Locals win at SLC

The Roxy Beach 14-and-under girls’ volleyball team, based in Anaheim

but consisting of two players and a head coach from Laguna Beach, won

its division championship last weekend at the Junior Olympics at Salt

Lake City.

Roxy Beach is in its first year playing club volleyball.

The eight-member 14-and-under team is coached by Steve Obradovich

and includes players Piper Obradovich and Lexie Kahl of Laguna Beach.

Roxy Beach played 11 matches during the week-long tournament. The

squad won all 11 matches it played and won 22 of 26 games.

In addition to Steve Obradovich, Piper Obradovich and Kahl, the

Roxy Beach 14-and-Under team is composed of players Chelsea Brown of

Laguna Niguel; Falyn Fonoimoana of Redondo Beach; Mariah Jakosky of

Balboa; Stacey Hallam of Mission Viejo; Jessica Colberg and Katrina

Alaelua, both of Long Beach; and assistant coach James Felton of

Costa Mesa.

In youth water polo:

Laguna Beach Age Group Water Polo returns to action Monday with

three teams playing at Newport Beach High.

Two other Laguna Beach teams will play Wednesday, also at Newport

Beach High.

Below is a listing of games times for each division:

Monday, July 11

Laguna vs. Newport Beach

(at Newport Harbor High)

6 p.m.: 10-and-under coed

6:45 p.m.: 12-and-under girls

7:30 p.m.: 12-and-under boys

Wednesday, July 13

Laguna vs. Newport Beach

(at Newport Beach High)

6 p.m.: 14-and-under girls

6:45 p.m.: 14-and-under boys