San Marcos girls water polo secured a third-place finish in the Newport Elite 8 Tournament on Saturday.
“I was very proud of our athletes this weekend,” San Marcos head coach Chuckie Roth said. “The girls worked so hard. It was great to see them have a successful outcome. This is the first time we’ve placed third in this tournament in a very long time.”
The Royals began their day with a 15-10 loss to Newport before bouncing back and taking down Oaks Christian by a score of 11-8 in the third-place matchup.
Shea Estabrook, Jade Pattison, Bethany King and Charlotte Raisin all scored twice in the loss to Newport.
Pattison and Raisin stayed hot in their second game of the day, leading the Royals with three goals apiece. In the cage, Bethany King held Oaks Christian to just one goal in the second and third quarter combined to help her team pull away.
“We battled against Newport through some adverse situations. They showed true resiliency,” Roth said. “In the Oaks Christian game, Bethany King was amazing in the goal. It was truly a team effort on offense.”
San Marcos will host the winner of Ventura High and Santa Barbara High in the second round of the Channel League Tournament on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Dos Pueblos @ SoCal Championship Tournament
The Chargers placed sixth in the SoCal Championships Tournament on Saturday after defeating Alta Loma, 13-5, and falling to San Clemente in the fifth-place game, 9-6.
Dos Pueblos got out to a fast start against Alta Loma, building a 4-0 first-quarter lead and pulling away for an 8-2 advantage by halftime. From there, the Chargers held on for the win.
Cierra Furneaux was in the middle of the offensive attack with four goals, while Talia Marshall was all over the pool with three goals, three steals and three earned exclusions.
Defensively, Reagan Mack anchored Dos Pueblos in the cage with 13 saves to go along with five assists.
The Chargers put up a fight against San Clemente, but couldn’t overcome a 6-2 second-quarter deficit and ultimately fell.
Marshall capped off her weekend with three goals, while Lucy Watson dished out a pair of assists. Mack collected nine saves and an assist in the loss.
Dos Pueblos will be on the road against Rio Mesa to open the Channel League Championship Tournament on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara High @ Los Altos Tournament
The Dons rounded out their weekend with a pair of victories over Temple City, 17-10, and Rosary, 14-6, on Saturday.
Jules Horton continued her stellar weekend with five goals in the win over Temple City, while Luna Morancey filled up the stat sheet with four goals, four assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, both Rose Nelley and Violette Bailey had four goals and three assists in the win.
Bailey and Morancey kept it rolling against Rosary with four goals apiece, and Sasha Jones recorded two goals and four assists of her own. Kana Wolfe and Hope Smith also scored to end the tournament.
Santa Barbara High will host Camarillo on Monday at 3:30 p.m.