BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- American Water Polo announces changes to the Main Line League schedules for the 15 & Under Co-ed, 12 & Under Novice, Western High School Boys' & Girls' Divisions.
To access the most recent schedule, CLICK HERE
The Malvern Friars were one of five teams to go undefeated last weekend in the 18 & Under Boys' divisions, as they defeated Hudson Valley, Spartan White and Spartan Blue. Other teams without a loss included Red Division rival Trojan Aquatics, West Division Cumberland Valley Eagles and Perkasie Pirates, and Tiger Aquatics White in the Navy Division.
On the ladies side of the ball, Rebel Polo and Tiger Aquatics remained unblemished in the 18 & Under Girls Pink Division as each team won both their games handily.
In the 15 & U Boys Division the Kingfish Bulldogs exited the day with a pair of victories to lead the division, while three teams in the 15 & Under Coed Division played without a loss as Stingrays, Spartan Pride, and YPro White all won a pair.
Competition resumes this weekend at several locations. Complete schedules.
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- American Water Polo announces changes to the Main Line League schedules for the 15 & Under Coed and High School Girls Divisions.
To access the most recent schedule, CLICK HERE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- La Salle University host a fundraising water polo tournament on Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15 at their home pool to raise money and awareness for a rare disease called Lymphatic Malformation.
The tournaments benefits the work of Kennedy Hubbard, a 14 year old girl from New Jersey who was born with disease.
With the help of her family and friends, she founded Kennedy’s Cause, a foundation trying to raise funds for research that will hopefully lead to better treatment options for her and for others that have this disease.
The proceeds will be donated to Kennedy’s Cause and then given to The Vascular Anomalies Center at the Children's Hospital of Boston.
There are two days to this tournament and each team only needs to commit to one of the days in order to allow Kennedy’s Cause Water Polo Tournament to reach its turn out goal.
Be aware that depending on the number of teams that register, play maybe divided into A and B brackets.
What: Kennedy’s Cause Water Polo Tournament
When: Saturday, April 14th, 2012 (games run from 12:00pm to 7:30pm) or Sunday, April 15th, 2012 (games run from 12:00pm to 7:30pm)
Where: La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
How Much: $200 per team (proceeds benefit Kennedy’s Cause)
What You Get: Participating in the Kennedy’s Cause Water Polo Tournament is a rewarding experience! Consider the benefits you get
How to Sign Up: Contact Rebecca Fordham (fordhamr1@student.lasalle.edu) and let her know the name of team and primary contact person.
How to Pay: Bring cash or a check (made out to La Salle University) to the tournament.
More information on the cause is available at: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/12/22/courageous-new-jersey-teen-shines/
The age group competition opened last Sunday with 15 &
Under girls games followed by an 18 & Under boys doubleheader between two K
& M and Tiger Aquatic squads. In the 15 & Under bracket, K & M,
Greenwich Aquatics, and Kingfish Pompanos went undefeated as K & M beat PV
Valhalla 8-4 and Perkasie Pirates 10-3. Kingfish bested Tiger Aquatics 13-10
and EAAC 13-4, while Greenwich Blue handily won over the Pirates 10-5 and PV
Valhalla 15-2.
In the 18 & Under Navy division, Tiger Aquatics had the
upper hand as their Orange team beat K & M Blue 14-2, followed by their
White team beating K & M White 16-7.
The next competition takes place at four locations on March
24th, with games at Pennridge High School, Villanova University,
Wissahickon Middle School, and North Penn High School. Admission is free at all
sites.
Complete
schedules.
The craziness continued from the Main Line League "A"
Division results into the "B" Division on Sunday at Villanova University. The
competition opened with the three top teams playing for the title, as Greater
Philly Franklins, YOE Polo and K & M battled each other. The first game saw
a defensive struggle, which ended in a 5-5 tie between K & M and the
Franklins. This meant YOE had the advantage in the next two games. However,
they were not able to match their opponents, falling to both squads 6-15, and
6-17. Goal differential decided the final outcome giving Greater Philly the
title.
The next bracket featured the Villanova Wildcats, Patriots,
and Lehigh. The Patriots proved to be the better team of the day, edging out
Lehigh 11-10 and defeating the Wildcats 17-11 to earn 4th Place.
Villanova beat Lehigh 7-4 to secure 5th Place.
The bottom bracket saw Franklin & Marshall win a pair to
take 7th Place over LaSalle and the Drexel Dragons, while the
Dragons beat LaSalle 10-4 to finish in 8th Place.
While Asphalt Green was the team to beat throughout the regular season, the Vets brought their best game to the championship and ended up on top.Fans were treated to some terrific polo all day as games were close throughout each of the three brackets.
The top three featured a battle between undefeated Asphalt Green, Kingfish Vets, and Greater Philly. Greater Philly opened the surprises with a win over Asphalt Green, 13-9. The score was not indicative of the game, as both teams traded leads throughout until the very end when foul trouble became a problem for Asphalt Green. Greater Philly then took on a motivated Kingfish Vets squad and came up short, 7-13. The Vets earned a satisfying win over their rivals and positioned themselves to win it all if they could oull out a victory over Asphalt Green. The contest proved to be an exciting one, as the Vets squeaked out the win in Sudden Death, giving them the League Title.
