Club water polo: CdM qualifies for Junior Olympics

ANAHEIM - The Corona del Mar club water polo team, made up of

players who will attend CdM High in the fall, won three straight games

last weekend and qualified for the Junior Olympics.

The CdM club team defeated the SoCal squad, 10-7, the Palm Desert

club, 19-5, and scored a thrilling victory over the Irvine Aquatics Club,

8-6, at Servite High. The dominating win over Palm Desert clinched the

qualification for CdM, which built a 12-1 lead in the first half, scoring

eight goals in the second period.

Artie Dorr, who scored 17 goals in the tournament, put seven balls in

back of the cage against Palm Desert. He scored four of the eight goals

in the second period, while Jason DiRocco added two of his four goals in

the quarter.

Dorr shot 7 for 10 in the game, and also collected two steals and one

assist. David DiRocco scored three goals, John Money and Tom Harper

contributed two goals each, and Nadim Hakim posted one.

Goalies Beau Stockstill and Tyler Brundage recorded five and three

saves, respectively, and held Palm Desert scoreless in the second and

third quarters.

CdM closed out tournament play with the 10-7 win over SoCal. This

time, Dorr led the CdM squad with six goals, while Jason DiRocco added

two goals, and David DiRocco and Ryan Moore notched one each. Stockstill

and Brundage turned away four shots each.

In the first-round win over Irvine, the CdM 18-and-under team came

back from a 5-4 deficit after three quarters and won, 8-6.

Dorr, who scored four goals, sealed the victory with a four-meter goal

with 21 seconds remaining.

CdM, coached by Tim Salvino, will compete in the Junior Olympics, July

26-31 in Moraga. The CdM club team also includes, Ali Kattan, Scott

Street and Kevin Amendt.