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Water Polo:
Editor’s Note: CIF-SS will assign championship-game starting times:
CIF-SS Semifinal Scores & Title-Match Schedule:
Open Division:
Newport Harbor 13, Oaks Christian 8
JSerra 13, Harvard Westlake 11
Open Division Final:
JSerra (19-6) vs Newport Harbor (20-4) Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
Division 1:
Mira Costa 13, Buena 10
Laguna Beach at Dos Pueblos (Wednesday)
D-1 Final:
Mira Costa (24-9) vs Laguna Beach (24-6) vs. Dos Pueblos (23-6) winner Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
Division 2:
Damien 13, Murrieta Valley 12
St. John Bosco 10, Crescenta Valley 8
D-2 Final:
Damien (26-9) vs St. John Bosco (23-9) Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
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Division 3:
Troy 17, Norco 14
Elsinore 10, Los Altos 8
D-3 Final:
Troy (22-6) vs Elsinore (19-5) Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
Division 4:
Liberty 7, Buena Park 6
Foothill Tech 9, El Toro 4
D-4 Final:
Liberty (17-11) vs Foothill Tech (17-9) Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
Division 5:
Montebello 12, Anaheim 11
California 8, Montclair 7
D-5 Final:
Montebello (11-13) vs California (20-10) Saturday at Mt. SAC (TBA)
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