By The girls of Olympia High School became the first Orlando-area team to win Florida’s high school water polo champions on Saturday. They completed a perfect season defeating traditional power Gulliver Prep of Miami 7-4 to become their area’s sole titleist since the FHSAA sanctioned water polo playoffs 13 years ago. The Titans
Dr. Phillips Standout Ian Supra Succumbs to Cancer
Florida prep water polo standout Ian Supra has died after an intense and public struggle against esophageal cancer. He was 20 years old. The former Dr. Phillips star received the surprise diagnosis of stage 4 esophageal cancer during the 2013 Christmas break. Given an 20 percent chance of survival the young athlete received
Florida's High School Water Polo Teams Realigned
Florida’s FHSAA has released new assignments for the 78 high school water polo teams that currently field teams. The changes go into effect beginning this coming season and will last through the 2018-19 scholastic year. Four more teams are listed compared to 2013-14 with only Cutler Bay listed as an independent team.
Florida’s High School Water Polo Teams Realigned
Florida’s FHSAA has released new assignments for the 78 high school water polo teams that currently field teams. The changes go into effect beginning this coming season and will last through the 2018-19 scholastic year. Four more teams are listed compared to 2013-14 with only Cutler Bay listed as an independent team.
First Drop in Florida Prep Water Polo Numbers Since 2010
For the first time since 2010 the number of athletes playing high school water polo in Florida dropped. That according to the recently published 2014-15 sports participation survey, which showed improvement among girls’ numbers but a drop of over seven percent with boys. Still over 2,200 high schoolers played interscholastic water polo in the
WATCH: Belen Boys, Ransom Everglades Girls Return to Podium
In 2014 St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Belen Jesuit by 10 goals in a semifinal match to earn a spot in the finals. There they lost to Gulliver Prep. On April 18 Belen avenged that loss with a 14-9 championship victory over St. Thomas Aquinas. The Wolverines now have their second
