Orange County products Rachel Fattal (Los Alamitos), Courtney Mathewson (Canyon), Jillian Kraus (Foothill), Annika Dries (Laguna Beach), goalie Tumua Anae (Corona del Mar) and Danielle Warde (Edison/UC Irvine) have been selected to the 15-player U.S. women’s water polo roster for the FINA World League Super Finals in China, June 1-6.
Please send girls water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
Foothill Club of La Verne captured the boys 16-and-under title at the Ironman Super Final at Newport Harbor on Sunday. The Ironman is a top, offseason league for club teams.
Here’s the top-three finishing teams and the individual awards:
1st place: Foothill Club Water Polo
2nd place: United
3rd place: Premier
Mater Dei’s Chris Segesman has been selected the California Coaches Association’s boys water polo coach of the year.
Segesman, pictured coaching the girls this past season, will be honored at the CCA’s award banquet June 15 in Fresno.
In November, he guided the Monarchs’ bops to their second consecutive undefeated season in Division 1.
Mater Dei has claimed five consecutive Southern Section titles overall, including three in Division 1.
Troy’s Jason Wilson has been selected the CCA’s girls coach of the year.
Both Wilson and Segesman, interestingly, have ties to Sonora.
Please send water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
Photo by Mike Greene, Orange County Register
Six-time CIF-SS champion Corona del Mar is accepting applications for its vacant girls water polo coaching position, which will be a walk-on post.
Coaches can send a letter of interest, resume and three letters of recommendation to athletic director Don Grable at dgrable@nmusd.us by April 23 at 3 p.m.
The Sea Queens claimed Division 1 this past season for the sixth CIF title in their history.
Coach Sam Bailey, The Register coach of the year, resigned after the season to accept a teaching and coaching positions at Beckman.
Please send water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com or to @ocvarsityguy on twitter
Photo courtesy of Martin Klein
Dana Hills girls and Laguna Beach club coach Chad Beeler recently conducted a survey ranking the strength of Orange County area age-group water polo clubs. Here were the Top 10 results for the SoPac zone heading into this past weekend, which featured the Winterfest and KAP7 tournaments:
14U Boys
1. H.B. (Huntington Beach)
2. SoCal (Tustin)
3. Northwood Navy (North Irvine)
4. Alliance (San Juan Capistrano)
5. S.E.T. (Lake Forest)
6. United (Los Alamitos)
7. Kahuna (Irvine)
8. Northwood Silver (North Irvine)
9. Newport (Newport Beach)
10. CDM Polo (Newport Beach)
Former Los Alamitos standout and current Griffins assistant coach Scott Davidson scored twice but the U.S. men’s water polo team opened the UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament in Calgary with a disappointing, 10-6, loss to Canada on Wednesday.
USA usually defeats Canada but the Canadians led, 7-3, late in the third. The Canadians didn’t qualify for London but were 10th at Worlds in 2011.
The game marked the debut of U.S. interim head coach Jovan Vavic, the USC men’s and women’s coach. Captain Jeff Powers and Ryan Bailey – both UC Irvine products and silver medalists from 2008, each scored once.
The Americans need a top-two finish in the tournament to qualify for July’s World Championships in Barcelona. There are only two other men’s teams: Argentina and Brazil.
Olympian Jesse Smith scored three goals and goalie Andy Stevens (Villa Park) made nine saves as the U.S. men’s water polo team defeated Argentina, 14-8, in an exhibition match Saturday night at Northwood.
In a later game, Argentina defeated a Southern California all-star high school team, 8-5, at Northwood.
Here’s the box score from the U.S. national team match:
USA Water Polo has named USC coach Jovan Vavic as its interim men’s national team coach, the federation announced Tuesday.
Marc Hunt of UC Irvine and Vavic’s USC assistant Marko Pintaric will serve as assistant coaches.
Vavic will select the U.S. men’s team for the upcoming Union Americana de Natacion (UANA) World Championship Qualification Tournament in Calgary, Canada, which starts Jan. 28.
The tournament is a qualifier for the world championships.
Santa Margarita water polo players Emily Loughlin and Jackie Villarreal have signed with four-year schools, Eagles girls coach Kevin Ricks said in an e-mail Wednesday.
Loughlin, a rising center, signed with Cal while Villarreal signed with San Diego State. Loughlin will play for the U.S. team at the upcoming FINA world youth championships in Australia.
Santa Margarita’s Morgan Martinez has committed to UC Irvine, Ricks added.
“This was a great morning for girls water polo at SMCHS and I am very proud of Morgan, Jackie and Emily for their hard work, dedication and commitment to our program and the greater sport of water polo,” Ricks said in an e-mail. ” They embody what it is to be a student-athlete and are a great example to our younger student-athletes.”
Here’s what Loughlin said on twitter about her decision:
“I felt at home at CAL. I fell in love with the campus, academics, coaches, and most of all the team,” Loughlin wrote.
Photo courtesy of Emily Loughlin via twitter
Mater Dei water polo player Mackenzie Barr, arguably Orange County’s top female water polo recruit, has signed with UCLA, she confirmed Wednesday morning.
The center scored 136 goals last season to lead the Monarchs to a CIF Division 2 runner-up finish.
She also departs next week with the U.S. youth team bound for the FINA youth world championships in Australia.
Barr is a great get for the Bruins because she is a talented two-way player. She can guard 2 meters and score from center.
Please send aquatics recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
Photo courtesy of Tom Barr
Laguna Beach is honoring Olympic water polo champion Annika Dries with a party Saturday at her old pool at Laguna Beach High.
Dries, pictured as No. 11 left at the 2012 Olympics, helped the U.S. women’s water polo team capture the gold medal at the London Games. It was the first gold for the U.S. women’s team.
The party for the former Laguna Beach standout starts Saturday at 2 p.m. at the community/high school pool, which is located at 670 Park Ave., across from the high school.
Admission is free and the public is encouraged to bring a swim suit and towel. Lifeguards will be on duty.
There also will be chances for autographs and pictures with Dries, live music and refreshments.
Dries is a former O.C Register player of the year and current standout at Stanford.
Please send water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
Photo by Adam Pretty, Getty Images
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