Saturday night’s CIF Division 1 girls water polo final will pit Back Back rivals Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar against each other for the fifth time this season.
I wonder how many rivals in any high school sport in Orange County can say they have played five times in a single season, with the last one for a CIF championship? My guess, not many.
Newport and CdM truly have a unique relationship in girls water polo in that they play their annual Battle of the Bay nonleague game — a must-see match each season — and then enter the same high-powered tournaments.
Here’s a recap of the previous four matches this season – which the teams split (pictured above: NH’s Cleo Harrington, far left, and CdM’s Ally McCormick):
Nonleague at CdM, Dec. 21
The Sea Queens posted the victory despite not having Greek transfers Stephania and Ioanna
Slideshow: O.C.'s top athletes, coaches honored
Slideshow: OCVarsity's 2012-13 athletes, coaches of the year
