An interesting week for the vote … last week, Ocean View beat Mission Viejo; Orange Lutheran lost twice, yes, but to the top two teams in the state rankings (Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly) …
My vote, one of six that are used to compile the top 10, went like this today …
Foothill all-county senior pole vaulter Victoria Rische has made her official decision to sign with the University of California.
Rische, the school’s all-time record holder, enjoyed another standout season last spring. She won vaulting competitions at the Mt. Carmel Field & Distance Carnival, the Triton Invitational, the Orange County Championships, the Century League finals, the CIF-SS Division 2 finals, and the CIF-SS Masters title before placing second at the CIF State Meet.
Her career best clearance of 12 feet 9 ¾ inches at the CIF-SS Divisional Finals last May is the fifth best clearance in county history.
More recruiting news from the OCVarsity blog:
Back Bay rivals Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor are set to clash in the finals of the Irvine SoCal girls water polo championships at 3:15 p.m. at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine.
The Sea Queens and Lady Sailors also are ranked first-second in Orange County and CIF Division 1. Corona del Mar is 3-0 against Newport Harbor this season, including a triumph in the finals of the Santa Barbara TOC.
In the semifinals today, Newport Harbor held Laguna Beach to a 1 for 6 effort on the power-play en route to a 7-4 victory. Presley Pender and Avery Peterson each scored twice.
Earlier, Corona del Mar defeated Foothill, 11-8, behind 14 saves by Alex Musselman and four second-half by Diana Murphy.
More girls water polo news from the OCVarsity blog:
Here is the lineup for Saturday’s semifinals at the Irvine Southern California girls water polo championships at Woollett:
10 a.m. — Corona del Mar vs. Foothill, 10 a.m. – Teams’ first meeting of the season could be the best match of the regular season
11 a.m. — Newport Harbor vs. Laguna Beach, 11 a.m. – Newport beat Laguna and Yoshi Andersen, left, in double sudden-death overtime last week. Will this one be epic once again?
The championship match is set for 3:15 p.m.
How I voted this week on the Orange County boys basketball top 10. There are six voters on the panel. My vote is not the final top 10.
1. Mater Dei (19-2 overall, 6-0 league … better than last year? Looks that way)
Here are the groupings for the Irvine Southern California girls water polo championships, the final, major tournament of the regular season (the event runs, Feb. 2-4):
At Corona del Mar
Corona del Mar
Edison
Murrieta Valley
Warren (new to tournament)
Results of polling of six Orange County media members (a team gets 10 points for a media member’s No. 1 vote, nine points for a No.2 vote, eight points for a No. 3 vote, etc.):
1. Mater Dei (Trinity League) 17-2 overall record, 60 points
How I voted on the Orange County boys basketball top 10 today. I am one of the six voters that participate in the Orange County boys basketball weekly poll.
My vote:
SANTA BARBARA Corona del Mar’s girls water polo team didn’t have the strongest starts Saturday at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.
But no squad finished stronger than the Sea Queens. Diana Murphy and Cassidy Papa each scored three goals to help rally Corona del Mar past Back Bay rival Newport Harbor in the final, 10-8, at Santa Barbara.
The Sea Queens trailed, 4-0, before storming to their third victory against the Lady Sailors in as many tries this winter.
Orange County girls water polo has claimed all four spots for Saturday’s semifinals at the Santa Barbara TOC.
In the first semifinal at 11:10 a.m., No. 1 Foothill will take on No. 3 Newport Harbor. And at 12:15 p.m., seventh-seed Los Alamitos will play No. 2-ranked Corona del Mar.
Los Al and Newport each won quarterfinals Friday in sudden-death overtime to advance to the semifinals. The Griffins edged Santa Barbara, 10-9, while Newport slipped past Laguna Beach, 7-6.
The final Saturday is set for 4:35 p.m. at Santa Barbara.
There were a couple of them that were clearly upsets, or could be considered upsets, last night …
The Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions – the second, and sometimes, the most entertaining, major Division 1 girls water polo tournament of the regular season — begins Friday. The tournament will assemble another talented 16 teams — including O.C. No. 1 Foothill, left — but only one team will emerge as the champion.
More girls water polo news from the OCVarsity blog:
LATEST OCVARSITY VIDEOS Media Partners :
KOCE |
MSNBC |
OCExcelsior |
Home Magazine |
Coast Magazine |
Preferred Destinations Magazine |
KPCC |
KMEX |
NguoiViet |
RSS Feed 
|
Contact us |
Privacy policy |
User agreement |
Corrections |
Career opportunities |
Advertise with us |
About us|
Archives |
Homes
Cars |
Jobs |
OC Single Scene |
California Lottery |
Register Insiders |
Register in Education |
Buy our Photos |
Feedback |
Local Businesses |
OC H.S. Sports
