Laguna Hills

The opening of a Chick-fil-A franchise in Laguna Hills attracted more than new customers early Thursday morning as protesters picketed outside over the restaurant chain chief executive's opposition to gay marriage. About 35 protesters arrived at the new restaurant on El Toro Road near the 5 Freeway to sound off against statements made by CEO Dan Cathy. In a recent interview with Baptist Press , Cathy said that although he doesn't consider Chik-fil-A a "Christian business," he does operate on "biblical principles.

The Laguna Beach High girls' soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision Tuesday to Laguna Hills in a physical nonleague match at Guyer Field. The Breakers, who came into the match on a three-game win streak, trailed 2-0 at the half. Coach Bill Rolfing said his team started strong and controlled the match for the first 20 minutes and managed to get off several close but unsuccessful shots on goal. "Our goal for the second half was to win that half and we were successful as again we continued fine combination passing," Rolfing said.

The first meeting of the week between neighborhood rivals went to Laguna Hills Tuesday. The Hawks rode the pitching of John Lamb to a 6-2 nonleague victory over host Laguna Beach at Skipper Carrillo Field. "We faced one of the toughest pitchers in the county today," Laguna Coach Dave Dopf said. "We did all right, but we didn't make the adjustments on offense early in the game that we needed to. We fell behind and never caught up. Plus, our defense had a few miscues that led to a few of their runs.

“And when she passes/each one she passes goes ‘a-a-ah!’” A Laguna Beach couple has opened their new exotic car dealer, Concours Motorcar Company, with the First Annual Ipanema Exotic Car Event: a party with a Brazilian flair and enough rare vehicles on display to make even famed collectors like Jerry Seinfeld swoon. Jonathan and Mary Michaels surrounded hundreds of their guests with hundreds of thousands of dollars in classic and exotic cars Saturday, while they danced and enjoyed signature cocktails and cigars.

Woman located after missing from beach A woman was located at a hospital days after her fiancee reported she disappeared near Main Beach on Saturday. The woman's name could not be published because police are still investigating the possibility that the she may have been sexually assaulted, Sgt. Darin Lenyi said. The woman's fiancee, 29-year-old Brian Andrews of Covina , told police on Wednesday the woman, a 36-year-old Covina resident, was in a hospital, Lenyi said.

Friday Boys' Soccer (6:30 p.m.) Tesoro at Laguna JV Soccer (4:45 p.m.) Tesoro at Laguna Frosh/Soph Soccer (3:15 p.m.) Tesoro at Laguna Boys' Basketball (7 p.m.) Laguna at Irvine Frosh/Soph Basketball (5:30 p.m.) Laguna at Irvine * Monday Boys' Basketball (TBA) Laguna at Orange Optimist Classic (at Westminster High) JV Basketball (TBA) Laguna at El Toro Tournament Frosh/Soph Basketball (TBA)

Three Laguna Beach athletes, fourth-grade students Jack Payne , George Williams and Nolan Naess , were selected to the Laguna Hills National Junior Basketball All-Star Team. The team, composed of players from both Laguna Beach and Laguna Hills, advanced to the Final Four of the national tournament. The team started 9-0 during the three-weekend tournament and along the day defeated teams from Rancho Santa Margarita, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose. The team's only loss was a 58-53 semifinal defeat Sunday to eventual champion Newport Mesa Gold.

A Laguna Beach man threatened to bomb Sears in Laguna Hills after a heated exchange with a company phone operator. Police responded at 7:12 p.m. Friday to his home in the 200 block of Diamond Street to assist the Orange County Sheriff's Department in the investigation. The resident, described to be an 80-year-old man with a small dog, had called Sears to file a complaint regarding a repair. They transferred him to their call center in Florida where he got upset and threatened to bomb the Laguna Hills location.

