All-American honors
Corona del Mar High freshman Danielle Carlson was named to the USA
Water Polo Junior Olympic All-American first team following competition
at the Junior Olympic Tournament.
Honorable mention laurels went to teammate Christina Hewko, also a CdM
freshman.
Both girls competed for the under-14 SOCAL club team which finished
second at the tournament.
After a successful season which included several tournament wins and a
summer league championship, SOCAL entered the national tournament as the
No. 2 seed.
SOCAL swept through the preliminary and championship rounds with an
unbeaten record, including wins over Commerce, San Diego, Chicago and
Newport Beach.
In one of the most exciting games of the tournament, SOCAL lost by one
goal in double overtime in the championship game.
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