Polo standout injured

A Newport Harbor High School water polo player awaits the OK from

doctors before he can get back in the water.

Nathan MacLaine, a sophomore and backup goalie for the varsity water

polo team was hurt in an accident over the weekend, said his coach Brian

Kreutzkamp.

The athlete was reportedly wrestling around with friends on the beach

when he was knocked over and hit his head, Kreutzkamp said.

“His mom came and talked to me,” the coach said. “He, according to

her, fractured his skull. There was slight hemorrhaging and he was in the

emergency room all weekend. He is now home recovering.”

Doctors are doing neurological tests, he said, to find out if and when

Nathan can return to the sport, said Kreutzkamp, adding that he was glad

the boy was home and apparently doing all right.

School officials said the sophomore would be out all week.