By In the heart of his fourth year as head coach at Santa Ana, California’s Foothill High School, Jeff Colton has abruptly resigned, according to OCVarsity.com. Foothill Principal Nick Stephany said the reasons for Colton’s resignation were “personal” without elaborating. Colton departs as the Knights are currently ranked fourth in the CIF
New York’s Hudson Valley Suits Cali Native Benson
An unlikely but understandable recruiting pipeline has emerged between Orange County, CA, and Poughkeepsie, NY, home of Marist College and its well-known new women’s water polo coach, Natalie Benson. The former US Olympian, who took over the Red Foxes in September, recently secured the goalkeeping services of Jessica Hermosillo, who
Ken Lindgren, Long Beach State Coaching Icon, Has Died
Reports widely circulated via social media on Friday were confirmed today when Long Beach State reported, and a close family friend confirmed to TWp, the death of legendary 49er water polo coach Ken Lindgren. It has been well known within the water polo community of Long Beach and beyond that Coach Lindgren had
Matt Kittle Resigns as Notre Dame Coach, Kyle Tepe Tabbed as Interim Replacement
Matt Kittle resigned his position as head men’s and women’s water polo coach on Tuesday due to “commitments outside water polo” he told TWp in a phone conversation on Thursday. Kyle Tepe, currently listed as an assistant coach on the men’s water polo staff, has been chosen to serve as
Kittle No Longer Head Coach at Notre Dame (OH)
Notre Dame College in Ohio has published an immediate opening for the the men’s and women’s water polo head coaching position, and Matt Kittle is no longer listed as a member of either staff. Kyle Tepe and Shami Entenman have taken over coaching duties according to the Notre Dame Men’s Water
Twitter Tributes to Departing Navy Coach Schofield
Thursday’s mid-season resignation of Navy Coach Mike Schofield stunned the American water polo community and produced an outpouring of thanks and support via Twitter yesterday. Schofield left the US Naval Academy its most successful coach ever with 631 victories, 13 NCAA Tournament bids, and nine Eastern Championships. Under his leadership
TWp Digest: Big Names in Coaching Changes as Summer Season Fades
With high school water polo competition already underway in Michigan, and Junior Olympics well in the books, the summer draws to a close with a slough of movement within the ranks of interscholastic coaches. A review of just some of the notable changes that made the news in the past
Manchester Stingray Swim, Polo Coach in Custody
Manchester, MO, Stingray swim and water polo coach Bryan Ziegler, who has been charged with child molestation, was taken in to custody on Tuesday according to a spokesman for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney. Ziegler was briefly at large after the charges were made public by the Post-Dispatch and
Litvak Departs Agoura (Again), Marist Seeks a Coach, LSU Club Featured, LEN Final 4 Viewership
AGOURA, CA – Agoura High School boys’ coach Dusty Litvak has left the program to take a position as assistant to men’s head coach Adam Wright at UCLA. Wright was forced to look for a new deputy once former assistant Dan Leyson left the Bruins to take the men’s head
TWp on The Counter Attack Podcast with Greg Mescall
We covered a wide swath of high school, college, and even some international water polo with Greg Mescall on The Counter Attack podcast today. From Pennsylvania to Washington, Texas to Illinois, recaps of state championships, big spring tournaments, new areas of growth, a huge roundup of spring 2013 action. Take
