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Newport Harbor boys water polo handles Harvard-Westlake to win second Elite 8 title in three years
There were a few moments during the annual Delfina Elite 8 boys water polo tournament when unbeaten Newport Harbor might have appeared inefficient, sluggish or lacking motivation. Unfortunately for the rest of the field, especially host Harvard-Westlake, those occasions were few during the three-day event, and usually followed by... Read more
Boys Water Polo Section Rankings
The high school boys water polo season continues to build momentum all across the state, with several teams having already competed in prestigious tournaments and other elite events and showdowns scheduled in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top boys water polo programs in... Read more
Newport Harbor halts JSerra’s 40-match winning streak, captures first South Coast tournament title since 2018
Newport Harbor halted a five-match losing streak against JSerra and ended a six-year drought without a championship at the South Coast boys water polo tournament Saturday with a 14-6 victory in the final at Corona del Mar High. Although Newport Harbor didn’t get to celebrate in its home pool... Read more
Redwood outlasts Menlo School in OT to win Scott Roche Invitational title
MENLO, Calif. – One of the longest and most thrilling championship showdowns in the 26-year history of the Scott Roche Invitational boys water polo tournament was inches away from being decided in regulation, setting the stage for an even more dramatic sudden-death victory Saturday at Gates Pool. Ossie Joplin... Read more
Boys Water Polo Section Rankings
The high school boys water polo season is underway all across the state, with several teams having already competed in elite tournaments and other marquee events and showdowns scheduled in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top boys water polo programs in each of... Read more
Top Boys Water Polo Teams By Section Entering The Fall Season
The high school boys water polo season has already begun in several sections, or is about to get underway all across the state later this month. Here is a look at the top boys water polo program in each of the seven sections that highlights competition in California (Northern,... Read more
Good To Be A Gator | Sacred Heart Prep Water Polo Is Ready To Roll
Sacred Heart Prep Boys Water Polo Is No Stranger To Title Expectations — But This Fall’s Team Has Talent And Motivation Exceeding Perhaps All Of Its Championship Predecessors PICTURED ABOVE: Sacred Heart Prep senior, Gavin West There are more stories than are worth counting of high school programs from... Read more
SportStars’ 2019-20 NorCal Team Of The Year VOTE
In A Final Tip Of The Cap To The 2019-20 Year In High School Sports, SportStars Seeks Reader Help In Choosing Its NorCal Team Of The Year • As we begin that looong wait for December — with masks on and fingers crossed —  our recent August issue sought... Read more
’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 3 | Nos. 25-1
SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more
Berkeley Water Polo Star Georgia Tomasik
SportStar of the Week — Georgia Tomasik, Berkeley Water Polo, Senior Georgia Tomasik has been a driving force for a very good Berkeley Yellow Jackets water polo team this fall. Through her first 16 games, Georgia had 78 goals for an average of 4.9 per game. She also assisted... Read more
Jewel Roemer: Acalanes Water Polo’s National Team-Caliber Engine
Acalanes Water Polo Charges Toward A North Coast Section Repeat, Powered By Jewel Roemer — Arguably The Bay Area’s Biggest Water Polo Talent Since Maggie Steffens • Jewel Roemer amazes in many ways. Foremost might be her positive energy, which shines like the sun. And there’s her mastery of... Read more
Big Guns Battle at Water Polo Shootout
Huge High School Water Polo Tournament Blazes its Way into Placer Valley 64 Teams Enter the Sierra Shootout / Chuck McCollum water polo Invitational for two dates this September. On back to back weekends, the Sierra Shootout will feature boy’s teams Sept. 6-7 and girls on Sept. 13-14. Placer... Read more