Jamie Neushul, Kodi Hill, and Kelsey O'Brien have been named to the All-CIF First Team for the Southern Section's top division in girls water polo.Neushul and Hill, a UCLA-bound senior, led Dos Pueblos to a share of the Channel League title with O'Brien's Santa Barbara Dons. Both teams were edged out of the playoffs in the quarterfinals.Neushul and O'Brien, both juniors, are now two-time All-CIF First-Team players.Hill wrapped up her high school career, which included three CIF … [Read more...]
Controversy touches Dos Pueblos’ CIF quarterfinal match
Saturday, February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
VIDEO OF FINAL PLAY OF REGULATIONA split-second separated Dos Pueblos' girls water polo team from an upset of top-ranked Corona del Mar on Saturday. But Kodi Hill's game-winning goal at the end of regulation came just after the buzzer sounded and Corona del Mar went on to win in overtime 9-6.The Dos Pueblos players and fans started celebrating like crazy after Hill's shot because one of of the referees signaled for a goal. It was then quickly ruled that the goal would not be allowed for … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos starts title defense strong behind Cleary’s 7 goals
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shannon Cleary scored a game-high seven goals against Mira Costa as the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team won 17-6 and took its first step towards a fifth consecutive CIF Division I title."Shannon was just unstoppable," head coach Chris Parrish said about the sophomore.Cleary was aided offensively by Jamie Neushul, who finished the game with five goals. The two players combined to score all five of the Chargers' first quarter goals.Mira Costa struck first on a long, off-speed shot by … [Read more...]
DP outscored by Newport in SoCal quarterfinals
Friday, February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos fell to Newport Harbor 14-11 in the quarterfinals of the Irvine Southern California Championships on Friday.Jamie Neushul scored six goals for the Chargers, who never led in the game. They will play Los Alamitos in a fifth-place semifinal match at 9 a.m. at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.Shannon Cleary scored two goals for DP and Jordan Williams, Kara Horwald, Ari St. Oegger added one each. Kodi Hill didn't score, "but she played great," said coach Chris … [Read more...]
Laguna’s Elder, DP’s Vilander honored as Athletes of the Week
Monday, January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Defense got rewarded with Athlete of the Week awards at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.Logan Elder of Laguna Blanca boys basketball and Britten Vilander of the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team were the award winners.Elder scored 27 points in a 59-45 win over Condor League rival Cate and then shut down one of Providence Hall’s leading scorers, holding him to just four points, in a 79-35 victory.Vilander, the Chargers’ goalie, made 11 saves, including … [Read more...]
Vilander provides big assist to help DP edge Dons, 9-8
Thursday, January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos goalie Britten Vilander thought she lost the game for her team when Santa Barbara converted her errant pass into a go-ahead goal in the fourth period of Thursday’s Channel League girls water polo first-place showdown. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS But Vilander rebounded from her mistake by making several big saves and recording a huge assist to rally the Chargers to a dramatic 9-8 victory over the Dons at the Elings Aquatics Center.After Kelsey O’Brien’s brilliant goal … [Read more...]
