Two Winning High School Coaches Resign
By Jennifer Erickson and Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
After leading Laguna Beach High School’s football team during its two most successful seasons ever, Coach...
A Year to Rewrite the Record Books
Breakers celebrated their successful season at the program’s 79th annual banquet, where Coach Michael Churchill and his assistants recognized players from this year’s league...
A Hot Start Dims Last Year’s Dismal Record
What’s the best way to erase the memory of a winless season? If you’re the Laguna Beach High girls’ basketball team, you do it...
Blue Lagunas ‘Spring’ to Championship Win
By Ole Nielsen, Special to the Independent
Gymnastics and soccer combined this weekend to cinch the OC Championships for the local girls under 11 AYSO...
All League Honors and Beyond, Fall 2012
Compiled by Frank Aronoff
Orange Coast League
Football All-League Players 2012
2012 Varsity League Champion School: Laguna Beach HS
League MVP: Drake Martinez Laguna Beach HS 12th...
Winter Sports Update 12/7
Boys Basketball (3-2)
Breakers finished the second annual Godinez tournament with a record of 3-2 defeating a good Savanna team 58-44 and Orange 65-36. Their...
Season ends at 11-1-1: A Loss, But a Memorable Season
Laguna’s quest to advance to the section finals for the first time in 50 years fell short last Friday 35-21 on a fog-shrouded field...
Winter Sports Update 11/30/12
The winter sports season for the Southern Section commenced on Nov. 19 but Laguna’s first regular season event tipped off Monday, Nov. 26 when...
Team Keeps Undefeated Streak Alive
Laguna Beach's Blue Lagunas soccer team managed to keep their 14-month unbeaten streak going this fall, with a first place finish in the AYSO...
Defense Won’t Rest Without a Title
Many believe that Alabama’s legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant was the first to say, “offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.”
There’s no doubt that...
Fall Sports Update
Cross County
Laguna’s teams both finished eighth and missed qualifying for the state competition this season by just one place. The boys scored 223 for...
First Scholar-Athlete Signing
Mackenzie Baldridge last week signed her letter of intent for a UC Santa Barbara water polo
Scholarship. No others have yet declared, Athletic Director Mike...
Blue Bombers Live Up to Their Name
The Blue Bombers won the Laguna Beach regional girls under 10 championship Nov. 17 with an overtime win of 1-0.
They move onto the regional...
Smurfs Deny Competitors
The Smurfs earned the title boys under 12 regional champions and move on to the area tournament Dec. 1 and 2 representing Laguna.
Two Local Boys Win On the Gridiron
Congratulations are in order for the 7-8 Patriots and the 9-11 Eagles for winning the NFL Flag South Orange County flag football championship, held...