ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Golden West 16-and-under club water polo
team, which features Newport Harbor High juniors Paige Lansing, Jenna
Murphy and Annie Wight, captured the silver medal at the U.S. Water Polo
National Junior Olympics in Ann Arbor, Michigan last week (Aug. 8).
Golden West defeated top-seeded SOCAL, 3-2, to advance to the gold
medal round. San Diego Shore ended Golden West's eight-game winning
streak and claimed the gold medal with a 6-5 victory.
Murphy scored 15 goals during the four-day tournament, Wight found the
back of the net for 11 goals and Lansing tallied twice.
Finishing with an 8-1 record, Golden West earned victories over Ann
Arbor (15-2), North Illinois (14-2), San Diego B (14-2), County of Los
Angeles (13-0, Tualatin Hills (10-4), Commerce (8-7 in overtime) and
SOCAL.
The Golden West water polo club team also consisted of players from
Santa Margarita, El Toro, Woodbridge and Capistrano Valley.
