LA JOLLA – Stefano Mattesini was talking about why he coaches water polo. “In Italy (where the La Jolla Country Day coach is from), it’s the third sport. Everybody wants to do soccer. Then, basketball ...

At the helm of both Sage Creek teams is Carlsbad High School alum Mike Mulvey, who also competed at the Naval Academy. He left Palomar College after five seasons as the men’s coach and dropped anchor ...

Connor Ohl may stand 6-foot-7, but even that height can’t describe the giant impact the senior made in the Newport Harbor High boys’ water polo program. He transferred in from Connecticut as a ...

Then a junior at Corona del Mar High, Tanner Pulice was a model of strength after his older brother Toby took his own life at their Newport Beach home in October 2018. Tanner did the unthinkable the ...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — On the surface, this was a playoff mismatch between the top-seeded team in Division 2 and the team that finished third in the top-seeded team’s league. Yet the actual difference ...

The Redwood High boys water polo team came out swinging and completed its undefeated run through the league Saturday to capture the MCAL championship. Top-seeded Redwood took a five-goal lead in the ...

WALNUT — A storied boys water polo rivalry, full of Olympians and championships, added another chapter as Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar dueled for the CIF-SS Open Division title on Saturday. Call ...