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Alumni baseball game Saturday at Laguna

Laguna Beach High will hold its 2007 alumni baseball game Saturday at the school.

Prior to the game, a ceremony will be held for the rededication of Skipper Carrillo field. The ceremony as well as player introductions will take place at 12:30 p.m.

The alumni game will begin at 1 p.m.

The alumni roster to date: Bill Dolby (1976); Dwight Miller (1976); Scott Henderson (1977); Bill Toon (1978); Mitch Kruger (1978); Coby Naess (1986); Danny Lane (1988); Andrew Stellar (1995); Teo Moore (1996); Kyle Johnson (1998); James McKibben (1998); Ethan Whitney (1998); Jimmy Bobst (2001); John Verdugo (2001); Clayton Dubin (2002); Brian Beck (2003); Jonathan Cedeno (2003); Blake Hite (2003); Scott Youngstead (2003); Shawn Pfendler (2005); Noah Brewster (2006); Garrett Rauch(2006), and Kevin Kelly (2006).

Alumni coaches are current school athletic director Mike Roche and Keith Mulvaney (1999).

Interested alumni can call Laguna Beach High baseball coach Dave Dopf at (949) 291-6647.

Youth hoops league registration continues

Basketball League registration for local girls in grades K-through-8 currently is being accepted at the at the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach main branch through March 2.

The league gives girls the opportunity learn the skills of basketball and enhance their self esteem while having a great time being part of a team. Weekly one-hour practices begin March 26. Games will run April 16 through June 10.

Volunteer opportunities are available for parents interested in coaching teams. Hans Laroche, Boys & Girls Club athletic director, heads the successful program.

All participants must be members of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach. Membership fee is $140 per year. Scholarships are available for qualifying families. League fee is $85.00 per player and includes a new team uniform. Late fee applies for youth who register after the March 2 cutoff date.

Annual sponsorship opportunities which support Boys & Girls Club athletic activities are available for just $300.

For more information, call Program Director Susie Hird at (949) 494-2535, ext. 105.

Next Junior Tennis series event is Feb. 25

The next Laguna Beach Junior Tennis Challenger Series event will run from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 25.

The series is open to novice and advanced players ages eight to 16 who wish to rack up points in singles round-robin play.

The cost is $25 per player. Registration for the event can be obtained through the Laguna Beach Community Services Dept. Registration is open through Mon., Feb. 19.

The series is presented by All Court Tennis coached by Julie Heussenstamm of the United States Professionals Tennis Assn. For more information, call (949) 933-4850, or e-mail allcourttennis@hotmail.com.

City tennis tournament to hold 50th event

The Laguna Beach Tennis Tournament will celebrate its 50th year of competition with tournament play set for the weekends of April 21-22 and 28-29. Events include men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed 2.0 through Open play. A Youth/Experience doubles event that will pair a young player with an adult, also will be held.

Persons interested in volunteering and/or sponsoring/partnering for this year’s special event can e-mail tournament director Julie Heussenstamm at allcourttennis@hotmail.com.