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The Laguna Beach High School surf team defeated San Clemente High School 88-79 at Thalia Street Beach for the first time. The team took full advantage of surfing at home with the small wind swell that Thalia provided. Laguna girls dominated shortboard and Kayla Cocino led the way...

The Laguna Beach High School’s surf team competed in the first league event of the season against Dana Hills, which won the competition at Salt Creek last Thursday, Sept. 29, Coaches Scott Finn and Alisa Cairns reported. Dante Madrigal took a first in longboard and second in...

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent A jovial, relaxed mood oozed from the sand as the 53rd Brooks Street Surf Classic got underway last weekend. Locals gathered to watch hometown surfers carve up the incoming sets whipped up by Tropical Storm Roslyn off the coast of...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team dominated Newport Harbor High School in their first league event Thursday, Sept. 22, at Thalia Street beach. Laguna’s young, impressive team includes freshman twins Sam and Kiko Nelsen, who have been on fire in each of their events so far....

Competition Raises Funds for PMMC A one-day skimboarding contest open to amateur and professional skimboarders starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Aliso Beach. Contest entry fees will be donated to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Created by skimboarding world champion and...

Season begins on Sept. 14 with Aliso Niguel at Salt Creek.   Season concludes with the league finals early morning on November 7 and 8 at Upper Trestles.

By Lindsey Paige | Special to the Independent Waterman Laird Hamilton will make a special appearance at the Rivera Hotel in Laguna Beach this Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a stand-up paddleboard demonstration, said Steve Owen, owner of stand-up paddleboard...

By  Scott Finn and Alisa Cairns  Scholastic High School competitive season has concluded and the final overall ratings are in, with Laguna Beach High School surfers and the team taking top honors. Trophies were awarded to the top teams as well as the top five Individuals in each...

  Over 275 competitors from Santa Cruz to Mexico competed in head-high surf at San Onofre’s Church beach for the WSA West Coast Championships May 14-15. The contest was the final event of the season, with the top seven event finishes contributing to overall season...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team competed against several schools in different divisions in the Scholastic Surf Series high school state championships in Oceanside Sunday, April 17. Two team members also competed in the individual high school state competition on Monday,...

By Alisa Cairns, Special to the Independent   The Laguna Beach High School surf team made the most of three-foot waves to win 67-43 against St. Margaret’s during a Scholastic Surf Series contest in Huntington Beach on Sunday, Feb. 21. We started out the day with Team...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team took the overall win at Southside Huntington Beach Pier at the third Scholastic Surf Series on Sunday, Jan. 24. Laguna team members surfed well in the six-foot swell pushed by plenty of current and earned slots in the individual competition...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team took the overall win at South Jetty in Oceanside in the second event of the Scholastic Surf Series, according to coaches Scott Finn and Alisa Cairns. Four of the six boys in shortboard made it to the finals. Travis Booth was the champion...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team enjoyed their first big win against J Serra Catholic High School in the Scholastic Surf Series at Ninth Street in Huntington Beach last month. Four out of the six boys in short board made it to the finals. Jake Levine took the win with Trey...

Top surfers from Laguna Beach went up against those from San Clemente, Dana Hills and Newport Harbor during the individual league final surfing championships held at Upper Trestles in San Clemente on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18-19. In boys short board, four Laguna boys made it...