Laguna shoots a season best
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A new team low score has earned the Laguna Beach High girls’ golf team another Orange Coast League victory.
Laguna won for the eighth time in league competition when the Breakers defeated host Calvary Chapel, 204-254, at Mile Square Park Classic Golf Course (par 34) in Fountain Valley. The 204 score was a season-low team score for the Breakers who took their OCL record to 8-0 and improved to 8-5 overall.
MaryKate Quellmalz shot even par 34 to win medalist honors.
“MaryKate played a fantastic round of golf, scoring par on all nine holes,” Laguna Assistant Coach Sean Quigley said. “This is probably her most impressive day with our team. She is a long hitter and can post a lot of birdies, but being too aggressive can lead to bogies as well.
“Today (Monday), she showed she can be patient, keep to her plan and not try and force anything. We’ve talked about playing each hole individually, one at a time, and it looks like she did that really well.”
BellaRose Robinson was next in line for Laguna at 41, followed by Leslie Dwight’s score of 42.
“She has been working hard on her driver and her scores have been creeping lower and lower over the past four matches, so it looks like she will be playing her best golf when our league tournament gets underway within the next week,” Quigley said of Dwight.
Quigley also said that Hailey McCullough had a “great shooting day,” her score of 44 being “one of her best scores of the year.”
“The depth of our team was too much for Calvary, as we had all five of our scoring players shooting in the mid- to low-40s,” he said. “If we continue to play like this, up to our potential, it will be difficult for anyone in our league to beat us.”
Laguna scores from Monday’s win over Calvary Chapel: MaryKate Quellmalz (34, medalist); BellaRose Robinson (42); Leslie Dwight (42); Halle Redfearn (43); Hailey McCullough (44); Hannah Burnett (53).
Monday’s 204 team score eclipsed the previous season-low score for the Breakers who had previously set the mark on Oct. 8 at Mesa Linda Golf Course (par 33) in Costa Mesa. The Breakers defeated host Costa Mesa, 205-258, in an OCL match.
Redfearn, in her first year on the Laguna golf team, was match medalist with a career-low score of 37. Lindsey Lowell, also in her first year on varsity and playing in her first varsity match, shot a 51.
“Halle Redfearn had a breakthrough day,” Quigley said. “She is a good, natural athlete and works hard every day to improve her game. There is no doubt that she will be competing with the top girls in the league for a playoff spot.
“Overall, just a great effort with three players posting scores under 40.”
Laguna scores from the Oct. 8 win over Costa Mesa: Halle Redfearn (37, medalist); MaryKate Quellmalz (39); BellaRose Robinson, (39); Leslie Dwight (42); Anna Kunkel (48); Lindsey Lowell (51).
The Breakers took part Wednesday in the OCL Cluster and Individuals Tournament. Results weren’t available at press time. League individual finals are next Monday .
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Girls’ Tennis
The Breakers kept a first grip on first-place in the Orange Coast League standings by sweeping past Godinez Tuesday, 18-0, at Saddleback High.
The win put Laguna, ranked eighth in CIF Southern Section Division 2, at 7-0 in league and 12-3 overall.
In previous action, the Breakers cruised to an 18-0 league sweep of Costa Mesa Oct. 9, and dropped an 11-7 nonleague match to visiting Santa Margarita (No. 8, Division 1) Monday. Summer Dvorak (6-0, 6-1, 6-1) swept at No. 1 singles for the Breakers against Santa Margarita.
“We are playing well, and intend to finish the season on an upswing,” Laguna Coach Don Davis said.
The score from Laguna’s league match Thursday against Calvary Chapel wasn’t available at press time. The Breakers host Sage Hill in nonleague play at 3 p.m. next Monday , then close out their OCL schedule with a 3 p.m. home games Tuesday and Thursday against Estancia and Saddleback, respectively.
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Boys’ Water Polo
The Breakers won twice in the past week, defeating Godinez and Dana Hills.
Laguna ran away from Godinez Oct. 8 in posting a 19-4 Orange Coast League victory to improve to 2-0 in league. Sean Whitlock scored four goals, Greyson Benson and Jakob Colladay both had three goals, Jack Dodson two goals and three assists, Henry White one goal and six steals, and Graham Peleaux had three assists for the Breakers.
Laguna, the top-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 3, trailed Dana Hills (No. 5, CIF-SS Division 2), 10-9, entering the fourth quarter of the Oct. 9 nonleague game but went on to outscore the visiting Dolphins, 4-2, to pull out a 13-12 win. Dodson had four goals and three assists, Cade Baldridge three goals and three steals, Sebastian Jacobs two goals, and Garret Hartley had 10 saves.
Laguna put its No. 1 ranking on the line Thursday when it hosted second-ranked Murietta Valley in a key nonleague game. The score wasn’t available at press time.
The Breakers host Los Alamitos in a noon nonleague game Saturday. They return to OCL play at 3:15 p.m. next Wednesday to host Sage Hill.
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Girls’ Volleyball
The Breakers went to 4-0 in Orange Coast League play Monday by defeating visiting Calvary Chapel, 25-10, 25-19, 19-25, 25-16.
It was the first league defeat for Calvary Chapel, which fell to 3-1.
Laguna, ranked fourth in CIF-SS Division 2AA, used a balanced attack to square its overall record at 10-10. Katelyn Carballo had 11 kills and 14 digs, Cameron Dorn 14 kills, Kelsey Paul nine kills, Aspen Rocha and Sage Patchell eight kills each, Francie Holte 16 digs, Briana Boyd 10 digs, and Boyd and Rocha combined for 40 assists.
In a league match Oct. 9 at Estancia, Laguna swept the host Eagles, 25-11, 25-12, 25-12. Patchell had a team-high nine kills and Holte a team-best nine digs in the win.
The Breakers completed the first-half of OCL play Wednesday when they took on Godinez. The score wasn’t available at press time. Next week, they play league games at home Tuesday (5:15 p.m.) against Costa Mesa and on the road Thursday (6 p.m.) at Saddleback.
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Cross-Country
The Laguna girls (1:42:01.98 team time) took third place and the boys (1:26:55.26) fifth place Saturday in the Division 4 team standings at the Asics Clovis Cross-Country Invitational at Woodward Park (5K) in Fresno.
The Breakers will compete Friday at the Orange County Championships at Irvine Regional Park.
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Boys’ Sand Volleyball
The Breakers suffered their first loss in Orange County High School Beach League play when they were edged, 3.5-3.0, by Huntington Beach.
The loss dropped Laguna (4-1) into a first-place tie with Newport Harbor (4-1) in the South bracket of the league standings. Huntington (4-1) leads the North bracket.
Laguna took on Orange Lutheran Thursday in league play. The score wasn’t available at press time.
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CIF Weekly Rankings
Boys’ Water Polo: Laguna Beach (No. 1, Division 3).
Boys’ Cross-Country: Laguna Beach (No. 2, Division 4).
Girls’ Cross-Country: Laguna Beach (No. 2, Division 4).
Girls’ Volleyball: Laguna Beach (No. 4, Division 2AA).
Girls’ Tennis: Laguna Beach (No. 8, Division 2).
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