The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team qualified for the 2018 State Championship Tournament with a third place finish at last weekend’s Region 1 Championship at Curtis High School, in University Place, WA. The Hornets finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, beating Peninsula 6-4 on Friday before falling to four-time defending State Champion Gig Harbor in a late Friday night game, 21-6. On Saturday Enumclaw clinched a State Tournament berth with their 9-4 win over Auburn at 12:30, and earned the Region 1 #3 seed at 5:00 with an 8-1 win over Bainbridge Island. Enumclaw opens State ..read more

The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team lost a hard-fought game to Auburn Mountainview, 13-11 in overtime, on Thursday, April 5 at the Enumclaw Aquatic Center. The game was close throughout, tied 2-2 after one period, with a 6-5 Lion lead at halftime. The Hornets outscored the visitors in the third quarter to take a 7-6 lead into the fourth quarter. The small Hornet squad became even smaller, as three starters fouled out late in the game, leaving the Hornets one woman short and trailing 9-8 with 1:25 left in the game. Short-handed, the Hornets scored with 16 seconds left in ..read more

The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team opens their season this year on March 10th at the Emerald Ridge Jamboree, at Rogers High School, in Puyallup, WA. Eightteams will join the Hornets at the season opening jamboree, including: Auburn Mountainview, Auburn Riverside, Emerald Ridge, Lakes, Puyallup, Rogers, Roosevelt, and South Kitsap. The Hornets will play three half-games of two 10-minute running quarters, against Emerald Ridge at 12:30, Lakes at 2:00, and Auburn Mountainview at 3:30 ..read more

The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team has released their schedule for the 2018 season. The Hornets are poised to defend their 2017 East Division title and advance to their 13th straight year of post-season play. Enumclaw plays in the State's East Division, with league games against Auburn, Auburn Mountainview, Kentridge, and Tahoma. The Hornets have also lined up a schedule of tough, non-league games, traveling to Gig Harbor and Mercer Island, and hosting non-league games against Wilson, Lakes, Stadium, and South Kitsap. The Hornets will also travel to two tournaments late in the sea ..read more

Girls Water Polo Season starts in Washington State on Monday, February 26. High school teams throughout the State can begin practice on the 26th, and competition will start on Saturday, March 10th with a jamboree at Rogers High School in Puyallup. The Hornets open league play on Tuesday, March 13 against Kentridge, at Lindbergh High School in Renton. All teams hope to advance to the post-season. This years Regional Tournaments will be held at Puyallup's Rogers High School, and Curtis High School in University Place, on May 18th and 19th. The top four teams from each Regional Tournament wil ..read more

USA Water Polo Olympian Genai Kerr returns to South Puget Sound this March to offer two Nike 5meter Water Polo Spring Clinics this coming March at Auburn High School in Auburn, and Lakes High School in Lakewood.   Both clinics offer a great opportunity to learn from one of water polo's finest, improve your game, and meet other players from around the area.   The Lakewood clinic takes place on Saturday, March 3 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. https://5meter.com/products/lakewood-washington-water-polo-camp The Auburn clinic is on Sunday, March 4, and will also run from 9:00 to 4:00 ..read more

The following editorial, one of the most popular editorials of all time, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon had begun to doubt there was a Santa Claus. Her father, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, suggested she write to the New York Sun, assuring her, “If you see it in The Sun, it's so." IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor! I am 8 years old ..read more

photo courtesy Tracy Arnold The Enumclaw High School Boys Water Polo Team finished their first week of the regular season with a 2-0 record in league play, and a 4-2 overall record. The Hornets opened their regular season, and league play, on Tuesday, with an 18-5 win over Auburn at the Enumclaw Aquatic Center, and notched their second league win on Thursday against Kentwood, 23-13, in front of a raucous Hornet crowd at the home pool. Enumclaw went on the road over the weekend, for some non-league competition at the Auburn Water Polo Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Hornets op ..read more

The Enumclaw High School Boys Water Polo Team opened their 2017 season with two wins and a loss at last weekend's Emerald Ridge Jamboree. The Hornets beat Lakes 14-3 in their opening game, and lost to Gig Harbor 6-9 in the second, before finishing the day with a 14-1 win over Rogers. This year’s Hornet squad boasts nine returning players, led by senior captains Kyle Morgan and Adam Percival. The remaining seven returning players are all juniors: Tim Arensdorf, Ethan Decker, Ben Hauswirth, Miles Kratzer, Christopher Morgan, Brandon Stark, and Cody Williams. Joining the veteran Hornets are fou ..read more

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