Fifth-ranked Laguna Beach High School could not close their leads against seventh-ranked Newport Harbor and dropped their annual match 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 this past Tuesday at Dugger Gym. Breakers had leads late in the first two sets but could not close out the Sailors for the win. Alyse Ford led Laguna with 17 kills while [...]
Fifth-ranked Laguna Beach High School could not close their leads against seventh-ranked Newport Harbor and dropped their annual match 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 this past Tuesday at Dugger Gym. Breakers had leads late in the first two sets but could not close out the Sailors for the win. Alyse Ford led Laguna with 17 kills while [...]
Boys Basketball ( 9-1, 16-10) Breakers advanced to the Southern Section D-4 AA playoffs this week, hosting J Serra this past Wednesday at Dugger Gym. The Lions were ranked No. 6 in Orange County and heavily favored in the lopsided matchup. The Breaker’s 32-team division is stacked with most of the top private schools and [...]
Boys Basketball (2-0, 9-9) Breakers completed their first week of league play with a pair of key conference wins, defeating Estancia 46-38 on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at Dugger Gym then following up with a 65-30 victory at Calvary Chapel on Friday, Jan. 13. Against Estancia, Breakers struggled to score in the first period picking [...]
Corona del Mar’s Sea Queens (3-0) defeated the Breakers (0-1) 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14 on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Dugger Gym. Breakers are ranked 3rd in SSCIF D-IA behind No. 2 CdM and top-rated Marymount. Photo by Robert Campbell
Contest shapes up between longtime rivals Laguna Beach (20-10 this season) held off a talented player in Chris Long and his Beckman Patriots on Tuesday at Dugger Gym, pulling out a 26-28, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 victory and an opportunity to defend their Southern Section CIF title Saturday, May 21, at Cypress College. Their opponent, long-time [...]
When 5’7” Troy Donenfeld first came to play volleyball for Laguna Beach High, Coach Lance Stewart wasn’t sure what to make of him. “Well, I knew I didn’t have a middle blocker,” said Stewart, laughing. What the coach had was a libero in the making. “I enjoy playing defense and being in charge of the [...]
Playoff Bound? Softball (2-1, 7-4) Breakers, who returned to varsity league play after a three-season absence, captured two of three league contests played before this week’s spring break. On Tuesday, April 12, Laguna scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning to defeat host Estancia 5-1 in Costa Mesa. Haley Putnam went [...]
After appearing to sleep their way through the first six league contests, losing only to last place Saddleback, the boys basketball squad seem to recommit themselves to play classic Bret Fleming style defense and blow past their two key conference rivals to clinch their fifth consecutive league crown. Breakers spoiled Estancia’s title aspirations with a [...]
By Robert Campbell | LB Indy At the outset of the 2010-11 Orange Coast league season, Laguna’s Coach Bret Fleming figured his young team would have its hands full with senior-laden squads from Calvary Chapel, Estancia and Costa Mesa. But last Friday, the over-achieving Breakers clinched their fifth straight title with two games to spare. [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
