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updated 4-17-09
Girls & Boys ALL-CIF Southern Section

Kevin Womack – CHAWP 16’s
Redlands East Valley HS, Sophomore
1^st Team All-Citrus Belt League
2^nd Team All-CIF D-3
2^nd Team Press Enterprise All-Area Team

College Success 2009
Congratulations to Randi Breese and Caitlyn Dement of UCLA on their National Championship victory.  Randi was one of 3 UCLA freshman who played in all 3 NCAA games.

San Gabriel Valley Tribune
All-Area Girls Water Polo Team 2009

Amber & Megan Pezzola co-MVP's
& many other CHAWP athletes

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San Gabriel Valley Tribune article March 19, 2009 that included Summer Stanford several other CHAWP seniors

Subject: SGV All Star Water polo game
Stanford leads way in all-star game
 
RANCHO CUCAMONGA- Going into the San Gabriel Valley Water polo game Sunday afternoon at Los Osos High School Walnut Senior Summer Stanford
had a personal best of three goals in a high school water polo game. 
Surrounded by the top senior water polo players in the area, she led all scorers with four goals to lead the Foothill to a 16-9 victory.
"They kept leaving me open so I just shot and they went in," Stanford said. "We had loads of talent on this team," 
Foothill co-coach Cody Bell of Upland said. Six of the 13 players had earned college scholarsips. 
"Its great to see a player who is unexpected come through and shine. 
She (Stanford) led the game in scoring and deserved the award," Bell added.
The Foothill team broke open a close game late in the third quarter and pulled away in the fourth. 
Goalies Megan Pezzola of Bonita (Foothill) and San Gabriel Valley team MVP Lauren Shepard of La Serna each reeled in 10 opponents shots. 
La Canada's Shannon Streeter, who shared the John Hale Sportsmanship award with Pezzola, led the SGV team with three goals 
while La Salle's Ali Don, La Serna's Sarah Greenwood and Pasadena's Hanna Dodd had two goals apiece.
Ayala's Alex Ford had three for Foothill while Amber Pezzola (Bonita), Miranda Furuto (Los Osos), and Lindsay Rangal (St. Lucy's) each added two.
Los Osos will play host to the Southern California All Star Water Polo Tournament Sunday. 
The Foothill Area will face North Orange County at 9AM. The SGV will play South Orange County at 10AM. 

Donohoe awash in talent
Damien's water polo standout has few peers
By Steve Ramirez, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 10/20/2008 11:36:24 PM PDT

LA VERNE - If Damien High School water polo coach Andrew Gates wanted to, he could make Brian Donohoe the focal point of the Spartans' offense and the senior would be quite productive.
But it's doubtful the Spartans still would be one of the top-ranked teams in the CIF-Southern Section.

Damien's strength comes in numbers, which include Donohoe and David Purington on the inside and Walker Shockley in goal. Donohoe has a team-high 72 goals in 14 games, along with 50 assists.

"Brian is arguably the best player in our area this year," Gates said of the senior, who was first-team all-area and second-team All-CIF last season. "There are others who are very good, but he ranks right up there, and I think he is head and shoulders above everybody else. . . .
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CHAWP's Dement Keeping Busy (story taken from USAWP web site)
7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
Summer vacations are supposed to be about enjoying yourself, relaxing, and taking some time off. Unless of course you are CHAWP goaltender Caitlin Dement. The 17-year-old recent graduate of Ayala High School has been through USA Water Polo's version of the gauntlet the last two weeks. She started off on July 22 in Northern California with the Women's 20 and Under National Championships, which ran right into the Women's National Championships, and now she finds herself minutes away from jumping in front of the cage for her squad at the 2008 S & R Sport Girl's Junior Olympics.

Dement had done the 20 and Under into the Junior Olympics before so she kind of knew what to expect, but the Women's National Championships removed the normal break for the UCLA bound freshman. "For the Women's Championship it was a mentality thing, it is more just telling your body to keep going because it is definitely a higher level," said Dement. Playing with some of the older crowd also will help prepare Dement for the collegiate scene which will be on a different level than club and high school. "Especially playing with the women it is good preparation, you realize that's the level you need to play at all the time," added the former Youth National Team goalie.

