By A couple of notable coaching changes at the high school level. Spencer Dornin, former Cal all-American who has been at the helm of Palo Alto (CA) High School’s girls’ team is leaving. Dornin’s wife will be finishing her post-medical school residency and is presumably relocating to take a new job. Update:
Wrap-up from St. Louis DeSmet Tourney
Brett Auten of StlHighSchoolSports.com shares all the details of SLUH’s impressive overtime win over Fenwick to win the DeSmet Invitational last night. The Midwestern rivals put on an exciting display of water polo for the fans, many of whom collected at the Rec-Plex entrance to cheer the title-winners. SLUH emerges
ASU over Cal Again, Fenwick Beats Lyons to Win Tourney, UCSD Poised to Rise
A frenzied last-quarter comeback attempt fell short for the Lyons Township boys as they fell to Fenwick in the championship match of the Dan Lynch Tournament on Saturday. In the Friars’ home pool the Lions fell behind, 6-2 before scoring three in a row to bring it within one. A
Stanford Falls, USC Takes Over Top Ranking
SWIMMING WORLD — Favored to both to win its conference and repeat as NCAA champions, the Stanford Cardinal traveled to Irvine for the UCI Invitational Tournament where they were beaten thoroughly by the USC Trojans on Sunday. That story and all the other major collegiate happenings are covered in this
CIF Girls’ Playoffs, New Media Outlet, European Analysis of US Polo
Some of the iconic water polo schools in San Diego are gathering in La Jolla tonight for the CIF San Diego Section Division III girls’ water polo semifinals. This could be the last year that The Bishop’s School, Coronado, Cathedral Catholic, and La Jolla will wear the Division III tag
Western Expansion in TX, Princeton Freshman Shines, MO Adds Another
Texas’ revamped West Region is beginning to take shape with the addition of as many as 20 new high school programs from San Antonio up to Waco. TISCA leadership will host a conference call on Monday to begin hashing out details of the upcoming spring season. Two regional tournaments are
ODP’s future, Campagna in CA, Push to Increase College Programs
Some news and observations from the American water polo scene presented here on occasion. Pomona’s coach of the year Alex Rodriguez gave an impassioned presentation at the recent WPCA conference in Las Vegas. His drive to grow the game at the collegiate level is explicitly meant to increase coaching opportunities.
Memorial Cup Notes; PA, OH, MD Championships; MPSF Turmoil
A huge day in American water polo. TWp monitored events from Bellarmine Prep in San Jose at the championship round of the Memorial Cup, the classic NorCal-SoCal boys high school battle. Observations from the pool deck and beyond: Two of the historic American boys high school teams met for the
Notes and Brackets from Northern California’s Memorial Cup Tournament
Bellarmine Prep and Serra High School host the Memorial Cup in Northern California this weekend. Some notes from day one of the event: Sacramento’s Rio Americano was forced to abandon its second match on Friday with the score tied 10-10 against tournament co-host Serra. Coach Tyson Frenn received a red
Texas State High School Championships in Austin
An old friend and teammate from California’s Bay Area who’s lived in Dallas for nearly a decade sat next to us for the final day of Texas’ high school championships in Austin the past Saturday. “I had no idea this many teams played water polo in Texas” he commented upon observing that
