Nice Guys Finish First

Congratulations to our Boys Water Polo team for seizing the CIF championships this evening. It was a nail biter of a game! Two periods of overtime followed by a round of sudden death. Good thing we have the week off 'cause I'm too hoarse from yelling to want to do much talking on Monday.

Special congratulations to all of our Engineering Water Polo contingent, in particular Nick, Joe and John.

This game was fun for me to watch. It was hosted at my old stomping grounds, LJHS. I got to watch the game with Dr. Petterson, my childhood buddy who played varsity goalie all four years of our high school era. He really knows his stuff and it was like having my own personal commentator to point out all the intricacies of this gripping match. I learned a lot.

The Bishops and Islanders teams line up to start the game:


Story is the split between expecation and outcome. The Islanders set us up for a great story this evening by letting Bishops take an early lead of 0-3. It was looking grim for some time.

The game was tied up by the fourth quarter and after two periods of overtime, the score was tied up yet again. The game progressed into a final Sudden Death:


Amazing! The Islander's score in sudden death to clench the title!:


How many people can you count in the pool? Yes, that's more than both the teams... extatic Islanders were jumping in from the stands! What an exciting game.