Santa Margarita’s boys water polo team had a good excuse for being late to their school homecoming dance Saturday night.
The Eagles claimed their first tourney title in more than a decade.
Stephen Riggins, left, led eight players in scoring with three goals and goalie Ryan Melosini made a save with about four seconds left as the Eagles (20-9) captured the Steve Pal Memorial Tournament title with an 11-10 victory against visiting No. 7 Dana Hills.
Santa Margarita improved to 11-1 in October. The only loss was against undefeated Mater Dei.







Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 1: Friday's Division 2 baseball games (5-17-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 1: Thursday's softball quarterfinals (5-23-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 1: Tuesday's D1-2 baseball playoffs (5-21-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 2: Friday's Division 4 and 6 baseball games (5-17-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 2: Thursday's volleyball, tennis (5-23-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 2: Tuesday's D3-7 baseball playoff games (5-21-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 3: Tuesday's softball playoff games (5-21-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime 4: Tuesday's volleyball, tennis matches (5-21-13)
Slideshow: Hot Shots Overtime: CIF Track and Field Finals (5-18-13)
Slideshow: OCVarsity Hot Shots: Friday's baseball playoffs (5-17-13)
