Water Polo Clinic at Auburn Pool

The Auburn Riverside High School Water Polo Program will be hosting their second annual Water Polo Specialty Camp on Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20. The camp is hosted by Auburn Riverside coach Mike Van Eaton, and will feature former U.S. National Team members Peter Sabbatini and Elyse Colgan. Both Sabbatini and Colgan played collegiate polo at Princeton University.

The clinic will offer position-specific instruction for goalkeepers, centers, center defenders, and drivers, and will consist of nine hours of in-water instruction over two days.

The first session will start at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude at 9 p.m. Saturday's instruction will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. All three sessions are included in the $75 price. The clinic will offer a $10 discount to a participating sibling.

For more information contact Mike Van Eaton at mvaneaton@auburn.wednedt.edu or Bob Averill at bobaverill@earthlink.net

Collegiate Women's Water Polo Tournament at Curtis High School

The University of Washington will host the second tournament of the Women's Northwest Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association on February 13 & 14 at Curtis High School in University Place, WA.

The Women's Northwest Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association is comprised of seven teams from Washington and Oregon, including Central Washington University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Western Oregon University, University of Washington, and Western Washington University.

Tournament Schedule:
Saturday, February 13, 2010
9:30 OSU vs. Oregon A
10:40 Washington vs. WWU
11:50 WOU vs. CWU
1:00 Oregon B vs. Oregon A
2:10 OSU vs. WWU
3:20 Washington vs. WOU
4:30 Oregon B vs. CWU
5:40 WWU vs. Oregon A
6:50 WOU vs. OSU

Sunday, February 14, 2010
9:00 Washington vs. Oregon B
10:10 CWU vs. WWU
11:20 WOU vs. Oregon A
12:30 Oregon B vs. OSU
1:40 Washington vs. CWU

Otter Water Polo Tournament at KCAC

The Seattle Otters will be hosting their 14th Annual International Open Water Polo Tournament this weekend, on Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA.

Masters water polo teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alberta will compete in three divisions – Women, Co-ed, and Open.

Locally, teams from Auburn, Puget Sound Polo, Seattle, and the University of Washington will be competing.

Tournament action will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, and finish around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday's action will run from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Sunday's games will start at 7:00 a.m. and conclude around 3:30 p.m.

There is no charge for admission to the tournament.

Collegiate Water Polo Results

Two Plateau area athletes took part in a Northwest Division Collegiate Water Polo tournament last weekend, January 23 and 24, at Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, WA.

Sarah Henneford, a 2005 graduate from Sumner High School, and Brooke Flaquinti, a 2009 graduate from Enumclaw High School, play for the Western Washington University women’s water polo team. Henneford and Flaquinti both played for their high school teams for four years. Henneford is a senior at WWU, and a team captain; Flaquinti is a WWU freshman, playing her first year of collegiate water polo.

Henneford is the daughter of Dennis and Kathy Henneford, of Sumner, and will graduate in 2010 with a degree in Environmental Science. Flaquinti is the daughter of Annette and Joseph Flaquinti of Enumclaw, WA.

The WWU Vikings finished the weekend tournament with three wins and one loss.

In Saturday’s action, WWU started the tournament with a loss to the University of Oregon “A” team, 18-1, but beat Oregon “B” 8-6 later in the afternoon. On Sunday the Vikings beat Western Oregon 14-7 in the morning, and closed the tournament with an afternoon win over Central Washington University, 18-5.

The Northwest Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Associated has seven women’s teams, including two teams each from the University of Oregon, and teams from the University of Washington, Oregon State University, Western Oregon University, Central Washington University, and Western Washington University.

Currently, WWU is in third place in the Northwest Division, behind defending champion Oregon “A”, and Oregon State University.

The teams will take part in another tournament next month, hosted by the University of Washington on February 13 & 14, at the Curtis High School pool, in University Place, WA. The Northwest Division Championships will be hosted by the University of Oregon on March 6 & 7 at Willamalane Swim Center in Springfield, Oregon.

The division champion will represent the Northwest Division at the National Collegiate Water Polo Championships on April 23 through 25, hosted by the University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona.

Collegiate Water Polo Women's Schedule

The Collegiate Water Polo Association has posted the schedule for the Northwest Division of the CWPA Women's Water Polo League.

The Women's Northwest Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association is comprised of seven teams from Washington and Oregon, including Central Washington University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Western Oregon University, University of Washington, and Western Washington University.

Tournaments are scheduled for January 23 and 24 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, and February 13 and 14 at Curtis High School, in University Place, WA. The Division Championships will be held on March 6 and 7 at Willamalane Aquatic Center, in Springfield, OR.

Girls Winter Polo Has Started!

Girls Winter water polo workouts started on Wednesday, November 18 at the Enumclaw Pool. Workouts are on Wednesday nights from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. through the Winter.

Saturday morning workouts will NOT be available on dates when the Boys Swim & Dive Team is working out. We will NOT have Saturday workouts on the following Saturdays: November 21 & December 5

Workouts will be supervised by coaches, but will be a drop-in, "open gym" format, led by high school team captains and veteran water polo players. All workouts are open to high school and middle school aged athletes interested in learning and improving water polo skills and conditioning.

Each workout costs $3. For more information, contact bobaverill@earthlink.net.

Puget Sound Polo is conducting a Winter water polo program for girls on Thursday and Sunday nights, beginning November 29. For more information, check out pugetsoundpolo.com.

Awards Banquet Held Monday, Nov. 16

The EHS Boys Water Polo Team held their post-season awards banquet on Monday, November 16 at the EHS Commons. The team enjoyed a dinner provided by team parents with family and supporters prior to a brief awards ceremony.

Seniors Shane Jackson and Alex Stopsack received gifts from the team, presented by 2009 captains Travis Culp and Josh Musick. Also receiving recognition from the team were:

Travis Culp – Most Valuable Defensive Player
Garrett Hall – Most Valuable Offensive Player
Josh Musick – Most Inspirational Player
Logan Ross – 110% Award
Shay Larsen – Most Improved Player

Zach Petersen received the 2009 Coaches' Award, and Travis Culp, Josh Music, and Garrett Hall were selected as 2010 Captains.

Thanks to all who made the 2009 season a success; we look forward to the 2010 season/