NEWPORT BEACH - Seeded No. 2 at Newport Harbor's Holiday Cup, Dos Pueblos' girls water polo team made sure everyone knows who is really No. 1.The Chargers, ranked No. 1 in the CIF preseason poll to the Sailors' No. 2, brought down the No. 1-seeded host 7-4 on Thursday for the tournament title.Dos Pueblos improves to 11-0 after four tournament wins, including a 6-4 victory over Corona del Mar in the tournament's semifinals earlier on Thursday.PHOTO GALLERY"I think this is … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara sunk by Sea Queens
Thursday, December 31, 2009 By 2 Comments
NEWPORT BEACH - As if the numbers were mocking it, Santa Barbara's girls water polo team struggled in 6-on-5 situations on Thursday and ironically lost to Palos Verdes 6-5 in the Newport Harbor Holiday Cup seventh-place game.Santa Barbara managed to score just once on 10 man-up opportunities while allowing the Sea Queens to convert on four-of-six on theirs. "If you do that you're going to lose," said Dons head coach Mark Walsh, frustrated that 6-on-5 situations have been a … [Read more...]