Photo by Robert Campbell
Boys Water Polo (19-12, 4-0)
Laguna battled the eventual champion Agoura Chargers (26-4) to their opponent’s toughest match with a division team this season in a contest played last Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Irvine’s Woollett Center. A large turnout of Laguna fans saw Jakob Colladay open the scoring at the 3:25 mark in the first period with a score but Agoura quickly countered as Spencer Farrar tied the game with his first of four goals. Farrar’s second goal came with 35 seconds remaining in the first period as the teams battled to even get a shot attempt. The Chargers got going in the second period to extend their lead to 5-1 before Cade Baldridge scored in the final seconds of the first half.
Laguna came out strong in the second half pulling within one point at the period’s midpoint on scores by Baldridge and Jack Dodson. Agoura added their sixth at 2:06 in the period with the teams continuing to trade possessions until the Breakers allowed a goal in their own cage as a pass back to the keeper went wild, giving the Chargers a 7-4 advantage. Still the Breakers did not give up as Baldridge scored on a penalty shot at 1:33 in the fourth period with Aki Anderson scoring with just over a minute left to pull Laguna within one. Agoura added their final score with less than a minute remaining.
The 2014 Breakers will be solid with five returning all-league players plus Garrett Hartley in the cage. The other top division teams lose their firepower to graduation so Laguna should compete for top honors. Coach Ethan Damato (Laguna ’00) is now 131-57 in six seasons at the helm with two CIF titles, four CIF semifinal finishes, and six league titles.
FALL ALL ORANGE COAST TEAMS
Cross Country (Top five finishers in league finals)
Boys:
Veda Rebollar (Sr)
Cameron Zuziak (Jr)
Casiano Koprowski (Sr)
Girls:
Natalie Kimball (Jr)
Brenna Merchant (Jr)
Kirsten Landseidel (Fr)
Janie Crawford (Jr)
Football (as selected by league coaches – one team only)
First Team
Nathan Lancaster (Sr)
Andres DelaRosa (Sr)
Girls Golf (based on league tournament)
First Team
Jacqueline McMahon (Jr)
Mary Kate Quellmalz (So)
Second Team
Leslie Dwight (So)
Girls Tennis (based on league tournament)
First Team Singles
Kira Hamilton (Jr)
Ashley Shelton (So)
Second Team Singles
Ashley Fair (So)
First Team Doubles
Bailey Jaeger (Jr) & Natasha Keces (So)
Sarah Nederlander (Sr) & Madeline Loomis (Jr)
Stephanie Tat (Sr) & Malia Helms (Fr)
Second Team Singles
Shawna Yang (Sr) & Olivia Morrison (Jr)
Iman Berri (So) & Kathleen Kimball (Fr)
Girls Volleyball (as selected by league coaches)
First Team
Aspen Rocha (So) Set/Opp
Sabrina Stillwell (Jr) OH
Cameron Dorn (So) Opp
Second Team
Kelsey Paul (So) MB
Francie Holte (Jr) Libero
Sage Patchell (So) OH
Boys Water Polo (as selected by league coaches)
MVP:
Jack Dodson (Jr)
Cade Baldridge (Jr)
First Team
Aki Anderson (Jr)
Jakob Colladay (So)
Nolan Del Toro (Jr)
Second Team
Trevor Collins (Sr)
Rian Atherton (Sr)
Fall ALL-CIF teams will be published in December once all teams are selected
WINTER SPORTS NEXT WEEK
Boys basketball opens at the Godinez tournament on Monday, Dec. 2 facing Katella at 6:15 p.m. in the Loara HS Gym. Girls basketball is at Newport Harbor on Nov. 26; boys soccer hosts St. Margaret’s on Monday, Dec. 2, and girls soccer open at Tustin on Dec. 3.
