The following players have been selected for Junior Olympics. We will travel as a team, departing by van in the morning on Wednesday August 4. Players are not required to return in the vans and may leave with family at the end of the tournament, when team activities are finished (we often send our teams to watch other age groups in their final games).

Please let your team’s coach know by Monday July 19 if you will NOT return with the team in the vans.

Stanford 16-Red
Coaches: Kyle Utsumi, Andy Sikic
Nicole Larsen, Elizabeth Anderson, Skylar Dorosin, Karlee Fidler, Emily Fong, Caitlyn Jackson, Allison Larko, Martine Leclerc, Lauren Lesyna, Olivia Santiago, Marissa Sendejas, Pippa Temple, Carla Tocchini

Stanford 16-White
Coach: Kim Krueger
Dana Delucci, Keri Clifford, Alana Colville, Suzanna Hodder, Abby Johnson, Courtney Kinderman, Rebecca Koshy, Carli Lazzarini, Sydney Molano, Maddie Moore, Annie Panconi, Hannah Park, Adi Rosenthal, Allis Yao, Sage Yort

A very nice post USA vs China article about Stanford players past and present on PaloAltoOnline.com

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=17351

Including great pictures of our club players with signs and wearing red, white and blue!

Highlights from the 2008 Blast Off to Beijing Bake Off – the last competition prior to the teams departing for the 2008 Olympics was between the USA and Australia at Avery Aquatic Center.

Anyone who wants to scrimmage show up Friday at Gunn from 2-4 pm .  We are having a club scrimmage.  Whoever shows up we will make teams, mix age groups, and scrimmage.  Just a fun afternoon.

Parking is tough with construction at Gunn so carpool.

All our teams qualified for JOs (2-18s, 2-16s, 2-14s and 12s).

JOs are in LA (at USC, RoseBowl, Commerce etc).  We will drive as a team and stay as a team.  Athletes will be able to leave with their parents once the club has completed their last game (we will cheer on our teammates).   We are working on the details for JOs including hotels, and will post that as soon as it is finalized in case parents want to stay at the same hotel.

Rosters are not final and will be posted by July 15th.

(12s be sure to stay in contact with Kelsey).

Our club team now has a Facebook page: Stanford Girls Club Water Polo

Post pictures from club events and I hope you will share your National Team Reports as well.

The Bake Off Returns! After a hiatus in 2009, the Stanford club Bake Off will take place on Thursday, June 24, the day of the USA vs China match at Avery Aquatic Center.

Judging will be by workout group as well as in the categories of “Best Water Polo Theme,” “Best Stanford Theme,” and “Best USA vs China Theme.”

Enjoy pictures from Bake Off 2007, when the Puerto Rico National Team was our guest.

There will be no workout for any group on Monday, May 31st, Memorial Day.

The 16’s Area group will practice from 5:15-7:00 at Palo Alto HS starting tomorrow until June 10.

*** Exception in workout time on Tuesday May 25: due to the Paly swim banquet, the Area group will practice from 5:30-7:30 at Castilleja School.

Area group players are eligible to compete in the Junior Olympic Qualification tournament and Junior Olympics if selected. We will enter two 16-under teams in JO Quals June 11-13.

The following players will make up this summer’s 16’s National workout group.

Elizabeth Anderson, Grace Arnold, Cathy Cantoni, Skylar Dorosin, Karlee Fidler, Emily Fong, Caitlyn Jackson, Rebecca Koshy, Alison Larko, Nicole Larsen, Carli Lazzarini, Martine LeClerc, Lauren Lesyna, Sydney Molano, Maddie Moore, Annie Panconi, Hannah Park, Adi Rosenthal, Olivia Santiago, Marissa Sendejas, Katie Rose Skelly, Pippa Temple, Carla Tocchini

From tomorrow until June 10, practice will be from 6:45-8:45 at Palo Alto HS. Please be ready for our team meeting to start at 6:45 sharp every day. We will finish slightly before 8:45 and get clean up done as quickly as we can.

*** Exception to workout time on Tuesday May 25: due to Paly’s swim banquet, we will practice from 5:15-7:15 at Stanford

I was very impressed by the entire group of players who tried out for the National group. Players who join the Area group are still eligible for the JO Quals and final Junior Olympic rosters. I am confident that the Area practice will continue to be competitive and produce players ready to contribute to the club at Junior Olympics in August. – Coach Kyle