Chaminade 12 - Parkway Central 5

Goals: Meara - 6, Faust - 2, Glauber - 2, Watkins - 2
Assists: Hoette - 3, Glauber - 2, Duncan - 1, Entwistle - 1, Faust - 1, Rose - 1, Schott - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 6, Rose - 3, Faust - 2, Hoette - 2, Meara - 2, Duncan - 1, Glauber - 1, Lauber - 1, Watkins - 1
Kickouts - NONE!
Saves: Hoette - 7, Lauber - 4

Player of the Game: Meara - 6 goals and 2 steals

Chaminade 13 - Parkway South 4

Goals: Rose - 6, Faust - 2, Glauber - 2, Meara - 2, Entwistle - 1
Assists: Hoette - 3, Lauber - 2, Meara - 2, Duncan - 1, Glauber - 1, Watkins - 1
Steals: Duncan - 6, Schott - 6, Faust - 5, Entwistle - 3, Hoette - 3, Rose - 3, Meara - 2, Watkins - 2
Kickouts: NONE!
Saves: Hoette - 5, Lauber - 2

Player of the Game: Duncan - 1 goal, 6 steals and great 2M defense on Pat Maloney.

CCP Water Polo Gets Some Press!

http://prepsports.stltoday.com/ssi/prep/stories2009.nsf/waterpolo/story/B6DE2AD464528B288625758D005537E6?OpenDocument

Paul Kopsky of STLToday.com called me yesterday evening (between periods of the awesome Blues-Red Wings game last night) and asked me some questions about the game against Ladue and this morning that article was on the website. I think I was more complimentary of Ladue in the interview than it shows, but I do think our confidence is back. I hope we can build upon that this weekend. Nice picture of Meara!

Conference Tournament Opens Up Tonight

Tonight begins the varsity Conference Tournament, and we have two games, 6PM v. Parkway South and 9PM v. Parkway Central. Both games will be at MICDS. JV does not have any games and will have practice at 3:15pm.

Having just played Parkway South this week, we should know what they try to do. We need to be prepared to take it to them early and often.

I haven't seen Parkway Central yet, but they beat South in the Parkway Quad Tournament, so they should be pretty tough. We need to bring our game to them and force them to play it our way. Defensive intensity will be required.

We will also have DeSmet tomorrow morning at 9AM at MICDS to close out the round-robin stage of the Conference Tournament. After that, we will have one or two games remaining Saturday afternoon, depending on how we far in the round-robin.

See you tonight.

CCWP Development Program Begins Today

Today at 3:15 PM, we will begin the second year of the Chaminade Water Polo Development Program. It is open to any Chaminade student in grades 6-10. No experience is required, and all ability levels are encouraged to come, even if you have never played before! It is a water sport that can be tiring, so being able to swim is recommended for playing (although shallow end goalie's can stand on the bottom!).

We will not have sign-ups, so just show up! You can come and just try the sport for one day or you can come to all the sessions. We will have a session every Thursday for the next five Thursdays (May 7th being the last session). There is no obligation, we just want you to try the sport we love! If you have any questions, just show up at 3:15 PM today...or grab a water polo player in the halls, they know all about it.

Chaminade 11 - Ladue 8

Check back Sunday evening for the write-up and stats. It takes longer than you would think to write these posts and I am just getting bombarded at work right now. I won't have time to write until the Conference Tournament is over (like anyone reads this drivel anyway!) Coach Stream is going through the same thing as layoffs at his company are forcing him to carry a heavier load. Even the water polo team isn't safe from the economic crisis!

Tonight v. Ladue

Tonight we have Ladue at home. JV at 7PM, Varsity at 8PM.

Sorry about my lack of posting of late, a lot of deadlines at work after missing three days last week. Being busy at work is a good thing, but I wish it were slightly less busy at the moment! Now I know how the boys feel, trying to get homework done while juggling water polo and everything else.

Chaminade 10 - Parkway South 7

The Red Devils picked up their first win in St. Louis as we beat Parkway South 10-7. The first game back from Orlando showed a lot of the things that the team picked up. We came out aggressively, playing for the steal on the defense. We jumped out to an early lead, something that the team last year seemed unable to do. However, one thing was reminiscent of the team last year, and that was the suffocating defense. Led by senior Jake Entwistle, who covered Pat Maloney (easily South’s best player), the defense created opportunities for the offense. Jake led the team with 9 steals, and never let Maloney get the ball for more than a half second if South even managed to get the ball into set. The defense pressed hard on the perimeter, and it took a couple of quarters to get used to the “new” referees and their calls, but we fixed our mistakes. Ed Rose led the counter attack, playing smart and leaving for offense when he should. His 5 goals led the team.

In goal, Chris Lauber dominated in the shallow end, playing aggressively and making a few steals, along with smart outlet passes. In the deep end Peter Hoette played his first game in St. Louis after a very promising showing in Florida, making good saves as well as a couple of steals.
The scoreboard doesn’t reflect the game, the Devils were in control the entire game. We were playing with great confidence and team defense, getting lots of shots and playing as if we could score whenever we needed to. The only problem was what would happen after a steal on defense, giving three of their goals to them by stealing the ball, and then getting it taken away and then South would have an advantage.

Players of the game were Ed Rose for his offense, and Jake Entwistle, for one of his best defensive efforts of the season.

-Senior Captain Jack Meara