U.S. takes on Greece
The U.S. men’s water polo team, which features five former UC Irvine
standouts, will be facing Greece in the FINA World League Super
Final, which consists of six teams, today at 8:30 p.m. at the Charter
All-Digital Aquatic Centre in Long Beach.
Team USA, which includes UCI products Ryan Bailey, Jeff Powers,
Omar Amr, Dan Klatt and Genai Kerr, will be vying for $100,000 in
first-place prize money. The championship game will take place Sunday
at 8 p.m.
The Americans finished 5-7 in FINA World League play. They earned
an automatic tournament bid as host, but finished third in their
bracket, capping the season with an 11-10, come-from-behind, shootout
victory over Serbia and Montenegro last weekend.
Earlier this year, the U.S. took three out of four games from the
Greeks on their home soil. Last summer, the U.S. was knocked out of
medal contention at the World championships by Greece, but Team USA
came back to top Greece in the semifinals of the World League Super
Final and went on to finish third in that tournament.
Bailey has become a force for the U.S. at center forward. He
scored five goals to lead Team USA to an 11-9 victory over top-ranked
Hungary July 5 at Corona del Mar High.
Bronco All-Stars rolling into section tourney
* YOUTH BASEBALL: The Newport Harbor Baseball Association Bronco
(11-12-year-olds) A All-Stars begin play in the eight-team sectional
tournament against Garden Grove at 5 p.m. tonight at York Field in
Whittier.
Newport won two straight, including a 16-7 triumph over La Mirada,
Sunday, to advance out of the district round.
Ryan Albert tossed a complete game and allowed three earned runs
against La Mirada and has struck out 55 batters in 29 innings in
all-star play.
Through Sunday, Newport has gone 13-7-1 in the postseason,
including wins in eight of its last 10 games.
Alex Maddox and Justin Todd have each hit three home runs while
Todd, Austin Wobrock and Jack Yeager have led Newport on the mound.
Maddox and Jacob McCann have been consistent hitters for Newport,
which has averaged 10 runs a game during all-star play, Newport
Manager Rich Hogan said.
First baseman Austin Deyan and left fielder Dillan Freiberg have
shined defensively, Hogan said.
Hogan also praised the contributions of Chad Seeber and Kyle
Holgate.
If Newport defeats Garden Grove, it would play at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday while a loss would send it into the loser’s bracket and a
game at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the double-elimination tournament.
The top two teams advance to the South Region tournament.
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