San Marcos girls water polo came away with the Villa Park Tournament championship with a pair of wins on Saturday.
“I was extremely proud of our team this weekend so many people rose to the occasion,” Royals coach Chuckie Roth said. “Sophie Yonker had a great weekend of improvement, our goalie Serenity Stanfield continues to improve and Makenna Stretz showed a lot of leadership towards the team.
“This team has a lot of grit and performs well under pressure.”
This was the second Villa Park championship for the San Marcos program, the last of which came in 2016.
San Marcos 19, Los Alimentos 5 (Semifinals)
The Royals kicked off the day with a 14-goal victory over Los Alimentos.
Sophie Yonker got San Marcos started with four goals in the first quarter and the team cruised from there.
Meanwhile, Makenna Stretz added four goals of her own to go along with two steals and an assist. In the cage, Serenity Stanfield ended with an impressive 13 blocks.
San Marcos 11, Long Beach Wilson 10 (Finals)
In a tight matchup against Long Beach Wilson, the Royals came out on top by one goal.
Charlotte Raisin capped off a great weekend with five goals, including the game-winner late in the matchup.
Bethany King also made her impact felt on both ends of the pool, collecting two goals and two steals.
San Marcos (11-1) will take on Santa Barbara High in a rivalry matchup on Thursday at 3:!5 p.m.
