Wilson boys’ water polo erased a two-goal deficit in the fourth quarter on Tuesday at Belmont Outdoor Pool to beat visiting Los Alamitos 12-11. Gray Carson led Wilson with four goals and he scored the game-winner on a power play with about 1:30 left in regulation. Hank Rivers, Kade Margain and Zac Crenshaw each scored […]
Changes at the top continues to be the theme of our Moore League fall previews. In boys’ water polo, that starts with the Wilson Bruins who find themselves in uncharted waters. Meanwhile Cabrillo is coming off a historic season, but have to start from scratch again, and Poly just hosted the first ever Long Beach […]
The Wilson Bruins have won the last 12 Moore League championships and are poised to repeat with a strong sophomore class leading the way. However, players like Zac Crenshaw, Hank Rivers and Gray Carson learned on the job last year while taking their lumps. Some tough losses and no playoff success dropped Wilson down to […]
The Cabrillo Jaguars made school history by reaching their first CIF semifinal last year. However, this season they’ll be without the decorated group of seniors who led them to the playoffs as well as head coach Lawrence Durand. Assistant coach and alum Chris Ortiz has taken over and knows what needs to get done for […]
The Rams finished second in league again last year, and they’re the only program other than Wilson to win a league title since 2007. Coach Danely Smith said he has a good group of players coming back this year who have worked hard to improve all summer. Seniors Alex Carrol, Daniel Chenier, Matthew Brown and […]
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 […]