Puget Sound Polo Offers Brenda Villa Clinic

Puget Sound Polo will host four-time Olympian Brenda Villa in a girls water polo clinic on Saturday, March 8 at Curtis High School, in University Place, WA.  The clinic will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and cost $125 per athlete.

Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980) is an accomplished American water polo player. She is the most decorated athlete in the world of women’s water polo, and was named Female Water Polo Player of the Decade for 2000-2009 by the FINA Aquatics World Magazine.

Auburn Pool Hosts Olympian Genai Kerr

The Auburn School District water polo teams will host Olympian Genai Kerr as he puts on a Nike 5 Meter Water Polo Camp on March 1 & 2, 2014.

Genai Kerr is a USA Water Polo Olympian, coach, mentor, and true ambassador of the sport.  Genai was a member of the United States Men's National Water Polo Team for 12 years and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2003 & 2007 Pan American Gold Medal games, and multiple World Championships.  He is one of the only athletes in history to compete internationally as a goalie and as a field player.  Most recently he was named MVP of the 2012 US Open after he helped Newport Water Polo Foundation win the national championship.  Genai has coached at every level, from age group to Division 1 college programs. 

The camp will cost $100, and will run from 2:30-6:00 on Saturday, March 1, and 9:00-4:00 on Sunday, March 2.  It will take place at the Auburn School District Pool, 516 4th street NE, Auburn, WA.  For more information, look online at 5meter.com/Seattle, or contact Enumclaw coach Bob Averill at bobaverill@earthlink.net.

Winter Polo for High School & Middle School Girls

Spectator's Guide to Water Polo Available Online

A handy reference for new water polo players, and their parents, A Spectator's Guide to Water Polo, is available online here.  The guide was written by Pete Pappas, a water polo parent who became an official after his son graduated from high school.  It is easy to read, and helps make sense of a game that can be difficult to understand.

Boys Water Polo Starts Monday

Enumclaw High School's Boys Water Polo Team begins practices on Monday, August 26 at the Enumclaw Pool.  Monday through Thursday's practices will be held from 8:00 to 9:30 pm.  Friday practices will be from 1:15 to 2:30 in the small gym, and 3:30 to 5:00 at the pool. Saturday practices will be held from 7:00 to 8:00 am.

Schedules and additional information will be distributed at Monday's practice, and posted on the web site later in the week.

Go Hornets!

2013 WA State Championship Results

Hornets Beat Stadium, Claim 11th Place; Curtis Crowned WA State Champion

The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team played their last game of the season on Saturday, and beat the Stadium Tigers 8-4 to take 11th place in the State championships.

Senior Bella Davenport and junior Megan Lesmeister each scored three goals in the game.  Lesmeister stepped out of the goal for the game's second half to add to the Hornet's offensive firepower.  Sophomore Hayley Sonneson scored one in the first half, and filled in as goalkeeper during the second half.  Freshman Anna Davenport also scored a goal for Enumclaw.

In the championship game, the Curtis Vikings beat three-time defending State champion Gig Harbor 4-3 to claim the State title.

Saturday's Final Results:

Curtis 10, Newport 3
Gig Harbor 16, Auburn Mountainview 4
Enumclaw 8, Stadium 4
Wilson 8, Auburn Riverside 4
Lakes 7, Puyallup 4
Mercer Island 15, Bainbridge Island 6
Newport 7, Auburn Mountainview 3
Curtis 4, Gig Harbor 3

Final State Standings:

1. Curtis
2. Gig Harbor
3. Newport
4. Auburn Mountainview
5. Mercer Island
6. Bainbridge Island
7. Lakes
8. Puyallup
9. Wilson
10. Auburn Riverside
11. Enumclaw
12. Stadium