Regional Tournaments, Day One Results

The first day of Regional Tournament play is completed in Washington's Girls High School Water Polo League; six teams from each division continue to Saturday's competition.Auburn Mountainview, Peninsula, Sumner, and Inglemoor all had their seasons end Friday.

The Hornets beat Peninsula at 6:45 on Friday, and will continue play on Saturday, facing Wilson at 11:30 on Saturday in one of the Regional Semi-Final Games.

Region I Tournament, Friday Results
Rogers High School, Puyallup, WA           

Friday, May 15
3:00 Stadium 5 vs. Auburn Riverside 13
4:15 Auburn Mountainview 1 vs. Gig Harbor 23
5:30 Auburn 1 vs. Wilson 11
6:45 Peninsula 5 vs. Enumclaw 15
8:00 Stadium 14 vs. Auburn Mountainview 5
9:15 Auburn 12 vs. Peninsula 8

Region II Tournament. Friday Results
Curtis High School, University Place, WA   

Friday, May 15
3:00 Bellevue 2 vs. Puyallup 10
4:15 Sumner 1 vs. Newport 17
5:30 Lakes 8 vs. Mercer Island 7
6:45 Inglemoor 1 vs. Curtis 19
8:00 Bellevue 10 vs. Sumner 6
9:15 Mercer Island 11 vs. Inglemoor 5

Saturday's Schedules

Region I Tournament
Rogers High School, Puyallup, WA           

Saturday, May 16
Game 7 10:00 Auburn Riverside vs. Gig Harbor
Game 8 11:30 Wilson vs. Enumclaw  
Game 9 1:30 Auburn vs. Loser Game 7
Game 10 3:00 Stadium vs. Loser Game 8

Game 11 4:30 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

Game 12 6:00 Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9
Region II Tournament
Curtis High School, University Place, WA   

Saturday, May 16
Game 7 10:00 Puyallup vs. Newport
Game 8 11:30 Lakes vs. Curtis
Game 9 1:30 Mercer Island vs. Loser Game 7 
Game 10 3:00 Bellevue vs. Loser Game 8
Game 11 4:30 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12 6:00 Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9

Post-Season Play Starts This Weekend

The Washington State Girls High School Water Polo Season heads into the post-season this weekend, with Regional Tournaments on Friday and Saturday, and concludes with next weekend's State Tournament.

The Enumclaw Hornets enter the Region I Tournament as the #1 seed from the East Division, and will face the #4 seed from the West, Peninsula, at 6:45 Friday, at Rogers High School in Puyallup.

The opening round for the Regional Tournaments is listed below:

Region I Tournament
Rogers High School, Puyallup, WA           

Friday, May 15
3:00 Stadium vs. Auburn Riverside
4:15 Auburn Mountainview vs. Gig Harbor
5:30 Auburn vs. Wilson
6:45 Peninsula vs. Enumclaw

Region II Tournament
Curtis High School, University Place, WA   


Friday, May 15
3:00 Bellevue vs. Puyallup
4:15 Sumner vs. Newport
5:30 Lakes vs. Mercer Island
6:45 Inglemoor vs. Curtis

photo courtesy Sharon Hinman

Divisional Results, Regional Seedings

The Washington State Girls Water Polo League completed league play on Tuesday, May 12, and seeding for this weekend's Regional Tournaments has been determined. The top four teams in each division have qualified for Regional Tournaments.

The East and West Divisions will compete in the Region I Tournament on Friday and Saturday, at Rogers High School in Puyallup. The Region II Tournament will take place at Curtis High School, in University Place on those same days, pitting the North and South Divisions against each other.

The top four teams from each Regional Tournament will advance to the State Tournament, held May 21-23 at Curtis High School.

Schedule Changes, Race for the Post-Season

As the girls water polo season wraps up league play this week, the Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team is facing several last-minute schedule changes as they prepare for the post-season.

The Thursday, May 7 game with Bellevue has been canceled.

If Auburn Riverside beats Auburn on Thursday, and the Hornets beat Tahoma on Saturday, the Hornets and Ravens will end the season tied for first place in the East Division. In that case, the two teams will play a playoff game to determine seeding into the Regional Tournament.

This year there are several teams that may have to play a tiebreaker game to determine Regional seeding. Listed below are some of the possible games. Several league games remain in the North Division; several possible ties could occur.

