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Hornets Return to Play Next Week

After a break from competition this week due to league scheduling problems, the EHS Boys Water Polo Team will return to competition next week, facing East Division leader Auburn Riverside on Tuesday, and traveling to Tacoma on Thursday for a rematch against division rival Wilson.

The Hornets have not faced Auburn Riverside yet this year, and lost to Wilson in an offensive shootout, 20-16, earlier in the season.

On Saturday, the JV Hornets will travel to Auburn for a JV tournament, where they'll face JV squads from Curtis, Bellevue, and Mercer Island.

The Hornets are currently 1-2 in league play, and 4-6 overall, and are in fourth place in the East Division.

Newport Ranked Number One

The 2011 Washington State High School Water Polo rankings are out, with Newport ranked number one this week.

Enumclaw finished number seven in the 2010 rankings behind Mercer Island, Curtis, Rogers, Newport, Roosevelt, and Bellevue.

In this week's rankings, Auburn Mountainview is ranked 10th. The Washington State High School Water Polo rankings web site has a poll to determine which team deserves to be ranked in the top 10. Please log on and vote for Enumclaw at http://washh2opolorankings.blogspot.com/.

Stadium, Auburn Games Canceled

Tuesday's water polo game against Stadium, and Thursday's against Auburn have been canceled.

The Stadium game is canceled because they have not met their minimum practice requirement. We hope to re-schedule our game with them. Auburn is not fielding a team this year, so both of our games against Auburn have been canceled.

Auburn JV Tournament Schedule Posted

Auburn Riverside coach Mike Van Eaton has posted the schedule for October 8th's JV water polo tournament at Auburn High School. The EHS water polo team will play three games – one each against Curtis, Bellevue, and Mercer Island.

7:00 Emerald Ridge vs Kentridge

7:40 Auburn Mountainview vs Rogers

8:20 Rogers vs Emerald Ridge

9:00 Puyallup vs Kentridge

9:40 Emerald Ridge vs Auburn Mountainview

10:20 Kentridge vs Rogers

11:00 Auburn Mountainview vs Puyallup

11:40 Curtis vs Enumclaw

12:20 Puyallup vs Bellevue

1:00 Curtis vs Mercer Island

1:40 Bellevue vs Enumclaw

2:20 Auburn Riverside vs Curtis

3:00 Enumclaw vs Mercer Island

3:40 Auburn Riverside vs Bellevue

4:20 Mercer Island vs Auburn Riverside

Enumclaw Finishes Auburn Tournament with Two Wins on Saturday

The Enumclaw High School Boys Water Polo Team finished the Auburn tournament with two wins on Saturday, beating Emerald Ridge 11-4 in the first game of the day, and beating Peninsula 17-9 in the Hornets' final game of the tournament.

In Saturday's opening game, the Hornets took a 4-0 lead in the first quarter, with three goals by Bennon VanHoof, and one by Mason Culp. VanHoof kept scoring in the second quarter, adding three goals, while Emerald Ridge slipped one goal past Hornet freshman goalkeeper Austin Kaehn. Both teams scored twice in the third period, with Will Cooper and Shay Larsen scoring for the Hornets. Larsen and Carson Lanphere scored for Enumclaw in the final period.

In Enumclaw's final game on Saturday, Peninsula stayed even with the Hornets in the first quarter, managing a 4-4 tie. Enumclaw outscored the Seahawks 5-2 in the second quarter, but Peninsula played the Hornets even in the third, with both teams scoring three. The Hornets scored five in the final period, and held Peninsula scoreless, for the 17-9 win.

Bennon VanHoof led the Hornets in scoring against Peninsula, with eight goals. Gabe Sales scored three for Enumclaw, and Thomas Petersen, Riley Sexton, Will Cooper, Mason Culp, Carson Lanphere, and Shay Larsen each scored one.

Hornets Play Early Games Saturday

The EHS Boys Water Polo Team lost both games on Friday at Auburn's Water Polo Tournament, to Rogers and Bainbridge Island. The Hornets will play two more games on Saturday, at 8:00 and 10:15.

Saturday's 8:00 a.m. game will be against Emerald Ridge; the Hornets second game will be against the loser of the bracket containing Auburn Riverside, Peninsula, and Lakes.

On the Hornets first game on Friday, against Rogers, the two teams played even in the first period, ending the quarter with a 3-3 tie. But the Rams scored six goals in the second quarter, to pull ahead of the Hornets, with a 9-5 lead at halftime. Rogers outscored the Hornets 4-2 in the third quarter, but Enumclaw closed the gap in the final quarter, scoring two while holding the Rams scoreless.

Bennon VanHoof led Enumclaw's scoring, with five goals. Thomas Petersen scored two, and Mason Culp and Shay Larsen each added one.

In Enumclaw's second game of the day, the Hornets lost to Bainbridge Island 13-5. The Hornets stayed close in the first half, trailing 3-2 after one quarter, and 5-3 at halftime. The Spartans outscored the Hornets 3-2 in the third period, but ran away with the game in the final period, scoring five goals and holding the Hornets scoreless.

Bennon VanHoof led the Hornets in scoring, with three goals. Gabe Sales and Mason Culp each added one.

Auburn Water Polo Tournament This Weekend


The Enumclaw Water Polo Team will travel to Auburn this weekend to take part in the Annual Auburn Water Polo Tournament.

Nine teams will compete in the tournament, including Auburn Mountainview, Auburn Riverside, Bainbridge Island, Emerald Ridge, Enumclaw, Lakes, Peninsula, Puyallup, and Rogers. The tournament will start at 3:30 on Friday, and conclude with the championship game at 4:15 on Saturday.

The Hornets are scheduled to play Rogers at 5:30 on Friday, and Bainbridge Island at 6:50 on Friday. Saturday's games will be determined by Friday's results.