Laguna faced Calvary Chapel (13-5, 4-0) this past Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the showdown for the league title. The hosts were expecting a packed gym to try and snap Laguna’s long league win streak that dates back to 2005.
This past Monday, Oct. 3, Laguna struggled at first, but swept Estancia (12-5, 1-3) 25-22, 25-20, 25-12 behind 11 kills and 18 digs from Lexi McKeown while Elena Gillespie dished out 18 assists, 12 digs and some strong serving runs.
Last week, Laguna edged the league’s third place team Costa Mesa on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at home with a 25-18, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23 victory. The set loss was only the fifth ever in OCL play and the first to a Mesa squad since 2001. All-time, Laguna is 171-5 in game sets played with Mesa. On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Breakers took care of Saddleback (3-13, 0-4) at Lester McKnight Gym on the Roadrunner campus with a 25-10, 25-11, 25-8 win. In the lower levels, Cassidy Aranas served an entire set as Laguna defeated Saddleback frosh 25-0 in their first set. In the second set, Breakers held on 25-5 to take the match. Also last Saturday, Oct. 1, the JV squad won the 31st Brea-Olinda JV tournament.
Boys Sand Volleyball 3-0
Breakers swept Orange Lutheran Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Grant Street courts in Newport Beach 6.5 to 0. The first team of Cole Paxson and Pete Obradovich won 21-3, 21-19; second team, Sam Burgi and Enzo Sadler, won 21-12, 21-12; third team, Josh McManus and Ayrton Garcia, won 21-12, 21-11; fourth team, Tyler Jackson and Cameron Garcia, won 21-10, 13-21, 15-10; and fifth team, Bryce Dvorak and Andrew Reavis, won 21-9, 21-10. Laguna’s four-man team of Paxson, Obradovich, Burgi and Sadler won 28-18.
Breakers defeated Huntington Beach for the title in 2014 and finished runner-up to Saddleback Valley Christian last season. Format includes five two-man matches and 1 four-man match.
