Poloists earn pair of sixth-place finishes Both...

Poloists earn pair of sixth-place finishes

Both the Laguna Beach High girls’ and boys’ water polo teams

earned sixth-place finishes in weekend tournament play.

Laguna’s girls traveled to Santa Barbara High to take part in the

invitation-only, Mystical High School Championships, a tournament

that drew 24 of the Southland’s top programs.

Laguna posted a 2-2 record.

The Breakers opened the tournament by defeating Clovis West, 10-7,

and also defeated Pacific Coast League rival Corona del Mar, 9-4.

They lost to Newport Harbor, 8-5, and Poway, 10-6.

Against Newport Harbor, Laguna was in a 5-5 tie with two minutes

remaining in regulation play against the defending CIF-Southern

Section Division I champion Sailors, who managed to pull away in the

closing minutes.

“I was a bit skeptical heading up to the tournament, just because

I didn’t know how the girls would respond to playing such top-notch

competition at this point in the season,” Laguna Coach Rick McKee

said. “But, the girls really rose to the occasion and truly came

together as a team.”

Laguna outscored its four opponents, 37-22.

“It’s been my philosophy that your offense comes from your

defense, and I thought that after that first game, we played solid

defense,” McKee said. “I was really happy with our play.”

Also that same weekend, Laguna’s boys’ team placed sixth at the

Villa Park Tournament.

Like the girls’ team, the boys posted a 2-2 record in tournament

play.

Laguna’s boys travel to Santa Barbara High this weekend to compete

in tournament play.

The Laguna under-16 team will be in San Diego to compete at the

California State Games at Mira Mar College.

Summer tennis camps continue

Summer tennis camps for pee wee-, junior-, teen- and

competitor-level youth continues to be offered in Laguna Beach

through July 29.

The camps are coached by local resident Julie Heussenstamm and

United States Professional Tennis Assn. Coaches.

The camp times are as follows:

Beginner and intermediate pee wee (ages 5 to 7), 9 to 9:50 a.m.

Beginner and intermediate juniors (ages 7 to 12), 10 to 10:50 a.m.

Beginner and intermediate teens (ages 11 to 18), 11 to 11:50 a.m.

Junior competitors (age 8 to 12) 8 to 10 a.m.

Teen competitors (age 12 to 18) 8 to 10 a.m.

Registration is taken through the Laguna Beach Recreation

Department or by calling Heussenstamm at (949) 497-4850.