By 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
Southern California Girls’ Season Closes Today with Predictions
Ten girls’ prep water polo champions are crowned today in Southern California. Southern Section matches begin at 9:20 with Hemet vs. Ocean View in Division 7, and end with the Division 1 Back Bay clash between historic rivals, Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar at 6:30pm. In La Jolla, the
CIF-SS Semifinal Predictions, La Jolla & Bishop’s Advance in San Diego
Irvine is home this evening to arguably the most exciting day of the academic year in girls’ water polo. While the CIF Southern Section Division I semis carry the most weight and tradition, all seven divisions of the mammoth section will play matches to decide Saturday’s championship games. Orange County’s veteran water
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
Lake Nona (FL) Girls Head West to Hone Skills
While Florida high school water polo will begin its season in a couple weeks the girls of Lake Nona High School spent the past weekend touring San Francisco, sampling In-n-Out, and competing against teams from California and Canada. On Saturday TWp caught Orlando United, as the USAWP club is called, matched
Select CA High School Boys to Scrimmage Argentina Senior Men
A group of Southern California high school boys have been selected for the unique chance to scrimmage against the Argentina senior national team on Saturday the 26th. The event, announced today in a tweet by USA Water Polo, and organized by Orange Lutheran coach Steve Carrera will be streamed live
Stanford’s Jeff Nesmith Takes Los Alamitos Boys’ HS Job
The helm of one of the premier boys’ high school jobs in the country has been turned over to Stanford grad and two-time NCAA champion Jeff Nesmith. He took over for Dave Carlson at Southern California’s Los Alamitos High School as reported by Dan Albano today. Nesmith, who formerly coached down the
2012: The Year In Review
Stories of change and growth dotted the American water polo landscape as TWp’s expanding coverage of the interscholastic sport ballooned in 2012. Here we highlight a select few that stood out, straying some from our typical focus on the interscholastic game to include references to the pinnacle of our sport in an
Morning Drive: Prep Water Polo Championship Saturday
Boys water polo: Mater Dei sprints to fantastic No. 5 – OC Varsity : OC Varsity IRVINE Mater Dei’s boys water polo team arrived at the CIF-SS Division 1 final Saturday night with new haircuts that senior Matthew Cuozzo described as “trendy.” The top-seeded Monarchs ended… Agoura captures third straight
