This weekend at UC Irvine, the Slammers and the other Cal South representative, Real So Cal, will play two Nor Cal teams, Bay Oaks and Mustang Ajax, for the state championship.
— From staff reports
Kew leads NAC wins
Rory Kew of the Newport Aquatic Center’s won the boys’ junior single at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival earlier this month.
The NAC boys’ junior eight finished second behind Marin. The NAC boys won three out of their four events.
The NAC lightweight eight took first place in its open division and again, the boys’ varsity four remained undefeated after its big win at the Head of the Charles race.
The boys are in action again this weekend in Foster City at the Head of the Lagoon Race.
— From staff reports
Holiday Cup coming
Corona del Mar High will play host to the 10th annual Holiday Cup, a women’s water polo tournament featuring five of the top-10 ranked national teams, Dec. 9-13.
In addition to Team USA, the reigning world champion of women’s water polo, Canada, the silver-medal winner at worlds, and Russia, the bronze-medal winner, will join defending Olympic champion the Netherlands. Italy, the 2004 Olympic champion, and Australia, the 2000 Olympic champ, will also be competing.
A rematch of the protested gold-medal match between the U.S. and Canada highlights five days of water polo action.
Three matches per day begin on Dec. 9 with an international skills competition serving as a tourney appetizer on Dec. 8.
There will be three games followed by a fundraising dinner at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach Dec. 12. Lisa Leslie, a four-time Olympian and three-time WNBA MVP, will be the featured guest.
For more information about the Holiday Cup, visit www.waterpolo.org.
— From staff reports
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