Seniors Taylor Pitz and Chris Paul were named as Laguna’s top athletes at the annual All-Sports Banquet held this past Tuesday at Tivoli Terrace. Pitz has been Laguna’s most successful surfer the past four years and she will be continuing her education at UCLA. Paul is among Laguna’s most decorated athletes of all-time [...]
By Kristine Michaels, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach’s boys’ varsity tennis team, led by Coach Peter Davidson, proved themselves worthy competitors to earn a spot in the CIF Division IV finals, a season-ending match Wednesday, June 1, at the Claremont Tennis Club. Finishing league as undefeated Orange Coast League champions was easy for [...]
As the only son of a former USC tennis standout and European tour professional, Jake Michaels seemed destined to become Laguna Beach High’s top player. Yet, five years ago, Michaels was neither living in Laguna Beach nor playing competitive tennis. The family moved from Temecula to Laguna before Jake’s freshman year. But Greg Michaels decided [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
