Sports Snapshot: Boys Water Polo

Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
With the loss of a few notable senior players on the team from last year, the Boys Varsity Water Polo team has had its share of challenges to maintain its title as CIF champion.
They narrowly lost at home on September 12 as Mater Dei pulled off a 6-5 win in a game where no team held more than a one point lead at any time.
More recently at Tuesday’s match against Ventura, the Dons allowed the Cougars to slide in with a 10-8 victory in overtime. While Santa Barbara held a 7-5 lead at one point, a penalty shot in Ventura’s favor brought the score closer to even. The game against Ventura is the first CIF loss since the 2005 season. “It was just a hard game,” said senior player Andrew Gonzales. “And we’re going to work on getting better.”
That’s not to say the Dons haven’t had the best of luck this season. With wins over Mira Costa and a 10th place finish overall at the South Coast Water Polo tournament last weekend the team has been giving it their all. They also beat out immediate rivals Dos Pueblos and San Marcos in the overall scoring. “We have great potential,” said senior Ben Wolfe. “We just need to work on applying that potential.”