HB Water Polo earns Junior Olympic Silver

The Huntington Beach Water Polo Club’s 10 & Under Co-ed team earned the silver medal at the National Junior Olympic Water Polo Tournament held in Irvine July 31 - August 3.

HBWPC, led by coaches John Filipponi and Christina Wensman, finished with 7 wins over such clubs as Laguna Beach, United, Santa Barbara, Foothill, Los Angeles, and North Irvine in the preliminary rounds.

On Sunday morning, the Pirahnas defeated Team Vegas-Henderson 10 to 3. This allowed Huntington to play for the first ever national championship in the 10 & Under division.

In the final Sunday afternoon, Huntington lost to San Diego Shores Water Polo Club, 12 - 8.

In scoring, Huntington Beach was led by Alex Lowman, Gabriel Duplantier, Skyler Muntones, and Julia Rozolis-Hill. Matthew “The Wall” Feldman was outstanding defensively in the goal throughout the tournament.