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LISTEN: SJSU Men to Lead Exodus to New Conference Says Watson
The reconstituted men’s program at San Jose State, along with several other yet-to-be-named teams, will break away to join the Golden Coast Conference within the next few years. New Spartans head coach Bruce Watson broke that news on the most recent version of The Counter Attack with Greg Mescall. http://traffic.libsyn.com/counterattack/CounterAttackEp56.mp3 The GCC,
2014: The Year in Review
An exciting year for water polo in the United States was 2014 with even more coverage of the sport throughout the US, key signs of growth at the collegiate level, and unprecedented success for American women. The future looks pretty shiny for the year to come. But first, a brief
Spartan Alumni Led Men’s Varsity Program Reinstatement
Wednesday’s announcement by San Jose State University that it would reinstate men’s varsity water polo in 2015 is the culmination of efforts by a committee of highly engaged alumni with deep connections to the successful Spartans teams of the 60s and 70s. That group, including well known Olympic Club and West Valley
Varsity Men’s Water Polo Returns to San Jose State
A lightning bolt from San Jose State which has announced that after a multi-decade hiatus it will reinstate varsity men’s water polo in 2015. The Spartans played a major role in the sport through until the 1980s producing such stars as Steve Hamman and coach Art Lambert. More info to
First Decline in California Prep Participation Since 2003
Boys water polo in California could not sustain the torrid 4.4% rate of growth it achieved in the 2012-13 school year, the highest among all boys’ prep sports. That figure reversed by 0.7% last season according to the California Interscholastic Federation’s 2014 Participation Census released on August 7th. There were 114
Non-Californians Rising for US Men’s Youth Team; Women Dominate with CA-Centric Roster
USA Men’s and Women’s Youth teams both pocketed gold medals at the recently completed UANA Junior Pan American Championships in Riverside, California. The women went largely unchallenged defeating silver medalists Brazil by five scores and winning their matches by an average of 15. The men avenged a loss in last
Highest Ever Participation in Florida Prep Water Polo
Figures from Florida’s recently published 2013-14 sports participation survey show an all-time high for participation in high school water polo. Nearly 2,300 athletes played interscholastic water polo in the 2013-14 school year according to the Florida High School Athletic Association, an improvement of over seven percent over the previous scholastic year.
