Fourth-year Long Beach Poly coach Ish Pluton is excited about his team’s chances this year, mainly because of the team’s great chemistry and some strong senior leadership, both of which were buoyed by a team trip to Hawaii in the summer. “This team wants it, they’re all on the same page, they’re very hard-working,” Pluton […]
The Lakewood Lancers are coming off of a rebuilding year, so coach Phil Geiger said he has a very different outlook on this season for his Lancers. “Lots of youth and inexperience meant that we were developing fundamentals all season long,” Geiger said. “I have a big group of sophomores who spent last season learning […]
The Panthers feel like they should have had more wins last season with a plucky group of upperclassman leading the way, but too many close losses torpedoed the campaign. This year, coach Curt Knowles is rebuilding with a roster full of seniors and sophomores. His key returners are Arturo Zuniga, Jose De La Torre and […]
Photos by Stephen Dachman from the Long Beach Invitational action. Wilson reached the final but lost to Corona del Mar 10-8.
The Shore Aquatics 10U coed water polo team went undefeated at the Junior Olympics last week to win Shore’s second consecutive national championship at this level. They were one of five Shore squads to grab a top finish. After entering the tournament ranked 26th nationally, the Shore 10U coed team dominated the competition. Goaltender Morgan […]
The Shore Aquatics 10U Coed water polo team won a USA Club Championship last weekend at Don Lugo High in Chino. Shore won this same age group title five years ago. Shore was the ninth of 10 seeded teams in the invitational tournament featuring most of the top teams in the country, but they relied […]
This has been by far the best sports year at Cabrillo High as the Jaguars have been able to make school history in boys’ soccer, boys’ water polo and badminton over the last eight months. In March, the boys’ soccer team ended the 25-year drought by winning the school’s first-ever postseason championship. They did it […]
Tony Azevedo is bringing the Aquatic Games back to Long Beach on June 21-23 at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on the campus of Long Beach State. The Aquatic Games are sponsored by 6-8 Sports and are the brainchild of five-time water polo Olympian and silver medalist Tony Azevedo. The Wilson High alum started the weekend […]
Shore Aquatics water polo players (left to right) Zack Crenshaw, Sean Tunnicliff and Maya O’Dea all made USA Water Polo National Teams. Crenshaw, 15, made the cadet team while Tunnicliff, 14, and O’Dea, 14, were named to developmental teams.
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team lost its first game of the Big West Conference Tournament on Friday at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center 9-7 to UC Santa Barbara. Here are some great action shots from Stephen Dachman.