Tiger Classic Day 2: Boys finish tournament 4-0, Girls defeat Lower Merion Posted on: September 9th, 2024 by Jonathan Spina On the second day of the Tiger Classic both the North Allegheny boys and girls water polo teams played two games. The boys went 2-0 to finish the tournament with a 4-0 record while the girls split the day to go 1-2 in the Tiger Classic. On the boys side, the Tigers defeated Lower Merion 12-3 in their first match. Filip Malezanov had four goals and two assists for NA. Thomas Bihler added three goals and two steals. Mike Stefanko had 10 saves in…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men’s water polo (2-2) bounced back with two wins on Sunday to close out the Bruno Classic. Brown started the day with a win over #17 California Baptist before closing the night with an overtime victory against Air Force. Máté Tymcyna had a stellar day for Brown, netting 11 goals between the two games. #20 BROWN 16, #17 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 13 Brown overcame an early deficit to beat CBU as the Bears were led by six goals from Tymcyna in the win. The bears trailed 4-2 after one quarter but exploded for seven goals…

Saturday marked the beginning of the Brown men’s water polo season — and the Bruno Classic, an annual event held at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. The Bears started off the weekend with two losses before coming back for air on Sunday. Brown played four games in the event. On Saturday, the Bears lost both of their games to top-notch programs in No. 14 Fordham University (3-0) and No. 7 University of the Pacific (3-0). But on Sunday, the tide turned in Bruno’s favor. The day began with a 16-13 win over No. 17 California Baptist University (1-3), and…

Next Match: vs. Mercyhurst 9/14/2024 | 1:20 pm Sep. 14 (Sat) / 1:20 pm vs. Mercyhurst History ANNAPOLIS, MD – Johns Hopkins split its matches on the second day of the Navy Open to finish opening weekend with a 2-2 record. Hopkins opened the day with a 17-14 win over McKendree and then fell to Salem, 22-14. In the morning game, McKendree jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the opening quarter. Hopkins came out firing in the second, scoring five straight goals, including a pair from freshman Andrew Lee, to tie the game at eight. Quinten Gallagher put the…

Hornets senior Alec Chu scored 10 goals as Novato High boys water polo split a pair of games on the first day of the Sierra Shootout in Rocklin on Friday.Novato (1-3) picked up a 13-11 victory over Whitney as Chu scored a team-high six goals. Nico Procoppio netted three goals and Jackson Burt scored twice. The Hornets got one goal each from Jack Wien and Nolan Curtis. Novato goalie Jack Alvarado made nine saves.Chu scored four goals earlier in the day during a 17-8 loss to College Park. The Hornets also got goals from Ran Cohen, Wien, Owen VonBaren and…

GCU Club Sports water polo coach and Paralympian Tye Dutcher said he knew there was a purpose behind his injury. “I was never mad at God for it,” he said. Photos by Ralph Freso “Mom, I know this happened for a reason.” Those were the first words Grand Canyon University water polo coach and Paralympian Tye Dutcher said to his mom after his foot amputation surgery at 11 years old. The Merced, California, native spent most of his time growing up in the water. Water polo was his biggest passion, so when an accident changed his life, instead of…

Piedmont High School girls water polo coach Georgia Lewis is confident in the players she has on the roster.“We have a solid team,” she said. “We have a lot of returning players. A lot of the girls played club over the winter and the summer. We had a scrimmage against Dublin High School. I think it was a great start of the season to build confidence and get us ready for what’s happening.” One thing the program lacks is numbers. There are 15 players listed on the varsity roster. There will not be a junior varsity team this year. “We…

The 2024 Olympics in Paris have come and gone, with very high highs like the rallying of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team to low lows like gymnast Jordan Chiles being stripped of her medal over a technicality. As usual, the water events were popular with viewers, and a medalist decided to show fans one of the unexpected challenges of being an Olympic-level athlete: breaking in stiff swimsuits.Abby Andrews was a member of the Australian women’s water polo team, who came together to win the silver medal for their country at the 2024 Olympics. (And they fortunately didn’t have to swim…

Piedmont High School’s boys water polo team climbed the mountain in 2024. The Highlanders became the first Alameda County team to win a North Coast Section title, defeating Alameda in the NCS Division 2 championship game, 10-8. The summer is over, the seniors are gone and Piedmont is now ready to see how it can follow that up. “It’s good not only for the program but it’s also good for the league,” Highlanders coach John Savage said. “It was an all-(West Alameda County) Conference final so give Alameda High School the kudos they deserve. “Our mindset every year is we…

Story Links CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Zoe Banks ’23 will rejoin the Harvard Water Polo program, returning as an assistant coach, Ted Minnis, The Friends of Harvard Water Polo Head Coach, announced today. A two-time captain throughout her playing career, Banks will serve as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs. “I am super excited to announce Zoe Banks as my new assistant coach,” Minnis said on Thursday. “Bringing back an alum and someone who was a three-time All-American and two-time captain, someone that was a really big part of the things that we did while she was…