Laguna Beach Local News

High School SPORTS UPDATE Football Squad Receives Rings This past Tuesday, May 23, the 2022 Laguna Beach High School football squad gathered one last time this school year to celebrate their historic championship. Each player received their long-awaited CIF ring celebrating the accomplishment.  Coach John Shanahan thanked the district and school administration...

By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy  SPRING SPORTS UPDATE  Note: Aronoff had an unscheduled health event last week, but all is well - Spring Sports have concluded with the latest:  SWIMMING and DIVING  Chase Shipp finished sixth in the 1 Meter State Diving Championships last week at Clovis West High School. The sophomore...

BASEBALL (10-11-1, 4-4)  Laguna’s slim playoff hopes came down to the final league contest played this past Thursday at Skipper Carrillo Field. The Breakers needed a victory over Edison (8-0, 15-9) or a loss by Newport Harbor (3-5, 10-15) in their contest at Marina. The Sailors and Vikings split the...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE  BASEBALL (10-11-1, 4-4)  Laguna’s slim play-off hopes came down to the final league contest played this past Thursday at Skipper Carrillo Field. The Breakers needed a victory over Edison (8-0, 15-9) or a loss by Newport Harbor (3-5, 10-15) in their contest at Marina. The Sailors and Vikings...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE BASEBALL (8-10-1, 2-3) Laguna’s slim playoff hopes stayed alive the past week with three straight victories: April 13: Laguna 7, Newport Harbor 2 Shea Blanchard led the Breakers to victory with a great pitching performance going the distance - seven innings, allowing just two runs on three hits, striking out...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE   BASEBALL (5-10-1, 0-3) April 5 – Laguna 11, Esperanza 4 (Ryan Lemmon Tournament) The Breakers scored six runs in the first inning to coast past the Aztecs in a tournament contest played at Irvine’s Great Park. Laguna banged out 10 hits with Colin Kidd, Joey Capobianco and Shea Blanchard...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE BASEBALL (4-9-1, 0-2) March 31 – Edison 3, Laguna 2 (10 innings) The Breakers lost the extra inning affair as Edison took advantage of a Luna error to score the winning run. Shea Blanchard pitched six innings allowing only one earned run striking out 7. The Breakers made four...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE BASEBALL (3-6-1, 0-1) Laguna opened Wave League play, dropping a tough 3-1 contest to Newport Harbor last Friday, March 24, at Skipper Carrillo Field.  Shea Blanchard took the loss allowing just six hits and two runs, striking out 9 in five innings of work. Newport scored first on a...

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE BASEBALL (3-5-1) Laguna was tagged with a pair of losses starting with an 8-0 loss to Los Alamitos on March 17 at Skipper Carrillo Field. The Griffins scored two runs in the first inning off an error and eventually chased pitcher Colin Kidd off the mound in the...