The No. 2 seed Live Oak boys water polo team defeated No. 7 seed
Mountain View, 12-7, on Saturday, playing with junior varsity
players at the end of third and entire fourth period in the Central
Coast Section Division 1 quarterfinal match at Independence High
School.
By Leann Shea, Sports Editor

The No. 2 seed Live Oak boys water polo team defeated No. 7 seed Mountain View, 12-7, on Saturday, playing with junior varsity players at the end of third and entire fourth period in the Central Coast Section Division 1 quarterfinal match at Independence High School.

Justin Short, the TCAL league MVP, led Live Oak with five goals as the Acorns dominated Mountain View, taking a 11-1 lead into halftime. Shea Coleman, a first team all-league selection, played well in goal for the Acorns allowing just one score before Live Oak pulled it starters at halftime out of competitive courtesy and to give the younger players a chance for some playoff experience.

The Acorns received strong play from TCAL all-league first team selections Bryson Bailey and Kyle Fast, as well as second team selections Sam Cretcher and Cameron Peacher against Mountain View according to head coach Mack Haines.

The win advances the Acorns (23-10) to the semifinal final match Wednesday at 3:15pm against No. 3 seeded Serra at Independence.

“We beat Serra earlier this season, which doesn’t mean anything,” said Haines. “It’s going to

2005 TCAL All-League

GIRLS WATER Polo Teams

First Team

Devan Kennifer So. SCL MVP

Ronni Gautschi Sr. Live Oak

Chelsea Carrillo Sr. Live Oak

Amy Marshall Sr. Live Oak

Kaitlin Boensel Jr. Santa Catalina

Amanda Darnell Jr. Santa Catalina

Sarah Figueroa Sr Salinas

Veronica Tonus Sr. Salinas

Katie Buzzetta So. San Benito

Krista Maisonneuve Sr. San Benito

Marissa Rousso Sr. R.L. Stevenson

Sabrina Gray Jr. Monterey

Second Team

Elle Cahalan So. Santa Catalina

Brita Sigourney So. Santa Catalina

Michelle Conte So. Salinas

Tasha Vickery So. Salinas

Kirsten Palm Jr. San Benito

Jayme Telles So. San Benito

Breanna Sennert Sr. Live Oak

Laura Melroy Sr. Live Oak

Ashley Rojas Jr. Live Oak

Sandee Young Sr. R.L. Stevenson

Honorable Mention-

Laura Shope, Junior, Live Oak

Katie Rodgers, Senior, R.L. Stevenson

Judi Sumida, Junior, San Benito

Kathleen Seecombe, Junior, Santa Catlina

Liah Williams, Junior, Monterey

Amanda Aguayo, Sophomore, Salinas

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