By Only four fall seasons ago a genuine discussion took place among observers that went something like: I can’t see how any team can catch up to Mater Dei. At the time the Monarchs’ boys water polo team from Santa Ana, CA had won 105 consecutive matches and had a trophy case
Loyola defeats No. 1 Mater Dei, 8-7 – LA Times
The 2015 fall season is turning out to be much more fluid than expected in Southern California’s CIF-Southern Section. The Harvard-Westlake boys began the prep water polo season ranked on top, aiming for another undefeated championship year. Formerly second-ranked Mater Dei inconveniently beat the Wolverines twice in recent weeks derailing
LISTEN: Albano and Carrera Preview CIS-SS Finals
Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Steve Carrera of GoLivePolo.com and Orange Lutheran water polo discuss the CIF Division 1 boys water polo semifinals, and preview the final between Mater Dei and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City on Nov., 22, 2014 in Irvine. (from Dan Albano’s Podcast, buzzsprout.com) Part 1 http://www.buzzsprout.com/34776/222721-cif-ss-div-1-boys-water-polo-finals-preview-part-1.mp3 Part
Mater Dei Loss to Wilson Likely to Alter SoCal Boys’ Rankings
OCVarsity’s Dan Albano puts it succinctly noting that the CIF-Southern Section D1 rankings are bound to change after eighth ranked Long Beach Wilson surprised number two Mater Dei in a home pool match on Tuesday. Only top-ranked Harvard-Westlake had beaten the Monarchs this season until yesterday. The Wolverines will host