The CHAWP team, short for Chino Hills Area Water Polo, took 9th in the 20 and Under and then 11th in the Open Championship but Dement has eyes on something better at JOs. "I would like to end up in the gold medal round, if we stay focused we can definitely make it," she concluded. But one last question, she must be sick of water polo by now, right? "No, not yet," she said with a laugh and with that she was right into to the pool for CHAWP's game against Great Lakes.

Mikey Robinson's history project on the Hungarian Revolution (after 2 trips to Hungary with CHAWP) - click

Mikey won the local competition and placed 3rd in the State History Day.

CIF Division 5 and Citrus Belt League (CBL) 2007
CHAWP players from Redlands High School (RHS) and Redlands East Valley High School (REV):

CIF Division 5 Champions — Redlands High School

Co-Player of the Year —     Kyle Adama RHS Senior

All-CIF     1st Team —      Andrew Heine RHS Junior
               2nd Team —     Jimmy Davis RHS Senior
                                     Jeff Hanson RHS Senior
              3rd Team —      Matt Hanson RHS Junior
                                     Jared Olivo REV Senior
                                     Garrett Womack REV Junior

All-CBL     1st Team —     Jimmy Davis RHS Senior
                                     Andrew Heine RHS Junior
                                    Jared Olivo REV Senior
                                    Garrett Womack REV Junior

CBL Most Valuable Player — Kyle Adama RHS Senior

Girls from Temescal Canyon High
1st Team All League: Leah Janke, Amanda Kelly
2nd Team All League: Stephanie Fleming, Malia Pahoa
1^st Team SS All CIF Div 5: Leah Janke
2cd Team SS All CIF Div 5: Stephanie Fleming, Amanda Kelly
3^rd Team SS All CIF Div 5: Malia Pahoa

Amanda Kelly is the new record holder with 681 career saves and had 323 saves this year.

Malia Pahoa received scholarship to play at CSU Bakersfield.

Cameron James
-2008 First Team All Sierra League
-First Team All CIF
-CIF All-Star Team
-CA-HI All American List, 8th Team
-Ayala made it to semifinals
-Cameron was team captain + MVP and a scholar athlete
-Sierra League Nominee for the Foothill-Citrus Belt Athletic Scholarship
-Ayala HS Athlete of the Year 2008

Alex Ford in the
January 31st, 2008
Daily Bulletin
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Check out this article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
about Nick and other CHAWP players

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Tya Crosse in the IV Daily Bulletin

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: Malia Pahoa, Temescal Canyon Girls Water Polo
By: The Californian -

Update: Pahoa has scored 61 goals this year, good for second in The Valley and tops on a team that ranks third in the CIF Southern Section Division V poll. The Titans last won the Southwestern League title three years ago, and Temescal will lean heavily on Pahoa during the league tournament, which begins today.

Birthday: July 17, 1990     Age: 17

Last movie you saw in a theater: "The Golden Compass"

Last book read not for school: "That will take a while; I read a lot. Probably 'Dark Angel.'"

Hobby: Drawing.

Pre-game routine: "I try not to think about the game. I try not to psyche myself out."

Favorite sports moment: "Just winning as a team, not as an individual."

Favorite pool to play in: "Mine" - The Titans are 3-1 at their home pool this year.

Future plans: Will major in veterinary science at Cal State Bakersfield, where she will team with Temecula Valley's Kerinn Fields at the budding Division I water polo program.

Coach's quote (from Temescal Canyon coach Damien Andrews): "Last year, she was kind of a non-impact player, but she had a great offseason playing club (at CHAWP). She got some great exposure and some great experience and she came in this year and is one of my best offensive players. Considering the schedule we've played this year, we don't have too many games where we've ran teams over. We've had a lot of close games and a lot of tough games. ... I'm excited for her (prospects next year). Any time you have a chance to play at the next level, it's exciting. Anytime you have someone who does well in the classroom and is a hard worker, you like to see those kids get rewarded."
- Jeff Sanders

click on photo to view/print article about Megan & Amber Pezzolla in the Jan. 2007 SGV Tribune