Published June 9th, 2010
Water Polo Champions
Submitted by Lynn Garrett
Top (L-R): Tyler Kirschberg (Orinda), Tommy Bush(Lafayette), Clay Smudsky (Orinda), Coach Schauffler, Tucker Stone (Lafayette), Andrew Forbes(Lafayette), Grant Sivesind (Lafayette) Bottom (L-R): Jack Hillman (Lafayette), Jacob Kennedy (Walnut Creek), Austin Wetzel (Lafayette), Jack Garret (Orinda), Andrew Furtado (Orinda) Photo Lisa Dirito
Lamorinda Water Polo's 14U boys brought home first place in the Inaugural State Cup Championship held in Orange County from May 21-23. Eleven boys represented the Lamorinda Water Polo Club in this prestigious tournament: Tommy Bush, Andrew Forbes, Andrew Furtado, Jack Garrett, Jack Hillman, Jacob Kennedy, Tyler Kirschberg, Grant Sivesand, Clay Smudsky, Tucker Stone, and Austin Wetzel. Playing six games against tough competition from the top water polo regions of California, Lamorinda out-played its opponents. The championship game against Orange County Water Polo Club proved to be a tough match up but Lamorinda pulled out a 3-2 win a hard fought game.
Boyd LaChance, Director of Lamorinda Waterpolo Club, said "Coach Derek Schauffler has always promoted team play, hard work, and defense as the foundation of team success and the boys clearly demonstrated this by winning this difficult and competitive tournament."



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