Pacifica's boys water polo team defeated Cypress, 8-7, and Kennedy, 6-4, to win a third-place playoff in the Empire League at Savanna.
Pacifica's boys water polo team defeated Cypress, 8-7, and Kennedy, 6-4, to win a third-place playoff in the Empire League at Savanna.
University's boys water polo team defeated Beckman, 6-2, and Laguna Hills, 8-6, on Friday to capture a playoff for third place in the Pacific Coast League.
With only two weeks left in the regular season, it's time to examine the playoff implications of the remaining games and the playoff possibilities for Orange County teams.
First thing you need to know about the playoffs is who gets the guaranteed playoff berths. Four-team leagues are guaranteed two entries, five- or six-team leagues are guaranteed three entries and seven- or eight-team leagues are guaranteed four entries.
Boys water polo
Orange League Championship
At Santa Ana Valley HS
Santa Ana Valley 9, Savanna 3 (H)
Santa Ana Valley 7, Savanna 2 (3)
Santa Ana Valley 6, Savanna 1 (H) - Division VII league
If there is a three-way tie for third place in the Pacific Coast League boys water polo race between Beckman, Laguna Hills and University, a playoff has been planned for Friday at Beckman.
University athletic director Mark Cunningham said University and Beckman would play at 3 p.m. The winner would play Laguna Hills at 5 p.m.
But remember, this only happens in the event of a three-way tie for third place in the Division I league.
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Mater Dei senior Melissa Bates, certainly a key member of an outstanding recruiting class of female swimmers in Orange County this year, is headed to the Pac-10 Conference.
Servite's water polo team won't have its fine coach, Mustafa Hassan, for today's Trinity League showdown against visiting JSerra because he received a red card in the Friars' last game, which was at the Hank Vellekamp No. 2 Tournament on Saturday.
Servite also has forfeited that Katella match because it didn't have a certified coach to replace Hassan after he received the red card, said CIF-SS spokesman Thom Simmons in an e-mail.
OC Varsity's Steve Fryer and Dan Albano take a look at possible playoff matchups and discuss Orange County's new number one ranked team.
Los Amigos boys water polo captured its third consecutive outright Garden Grove League title with 25-4 victory against Bolsa Grande on Tuesday night.
The Lobos also extended their league winning streak to 14 consecutive matches.
Coach Tim Brogdon's squad is ranked fourth this week in Division VII.
San Clemente's resurgent boys water polo team captured the South Coast League title outright with an impressive 13-7 victory against visiting Capo Valley on Tuesday.
El Toro transfer Chase Yu scored five goals to pace the Tritons while Jacob Mourer added three.