Brian Flacks was named the new head coach at Stanford University on March 23, just a couple weeks after Jon Vargas’ surprising departure. He’ll take over as the men’s varsity...
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One of the most desirable—and visible—positions in American collegiate water polo is no longer vacant. Brian Flacks, currently the Harvard-Westlake High School boys coach as well as head coach of...
Covid has had profound effects on water polo as it is practiced throughout the United States. This conversation is hopefully the first of several in which we discuss exactly how...
In the midst of a nation-wide sports shutdown caused by the novel coronavirus, Ian Davidson, an age group water polo coach in Southern California, got busy. Staying put in his...
Santa Ana’s Mater Dei won its sixth CIF Southern Section boys water polo title on Saturday in a tense, tactical meeting with twice defending champs Harvard-Westlake, 9-8. The two programs, widely...
The favorites advanced in CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys water polo on an immensely busy Saturday. Mater Dei, Harvard-Westlake, and Loyola each earned spots in the division semifinals after...
After 50 games it appeared that the boys’ water polo team at Harvard-Westlake wouldn’t lose again. Their winning streak was impressive in itself, but so was the dominance they displayed on the...
A 29-0 season in 2014 and returning prep star Ben Hallock place Harvard-Westlake at the top of their sport. The nation’s best team (according to us) will remain so until someone...
Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Steve Carrera of GoLivePolo.com and Orange Lutheran water polo discuss the CIF Division 1 boys water polo semifinals, and preview the final between Mater Dei...
It was an event not terribly common in prep water polo: a noisy record-setting crowd, live streaming with celebrity interviews, red cards, full-body leotards, and copious press coverage. Tuesday’s mid-season showdown between...