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Taj Draper '25 controls the ball against a press from a Long Beach Wilson defender. He tallied a hat trick in the team's 18-15 win.

Boys’ water polo defeats Long Beach Wilson 18-15 in high scoring affair

Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2024

The boys’ water polo team defeated Long Beach Wilson High School in a home game 18-15. With key starters Connor Kim ’25 injured with a corneal abrasion and and Otto Stothart ’25 placed on concussion...

Water polo alumni medal at Olympics

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
September 10, 2024

Alumni Ben Hallock ’16 and Johnny Hooper ’15 earned the bronze medal in men’s water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics after Team USA rallied to defeat Hungary 11-8 in a penalty shootout. The bronze...

George Avakian '20 poses with a trophy after winning the NCAA Division 1 Water Polo Championship on Dec. 10.

Inside the Lair: Avakian’s NCAA Legacy

Connor Tang and Justin Tang
December 13, 2023

Boys’ water polo alumni George Avakian ’20, a senior on the University of California, Berkeley (Cal) men's water polo team, won the NCAA Division 1 Water Polo Championship on Dec. 3. The Bears’ 13-10...

Attacker Alex Heenan '24 legs up on a five-meter penalty shot against Newport Harbor in the CIF semifinal Nov. 8.

Boys’ water polo loses to Newport Harbor in semifinal due to missed call in final seconds

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
November 15, 2023

The boys’ water polo team lost to Newport Harbor High School 12-11 in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Open Division semifinal Nov. 8. In the final seconds of the game,...

Connor Kim '25 legs up for a penalty shot in a game against Loyola High School Nov. 2. The Wolverines defeated Loyola 20-15 to advance to the CIF-SS semifinal.

Boys’ water polo defeats Loyola in CIF quarterfinal

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
November 2, 2023

The boys’ water polo team defeated Loyola High School 20-15 at home in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Open Division quarterfinal Nov. 2. The Wolverines will travel...

Attackers Ben Oerlemans '24 and Asher Engelberg '24 cap up before their game against Loyola High School Oct. 25.

Boys’ water polo wins Mission League for third consecutive year

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
October 25, 2023

The boys’ water polo team defeated Loyola High School 10-7 in an away league game at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Uytengsu Aquatic Center on Oct. 25. The team finished the regular...

Dean Strauser '24 looks to score against the JSerra defense during Homecoming on Oct. 7.

Boys’ water polo loses to JSerra at Homecoming

Audrey Kim
October 7, 2023

The varsity boys’ water polo team lost to JSerra Catholic High School 15-13 during the school’s 2023 Homecoming game on Oct. 7th. This marks the third time the team has lost to JSerra this year. The...

Ben Oerlemans '24 winds up to shoot in a game against Newport Harbor High School Sept. 30.

Senior announces commitment to play water polo at Stanford University

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
October 5, 2023

Boys' water polo attacker Ben Oerlemans '24 officially announced his commitment to play Division 1 water polo at Stanford University on Oct. 5. According to the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)...

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Boys Team of the Year: Water Polo

Jaidev Pant
June 3, 2020

Despite winning the 2018 CIF Division I title over Newport Harbor High School, the boys’ water polo team found itself ranked second behind its rival in the 2019 CIF preseason poll, just as the Wolverines...

Nico Tierney '20 surveys the pool in the match against Newport High School. Credit: Sandra Koretz/Chronicle

Boys’ Water Polo loses first game of season

Jaidev Pant
October 13, 2019

Boys Water Polo lost to Newport Harbor High School on Oct 12, marking its first loss of the season and bringing their overall record to 17-1. Previous Matchups  The match was the third game this season...

Attacker Ethan Shipman '20 lunges forward in a 16-11 win against Bishops High School on Oct 4. Credit: Sandra Koretz/Chronicle

Water Polo finishes first at Elite Eight Tournament

Jaidev Pant
October 6, 2019

The boys’ water polo team placed first at the S&R Elite Eight Water Polo Tournament, winning every match and bringing the team’s overall record to 17-0.  The squad opened the tournament with...

Boys’ water polo wins CIF Division I Championship

William Seymour
November 10, 2018

The boys’ water polo team defeated Newport Harbor High School 5-3 on Saturday making the Wolverines CIF Division 1 Champions. Going into the match, Newport Harbor was on a 21 game winning streak and...

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