2008 All-CIF-Southern Section Football Southern Division Championship Coach Ray Fenton, Cypress Offensive Player of the Year Ryan Saumur, Cypress Defensive Player of the Year Raphael Huizar, Pacifica Offensive Team Cypress: Mike Vanderipe, Ethan Wardle Estancia: Connor McKendry Irvine: Ethan Wiesbrook, Nate Jeffries Kennedy: Jeremy Hensley, Cory Smith Laguna Hills: Jeff Quigley,...

June Esther Campbell June Esther Campbell, 89, passed peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2013. She had been in failing health for several months, and entered hospice care late last summer. June was an active real estate agent in Laguna Beach, selling homes even into her 80's.Legend has it that June sold many local houses three times each during her reign. Many will remember her exuberant personality, her professional success, and her adventurous nature. June had many friends, and a lifelong love of animals.

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Three Laguna Beach athletes, fourth-grade students Jack Payne , George Williams and Nolan Naess , were selected to the Laguna Hills National Junior Basketball All-Star Team. The team, composed of players from both Laguna Beach and Laguna Hills, advanced to the Final Four of the national tournament. The team started 9-0 during the three-weekend tournament and along the day defeated teams from Rancho Santa Margarita, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose. The team's only loss was a 58-53 semifinal defeat Sunday to eventual champion Newport Mesa Gold.

Police arrested a Laguna Beach man for allegedly assaulting someone at the Koffee Klatch on Friday. Laguna Beach police received a call at 6:07 p.m. about a possible assault at the coffee shop at 1440 S. Coast Hwy., Sgt. Louise Callus said in an email. The victim told officers a man assaulted him, police said. Officers located Olando Edie, 29, nearby and arrested him on suspicion of battery. He was released without having to post bail on agreement that he appear in court, Callus said.

Animal Crackers opened in its new Laguna Hills location Saturday. The shop and pet rescue foundation moved to 24310 Moulton Parkway, Suite P, after losing its lease at the Aliso Creek Shopping Center in Laguna Beach. Despite valiant efforts by owner Gina Katzenbedian and her many supporters, no new location in Laguna Beach could be found. "I wish we could have stayed in Laguna, but we are very happy with our new location, which is larger and enables us to expand our rescue operation," Katzenbedian said.

Injuries may have put a damper on the first half of the season for the Laguna Beach High boys' tennis team, but they haven't stopped the Breakers from once again taking control of the Orange Coast League race. At the start of the second half of the league season, Laguna sits atop the standings at 5-0. The Breakers picked up their latest win on March 28 by taking an 11-7 match from host Saddleback. It also was the fifth win, overall, for the Breakers who are ranked No. 3 in CIF Southern Section Division.

An early season battle between two highly ranked prep boys' volleyball teams from different divisions took place Wednesday in San Clemente that needed five sets to decide a winner. Laguna Beach, the third-ranked team in CIF Southern Section Division 2, had San Clemente, the top-ranked team in Division 1, on the ropes during the nonleague match, but the host Tritons were able to pull out a 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 17-15 victory. It was the first loss of the season for the Breakers (2-1)

A trip north resulted in gold for the Laguna Beach Water Polo 14-and-under girls' team last weekend. Laguna won the gold medal at the Santa Barbara Water Polo Invitational Sunday by defeating host and heavily-favored Santa Barbara, 5-4, in the championship game. Despite losing six of seven starters from last season's squad, the youthful Laguna girls kept pace with Santa Barbara during the early part of the game. The locals held a one-point halftime advantage and kept a narrow lead until Santa Barbara tied the score with a goal out of center with 40 seconds left in the game.

An early battle between undefeated National Junior Basketball girls' teams Saturday went to the Laguna Beach Breakers. The Breakers earned another victory, their fourth of the season, by turning back Niguel Aliso, 36-25, at Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach. Laguna combined balanced scoring and aggressive defense to win the Division 1 contest. Sophia Lucas led Laguna in scoring with 11 points followed by Nicole Davidson with nine points. Isabel Mansour and Madison Sinclair both scored seven points.