Here is the all-tournament team from the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions — the second major, Division 1 girls water polo tournament of the season:
Tournament MVP: Diana Murphy, Corona del Mar, 12, (Princeton commit)
Pippa Saunders, CdM, Sr. (Cal commit)
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.
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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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
Here is the all-tournament team from girls water polo’s Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:
MVP: Kiley Neushul, Dos Pueblos
Water polo scores from the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions:
Final – Dos Pueblos 11, Santa Barbara 3
Third place – Los Al 9, Newport 8
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Los Alamitos’ top-ranked girls water polo team and No. 2 Newport Harbor will get a tuneup for their Sunset League showdown on Wednesday night when they clash for the bronze Saturday at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions. (Update: Click here to read the story on the match.)
The Griffins were upset in the semifinals by Santa Barbara, 5-4, on a goal in the closing seconds by Kelsey O’Brien. In the first semifinal, Dos Pueblos handled Newport, 13-6.
Saturday’s water polo schedule for the top-8 places at the Santa Barbara TOC:
At Santa Barbara
11:10 am — Newport vs. Dos Pueblos – first high school meeting since last season’s Division 1 final
12:15 am — Los Al vs. Santa Barbara — Griffins beat Dons by 10 goals earlier this season
Final at 4:35pm
Fifth-place semifinals
CdM- Montebello, 9 am
San Clemente-Laguna Beach, 10:05am — Tons of SET players in the pool, many of whom have played for Coach Damato of Laguna
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Girls water polo scores from the Santa Barbara TOC:
FIRST ROUND
At Dos Pueblos
Dos Pueblos 18, Coronado 4
Montebello 9, Agoura 7 (No. 1 team in Division 2 falls)
Laguna Beach’s girls water polo team had the score tied late in the third period but host Dos Pueblos finished strong to post a 10-8 victory for its 48th consecutive triumph.
The match was a tune-up for both teams for this Santa Barbara TOC.
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The Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions starts Friday afternoon, so it’s time for water polo fans to make their picks:
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Here are the four sensational groups for Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, one of the best girls water polo events of the season (Jan. 14-15):
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