Cate's scoring attack was as balanced as it gets, but the Carpinteria boys water polo team capitalized on several drawn ejections to edge the Rams 7-6 on Friday at Cate. Dana Edwards, Flynn McGuire, Chrisina Lowe, Conrad Kurth, Nathan Vice and Brian Warren each scored one goal for Cate (0-2). The two teams re-engage on Tuesday in Carpinteria's pool. … [Read more...]

Brandon Cowan scored with 2:30 remaining and Hunter Ploch made a save on a shot from an All-CIF 2-meter man with 30 seconds left as Santa Barbara High's water polo team beat Servite 7-6 Thursday in the South Coast Tournament.For the Dons (6-1), it was the second one-goal decision of the year over the Friars. Cowan had a pair of goals, as did Ian Gamble. Santa Barbara drubbed Long Beach Poly 10-2 in its first game of the day thanks to four scores from Paul Davis.Santa Barbara plays … [Read more...]

Coach Jeff Ashton said that Sam Boysel and Andre Rivera had solid matches for San Marcos, but Rio Mesa prevailed with a 13-3 boys water polo win on Thursday.Rivera, Peter Dawson and Mac Gostow each had a goal for the Royals, and Travis Johnson stopped six shots in goal. … [Read more...]

Ian Gamble and Parker Peterson accounted for six Santa Barbara scores on Tuesday as the boys water polo team trounced an overmatched Oaks Christian squad 13-2.The Dons (4-1), No. 6 in Division I, suffocated the Lions on defense, amassing 21 steals while only allowing a goal in each half. Brendan Kerwin-McElroy led the team with seven individually and Jason Masho scored five more. Masho added two goals to his steals count and Kerwin-McElroy scored one as well. … [Read more...]

Brett Diemer scored four goals as the Cate boys water polo team started off the season on the right foot with a 10-7 win over Villanova on Tuesday. Dana Edwards added a pair of goals while Conrad Kurth, Christian Lowe and Wil Weaver each scored one. Rams coach Nathan Alldredge said that Weaver was also the defensive player of the match, containing the opposing team's center. Cate hosts Carpinteria on Friday. … [Read more...]

Sophomore Chase Racich scored 23 goals in five matches as the Dos Pueblos boys water polo team made it all the way to Saturday's final of the Riverside Poly Tournament before losing a heartbreaker to Arroyo Grande, 12-11."We pretty much dominated the game until there were two minutes left in the third period," said coach Chris Parrish. … [Read more...]

A 1-3 finish at the Riverside Poly Tournament came with some notable individual performances for the San Marcos boys water polo team.Goalie Travis Johnson amassed 18 saves and even scored two goals in a 12-9 loss to Great Oak on Saturday."He's by far our best all-around player," said coach Jeff Ashton. "We'll have him in goal, call a timeout, have him go in the field to score and then put him back there." … [Read more...]

Ian Gamble's four goals led the Santa Barbara High water polo team to a convincing 12-3 win over Esperanza on Saturday, giving the Dons two victories in two days over two solid Orange County teams."We have 10 seniors, and we knew we'd be pretty good, but after opening with a loss to Mira Costa, it made us feel that maybe we weren't as good as we thought we were," said coach Mark Walsh. "I thought the Mater Dei match could have been a turning point in the wrong way for our season." … [Read more...]

Brandon Cowan had what coach Mark Walsh called "a breakout game" on Friday night by scoring five goals for the Santa Barbara boys water polo team. He certainly picked a good night to do it on. The Dons held on for an 8-7 victory over Servite, Division-II's No. 5 team, in a defensive battle that included a scoreless fourth quarter and five steals each from Ian Gamble and Jeff Churchman. … [Read more...]

The San Marcos boys water polo team didn't get much of a chance to warm up at the Riverside Poly Tournament, opening up against Laguna Beach, the No. 4-ranked team in Division III.After a 16-5 defeat on Thursday, the Royals must now stay warm for the four matches left this weekend against some of Southern California's top programs. … [Read more...]

    Santa Barbara's Ian Gamble scored the equalizer plus the game-winner for the Dons boys water polo team as it came from behind in an 8-7 victory over powerful Mater Dei on Tuesday afternoon. Gamble scored four times for Santa Barbara (1-1) and Chris Dall added two more in the Dons' home opener. "They're one of the stronger teams on our schedule this year," said head coach Mark Walsh. "To get a win over them is real good for us." … [Read more...]