With the sun beating down on the field, Caroline Sturgeon ’20 crouched in the goal, her heart racing as her eyes focused on a quick Huntington Beach High School midfielder weaving through defenders. The score was tied 1-1. Her job became simple: protect the goal. Not only was the LAFHA championship on the line but […]
The boys’ water polo team beat Loyola High School 11-9 in an overtime away game on Wednesday night establishing the Wolverines as Mission League Champions. The squad was up by one goal with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter when the Cubs called a timeout. The play that Loyola ran resulted in […]
The boys’ water polo team upset last year’s Division I champion Orange Lutheran 9-8 on Thursday night and will advance to the Division I CIF semifinals. The team went down 6-3 and trailed for the first half, but attackers Pierce Maloney ’19 and Nico Tierney ’20 propelled the Wolverines to a comeback. Tierney scored the winning […]
In the final league game of the year, the boys’ water polo team routed St. Francis 25-0. The water polo team at St. Francis was formed just two years ago. Compared to a record of 25-2 last year, the Wolverines barely scraped a winning record this year, at 15-12. The team again dominated league, with […]
The boys’ water polo team defeated Alemany 24-1 on Wednesday afternoon in the team’s fourth league game of the season. Alemany is usually a much weaker team than the Wolverines, who defeated them last year by a score of 22-2. Despite the inferior opponent, players said that games against weaker teams in the league provide […]
Games of the North/South Challenge tournament were cancelled due to fire scares, but Head of Aquatics Brian Flacks organized others games for the boys’ water polo team to play. The team fell 9-7 to Drake and later defeated Bellarmine 9-4, but still stands at 3-0 in league play. With only a month left in the […]
The boys’ water polo team lost its third game of the year, this time falling 9-8 to Newport in double-overtime Sept. 20. Behind the 14 saves of goalkeeper Sam Krutonog ’18, the Wolverines held a two-goal lead at home in the fourth quarter. Pierce Maloney ’19 and Ryan Neapole ’19 combined for five goals, but […]
The boys’ water polo team finished in third place in the Elite 8 Tournament on Sept. 16. After falling to Huntington Beach 9-8 on Friday, the team defeated them on Saturday to secure third place. The Wolverines faced a 10-8 deficit heading into the fourth quarter and scored four unanswered goals in the final quarter. […]
The boys’ water polo team defeated Agoura 8-5 in the first game of the Elite 8 Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Coming off of an 8-4 loss to Mater Dei, the players said that they felt ready to play and were confident in the game plan. The Wolverines jumped out to an early lead and were […]
After two wins to start the season, the boys’ water polo team fell short for the first time this season, losing 8-4 to the Mater Dei Monarchs on Thursday night. This marks the team’s 10th loss in the last five seasons. The Wolverines defeated the Monarchs in both meetings last season, but brought a weaker […]