By Selected coverage of several items of interest to interscholastic water polo fans this fall season. Scores are already on the books at Georgia’s State High School Water Polo Championships in Cumming this weekend. Preliminary matches taking place today, Friday, while the remainder of the tournament spans the remainder of the weekend.
Top Prep Teams Vie for Summer Championships in CA and PA
Beginning tomorrow some of the best high school teams in the US will be competing for huge regional championships on opposite coasts. 714 Water Polo Club in Villa Park, CA hosts the gigantic 2013 California High School State Championships, the closest approximation to an actual sanctioned state interscholastic championship event
Details of Auto Qualification for SCIAC Men, Date Set for Play-in Match
More on the move by the NCAA to expand automatic qualifying for the men’s championship tournament to include the SCIAC. The specifics of the matter were included in a report by the NCAA Division I Championships Management Cabinet of June 11-12, a copy of which TWp reviewed. The language related to the
SCIAC Coaches Enthusiastic About Automatic Qualification for Men’s NCAA Championships
Whittier College water polo coach Justin Pudwill shared more details of the NCAAs move toward approving an automatic spot to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) men’s champion this coming fall. The CWPA reported today that the NCAA Championship Cabinet approved the change during their meetings in Indianapolis June
Rockford Repeats in MI, Golden Coast Conference Announced, UoP’s New Recruits, Cutino Award Winners
The 2012-2013 scholastic year is nearly over, but plenty of water polo news still coming out of high schools and colleges. ROCKFORD, MI – Rockford lived up to its top seeding to win the MWPA girls high school championship last Saturday. Ann Arbor Huron took a 2-0 lead to surprise
MI Girls’ Champs to be Streamed; DI Coach on Change in Recruiting Priorities; FL Makes its Mark on USMNT; Girls’ Prep Coaching Changes
Just over 3 days to the State Championship Tournament! Can’t make it to the games-they will be streaming at http://t.co/zGDWKcsbA1 #miwp — MWPA (@MWPAChampships) May 28, 2013 ROCKFORD, MI – The high school water polo season comes to an end this weekend with Michigan’s girls competing for the state title at Rockford
Rockford Girls Win MI East Region, Enter State Championships as Favorites
For those suffering from high school water polo withdrawals after last Saturday’s bonanza (Illinois, Utah, and Washington all crowned state champions), the girls season in Michigan ends on Saturday, June 1 with the MWPA Championships. Rockford both hosts and enters the competition as favorites after winning the West Region on
Curtis Wins WA in Upset; St. Ignatius Girls Take Illinois; Fenwick, Kearns, Murray Best in IL and UT
Five state high school champions were crowned on Saturday with the girls of Washington and Illinois providing the bulk of the drama. The South Sound (WA) high school girls’ water polo championships culminated with a defensive battle between favored Gig Harbor and nearby rivals Curtis. The two programs had met five
SLUH Survives to Win MO, Fenwick Win Highlights IL Districts, WA Girls’ Finals Set
The Jr. Billikens of St. Louis University High lived up to preseason expectations by winning Missouri’s high school water polo championship on Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-plex. Though considered one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory, many coaches and observers slightly favored SLUH to regain the top
A Final Day, and NCAA Championship Match, Worth the Wait and More
That was the game we’ve been waiting for. The NCAA Championship tournament is a celebration of the interscholastic game, not a tournament of champions where only the best programs participate. And that’s the way we want it. An eight-team field of the top ranked squads would rub us the wrong
