water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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Former Agoura water polo coach Jason Rosenthal is returning to coach girls water polo.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The school district has swim and water polo teams, but no swimming pools of its own.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Last week, those who spoke included: Jacobs’ wife and Branham girls water polo coach Brittney Ames; his ex-wife Lisa Jacobs; former Branham girls basketball coach Heather Queyrel and members of the Branham sports community.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Hickman broke the 1990 school record of Gavin Arroyo, an Olympian in water polo.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Among those who spoke on Thursday were Jacobs’ wife and Branham girls water polo coach Brittney Ames, Jacobs’ ex-wife Lisa Jacobs, former Branham girls basketball coach Heather Queyrel and members of the Branham sports community.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Jaron is a player on the water polo team and swim team.
—The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The Monarchs might have given Orange Lutheran a scare after a 3-3 tie in the first quarter, but then the Lancers started executing like an unbeaten team and opened an 8-3 halftime lead
The Lancers’ coach, Brenda Villa, is a four-time Olympian and leading scorer in Olympic water polo history.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The school district has swim and water polo teams, but no swimming pools of its own.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Last week, those who spoke included: Jacobs’ wife and Branham girls water polo coach Brittney Ames; his ex-wife Lisa Jacobs; former Branham girls basketball coach Heather Queyrel and members of the Branham sports community.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Hickman broke the 1990 school record of Gavin Arroyo, an Olympian in water polo.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Among those who spoke on Thursday were Jacobs’ wife and Branham girls water polo coach Brittney Ames, Jacobs’ ex-wife Lisa Jacobs, former Branham girls basketball coach Heather Queyrel and members of the Branham sports community.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Jaron is a player on the water polo team and swim team.
—The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The Monarchs might have given Orange Lutheran a scare after a 3-3 tie in the first quarter, but then the Lancers started executing like an unbeaten team and opened an 8-3 halftime lead
The Lancers’ coach, Brenda Villa, is a four-time Olympian and leading scorer in Olympic water polo history.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
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