The next bracket of three included Villanova, Harrisburg HAWCs, and the Patriots, three teams tied in record during the regular season.Competition opened with Villanova edging the HAWCS 11-9, followed by the HAWCS rebounding to beat the Patriots 12-8. The final bracket game witnessed the Patriots coming back to beat Villanova 12-7. The crazy finish left the final places decided by goal differentials, with the HAWCS 4th, Patriots 5th, and Villanova 6th.
The bottom bracket involved less drama as Drexel won both games to finish 7th, followed by NJ Masters at 8th, and Tiger Aquatics at 9th.
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The Main Line League wrapped up the regular season last night with three games. Drexel Dragons split on the night with a loss to the Franklins and a win over the Wildcats, while Drexel University handed Villanova University a loss. The result of the games did not change any seeding, with the final places now determined for the upcoming championship games this weekend.
Saturday's Division "A" competition will be broken down into three groups of three teams, with each group playing round robin to determine final placings. The matchups bring three teams with identical records together to determine fourth through sixth places, as the Patriots, HAWCS, and Villanova battle it out. The top three teams include the undefeated Asphalt Green squad, along with the Kingfish Vets and Greater Philadelphia teams, while the NJ Masters, Tiger Aquatics and Drexel teams will play to see who stays out of the basement.
Sunday's competition for the Senior "B" Division will match up in similar style as the Franklins, YOE, and K&M squads will play for the title. Although tied in record with the Patriots, K & M squeaked into the top group by virtue of their head-to-head win over the Patriots earlier in the season. The remaining two groups include the Wildcats, Lehigh, and Patriots, and LaSalle, Dragons, and Franklin & Marshall, as the teams contend for the 4th through 6th and 7th through 9th final places respectively.
All games will be held at Villanova University and admission is free. Complete schedule
With two more wins under the belt, Asphalt Green secured the #1 seed heading onto the championship weekend and completing an undefeated regular season. Victories over Patriots 15-5 and Princeton 18-2 left no doubt that they are the class of the league right now and will be tough to beat.
Their opponent in the championship was also decided, as the Kingfish Vets beat arch rival Greater Philadelphia in a great game, 11-9. The lead traded throughout the contest before the Vets sealed the victory, including a goal by Oliver Wingenter that could have made the ESPN Play of the Day.
With only a few more league games left to play, most of the seeds heading into championship weekend have been determined. The "A" Division championship will beheld at Villanova University, Villanova, PA on March 17, with the "B" Division held at the same location the following day. Admission is free.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Eight teams entered the Virginia State Water Polo Tournament field on February 25-26 at the Nova of Virginia Aquatics Center, but only one exited with the championship as Northern Virginia Water Polo proved to be the class of the field with a 15-4 victory over Hampton Roads Water Polo in the title tilt .
The event marked the largest gathering of Virginia state teams in the history of the sport as the teams competed in group round robin play Saturday with the top two teams from each group moving on to the championship round of semifinals and finals on Sunday. The last two teams from each group competed for 5th and 7th places.
In the championship game, NOVA was paced by strong two-meter play from Pablo Nichols with five goals, while Colin Gerber tossed in four markers to aid in the nine-goal victory.
Tournament runner-up Hampton Roads moved into the championship game by defeating hosts Richmond Water Polo 10-9 in the most tightly contested game of the weekend. Hampton was particularly proficient at drawing ejections as Hampton’s 10 extra-man opportunities combined with hat-tricks by Andy Spillane and Joe Donahoe proved to be the difference. For Richmond, nine different players found the back of the cage.
A highlight of the event was the appearance of the Virginia Military Institute which formed a new team this year and competed in their first games. VMI made a great showing and played some good water polo. Joe Dutter, a VMI sophomore, was voted to the All-Tournament team to mark the lone collegian to garner honors for his play.
Competing Teams
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
James Madison University
William & Mary
Virginia Military Institute
Hampton Roads Water Polo
Northern Virginia Water Polo
Richmond Water Polo
All-Tournament Team:
Game Scores:
James Madison 8 Virginia 7
Northern Virginia 17 Virginia Tech 3 (Semis)
Hampton Roads 10 Richmond 9 (Semis)
VMI 14 William & Mary 5
Northern Virginia 18 James Madison 1
Hampton Roads 15 William & Mary 5
Richmond 18 VMI 4
Virginia Tech 10 Virginia 3
James Madison 13 VMI 7
Hampton Roads 14 Virginia 7
Northern Virginia 15 Richmond 5
Virginia Tech 20 William & Mary 5
Northern Virginia 20 VMI 2
Hampton Roads 13 Virginia Tech 8
Richmond 10 James Madison 5
Virginia 13 William & Mary 2
2012 All-Tournament Team
From left to right: Jay Wilkes (Goalie), NOVA; Nick Archambault, NOVA; Pablo Nichols, NOVA; Joe
Donahoe, Hampton Roads; Mike Suriano, Hampton Roads; Nate Mormann, Richmond; Joe Dutte, VMI (not
pictured)
Hampton Roads
James Madison University
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
VMI
William & Mary