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Brandon Laird, a junior third baseman at Westminster La Quinta, remembers making a pact with his older brother, Gerald, while attending a Dodger game as a boy.
March 12, 2004
Gerald Laird hit a three-run home run to cap Cypress’ four-run second inning as Cypress pounded Orange Coast, 13-2, Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference baseball.
May 5, 1999
High School Sports
BASEBALL * Corey Jones, Camarillo: Had a game-winning home run in the seventh inning and had a two-run double in the fifth in a 4-3 victory over Santa Ana Foothill in the second round of the Southern Section Division II playoffs. * Brandon Laird, Westminster La Quinta: His three-run home run in the ninth inning made him the winning pitcher and gave Coach Dave Demarest his 700th career victory in a 7-4 Division II win over Quartz Hill.
May 25, 2005
BASEBALL * Brandon Laird and Adam Jorgenson, Westminster La Quinta: Laird pitched a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts and no walks, and had three hits and four RBIs in a 7-0 victory over visiting Alhambra in the first game of a nonleague doubleheader at Blair Field in Long Beach.
April 2, 2004
Sports
Chicago Cubs sign Marlon Byrd to three-year deal
Jan. 1, 2010
The county’s leading hitter, Gerald Laird, and Sunset League most valuable player Matt Colin, will be two of the top seniors participating in the 31st Kiwanis North-South All-Star baseball game Monday at Cal State Fullerton.
June 7, 1998
Gerald Laird hit three home runs and had four RBIs as second-seeded La Quinta defeated Big Bear, 12-4, in the first round of the Division IV baseball playoffs Friday at La Quinta.
May 24, 1997
Tommy Nicholson of Esperanza and Canyon’s Jeff Leuenberger, who led their teams to section baseball championships, have been named divisional players of the year and members of the All-Southern Section teams, as selected by the California Baseball Coaches Assn.
June 25, 1997
BASEBALL Matt Aidem, Valencia: Had four hits, including a double, and drove in three runs for the No. 10 Vikings in a 13-5 victory over No. 8 Riverside Poly in a North Orange County tournament semifinal.
March 13, 2003
Books
Laird Hamilton, dripping wet and in board shorts, is exactly what you would expect: Tall, tan, ridiculously good-looking.
June 28, 2019