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Girls water polo: Back Bay rivals to clash for Irvine SoCal title

February 4th, 2012, 1:19 pm by

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 rankedĀ  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.

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Girls water polo: Semifinals set for Irvine SoCal Championships

February 3rd, 2012, 9:52 pm by

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.

Laguna Beach’s Marina Paul — Georgetown

February 1st, 2012, 11:59 am by

Laguna Beach girls soccer player Marina Paul, No.2 at left, signed today with Georgetown.

Paul also has been a fine outside hitter for the Breakers girls volleyball team.

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Water polo recruiting: Laguna Beach defender signs with UC Santa Barbara

February 1st, 2012, 10:29 am by

Laguna Beach water polo defender Samer Alkateb (6-4, 210) has signed with UC Santa Barbara, Breakers coach Ethan Damato reports.

Alkateb emerged as one of Orange County’s diamond in the rough-type recruits. He’s a big guy who defends well enough to help a MPSF program.

UC Santa Barbara is having a nice run in Orange County. They also have a commitment from Huntington Beach attacker Max Schultz. Smart recruiting.

Check out Signing Day Central

Girls water polo: Groups for Irvine SoCal championships released

January 26th, 2012, 9:57 am by

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)

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Boys water polo flash: Laguna Beach’s McConnell makes decision

January 25th, 2012, 5:09 pm by

Laguna Beach All-County boys water polo player Nolan McConnell has committed to Long Beach State, he said in a text message Wednesday.

McConnell said he took his lone recruiting trip to The Beach.

The left-handed attacker is a huge get for Coach Gavin Arroyo’s program. McConnell, the CIF-SS Division 3 player of the year, will bring outside shooting as well excellent passing skills to the 49ers.

Long Beach State also add McConnell shortly after losing attack Nick Rascon (El Toro) to a transfer to Cal.

“I’m confident that Gavin has the ability to raise my skills for the next level of play,” McConnell said.

McConnell also will play with his brother, Nathan, at LongĀ  Beach State.

Please send water polo recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com

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Girls water polo: All-Orange County semifinals set at Santa Barbara TOC

January 13th, 2012, 8:38 pm by

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.

Girls water polo: Who will capture the Santa Barbara TOC?

January 11th, 2012, 10:09 am by

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.

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Girls water polo: CIF Division 1 rankings

January 9th, 2012, 7:59 pm by

Here is the latest CIF Division 1 girls water polo poll:

1. Foothill

2. Santa Barbara

3. Corona del Mar

4. Newport Harbor

5. Laguna Beach

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Girls water polo: Santa Barbara TOC brackets released

January 6th, 2012, 9:43 am by

Here are the groupings for the upcoming Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions girls water polo tournament — the second major Division 1 tournament of the season:

Group A

Foothill

Santiago/Corona

Mater Dei

Warren

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Girls water polo: Laguna Beach stays undefeated

December 23rd, 2011, 10:04 am by

Lexie Del Toro scored four goals and left-hander Mackenzie Baldridge added three as Laguna Beach’s No. 4 girls water polo team improved to 5-0 with an 11-6 victory against No. 9 San Clemente on Thursday at Capistrano Valley.

Yoshi Andersen added two goals and two assists while goalie Jenna Knott had nine saves for the Breakers.

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Girls water polo: No. 4 Laguna Beach sinks No. 8 Edison (box score)

December 20th, 2011, 5:31 pm by

Here’s the box score from today’s Laguna Beach-Edison girls water polo match at Ocean View

Nonleague

LAGUNA BEACH 15, EDISON 7

Laguna Beach 5 1 5 4 — 15

Edison 2 2 2 1 — 7

Goal scorers: (LB) Andersen 5, Fischer 4, Baldridge 4, Del Toro, Masson; (Edi) A. Williams 4, Balding, Dorman, Kunst

Goalie saves: Knott (LB) 6; Estrella (Edi) 1

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