Huntington Beach girls’ polo second at tourney...

Huntington Beach girls’ polo second at tourney

The Huntington Beach Water Polo Foundation’s Under-14 girls’ team

returned to Surf City with a second-place finish in the Girls’

16-and-Under Division at the Maui Invitational Tournament.

Teams from the U.S. and Canada competed at the four-day event

which is in its fourth year.

Huntington Beach played California teams from Porterville and

Manhattan Beach as well as teams from Maui and Oahu.

Scott Miller, a coach for the Huntington Beach Water Polo

Foundation, coached the Under-14 girls’ team at the tournament.

The 14 and under girls’ team, which has played together for less

than a year and has placed in every tournament it has entered, is

comprised of Sharon Baillie, Jamie Bee, Nash Bellows, Emily Clopp,

Rebecca Clopp, Amelia Huss, Caitlin Jorgensen, Kristin Kulawkowski,

Keeley McCormack, Alyssa Steiner, Lauren Reilly and Sophie Waldron.

Huntington Beach Water Polo Foundation, founded in 2002, is a

nonprofit, parent-run organization dedicated to offering coaching in

fundamentals and skills allowing each youngster to maximize their

potential in the water and in life.

The foundation holds practices year-round at the Huntington Beach

High pool.

Rookies Soccer registration continues

Registration for Rookies Soccer continues to be taken for the

upcoming season at the West County Family Branch YMCA in Huntington

Beach.

The six-week league season, which begins Sept. 22 and runs through

Oct. 30, is open to children ages 3 to 7.

Registration will be taken until Sept. 12.

The West County Family Branch YMCA offers a noncompetitive,

progressive sports program designed to teach children the

fundamentals of sport emphasizing skill development, character

development, sportsmanship and safety, in a fun environment.

For more information regarding Rookies Soccer, call Katie Tincher

at the West County Family YMCA at (714) 847-9622.

The West County Family Branch YMCA is located at 7451 Warner Ave.,

Suite I.