Three teams advanced from last Saturday's Wild Card Tournament, to join nine other teams to make up Washington State's 12-team State Tournament. Peninsula, Lakes, and Mount Tahoma advance from the Wild Card Tournament to join Gig Harbor, Enumclaw, Curtis, Emerald Ridge, Auburn Mountainview, Wilson, Puyallup, Auburn Riverside, and Stadium at this weekend's tournament, held at Lakes, Rogers, and Curtis High Schools.Lakes finished the Wild Card Tournament as the #2 Wild Card, and start the tournament in Group B. As a result Group B will play their opening round at Lakes High School. Group B consists of Enumclaw, Puyallup, and Lakes. The Hornets open group play against Lakes at 4:10 on Wednesday, and face Puyallup at 8:50 on Wednesday. Friday's games times will be determined by the results of group play.
The Enumclaw Hornets finished regular season play with a 20-1 overall record, with their only loss to a visiting Oregon team. Enumclaw went undefeated (12-0) in league play, and captured the East Division title. The Hornets are making their seventh straight trip to the State tournament.
Enumclaw’s success is remarkable, in part, because they have
done it with only nine players on their roster – seniors Annie Birklid and
Hannah Kinniburgh, juniors Allie and Katie Larrea, and Bella Davenport,
sophomore Megan Lesmeister, and freshmen Bailey Sexton, Haley Sonneson, and
Madi Woodall.
Water polo has six field players and a goalkeeper playing,
so the Hornet squad has only two subs on their best day. Most high school teams have 12-15
players on their roster.
