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Laguna Beach will face the new Irvine school for the first time Thursday in a league game.Two schools which have never met on the gridiron will do so Thursday when Laguna Beach takes on Beckman of Irvine in a Pacific Coast League game at Tustin High. Beckman opened its doors in 2004 and is in its first year of playing football at the varsity level. Laguna, on the other hand, first fielded a team in 1935. But like two other teams who call the Pacific Coast League home, Laguna coach Jimmy Nolan says that this is a program to keep an eye on. "They are a future powerhouse, like Northwood and Tesoro have become," he said.

Laguna High boys', girls' teams look strong as they cruise to easy league victories.The Laguna Beach High boys' basketball team worked its way back into the win column Wednesday when it routed host Beckman, 57-23, in Pacific Coast League action. The Breakers controlled the game early and improved to 2-5 in league. Both victories have come at the expense of Beckman. The entire Laguna lineup got into the scoring act, paced by 22 points by Cheyne Martin. Ryan Lawler scored nine points and had six rebounds, and Jeff Clark and Bobby Monroe each scored seven points.

LAGUNA BEACH - Corona del Mar High football coach Scott Meyer said the Sea Kings' 41-14 victory over host Laguna Beach that ended a four-game losing streak in CIF semifinals dating back to 1992, meant they finally got over the hump. But it's certainly easier to surmount any bump in the postseason landscape when your primary offensive strategy involves running downhill. That's just the way it appeared for CdM (11-2) in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division semifinal, the Sea Kings' third semifinal appearance in four years.

In a back-and-forth game, just a few plays would make the difference. The Laguna Beach High football team kept up with Beckman for nearly all of the teams? CIF Southern Section Southern Division first-round playoff game on Nov. 20. But, in the end, the Patriots got the fourth-quarter stops they needed as they pulled out a 35-28 win, ending Laguna?s season. The Breakers finish with a final record of 5-6. ?It was a shootout,? Laguna Coach Jonathan Todd said of the game against Beckman.

Two down. Three to go. The Laguna Beach High boys' volleyball team is just two matches away from a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division II final, after the Breakers dominated the first two rounds of the playoffs, with two consecutive three-straight-game wins. The Breakers swept visiting Crescenta Valley 25-9, 25-14, 25-21 on May 9, and came back strong on Tuesday to defeat host Beckman in a 25-22, 25-21-25-16 win. Laguna Beach will play against Dos Pueblos at a site to be determined by a coin flip.

The start to the 2007 girls? volleyball season may have been a slow one out of the gate for the Laguna Beach Breakers, but now the team is on a roll heading into the start of the second season: the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Laguna, which won the Division II-AA title last November, began defense of that title Thursday against Beckman. Laguna , the division?s top-seed, drew a first-round bye but Beckman had to defeat Glendora in the opening round of the playoffs Tuesday to earn a date with the Breakers.

The Breakers are back for seconds. A year after winning a CIF Southern Section championship, the Laguna Beach boys' volleyball team will play for another title after coming back from a game down Tuesday to defeat visiting Beckman, 26-28, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22. The win sends the second-ranked Breakers to Saturday's Division 2 final at 4 p.m. at Cypress College against No. 1-ranked Corona del Mar. The Sea Kings defeated Trabuco Hills, 3-0, in Tuesday's other semifinal match-up.

The Breakers are back for seconds. A year after winning a CIF Southern Section championship, the Laguna Beach boys' volleyball team will play for another title after coming back from a game down Tuesday to defeat visiting Beckman, 26-28, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22, in a Division 2 semifinal match. The win sends the second-ranked Breakers to Saturday's Division 2 final at 4 p.m. at Cypress College against No. 1-ranked Corona del Mar. The Sea Kings defeated Trabuco Hills, 3-0, in Tuesday's other semifinal match-up.

Chheng and Preston out for season as Laguna loses to CdM.When the Laguna Beach High football team dropped a 27-0 Pacific Coast League game to Corona del Mar on Oct. 20, the setback proved to be more costly than just a loss. Two key cogs on the team, Garrett Preston and George Chheng, suffered season-ending injuries. The seniors were both two-way starters. Preston suffered a torn quadricep and Chheng a knee injury. The good news in the loss to Corona del Mar, Breakers coach Jimmy Nolan said, was the fact that Laguna's defense played "much better" than it did in its previous game, a 52-7 loss to Tesoro on Oct. 7. For the third consecutive week, the Laguna offense was held to a touchdown or less.

