CIF boys water polo finals
At William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine
Division VII
Katella 8, Valencia 5 (F)
CIF boys water polo finals
At William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine
Division VII
Katella 8, Valencia 5 (F)
CIF BOYS WATER POLO FINALS
Saturday
All matches at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine
DIVISION VII
No. 2 VALENCIA (20-5) vs. No. 1 KATELLA (21-10), 9:30 a.m.
Outlook: The top-seeded and defending champion Knights are one victory away from achieving their goal of capturing a title for their late coach, Grafton Weiss.

CIF BOYS WATER POLO FINALS
Saturday
All matches at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center (adjacent to Irvine High)
DIVISION II
No. 2 JSerra (18-9) vs. No. 1 MATER DEI (25-5), 2:45 p.m.
Outlook: The top-seeded and defending champion Monarchs defeated second-seeded JSerra, 8-6, in what turned out to be the Trinity League championship match.
CIF BOYS WATER POLO FINALS
Saturday
All matches at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center (adjacent to Irvine High)
DIVISION I
No. 4 seed EL TORO (28-3) vs. No. 2 NEWPORT HARBOR (26-4), 6:30 p.m.
Outlook: El Toro and Newport Harbor are longtime rivals but meeting in the finals for the first time. They also are playing for the first time this fall.
All-County water polo player Kate Klippert of Newport Harbor has signed with Cal, her mother, Jamie, said in an e-mail.
Klippert was second-team All-County last season and is an excellent get for Cal.
A berth in the NCAA championships will be at stake this weekend when Chapman University plays host to its first Western Water Polo Association men’s tournament.
And that's not the only attraction. The eight-school event, which runs Friday through Sunday, has some excellent former county stars.
Here are my predictions for Wednesday's Division VII boys water polo semifinals:
Here are my predictions for Wednesday's Division V boys water polo semifinals:

Here are my predictions for Wednesday's Division III boys water polo semifinals:
Here are my predictions for Wednesday's Division II boys water polo semifinals:
Here are my predictions for Wednesday's Division I boys water polo semifinals:
EL TORO'S NICK RASCON, COACH DON STOLL PREVIEW WEDNESDAY'S DIV. I SEMIFINAL WITH DAN ALBANO OF OCVARSITY.COM