By 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
Punahou Wins 6th Title; MICDS Returns to MO Title Match; IL Sectional Titles Today; Parkrose Under Threat
Punahou vs. Kahuku (@HawaiiWaterPolo) An early 3-2 lead for Kahuku evaporated as Punahou methodically outscored the North Shore school to win the HHSAA (HI) girls’ high school state title in Honolulu on Friday. The Red Raiders were stifled after the first quarter, adding only one more score to end the
NCAA Women’s Championships Highlight Huge Weekend of Interscholastic Water Polo
First round matches are under way today at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool for the 2013 NCAA women’s water polo championships. Those games are only a small sample of what is taking place this weekend in US interscholastic water polo. Parts of seven major championships are on today’s schedule, highlighted by Punahou’s attempt
Huge Illinois Sectional Week Kicks Off with Old Favorites and New Blood
With particular attention paid to the Fenwick Sectional, where the top two boys’ teams in the state, Lyons and the host Friars, compete, Aaron Brown of Illpolo.com gives a synopsis of all eight sections, boys’ and girls’, in Illinois prep water polo. As was last year, only one of the
Gulliver Prep Girls Stunner, St. Thomas Aquinas Wins FL Championship, Fenwick Girls Over Rockford, Texas State Brackets
Congrats to St. Thomas Aquinas boys and Gulliver Prep girls for winning water polo state championships today! — FHSAA (@FHSAA) April 27, 2013 They don’t waste time in Florida. High school district water polo tournaments began on April 15 with nearly 60 teams each in the boys’ and girls’ brackets,
Discipline at St. Charles E., Belmont Plaza Resurrection, Paly Coach Departs, West TX Update
More from St. Charles East (IL) High School where the boys’ water polo coach resigned a week ago. Jaclyn Weber stepped down mid-season after suffering “inappropriate behavior” and a “general lack of respect” by her players according to the school’s athletic director. A new coach was quickly found for the
Report: St. Charles East (IL) Coach Resigned After Being Harrassed
Jaclyn Weber, the coach who resigned from the boys water polo coaching position at St. Charles East (IL) on Monday did so after enduring “inappropriate behavior displayed by several of the team members…as well as the general lack of respect…” according to a letter issued by Athletic Director Mike Sommerfeld. In
SIU Forfeits, Florida and Illinois Playoffs, Coaching Moves
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
