Girls Volleyball (9-7)
Breakers 22nd out of 64 teams at Durango.
What could have been a very tough transition proved to be less disruptive than many would have thought last week as Laguna started the week without returning kill leader Alyse Wallace Ford, injured due to knee issues. It remained to be seen who among the young squad would now carry the “load” on hitting.
Sabrina Stillwell filled the vacuum on Thursday, Sept. 19 with 10 kills and three service aces as the Breakers hosted Corona del Mar losing 25-21, 25-13, 25-21. The following day, Laguna opened play at the 19th annual Durango Fall Classic easily beating Rim of the World, but losing to California’s top team and eventual tournament champion Torrey Pines. Laguna rebounded to sweep McQueen from Reno, Nev.
On Saturday, Breakers opened the day taking out division rival Thousand Oaks 25-20, 25-21 as the Breakers’ balance attack of Cameron Dorn, Sage Patchell, and Stillwell were too much for the Lancers. In the next match, Laguna lost to Marymount 25-19, 25-19 as the Sailors steady play was too much down the stretch.
Breakers then played their highly regarded CIF division rival El Dorado, fresh from a win over Mater Dei, beating the Golden Hawks 25-21, 24-26, 25-12. Breakers were leading in set two 23-17 but substitutions disrupted the game flow allowing El Dorado to outscore Laguna 9-1 to steal the set. Laguna starters returned to the court for the third set taking an early 12-3 lead to roll to an easy win. Breakers recorded 14 services aces against El Dorado while Dorn recorded 12 kills in 15 attempts. Laguna freely substituted in their final tournament match losing to Pleasant Grove of Utah.
Laguna’s tournament leaders: Kills: 39- Dorn, 35 – Patchell, 29 – Stillwell. Aces: 15 – Quirarte, 8 – Patchell, 7 – Dorn. Blocking: Quirarte with 2 solos, 9 assists. Digs: 59 – Holte, Assists: 66 – Rocha, 32 – Cunningham, 14 – Rubel.
Up next: Breakers hosted Dana Hills on Thursday, Sept. 26, and host Mira Costa next Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Dugger Gym
Durango Finishes
SSCIF D-II Teams:
6 – La Salle, 15 – St Lucy’s, 23 – El Dorado, 31 – Thousand Oaks
Orange County Teams & Laguna Opponents
8 – Los Alamitos, 10 – Dana Hills, 15 – Orange Lutheran, 17 – Mira Costa, 25 – Mater Dei, 37 – Santa Margarita, 44 – Newport Harbor, 52 – Edison, 53 – Beckman
SSCIF Poll # 4:1 – La Salle, 2 – St Lucy’s, 3 – Bishop Montgomery, 4 – Capistrano Valley, 5 – Villa Park, 6 – Laguna Beach, 7 – El Dorado, 8 – Canyon/Anaheim, 9 – Flintridge Sacred Heart, 10 – Thousand Oaks, Others: Harvard-Westlake, Yucaipa
Girls Tennis (4-2, 1-0)
Laguna appears to have lost the 2012 Orange Coast League MVP to injury for the season, which could affect how deep Laguna goes in the Division II playoffs. Brooke Michaels had been competing in doubles and her loss should not affect Laguna’s quest for an eighth straight league title and extend their consecutive league match win streak.
Breakers have not lost in conference play since Sept. 29, 2005 with an 11-7 loss to Corona del Mar back when Laguna was in the Pacific Coast League.
Laguna 3 @ Corona Del Mar 15 Thursday Sept 19
Singles 2W 7L
#1 Singles – Kira Hamilton (3-6), (1-6) (0-2)
#1 Singles – Anna Heitman (0-6) (0-1)
#2 Singles – Ashley Shelton (2-6), (2-6), (6-4) (1-2)
#3 Singles – Bailey Jaeger (1-6), (0-6), (6-0) (1-2)
Doubles 1W 8L
#1 Doubles – Madeline Loomis/Olivia Morrison (1-6), (0-6), (3-6) (0-3)
#2 Doubles – Sarah Nederlander/Natasha Keces (0-6), (1-6) ,(6-4) (1-2)
#3 Doubles – Ashley Fair/Stephanie Tat (2-6), (2-6), (0-6) (0-3)
Laguna 18 – Saddleback 0 @ Laguna on Tuesday, Sept 24 (72nd consecutive league win)
Singles 9W 0L
#1 Singles – Anna Heitman (6-1), (6-0), (6-1) (3-0)
#2 Singles – Nicole Doiron (6-1), (6-0), (6-0) (3-0)
#3 Singles – Nina Bo (6-0), (6-0), (6-0) (3-0)
Doubles 9W 0L
#1 Doubles – Madeline Loomis/Olivia Morrison (6-0) (1-0)
#1 Doubles – Shawna Yang/Olivia Morrison (6-0), (6-0) (2-0)
#2 Doubles – Sarah Nederlander/Natasha Keces (6-0) (1-0)
#2 Doubles – Malia Helms/Iman Berri (6-0), (6-0) (2-0)
#3 Doubles – Ashley Fair/Stephanie Tat (6-1) (1-0)
#3 Doubles – Kathleen Kimball/Josie Goson (6-2), (6-0) (1-0)
SSCIF D-II Poll # 2 – San Marino, 2 – Arcadia, 3 – Canyon/Anaheim, 4 – Laguna Beach, 5 – Claremont, 6 – Oxford Academy, 7 – Cypress, 8 – Troy 9 – Valencia/Valencia 10 – St Margaret’s
Boys Water Polo (4-3)
8th at Santa Barbara
Laguna returned from their trip to Santa Barbara not gaining any ground on their division rivals. Laguna shook off Santa Barbara on Thursday, Sept. 19 by outscoring the Dons 7-1 to close out the match with a 14-6 non-league victory. In the Friday, Sept. 20, tournament play Breakers defeated their hosts Dos Pueblos before dropping a 16-6 loss to Southern California’s top team, Santa Ana’s Mater Dei. Also on Friday, Laguna lost to the top Division 4 squad, Los Osos, 13-8 then to the second-best Division 2 team, Murrieta Valley, 11-5. Laguna has a number of chances to improve their post-season placement with the South Coast Tournament this weekend. Breakers have matches scheduled at third-ranked Foothill on Oct. 8 and at second-place Murrieta Valley on Oct. 17.
SSCIF Poll 9-23: 1 – Agoura, 2 – Murrieta Valley, 3 – Foothill, 4 – Laguna Beach, 5 – Dos Pueblos, 6 – Villa Park, 7 – Ventura, 8 – San Marcos, 9 – Damien, 10 – Claremont, others: Santa Barbara, Vista Murrieta
Breakers’ sophomore Aspen Roche (No. 4) recorded four kills and 15 assists in Laguna’s 3-0 home loss to Corona del Mar on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
