Girls water polo

Newport Harbor's Gilchrist selected as girls athlete of the year

The water polo player and surfer is honored as the county's top athlete.

By DAN ALBANO

NEWPORT BEACH – Kaleigh Gilchrist developed a drive to succeed in sports early on. As an 11-year-old surfer in Newport Beach, she started competing against boys in practice. Then, the talent advantage went to the boys. "There are not many gir... Full story

Mikesell resigns as Foothill's girls water polo coach

The eight-time CIF champion will remain at Katella.

DAN ALBANO

Foothill girls water polo coach Dave Mikesell, who helped the Knights capture an Orange County-record six CIF titles, has resigned. Mikesell, 40, said Wednesday that he resigned to dedicate more time to his duties as the head of Katella’s aqua... Full story

Chaney steps down as Corona del Mar's coach

DAN ALBANO

Corona del Mar girls water polo coach Aaron Chaney, who built the Sea Queens into a Southern California powerhouse, has resigned after nine seasons to move with his family to his native Hawaii. Chaney, a five-time CIF-Southern Section championship c... Full story

2009-10 All-County girls water polo team

Slide show: Find the top players and coach for the girls water polo season.

By DAN ALBANO

Slide show: Find photos of the first-team selections and coach of the year, plus lists of the second- and third-team picks.... Full story

South wins Orange County all-star match

DAN ALBANO

For a recap of the 2010 Orange County girls water polo all-star match, check out Dan Albano's blog.... Full story

Laguna Beach puts up super effort but falls in final

By DAN ALBANO

IRVINE - Laguna Beach’s girls water polo team followed its superheroes theme into the CIF Division 2 final Saturday. All season, the Breakers focused on pulling together their individual skills to form a united front. Some of the players were ... Full story

Klippert turns offensive in Newport Harbor victory

By DAN ALBANO

IRVINE - Kate Klippert is best known for her tough defense, but on Wednesday night, the Newport Harbor senior showed her offensive capabilities in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls water polo semifinals. Klippert scored all of her match-high four goals in... Full story

Semifinal Central: Previews, predictions for six big games

DAN ALBANO

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com previews Orange County's CIF girls water polo semifinals: DIVISION 1 Newport Harbor vs. Los Alamitos preview Los Alamitos vs. Dos Pueblos preview Dan Albano's predictions DIVISION 2 San Clemente vs. Palos Verdes p... Full story

CIF girls water polo: Semifinals set in Division 1 bracket

DAN ALBANO

CIF-SS GIRLS WATER POLO DIVISION 1 PLAYOFF BRACKET All matches 3:15 p.m. unless noted   Tuesday Feb. 16 Wild-card round A - Fountain Valley 13, LB Millikan 1 B –El Toro 9, San Marcos 7 C – Edison 14, Northwood 1 D – M... Full story

Roundup: Defense dominates as CdM makes it back to semifinals

By DAN ALBANO

Corona del Mar's power-play defense didn't fare well in practice earlier this week. It also struggled last week in a nonleague loss. But in the Division 1 girls water polo quarterfinals Friday, Corona del Mar's 5-on-6 unit was so good it pushed the ... Full story

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