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ET water polo reaches semifinals, Babovic case not over

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:26:28 +0000

El Toro's boys water polo team beat Mater Dei, 9-5, to reach the semifinals of the North-South Challenge on Saturday. Orange County's top-ranked team will play the winner of the second-round match between Sacred Heart Prep and Santa Barbara.

In other news later Friday night, the attorney for Corona del Mar goalie Martin Babovic said he will be in court Monday morning for reconsideration in a case that left the Serbian ineligible for varsity play. Richard Bridgford said in an e-mail that new evidence has been discovered. Stay tuned for more details.

CdM water polo gets revenge on Servite

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:44:03 +0000

Max Bergeson, one of the top juniors in the county, scored five goals as No. 9 Corona del Mar avenged an earlier loss against Servite at the S & R Sport Cup by handling the No. 8 Friars, 12-7, on Tuesday.

Corona del Mar held center Cruz Smithson to a pair of goals. At the S & R, Smithson erupted for seven goals against the Sea Kings. Goalie Isle Anderson added 14 saves for Corona del Mar.

At the S & R, Servite posted a 12-11 victory against the Sea Kings.

El Modena water polo wins big match on the road

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:24:15 +0000

An improved El Modena boys water polo team took a giant step toward a second-place finish in the Century League by posting a 7-6 victory at Canyon on Tuesday.

The Vanguards are now 16-4, 2-1 in the Division II league.

They have a intriguing talent in senior Erich Schwamb, who plays both ends of the pool well. They also have plenty of young talent, so it appears El Modena could be my radar for some time. First-year coach Jeff Gorman is doing a nice job.

Orange County's top-10 senior water polo players

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:23:00 +0000

I am close to completing my water polo player rankings for the juniors in Orange County.

Here's a recap of my senior rankings from the preseason:

Rankings by Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com

Sorted alphabetically

Colin Carroll, Mater Dei, goalie

Michael Delaney, Los Alamitos, goalie

Jay Lovero, Foothill, goalie

Tommy O’Connell, El Toro, goalie

Paul Pickell, Foothill, attacker

Josh Samuels, Villa Park, defender

Cruz Smithson, Servite, center

Austin Trinkle, Los Alamitos, attacker

Forrest Watkins, Los Alamitos, center

Griffin White, El Toro, attacker