Brett McGaughey, a Laguna Beach High senior golfer, just missed on making the cut to advance at the CIF Southern Section Southern Individual Regional Monday at SeaCliff Country Club. McGaughey, the Orange Coast League champion, shot a four-over-par 76, tying with seven others. But only four spots remained to make up the 30 that advanced to the CIF Southern Section Individual Finals at Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs. CIF officials did not have a playoff for the seven players, instead going with a different tie-breaker ?

The Laguna Beach girls' water polo team came into Wednesday's CIF Southern Section Division 1 first-round game as strong favorites against Beckman. Throughout the game, the third-ranked Breakers played the part with relish and, in the end, came away with a 23-9 victory over the visiting Patriots. The victory sends the Orange Coast League champions on to Saturday's quarterfinals. Laguna will host seventh-ranked Santa Barbara at 4 p.m. at the Laguna pool, Breakers Coach Ethan Damato said.

LAGUNA BEACH - Corona del Mar High football coach Scott Meyer said the Sea Kings' 41-14 victory over host Laguna Beach that ended a four-game losing streak in CIF semifinals dating back to 1992, meant they finally got over the hump. But it's certainly easier to surmount any bump in the postseason landscape when your primary offensive strategy involves running downhill. That's just the way it appeared for CdM (11-2) in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division semifinal, the Sea Kings' third semifinal appearance in four years.

The Breakers are back for seconds. A year after winning a CIF Southern Section championship, the Laguna Beach boys' volleyball team will play for another title after coming back from a game down Tuesday to defeat visiting Beckman, 26-28, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22, in a Division 2 semifinal match. The win sends the second-ranked Breakers to Saturday's Division 2 final at 4 p.m. at Cypress College against No. 1-ranked Corona del Mar. The Sea Kings defeated Trabuco Hills, 3-0, in Tuesday's other semifinal match-up.

The Breakers are back for seconds. A year after winning a CIF Southern Section championship, the Laguna Beach boys' volleyball team will play for another title after coming back from a game down Tuesday to defeat visiting Beckman, 26-28, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22. The win sends the second-ranked Breakers to Saturday's Division 2 final at 4 p.m. at Cypress College against No. 1-ranked Corona del Mar. The Sea Kings defeated Trabuco Hills, 3-0, in Tuesday's other semifinal match-up.

In a back-and-forth game, just a few plays would make the difference. The Laguna Beach High football team kept up with Beckman for nearly all of the teams? CIF Southern Section Southern Division first-round playoff game on Nov. 20. But, in the end, the Patriots got the fourth-quarter stops they needed as they pulled out a 35-28 win, ending Laguna?s season. The Breakers finish with a final record of 5-6. ?It was a shootout,? Laguna Coach Jonathan Todd said of the game against Beckman.

For the second straight year, the Laguna Beach High football team jumped on Costa Mesa early in the teams’ Orange Coast League showdown. This time, the Breakers made sure to finish the deal. They topped the Mustangs, 49-34, on Nov. 13 to capture the outright Orange Coast League title. Now, the Breakers (5-5) prepare for Beckman (6-3-1), who they’ll play host to tonight in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs. The league title was great for the senior class, which was honored before the game on senior night.

Brett McGaughey, a Laguna Beach High senior golfer, just missed on making the cut to advance at the CIF Southern Section Southern Individual Regional Monday at SeaCliff Country Club. McGaughey, the Orange Coast League champion, shot a four-over-par 76, tying with seven others. But only four spots remained to make up the 30 that advanced to the CIF Southern Section Individual Finals at Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs. CIF officials did not have a playoff for the seven players, instead going with a different tie-breaker ?

Well, the first one is behind them ? and in a good way. A year after being eliminated from the CIF-Southern Section playoffs on this very floor, the Laguna Beach Breakers boys? basketball team exorcised the ghost of losing their first game of the 2007 postseason tournament by pulling away from Beckman Wednesday (Feb. 13) for a 53-38 victory in at Dugger Gym. The victory puts the 10th-ranked Breakers into a second-round Division III-A matchup tonight seventh-ranked Nogales.

Laguna Beach hung tough with host St. Margaret?s throughout most of Tuesday night?s nonleague girls? basketball contest, but the Breakers couldn?t get over the hump and eventually lost to the Tartans, 58-45. Laguna trailed by two points at the half and was down four entering the fourth quarter. ?We actually tied (the score) with five minutes to play but didn?t have enough in the end,? Laguna Coach Jon Hendrickson said. ?Tess Grogan was huge for us. She scored 25 points and played superb defense on their best player the whole game.