LAGUNA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Pacific Coast League competition will take a short hiatus when the Hawks compete in the 34th Annual Anaheim Lions Spring Break Tournament starting on Saturday, March 22.  The 46 team tournament will be played over 4 days and include 115 games.  The Hawks are scheduled to play against:

1. Temescal Canyon H.S. on Saturday, March 22, at Boysen Park at 1:00PM;

2. Chaminade H.S. on Monday, March 24 at Glover Stadium at 10:00AM;

3. Western H.S. on Monday, March 24, at Laguna Hills H.S. at 3:00PM; and

4. Gahr H.S. on Tuesday, March 25 at Brookhurst Park at 7:30PM. 

Last year, more then 38 High School teams participated in the Lions Tournament which started in 1975 with only eight teams.  The Anaheim Lions Club is proud to provide an opportunity for the participating High Schools to compete against each other on the baseball field, while at the same time allowing them to raise funds to help the blind and the visually handicapped and other worthwhile charities.

The winning team will receive the perpetual trophy to display at their school for one year. A tournament Champion trophy, a second place trophy and an MVP trophy will be presented as well.

Other local teams in the Tournament include: Aliso Niguel, Capo Valley, Dana Hills, El Toro, Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, San Clement, Tesoro, and Trabuco Hills.  

Other high profile teams in the Tournament include: Long Beach Wilson, Mater Dei, Katella, Riverside Poly, and Santa Margarita.

The 2008 season opens this Friday, February 29, at Laguna Hills High School with the Hawks facing La Quinta High School in round #1 of the Newport Harbor Elks Lodge 1767 Tournament.  The Tournament features 60 teams from Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The Tournament is divided into three brackets:  Foothill, Frank Lerner, and Costa Mesa.

The Hawks play in the Foothill Bracket.

Follow all the action on the following links:

1.   Foothill Bracket: http://www.knightsbaseball.com/additionalpages/Tournament%20Front%20Page%2006%20PP3_files/Foothill%20Bracket.htm

2.  Frank Lerner Bracket: http://www.knightsbaseball.com/additionalpages/Tournament%20Front%20Page%2006%20PP3_files/Lerner%20Newport%20Elks.htm

3.  Costa Mesa Bracket: http://www.knightsbaseball.com/additionalpages/Tournament%20Front%20Page%2006%20PP3_files/Costa%20Mesa%20Bracket.htm

***(May 19, 2007) -  CIF PLAYOFFS:  HAWKS FALL IN FIRST ROUND OF CIF PLAYOFFS TO NOTRE DAME (Sherman Oaks) 3-1 IN 8 INNINGS.   MISSED SCORING OPPORTUNITIES AND A STRONG NOTRE DAME DEFENSE GIVES NOTRE DAME THE WIN.  CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON ENDS TOO EARLY.
***(May 17, 2007) -  OC REGISTER'S STEVE FRYER MAKES HIS PREDICTIONS FOR THE CIF TOURNAMENT AND PICKS THE HAWKS TO WIN IN DIVISION III  http://www.ocvarsity.com/ocvarsity/homepage/article_1696044.php
***(May 14, 2007) -  CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND SCHEDULE RELEASED; HAWKS TO PLAY ON FRIDAY, MAY 18 AGAINST THE WINNER OF THE WILDCARD GAME BETWEEN WEST VALLEY and NOTRE DAME. 
TO SEE THE TOURNAMENT BRACKET CLICK ON THE LINK: http://cifss.org/playoffs/Baseball.htm  then click the bottom tab: "Division III".
SEE "NEWS" PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE HAWKS "ROAD TO DODGER STADIUM".
***(May 13, 2007) - HAWKS' CHRIS GIOVINAZZO has been selected to play on the South Roster in the ORANGE COUNTY ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME sponsored and organized by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim.  The game will be played June 5 at 6:45 p.m. at Glover Stadium in Anaheim. It will be the 40th edition of the game.  For the complete roster and more details click the link: http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/ocvarsity/article_1694199.php
***(May 9, 2007) - HAWKS WIN!  HAWKS WIN!!! 
VARSITY, JUNIOR VARSITY and FRESHMEN ARE ALL CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE 2007 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE !!!
***(May 7, 2007) - CIF PLAYOFFS DATES ANNOUNCED
***(May 7, 2007) - HAWKS defeat Irvine H.S. and CLINCH TIE FOR PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!   HAWKS could claim sole possession of title with win in final game of regular season on Wednesday, May 9, vs Irvine at LHHS.
***(April 20, 2007) - Hawks game vs. league opponent Corona del Mar on Tues. April 24 to be televised on local COX Cable Channel 3 as the "Game of the Week".  For show times click the link: http://www.cox.com/ocpv/cox3/gameweek.asp
***(April 20, 2007) - TODAY's GAME vs. LAGUNA BEACH IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
***(April 11, 2007) - Hawks go 4-1 in Anaheim Lions Tournament with victories over Cerritos, Savanna, OceanView and Cypress, and a sole loss to Tesoro. 
*Kyle Harrison hits for the cycle in victory over Cypress;*Tony Kerr hits inside-the-park homerun vs. Cerritos; ohn Lamb hits two homeruns vs. Savanna;

***(April 6, 2007) - Anaheim Lions Tournament Starts Saturday Night, April 7 at 8:15PM at Boysen Park vs. Cerritos H.S.
***(April 5, 2007) - Varsity Completes Week With Two Wins Over University.  Record is now 3-3.  JV and Frosh keep winning.
***(March 30, 2007) - Varsity Grand Slams Irvine 14-5.  JV and Frosh win.
***(March 29, 2007) - ANAHEIM LIONS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED - See "NEWS" Page
***(March 28, 2007) - Varsity Loses in Bottom of 7th to Beckman, 3-2.  JV and Frosh win.
**(March 23, 2007) - Varsity Loses to Corona del Mar in 8 innings, 8-6.  JV and Frosh win.
***(March 19, 2007) - Varsity Falls to University in 12 innings, 8-2.  JV and Frosh win.
***(March 19, 2007) -  League Play Begins Today vs. University High School. Varsity Record is 7-2; JV Record is 1-4; and Freshmen Record is 5-1.
***(March 15, 2007) -  Hawks Play Doubleheaders:
   - Varsity Sweeps Long Beach Jordan at Blair Field (Long Beach);
   - JV Falls to Mission Viejo;and Frosh Split vs. Mission Viejo. 
See "Schedules" and "Standings" pages.
***(March 15, 2007) -  Freshmen Hawks Open Season 4-0.  See game summaries on "News" Page.
***(March 12, 2007) -  Hawks Split with Katella in Two Day Doubleheader.  Games originally scheduled for Brookhurst Park are played at Laguna Hills over two days.  Poor air quality in Anaheim area due to Anaheim Hills Fire moves games.
***ELKS TOURNAMENT: DIVISIONS, TEAMS, BRACKETS AND RESULTS - See "NEWS" Page.
***(March 10, 2007) -  Hawks Finish Elks Tournament with 4 Wins and 1 Loss. 
***(March 3, 2007) -  Hawks Open Season with Victories over Orange High School and Garden Grove High School - See GAME REPORTS on "NEWS" Page.

With the start of the Spring Sport season around the corner, the renovation of the LHHS baseball diamonds are nearing completion.  Both the Varsity and Freshman diamonds have seen extensive work including a completely new infield and pitching mound on the Freshman diamond and new turf on the Varsity diamond.  The Varsity diamond awaits new dirt formulated from a combination of materials which is the same used in many major league ballparks.  The final phase will be to laser level the basepaths and the skin areas of the field.