Junior Olympics Results

18 Red - Placed 8th in Elite Platinum Division 
18 White – Won the Gold Division
16 Red – Received the Bronze in the Gold Division
16 White - Placed 14th in the Gold Division 
14’s- Placed 14th in the Platinum Division

Stanford was the highest placing team in our zone in both the 18 & 14 age groups.  For the 16s team they placed ahead of 4 other teams from our zone.  Congratulations to everyone on a great summer.

Kyle’s Olympic Updates

Kyle will be updating us on his Olympic adventures throughout his stay.  To get started…  Kyle with the mascot.

Kyle was able to go to the Great Wall as well.  Below is his update from the Opening Ceremonies and a pic of the “Kyles”. Kyle Kopp is one of the assistant coaches. 

Kyle’s Opening Ceremony Recap

Kyle Olympic Mascot Kyle at Great Wall Kyles

Red team claims Bronze at Nationals

The Red team beat NYAC 6-5 for the bronze medal at Nationals.  In the semi finals they lost to Bruin 10-7, getting as close as 7-6 to end the 3rd quarter after being down 6-1.  The 3rd place game was tied 0-0 after the first quarter, 3-3 at half,  up 5-4 after 3, and scored first to go up 2, and held on for the win.

The White team advanced into the 9-12 console bracket, losing to San Diego Shores, then to Champ 10-9, therefore finishing 12th out of 16 teams. 

Congratulations to everyone on a great start to the Championship Season.

20/U National Final Results

Red team gets 6th.  They lost to SET 6-5 in the quarters Wed night.  Then rebounded by beating American River in the console semi 10-2.  However lost to Commerce in the final game 10-8.

White team had a great week finishing 14th out of 20 teams.  After having a tough bracket they advanced 4th in their group of 5.  They beat NC San Diego in the 13-16 semis and played for 13th place.   They ended up finishing 14th after a loss to Newport. 

Our final place average between both A & B teams was the highest of the three clubs that qualified multiple teams in the championship. 

Bake-Off and BlastOff Success

We would like to thank everyone for making the Blastoff to Beijing the best water polo event ever. If you have not heard, the game was a sell out and we had to turn people away at the gate.  An estimated 3000 people were in attendance which is the largest crowd to watch a women’s water polo game on US soil.
 Crowd  Introductions

And the Bake Off was amazing.  Great creativity, use of props and great tasting.
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