SOUTH DIVISION

Games played @ Rogers High School, May 11

Rogers vs. Sumner @ 3:30 p.m. (Winner #4 seed to Regionals / Loser Out)

Puyallup vs. Lakes @ 5:30 p.m. (Winner #2 seed/Loser #3 seed)

EAST DIVISION

Games played May 12

Enumclaw vs. Auburn Riverside @ 3:45 p.m. at Curtis High School
XX(Winner #1 seed/Loser #2 seed)

Tahoma vs. Auburn Mountainview @ 5:30 p.m. at Auburn High School
XX(Winner #4 seed to Regionals/Loser Out)

The Hornets last home game, a non-league game vs. Puyallup, has been re-scheduled to Wednesday, May 13, due to the Hornets’ possible seeding game on Tuesday. Wednesday’s game will also be the Hornets’ Senior Night – where the Hornets celebrate seniors Bailey Sexton, Hayley Sonneson, and Madi Woodall.

The Hornets open Regional play on Friday, May 15, at Rogers High School in Puyallup. Game time and opponent will be determined by the team’s final seeding.

Final Week of League Play

photo courtesy Brenda Sexton

The Washington State Girls High School Water Polo Season enters the final week of league competition this week, with 32 games scheduled over the week; 26 of them are league contests.

The Hornets play four games this week – three league games, one non-league. The league games are at Auburn on Tuesday at 5:30, at home vs. Auburn Mountainview at 8:30 on Wednesday, and Saturday vs. Tahoma at 6:00 at the Covington Pool. Enumclaw also hosts Bellevue at 7:30 on Thursday.

Enumclaw Water Polo posts each week's schedule, as listed on the officials' online site. PLEASE NOTE – details are subject to change without notice. We recommend checking with the team you hope to cheer for before game time.

The Hornets will post their own game results as they become available on Twitter @EnumclawPolo. Best of Luck to all the teams in this last week of league play.

Monday, May 4

3:30 Peninsula 1 at Gig Harbor 16

3:30 Lincoln at Gig Harbor – cancelled

3:30 Puyallup 7 at Sumner 5

5:30 Wilson 7 at Emerald Ridge 5 (Rogers)

5:45 Inglemoor 5 at Bellevue 7 (Woodridge)

9:00 Mercer Island 7 at Roosevelt 14 (Helene Madison)

Tuesday, May 5

3:15 Curtis 20 at Rogers 1

3:30 Stadium 5 at Gig Harbor 19

3:30 South Kitsap 5 at Peninsula 13

5:30 Enumclaw 14 at Auburn 3

7:30 Tahoma 5 at Auburn Mountainview 9 (Auburn)

9:30 Auburn Riverside at Kentridge (Covington)

Wednesday, May 6

3:15 Bainbridge Island at Shorewood (Shoreline)

3:30 Lincoln 9 at South Kitsap 17

3:45 Gig Harbor 18 at Mercer Island 3 (Mary Wayte)

4:45 Puyallup at Newport

8:30 Auburn Mountainview 4 at Enumclaw 15

9:00 Newport at Roosevelt (Helene Madison)

Thursday, May 7

3:30 Gig Harbor 20 at South Kitsap 1

4:30 Peninsula 21 at Foss 5

6:15 Stadium 9 at Wilson 15

6:20 Puyallup 0 at Curtis 4

7:30 Auburn 13 at Auburn Riverside 23 (Auburn)

7:30 Bellevue at Enumclaw – cancelled

Friday, May 8

3:30 Gig Harbor at Peninsula

3:45 Inglemoor 5 at Mercer Island 10 (Mary Wayte)

4:30 Lincoln 12 at Foss 13

5:30 Bainbridge Island at Emerald Ridge (Rogers)

7:00 Stadium at Lakes

Saturday, May 9

6:00 Mercer Island at Bainbridge Island

6:00 Enumclaw 20 at Tahoma 5 (Covington)

6:15 Wilson at Bellevue (Woodridge)

Updated Girls Water Polo Standings, May 1

Listed below are the current Washington State High School Girls Water Polo standings, as posted by the league on May 1. The teams have one remaining week of league play.

The top four teams in each division at the end of the regular season will advance to a Regional Tournament. The Region I Tournament will pit the top four teams from the East Division against the top four teams from the West, at Puyallup's Rogers High School, on May 15th and 16th. The Region II Tournament will take place at the same time, at Curtis High School in University Place, where the North Division will face the South Division.

In case of a tie where a team is eliminated from the post season or there is an advantage gained by the higher seed, the tie will be broken with a regulation length contest played at a neutral site.

The top four teams from each Regional Tournament will advance to the State Tournament, held May 21-23 at Curtis High School.