http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/19/wild-card-round-laguna-beach-volleyball-vs-sonora-water-polo/3899/ High school sports talk by the staff of the Orange County Register Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:21:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/19/wild-card-round-laguna-beach-volleyball-vs-sonora-water-polo/3899/#comment-3852 dalbano Wed, 21 May 2008 02:55:47 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/19/wild-card-round-laguna-beach-volleyball-vs-sonora-water-polo/#comment-3852 Here's a little more info on this Sonora team, which I had the pleasure of covering this past season. The girls water polo team's CIF Division VI title was significant for a few reasons. Sonora doesn't have a big tradition in terms of CIF titles and girls sports. These girls broke down some major barriers. The school had never placed a water polo team -- boys or girls -- into the CIF finals before the season and these girls won on a dramatic last-second goal. And finally, these players were true high school players. The Raiders didn't have a huge club presence. These girls developed in high school under Coach Jason Wilson and were a great story. I have much respect for Laguna volleyball but this one is easy, folks -- click Sonora! Here's a little more info on this Sonora team, which I had the pleasure of covering this past season. The girls water polo team's CIF Division VI title was significant for a few reasons. Sonora doesn't have a big tradition in terms of CIF titles and girls sports. These girls broke down some major barriers. The school had never placed a water polo team -- boys or girls -- into the CIF finals before the season and these girls won on a dramatic last-second goal. And finally, these players were true high school players. The Raiders didn't have a huge club presence. These girls developed in high school under Coach Jason Wilson and were a great story. I have much respect for Laguna volleyball but this one is easy, folks -- click Sonora!

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