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Breakers continue hold on top spot The Laguna Beach High boys' water polo team continues to head the CIF Southern Section Division 3 poll. The Breakers are again ranked No. 1. The rest of the top 10 is Palos Verdes, Damien, Mira Costa, La Canada, Capistrano Valley, Aliso Niguel, Santa Monica, El Segundo and South Pasadena. Laguna travels next Thursday to face No. 2 Palos Verdes. In girls' volleyball, Laguna fell from second to fifth in this week's Division 1-A poll. Marymount, No. 3 a week ago, took over the top spot and former No. 1 Redlands East Valley is now ranked second.

Laguna Beach Soccer Club tryout dates approaching Laguna Beach Soccer Club will be holding tryouts for committed, quality soccer players on March 5, 7, 9 and 12, at Moulton Meadows in Laguna Beach. The club is open to players in the following divisions under-9 through under-15, for both boys and girls. Players interested in the upcoming tryout dates can call club director Andy Thomas at (949) 293-5701. Last year, Laguna Beach Soccer Club, in its first season, won its first title when its boys' under-10 team won a Bronze South Division championship.

The Laguna Beach High girls' tennis team continued its dominance in Orange Coast League play Tuesday by shutting out visiting Saddleback, 18-0. Singles players Aislin Elkin, Ines Galmiche, Stephanie Tat, Parker Poche' and Katelyn Bo, and the doubles teams of Haley Moss/Lia Berger, Kate Rogers/Katelyn Walsh, Claire Jaeger/Bianca Sganga, Chloe Mansour/Shawna Yang and Monica Prokes/Sarah Nederlander all contributed to the victory. Laguna dropped just seven games in 18 sets.

Five games in a five-day period didn't seem to faze the Laguna Beach boys' water polo team during the past week. The Breakers went 4-1 during that run, which included competing at the inaugural Santa Barbara Tournament before taking on Mira Costa on Tuesday in a key battle between two of the top-rated teams in CIF Southern Section Division 3. Laguna started its five-game schedule in Santa Barbara on Sept. 16. The Breakers dropped their opening tournament game to Vista, the top-ranked team in the CIF San Diego Section, but came back to win three straight matches.

2nd-ranked Laguna girls' water polo team will again take on No. 3 Villa Park.A week of formidable competition continues today for the Laguna Beach High girls' water polo team, which travels to play the Villa Park Spartans. Match time is 4 p.m. It's the second meeting of the season between the teams. On Dec. 10, the Breakers edged the Spartans, 9-8, in the championship final of the 32-team Villa Park Classic. The two teams also are neck-and-neck in the latest CIF-Southern Section Division II rankings: Laguna is ranked second and Villa Park third.

The Laguna Beach High boys' water polo team continues to hold down the top ranking in this week's CIF Southern Section Division 3 boys' water polo poll. The Breakers are one of three Laguna Beach athletic teams to earn a top-10 spot in the polls. Laguna leads a Division 3 poll that includes, in order, Damien, Palos Verdes, Aliso Niguel, Capistrano Valley, La Canada, Mira Costa, Peninsula, South Pasadena and Tesoro. In girls' volleyball, Laguna is ranked third in Division 2-AA.

What had the potential to be a sweep and big nonleague win for the Laguna Beach boys’ volleyball team Wednesday turned into a five-game match that ended in a 22-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-11 win for host Newport Harbor. Laguna was on fire in the first two games and made strong plays that took the Breakers to a 2-0 lead in the match and on the brink of a triumph over a Newport Harbor team that is ranked fourth in Division I and just last week handed No. 1-ranked Mira Costa a loss.