Despite missing starters Kiley Neushul and Amanda Redfern, the top-ranked Dos Pueblos girls water polo team managed to take down No. 7 Corona del Mar in the Sea Queens' waters on Friday, 7-5, in a rematch of last year's CIF championship match.Freshman Jamie Neushul put away a pair of goals in her high school debut, and Tiera Schroeder and Kodi Hill each added a pair as well. Hill added five steals and three field blocks while Schroeder drew five ejections.UCLA-bound goalie Sami Hill had … [Read more...]
BACK-TO-BACK! Chargers win another CIF title
Sunday, March 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
IRVINE — Danelle Little's birthday present was a day late, but worth the wait.The Dos Pueblos girls water polo coach was dunked in the pool and serenaded by her team after the No. 2 Chargers won their second consecutive CIF title Saturday with a 3-2 win over top-ranked Corona del Mar at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine."My birthday was yesterday, but I told them that this is what I wanted," said Little.Sami Hill racked up 17 monster saves in the game to one-up Stanford-bound … [Read more...]
Neushul’s five send DP to second straight finals
Thursday, February 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Kiley Neushul scored five goals on Wednesday and the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team needed every one of them, defeating Newport Harbor 9-8 at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine to advance to a second-straight CIF championship match."It's awesome to be back in the finals, and this time we've done it in Division I," said Tiera Schroeder, who had four kickouts and three steals for DP, which won the Division II crown over Santa Barbara last year. … [Read more...]
Hill’s return boosts Chargers into CIF semis
Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos' Sami Hill made a triumphant return to the cage on Friday afternoon, recording 15 saves in her first game in almost three weeks to help the Chargers' girls water polo team to a 10-6 CIF quarterfinal victory over Long Beach Wilson."It's awesome to have her back," DP head coach Danelle Little said of Hill, noting how it frees up Nicole Morelos and Tiera Schroeder to play in their natural field positions.Schroeder responded by forcing four ejections that resulted in four … [Read more...]
Chargers cruise into next round, 13-5
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Dos Pueblos girls water polo team had little trouble making it through Wednesday's first round of CIF play, eliminating visiting Huntington Beach 13-5 at the Elings Aquatic Center.Alex Hill and Kodi Hill led the Chargers in scoring with 3 goals apiece. Kiley Neushul, Amanda Redfern and Jessica Morelos all recorded two each. The No. 2-ranked Chargers took a 9-1 halftime lead before letting up in the second half to get the reserves a good dose of playoff experience. Regulars Neushul, … [Read more...]
Chargers storm through the Channel again
Thursday, February 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos made it back-to-back perfect seasons in girls water polo Thursday with an 11-5 win at Santa Barbara."It's exciting. It's always been fun to beat a crosstown rival, but especially Santa Barbara because they've always been the best," said DP junior Alex Hill. There's no question who the best is now. The young Dons hung around to start, heading into halftime trailing by only two at 5-3, but the Chargers decided enough was enough and exploded for five in the third period. Kiley … [Read more...]
DP finishes a strong second to CDM in Irvine
Sunday, February 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos may be one of the best girls water polo teams in the country, but second place was just fine this weekend at the SoCal Championships.The top-ranked Chargers defeated Newport Harbor 9-7 in Saturday's semifinals before dropping an 8-7 decision against Corona del Mar in the championship match — all without the services of injured star Sami Hill in goal."I was very impressed with our defense, because we had to change it due to not having Sami. To play close with Corona del Mar … [Read more...]
DP dominates without injured Hill
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Alex Hill had five goals to lead the top-ranked Dos Pueblos girls water polo team to a 19-6 rout at Buena Tuesday, but the Chargers have another Hill to worry about.Star goalie Sami Hill suffered a hand injury in practice Monday that coach Danelle Little said was potentially serious. The Chargers will try to use her in big games only, according to the coach, and will have to see whether or not she needs a cast.On a comforting note, Nicole Morelos had five blocks in the cage and Tiera … [Read more...]
DP’s Hill proves too hard to climb in TOC
Sunday, January 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sami Hill built a wall in front of the goal, and it earned her MVP honors in one of the most prestigious girls water polo tournaments of the season.The Dos Pueblos sophomore had 29 saves and averaged just one goal per quarter in the semifinals and finals of the Santa Barbara Tournament of champions on Saturday.DP started the day by handing Corona del Mar its first loss of the season, 6-4, and took the night cap in a nail-biting decision over Los Alamitos, which also ended at 6-4."Oh … [Read more...]
