Laguna Beach High School’s surf team wrapped up a perfect season at the Scholastic Surf Series final at Oceanside Harbor last weekend. In team competition with breezy, bumpy conditions Laguna Beach was up against El Toro and cleaned up with nearly every team member advancing into the individual rounds. Zach Levine won in the bodyboard, [...]
By Alisa Cairns and Scott Finn, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach High School’s surf team “stole the show” during the Scholastic Surf Series Sunday March 3, at Golden West Street in Huntington Beach. The surf had some size and power and was definitely challenging, but the Laguna crew handled it nicely. Blair Conklin, [...]
By Alisa Cairns and Scott Finn, Special to the Independent Participating in the Scholastic Surf Series, the Laguna Beach High School surf team competed against five other high schools Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Oceanside Pier. All six of the LBHS boys surfing in the short board category made it to the six-man final, [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
