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Vote for Water Polo

The NCAA is conducting an online poll, asking what Fall sport you are most looking forward to. Last time I checked, water polo was just five votes behind soccer for second place (Football was way out in front, for first). Go to http://www.ncaa.com/ and vote for water polo; let's get out ahead of soccer.

Also, Universal Sports has been broadcasting the World Championships of both Swimming and Water Polo from Rome. They also have been rebroadcasting swimming and water polo from the Beijing Olympics. When you're inside trying to avoid the heat, check it out. Universal Sports is channel 115 on most Comcast networks.

No Summer Polo in Last Week of July

The Enumclaw High School Water Polo programs will take a break from summer workouts during the last week of July, from July 24-August 3. Practice will resume on Tuesday, August 4, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., and will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks.

Fall season for Enumclaw High School sports will start on Monday, August 24. Boys Water Polo and Girls Swim & Dive are both Fall Sports. Boys Swim & Dive is a Winter Sport, and Girls Water polo is a Spring Sport.

Boys Water Polo practices will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, during the week of August 24. Beginning on the first day of school, August 31, practices will be held from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. All practices will be held at the Enumclaw Aquatic Center.

Summer Polo on Tuesday & Thursday Mornings

The Enumclaw High School Water Polo programs will start summer workouts on June 30. Summer workouts are intended for students who are planning to play for EHS during the 2009-2010 school year, and will be open to both boys and girls. High school boys planning on playing this fall are strongly encouraged to attend. Middle school players are also welcome. Summer workouts will cost $3 per workout.

Workouts will be on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 7:30 to 9:30. There will not be any practice during the last week of July.

If there is enough interest, we may be able to schedule some summer league water polo games against neighboring programs.

Introductory Water Polo Clinic Starts Tuesday

The Enumclaw Aquatic Center will host an Introductory Water Polo Clinic on Tuesday, June 23rd through Friday, June 26th. The clinic will be conducted by EHS coaches Bob Averill and Ken DeMan, and members of the Enumclaw High School Water Polo Teams.

The clinic is intended for middle school boys and girls with little or no water polo experience, but will also be open to high school boys and girls with less than one year of water polo playing experience,

The clinic will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., and will cost $60. Each participant will receive a water polo ball and a T-shirt.

For more information, or to register, contact the Enumclaw Aquatic Center at 360-825-1188.

Two Plateau Athletes Named to Collegiate Water Polo Association Scholar-Athlete Team

The Collegiate Water Polo Association named two Plateau area athletes to the Scholar-Athlete Team for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Elise Averill, a 2005 graduate from Enumclaw High School, and Sarah Henneford, a 2005 graduate from Sumner High School, were honored with the award by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better throughout the year.

Averill and Henneford were captains on the Western Washington University women’s water polo team and finished their fourth year of play with the Viking Water Polo Team. Both played for their high school teams for four years and were high school team captains during their senior seasons.

Averill is the daughter of Bob Averill of Enumclaw, and Claudia Johns, of Kent, and graduated June 13 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science, specializing in pre-physical therapy. Henneford is the daughter of Dennis and Kathy Henneford, of Sumner, and will graduate in 2010 with a degree in Environmental Science.

Enumclaw Summer Polo Starts June 9

The Enumclaw High School Water Polo programs will start summer workouts on June 9. Summer workouts are intended for students who are planning to play for EHS during the 2009-2010 school year, and will be open to both boys and girls. Summer workouts will cost $3 per workout.

While school is in session, workouts will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-9 p.m. There will be no practice on Thursday, June 18, or any workouts during the week of June 22. Workouts will resume the week of June 29, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 7:30 to 9:30.

If there is enough interest, we may be able to schedule some summer league water polo games against neighboring programs.

The last summer practice will be held on Thursday, August 20, as the high school girls swim, and boys water polo seasons begin practice on Monday, August 24.

Introductory Water Polo Clinic


The Enumclaw Aquatic Center has joined forces with the Enumclaw High School Water Polo program to host an Introductory Water Polo Clinic on Tuesday, June 23rd through Friday, June 26th. The clinic will be conducted by EHS coaches Bob Averill and Ken DeMan, and members of the Enumclaw High School Water Polo Team.

The clinic is intended for middle school boys and girls with little or no water polo experience, but will also be open to high school boys and girls with less than one year of water polo playing experience,

The clinic will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., and will cost $60. Each participant will receive a water polo ball and a T-shirt.

For more information, or to register, contact the Enumclaw Aquatic Center at 360-825-1188.