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Laguna Beach High School students Jake Levine and Claire Kelly surfed their way into individual championships at the Scholastic Surf Series at T Street Beach in San Clemente on Sunday, Dec. 11 LBHS competed against St Margaret and took the overall win by 69-38.   LBHS...

Laguna Beach High School’s Kayla Coscino won both the girls short board and longboard in the individual league final surfing championships at Upper Trestles Nov. 7 and 8. Top surfers from Laguna Beach, San Clemente, Dana Hills and Newport Harbor high schools competed. Six LBHS...

The Laguna Beach High School surf team won several early heats, but ultimately lost to undefeated Dana Hills at Salt Creek on Thursday, Nov. 3. Principal Christopher Herzfeld was on hand for some early rides. Sam Nelsen came away with a second, followed closely by Noah North and...

  The Laguna Beach High School surf team competed against San Clemente and had tougher time away from their home break. Dante Madrigal continued his top run with a first in long board while Jameson Roller took fourth in the heat. When the close short board heat finished,...

The Laguna Beach High School Surf Team defeated Newport Harbor High School for the second time this season. LBHS surfers led the way in several divisions despite the tricky mostly close out waves at the Thursday, Oct. 13, league event held at 56th Street in Newport. Travis Booth...

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,...