Breakers get no breaks

It was a tough week of athletic competition for Laguna Beach High

teams, many of whom resumed action this week following a spring break

layoff.

Despite the vacation, the Laguna boys’ volleyball team saw plenty

of action, playing six, best-of-five game matches over a four-day

period.

The swing began with a 15-11, 15-2, 11-15, 11-15 Pacific Coast League loss to visiting University.

The Breakers appeared to have the match in hand after winning the

first two games, but the Trojans rallied to win on Laguna’s home

floor for just the second time in history.

Matt Anderson led the Breakers in kills with 25 and Trey Chapel

had 15. Anderson also had five blocks, Chapel had 13 digs, Luke

Morris had 12 digs and Nick Aronoff had 42 assists and 16 digs.

A day later, Laguna took to the road to play rival Corona del Mar

and the Sea Kings swept the Breakers, 15-13, 15-5, 15-11.

The two losses dropped Laguna into third-place in the league

standings.

The team next headed north to compete at the prestigious Santa

Barbara Tournament of Champions.

The Breakers entered the tournament with a No. 11 seed but

finished 15th overall after posting a 1-3 record.

Laguna dropped consecutive matches to Newport Harbor, Carlsbad and

Dos Pueblos -- a match in which outside hitter Matt Anderson was

injured -- before the Breakers swept Righetti, 15-13, 15-7, 15-7.

Laguna is ranked eighth in this week’s CIF Southern Section

Division II poll. Corona del Mar was second in the poll behind No. 1

Valencia and University came in at No. 10.

In softball, Hilary Frimond belted her fifth and sixth home runs

of the season and Laguna was an 8-2 winner over visiting University

on Tuesday.

Frimond delivered her first shot of the game with the bases empty

in the second inning and hit a two-run homer in the third.

Joceyln Turner went the distance and improved her record to 8-6 as

Laguna won for the first time in five league outings.

In boys tennis, Laguna suffered an 18-0 rout Monday at Corona del

Mar. On Tuesday, the Breakers were defeated by host Northwood, 16-2.

The two losses put Laguna at 2-4 in league play.

In baseball action, Laguna dropped PCL home games to Corona del

Mar, 15-1, and Northwood, 6-4.

Laguna is now 3-7 in league.