Lauren Schneider made a mistake Saturday afternoon, but the Laguna Beach High girls’ water polo freshman goalkeeper was given an immediate chance to make up for it. At the time, the Irvine Southern California Championships title match was tied 6-6. Instead it was top-seeded Laguna Beach that finished strong, earning an 8-6 win over No. Laguna Beach (25-1) also more than likely locked up the top seed for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, which begin Feb. 13. Laguna Beach beat Santa Barbara San Marcos ` 12-2 in a tournament semifinal match earlier Saturday, and Damato called it the most consistent match of the season.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 02, 2020 04:41 UTC