Summer League gets underway June 18

No time to rest on our laurels as summer league at Curtis High School starts June 18. We will be playing five games starting June 18 and ending July 23.
The cost of the league is $155,so I plan on dividing that between the players. My hope is we can get 10-15 players committed to playing, so we have an inexpensive chance to play polo during the summer. Remember to play you have to be registered with US Water Polo. To do this go to USA Water Polo.com and click on the "To Join" section. Make sure you sign up as a new member which costs $30 for three months. Also if it asks for a club name, register under Puget Sound Polo. This will also save us money. Games will be played on Sundays at Curtis High School on the following dates: June 18, 25; July 2, 9 and 23. This league will offer tough competition, but it will just make us that much better as we prepare to defend our league title next spring. My hope is all returning players will be able to participate. We will practice on those Tuesdays and Thursdays that the pool has Adult water polo from 7-8:30. Of course, two games will have been played before the Puyallup Pool reopens for the summer.

Vikings sting Hornets; play for third place

Puyallup will face Stadium for third place in the Puget Sound State Water Polo Tournament as a result of scratching out a 10-7 win over league rival, Enumclaw, on Saturday afternoon.
As was the case all season long, Puyallup used the scoring of Haley Carroll, Katie Kindle and Kim Akiona to put the Hornets away for the third time this season. Puyallup's defense, led by Hannah Fralick and goalie Kelsey Hamilton, also stood tall as Enumclaw managed just a one score in the first half. It was Bri Watts that got Puyallup on the board first with a goal just 49 seconds into the game. Carroll followed two minutes later with the first of her game high three goals. Carroll added another score in the second quarter to give Puyallup its 3-1 halftime advantage. The Vikings stretched their lead to 6-1 on goals from Carroll, Kindle and Joanna Boschee'. Enumclaw crawled back into the game with two back to back scores in the fourth quarter to make it 6-3, but Kim Akiona took over the scoring load for Puyallup ripping off two scores in 32 seconds to get Puyallup some breathing room at 8-3. The Vikings then rested their regulars in anticipation of playing Stadium for third/fourth place. The Viking reserves were tested defensively, but they held on thanks in part to a big goal from Emily Hager and a big defensive block from Alex Clark.