , 1-5 3rd Place Sunset Wave League )
Breakers continued to bond as a team finishing the season with sweeps of playoff-bound Marina ( 16-14 ) and Garden Grove ( 22-9 ). Against the Vikings on Wednesday , April 19 , Laguna blocked the visitors off the court with five solo blocks and 16 block assists with the 25-16 , 25-16 , 25-16 sweep . Laird Garcia led the team with 10 kills and four solo blocks , while Jake Mauro had seven kills and 12 digs . Kai Patchell was also effective , with nine kills and a solo block .
Against Golden West League champ Garden Grove , Garcia and Patchell were too much for the Argonauts in the 25-11 , 25-17 , 27-25 win at the loser ’ s gym on April 21 . Garcia had 16 kills and Patchell 10 in
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