Varsity Elects Captains

Congratulations to seniors Danny Faust, Jack Meara and Chris Watkins who were all elected captain by their teammates!

First Day of Practice

Finally, the first day of practice for the 2009 season is upon us. Coach Stream and I are revved up and ready to go. JV starts at 3:15PM and Varsity starts at 4:45PM, BE ON TIME!

It's going to be a good year. Check back here for updates on the season. I plan on posting often.

Thanks for the support!

Go Devils!

CCP Middle School Team Finishes Season Strong

We played an experienced Daisy team for our last game of the season. Even thought we lost 6-3, I feel this was our most complete game to date. Offensively we managed to get the ball down the pool and take some great shots. Defensively, however, the team really shined. The defense played much better than last week. I saw teammates communicating with each other and helping each other out. Several times a Daisy player lost the ball to a swarm of Chaminade players. Player of the game honors goes to Mark Corwin. Mark played goalie for almost the entire game. His saves kept the game close.What stood out the most in this game was how much we have improved this year. I'm sure the parents that have come to the games have noticed just how far the team has come. Compared to our first game we are a totally different team. Not only have individual skills improved, but so has the teamwork. It makes me wish the MS season lasted a few more weeks.

I hope that everyone on the team stays involved with water polo. If everyone returns for next year I can see the team winning quite a few games. I encourage all of the players to join a club team for the spring. I'll try to have some sign up sheets at school next week. For the 8th graders planning to play for Chaminade HS next year, playing on a club team will be invaluable. If anyone has any questions on the club teams ask me or any of the other coaches. I have really enjoyed coaching the team this year and hope everyone has had fun playing water polo for the first time.

-Coach Danny

The Chaminade Middle School team notches first win in club history!

The Chaminade MS water polo club captured their first victory of the season and also the first victory ever for the program. Chaminade defeated Storm 12-4 for the win. This game was easily the best to date. On defense the players helped each other out, stealing passes and shutting down Storm. Storm never seemed to feel comfortable against our defense and often ran the clock out.

Offensively, the team countered hard and scored quite a few breakaway goals. Perhaps more impressively, the half court offense began to fall into place. The team worked the ball into Garret for several shots from 2-meter. Perimeter passing improved from the last game. This time around, I saw a lot less turnovers from bad passes. Perhaps the only blemish offensively was missing our 6-5 opportunity. As usual, Joe Tillman and Mark Corwin continued their solid goalie performances. While some of the saves were impressive, the passing was much improved.

Player of the game honors went to Dan. He set the tone for the game, scoring the first two goals for Chaminade. He was moving all of the pool making plays. Practice this week will be at the regular times. This weekend, Chaminade will face a tough Daisy team. Hopefully our recent success caries over to the next game.

-Coach Danny