Water polo puts on strong showing

The Laguna Beach High boys’ water polo team continues to impress

in its first year playing at the Division I level.

The Breakers earned an 11th place finish overall in the recent,

three-day South Coast Tournament that was held at Newport Harbor and

Corona del Mar high schools.

Laguna Beach, currently ranked seventh among Division I teams, ran

its record to 7-2 following tournament play. The Breakers had big

wins over ranked teams Villa Park and San Clemente. One of their two

losses was to eventual tournament champion Long Beach Wilson, a match

in which the Breakers played the physical Bruins tough before

eventually falling, 9-6.

The Breakers currently are playing in the Villa Park Tournament.

In a girls’ tennis match played last Monday, Laguna Beach picked

up a 13-5 nonleague win over Capistrano Valley.

The Breakers’ No. 2 doubles team of Kim Ochwat and Corey Miller

swept the Cougars’ three doubles teams by scores of 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.

Laguna’s top doubles team of Jessica Murray and the No. 3 team of

Britton Simons and Alex Murrel each won two of three matches.

In singles play, No. 1 Camerin Barron-Sandman, No. 2 Claire

Rietsch and No. 3 Jackie Reed each won two of three for the Breakers.

-- Mike Sciacca