Photos by Justin Busse Water Polo: Glendora opened its 2025 season with a 19-2 beatdown over their hosts from West Covina. The Tartans held the Bulldogs to seven goals under their season average (through the first give games). GHS scored four goals apiece in the first and second quarters, and they enjoyed an 8-1 lead […]
Water Polo: Thanks to La Salle Water Polo for this Recap: On Thursday, the Lancers competed in day two of the 1st Annual Milken Classic at UCLA. In the first game, the Lancers edged Milken, 11-9. Austen Vahdat, Tanner Borowitz and Kevin Arredondo scored two goals apiece. Ryan Chan, Eldred Hou, Miles Hall, Henry Weintraub […]
Water Polo: Thanks to La Salle Water Polo for this Recap: La Salle competed today at the Milken Tournament at UCLA. In our first game, the Lancers battled West High School from Torrance. La Salle claimed an 8-7 victory. Sophomore Kevin Arredondo put away an early goal in the first quarter. Miles Hall, team captain […]
Girls Water Polo: West Covina opened the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs in dominating form. The Bulldogs led Godinez, 11-3, at the half, and they went on to claim an 18-12 victory. With an 11-point advantage through three periods, WCHS allowed their JV players to get some crucial postseason experience. Deneli Salazar actually outscored Godinez, 8-7, […]
Boys Water Polo: 2024 All CIF-SS: Open Division: Player of the Year: Kai Kaneko, 11 & Lucca Van Der Woude, 12, Newport Harbor Coach of the Year: Ross Sinclair, Newport Harbor Player, School & Year: Kai Kaneko: Newport Harbor, 11 Lucca Van Der Woude: Newport Harbor, 12 Connor Ohl: Newport Harbor, 11 Luke Harris: Newport […]
Boys’ Water Polo: Los Osos didn’t just earn a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3 championship game, The Grizzlies did so in dramatic fashion. LOHS led 7-6 in the waning moments of Tuesday’s D-3 semifinal at Santa Monica. The Vikings appeared to score to send the game to overtime. However, the goal was reversed on […]
Boys Water Polo: Thanks to LOHS water polo for this report: After Last Week’s 8-6 victory over Upland in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs, The Grizzlies earned a spot in next week’s semifinal after a thrilling 11-10 triumph over Temple City. Thomas Shirley had a team-high four goals for LOHS. Caden […]
Boys Water Polo: Damien has earned a spot in Wednesday’s quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Spartans escaped Camarillo with an 8-7 victory, which made the 90-mile drive home enjoyable. Kei Romo came up huge with nine saves. And none more important than a last-minute block on a penalty shot. Zack Montoya […]
Boys Water Polo: Damien earned a spot in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. That was secured thanks to a 10-5 victory over Alta Loma in Tuesday’s first-round game in La Verne. Ben Shehee had three goals and a steal. Sebastian Maccalla chipped in with three goals of his own. Jonah Aguilera […]
Boys Water Polo: It’s a tad bit confusing and complicated, but here goes. Damien went 5-0 in Baseline League matches during the regular season. After each league contest had been played, a carousel playoff tournament officially decides the outright Baseline League champions. Damien actually lost in the first round of pool play. Chino Hills knocked […]
Photos courtesy of @damienwaterpolo on Instagram Boys Water Polo: Damien finished off its regular season schedule on a high note. The Spartans traveled to RCHS to battle a Cougars program that entered the game at 18-2 overall and 4-0 in league. DHS would head home with a dramatic 10-9 victory, and they improved to 5-0 […]
Boys Water Polo: What a finish. With the clock ticking down and the game tied at 13-13, Bo Savoy scored to give West Covina a 14-13 victory over Baldwin Park. After starting the season 0-4, WCHS has won four of their past five games. Savoy led the Bulldogs with five goals and five steals. Matthew […]
Boys Water Polo: The West Covina boys’ water polo program secured victory No. 1 of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs headed home from Cerritos with a 10-6 victory. WCHS led 5-0 at the half and 10-1 in the second half. Matthew Ugarte had 13 saves in goal for West Covina. Adam Elhuessiney led the way […]
Men’s Water Polo: ** Thanks to David Touloumian for these notes and photos. The Rose Bowl 18U water polo program had a solid showing at the 2024 Junior Olympics last month. The roster, made up of mostly San Gabriel Valley area athletes, finished fifth in San Jose. They went 8-2. The program leveraged their chemistry […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Water Polo: What a historic week it has been for the Bonita High School boys water polo program. Seven days after claiming a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, the Bearcats secured its first CIF Southern California Division 3 title. And the Bearcats dominated throughout the playoffs. On Saturday afternoon, BHS defeated […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Water Polo This Bonita High School boys water polo program is not messing around. After claiming a CIF-SS Division 4 championship one week ago, the Bearcats will play for a CIF State Division 3 So Cal Regional title today at Mt. SAC. The Bearcats dismantled Ayala, 17-2, on Friday. And […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Water Polo: Three days after securing a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, Bonita was back in the pool for the CIF State Division 3 playoffs. The Bearcats made it a drama-free afternoon by getting out to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter, and cruising to a 16-8 victory. Max Distaso […]
Thanks to Jack Nance for the SDHS stats & photo Boys Water Polo: San Dimas remained perfect in Valle Vista League play on Wednesday. The Saints cruised to a 13-2 victory at Charter Oak, and they improved to 5-0 in league. SDHS used a 9-1 run in the second half to pull away from the […]
Boys Water Polo: West Covina is trying to close out the 2023 boys water polo season on a high note. And they got a solid team effort on Monday. The Bulldogs easily dispatched of visiting Cathedral, 12-5, in a Valle Vista League contest. West Covina’s Matthew Munoz exploded for nine goals, which meant he outscored […]
Boys Water Polo: Division 1: 1- JSerra 2- Newport 3- Harvard-Westlake 4- Oaks Christian 5- Corona Del Mar 6- Loyola 7- Mater Dei 8- Huntington Beach 9- Santa Margarita 10T- Foothill 10T- Laguna Beach Division 2: 1- Ventura 2- San Marcos/Santa Barbara 3- Camarillo 4- El Dorado 5- Beckman, Arnold 6- Portola 7- Capistrano Valley […]
