By A match-up between St. Francis College Brooklyn and Stanford has often been a measuring stick for Terrier’s men’s water polo. At Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool Friday night, St. Francis will face one of the nation’s top teams with a new coach behind the bench. Ilija Duretic, who played for St. Francis
Fan in the Stands: St. Francis vs. Bucknell
Editors Note: “Fan in the Stands” is an occasional feature about water polo from the spectator’s perspective. PRINCETON, NJ. St Francis College Brooklyn versus Bucknell in men’s water polo is often a battle royale—no matter where it’s played. A rivalry that at one point was decidedly tilted in the Terriers’
New York City Sends First-Ever Girls Team to Junior Olympics
GREENWICH, CT. For the first time in East Coast water polo history, a girls’ team from New York City participated in Northeast Zone (NEZ) qualifications for USA Water Polo’s Junior Olympics tournament. Eleven 14-U girls from the Brooklyn Heights St. Francis Water Polo Club made the trek to the Greenwich
The Veazeys of Dallas: How A Swim Family Fell for Water Polo
Originally published on Swimming World. Liam Veazey was once considered one of the best young swimmers in the state. A top finisher at Texas Age Group Swimming (TAGS) Championships in 2001 and 2002, by 2010, Liam—despite endless hours in the pool in a futile quest to “drop time”—had hit a
Wagner Seahawks: Kings of New York Water Polo
CAMBRIDGE, MA. By virtue of a gritty 6-5 win over Iona Saturday at the Harvard Invitational, the Wagner men’s water polo team laid claim to being New York’s best. The Staten Island-based Seahawks, in their inaugural season of play as a varsity program, had previously beaten St. Francis Brooklyn on
Outdoor Water Polo Proves A Unique Experience for Youth Players in the East
SPARTA, NJ – In one of the most idyllic outdoor settings imaginable, three youth clubs from metropolitan New York recently jumped into the Lake Mohawk Country Club pool — nestled in semi-rural northern New Jersey — for an experience almost unheard of in the East: water polo outdoors. “We knew
By Beemer Heads Home, Welcomes Challenge of Improving Caltech Squads
Not an hour had passed after a phone conversation with Caltech’s new coach, Pat Beemer, when this piece of news emerged on the Twittersphere. @PadreAthletics valedictorian Chris Bradley will play water polo @Caltech … Guess he won’t have trouble calculating the score of matches. — John Murphy (@PrepCat) May 29,
MI Girls’ Champs to be Streamed; DI Coach on Change in Recruiting Priorities; FL Makes its Mark on USMNT; Girls’ Prep Coaching Changes
Just over 3 days to the State Championship Tournament! Can’t make it to the games-they will be streaming at http://t.co/zGDWKcsbA1 #miwp — MWPA (@MWPAChampships) May 28, 2013 ROCKFORD, MI – The high school water polo season comes to an end this weekend with Michigan’s girls competing for the state title at Rockford
