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Dan Albano. Sports HS Reporter.

// MORE INFORMATION: Staff Mug Shot taken August 26, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER.

One of the most affordable days of the year for high school water polo fans returns Wednesday with a new twist.

Spectators will be able to attend the CIF semifinals in divisions 1, 2 and 3 at the two-pool William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine for a single admission price. Adult tickets will be $10 while students with ID will be $5, Irvine girls coach Scott Hinman said.

The twist arrives with a free, live stream of the Division 1 games by GoLivePolo.com. The stream, which also will be available on OCVarsity.com, will feature commentary from Greg Mescall of USA Water Polo and the use of three cameras.

“We are putting a lot of effort into making sure that we have a really high-quality broadcast,” said Orange Lutheran coach Steve Carrera, owner/producer for GoLivePolo.com who also has partnered with Teradek, a wireless video company.

“We really want to showcase the talent here in Orange County/Southern California and show the rest of the country, and the world, that we have a talented group of kids.”

The six-match card at Woollett will start with the Division 3 semifinals at 3:30 p.m. Top-seeded Laguna Beach (23-6) plays No. 4-seed Capistrano Valley (19-11) while second-seed Murrieta Valley (24-6) takes on No. 3 Montebello (23-3). The Cougars are making their first appearance in the semifinals since their Division 1 run in 1997.

In Division 2, second-seeded Dana Hills (20-10) will make its first semifinal appearance since 1991 when it plays No. 3 Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga (17-9) at 5 p.m. Top-seeded Foothill (23-6) and Mira Costa (25-6) follow at 6:30 p.m.

Division 1 starts at 5 p.m. with No. 2 seed Mater Dei (25-4) taking on upstart Huntington Beach (21-6), which will make its first semifinal appearance since 1958. Defending champion and top-seeded Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (27-0) takes No. 4 Corona del Mar (24-5) at 7 p.m.

MATER DEI INJURIES

 Mater Dei has been playing without standout attacker Nick Lavayen and Bennie Seybold, who of whom have hand injuries, Monarchs coach Chris Segesman said. Both players wore casts Saturday at the Monarchs’ Division 1 quarterfinal victory at Newport Harbor.

Lavayen, MVP of the 18-and-under Junior Olympics in July for Regency, has been out since late October.

“He’s being a real good character on the bench,” Mater Dei senior Matt Payne said of Lavayen. “He’s cheering us on. He’s giving us high-fives when we come out.”

BROTHERS DUEL

Brothers and water polo coaches Matt and Kevin Rosa faced off Saturday in the Division 2 quarterfinals when Dana Hills played against M.L. King of Riverside. Matt and the Dolphins collected a 20-11 victory.

“Always adds a little intensity to the game when you are playing your brother,” Kevin said. “I will be his biggest fan (Wednesday).”