Still missing two starters, the top-ranked Dos Pueblos girls water polo team managed to beat its second ranked opponent in as many days with an 11-7 victory over No. 6 Foothill on Saturday.Nicole Morelos filled in as a starter and tallied a hat trick, as did Alex Hill and freshman Jamie Neushul."Nicole came up absolutely huge for us," said coach Danelle Little. "We expected her to come in and fill the whole, but for her to score three goals was outstanding."Neushul's three goals in … [Read more...]
Neushul-Hill lead U.S. to bronze in Siberia
Monday, August 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Local water polo standouts Kiley Neushul and Sami Hill seem to find success everywhere they go.This time, it was in Siberia.HILL COMMITS TO UCLAThe Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara Water Polo Club players won a bronze medal last Saturday at the Junior World Women's Water Polo Championship in Khanty-Mansiyk, Siberia. The Americans faced Hungary in the medal round and Neushul recorded a hat trick while Hill made 10 saves in goal.In the semifinals, the U.S. lost a double-overtime … [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...]
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...]
Nueshul-less Chargers crush Cougars
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Star sophomore Kiley Nueshul is out for five weeks with a broken hand, so it's time for the rest of the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team to step up and fill the gap.The Chargers did just that on Tuesday, as Laurel Kistler and Kodi Hill each had three steals in an 11-3 victory over Ventura to kick the Channel League season off in fine fashion.Alex Hill scored three goals for Chargers, while Tiera Schroeder and Amanda Redfern added two apiece. Sami Hill tallied 12 saves in the cage. … [Read more...]
Samson, Villa even it up for DP
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Freshman Vanesa Villa and senior Anna Samson both had career-lows on Tuesday, shooting even-par 35 at Buenaventura Golf Course in a 196-246 win over Buena.Villa put her second shot on the par-5 fourth hole within two feet of the cup and tapped in for eagle. Samson was actually at 2-under par heading into the ninth hole, where she wound up with double-bogey."It's really nice to see Vanesa as a freshman have a round like that," said coach Rob Schiff. "And Anna was shooting 55s as a … [Read more...]
