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Mater Dei’s boys water polo team improved to 22-0 and extended its winning streak to 39 matches with a 12-5 victory against No. 3 El Toro in the finals of the North-South Challenge in Atherton on Saturday.
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Boys water polo: Mater Dei defeats El Toro in North-South final
October 22nd, 2011, 6:29 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comBoys water polo: Mater Dei's winning streak approaching CIF-SS record
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Mater Dei’s No. 1-ranked boys water polo team will take a 37-match winning streak into the semifinals at the North-South Challenge today in Northern California.
With a victory in the semifinals and finals today, the Monarchs’ winning streak would hit 39 and tie for fifth longest in CIF-Southern Section history. The section record of 45 is also the county record and belongs to Corona del Mar.
Here’s a look at the longest winning streaks in CIF-SS boys water polo history:
Streak, School, Year(s)
45 CdM 1968-1970
Boys water polo ’11: SoCal stacked for North-South Challenge
August 11th, 2011, 11:03 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com
Southern California will again send eight talented boys water polo teams to this season’s North-South Challenge, which will be played in Atheron on Oct. 21-22.
Here’s a list of the Southern California teams courtesy of John Kulisich:
Mater Dei (def. tourney, Div. 1 champ)
El Toro (Div. 1 runner-up ’10)
Los Alamitos (Div. 1 contender)
Laguna Beach and Nolan McConnell, above, (Div. 3 champion in ’10)
Boys water polo: Videos from North-South Challenge available
November 1st, 2010, 1:12 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comBoys water polo: Mater Dei captures N-S Challenge
October 23rd, 2010, 7:42 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com
Mater Dei’s top-ranked boys water polo team defeated No. 4 El Toro, 11-10, in the finals of the North-South Challenge in NorCal on Saturday night. (Read the full story.)
The Monarchs have won two of three games against the Chargers this season.
In 2009, El Toro beat Mater Dei in the finals of the N-S Challenge.
Boys water polo: El Toro-Mater Dei to meet for N-S Challenge title
October 23rd, 2010, 3:58 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com
Top-ranked Mater Dei and No. 4 El Toro will face off again in the finals of the North-South Challenge in Northern California.
El Toro reached the final by edging Loyola of Los Angeles, 10-9, while Mater Dei defeated The Bishop’s of La Jolla, 12-6, in the other semifinal.
Boys water polo: First round scores from N-S Challenge
October 22nd, 2010, 5:07 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comBoys water polo: First-look at North-South Challenge
October 20th, 2010, 5:55 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comHere are the first round matches for the North-South Challenge, an outstanding boys water polo tournament that starts Friday in Northern California:
At Palo Alto HS (Palo Alto)
Miramonte vs. Los Al, 10:30 am
El Toro vs. Los Altos, 11:35 am
Loyola vs. Palo Alto, 12:40 pm
Murrieta Valley vs. Menlo, 1:45 pm
The showdown that wasn’t – Miramonte handles El Toro
October 25th, 2008, 6:13 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comEl Toro’s top-ranked boys water polo team on Saturday night lost for the first time, falling to Miramonte of Orinda, 9-5, in the finals of the North-South Challenge in Atherton.
The match not only pitted the top-seeded teams from Southern and Northern California, each side was undefeated.
But the dream match didn’t exactly live up to the hype. Miramonte led 4-0 early and took a 7-3 lead into the fourth period. The Mats are the best team in the state – hands down.
Villa Park takes 8th at North-South Challenge
October 25th, 2008, 3:52 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comDream final set at North-South Challenge
October 25th, 2008, 12:46 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comState supremacy will certainly be on the line later this afternoon as Southern California power El Toro takes in Northern California heavyweight Miramonte at 4:10 p.m. in a battle of undefeated teams in the final of the North-South Challenge in Atherton.
Yep, two undefeated squads are hooking up late October – that’s pretty rare for this sport.
Big day for El Toro, Los Alamitos water polo teams
October 25th, 2008, 9:59 am by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.comOrange County’s top-ranked water polo team, El Toro, and No. 2 Los Alamitos will play the top-two teams from Northern California later this morning in the semifinals of the North-South Challenge in Atherton.
El Toro takes on tournament host Sacred Heart Prep at 10:20 a.m. Los Alamitos plays Miramonte of Orinda at 11:30 a.m. The championship is at 4:10 p.m.
Already this morning, Mater Dei reached the fifth-place match by avenging an early-season loss to Santa Barbara. The Monarchs could face Division II rival Villa Park. How about that for a fifth-place match?
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