Coach Mark Walsh had a pretty good idea of how things were going to turn out for his Santa Barbara High girls water polo team on Saturday morning.With none of last year's starters returning, the Dons were going to have to take their lumps from Corona del Mar, a team which Walsh considers the best in the country.Mackenzy Fowler scored a pair of goals in the fourth quarter to stave off the shutout, but the visiting Sea Queens prevailed 10-2 on a sunny December morning on the Dons' pool … [Read more...]

There's no time for warm-up matches out at Elings Aquatic Center.The visiting Corona del Mar Sea Queens prevailed 10-8 over Dos Pueblos in a matchup of what many have called the top two teams in CIF Division I girls water polo. It was the first game of the season for both teams. … [Read more...]

The new-look Santa Barbara girls water polo team recorded a 12-7 season-opening win against Santa Margarita on Friday in the Dons' pool after falling behind early to the Eagles.Santa Barbara, which graduated every starter from last year's CIF finalist squad, gave up four first-quarter goals before settling down defensively to limit Santa Margarita to three goals total in the next three quarters. After falling behind 4-2, the Dons outscored the Eagles 10-3 the rest of the way."It was … [Read more...]