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Chehalem boys take second at tourney |
With the summer water
polo season heating up, the Chehalem boys 18-and-under team is hot.
The squad recently finished second at the Tualatin Hills Early
Summer Invitational, held June 22-23 in Beaverton.
After Chehalem defeated Dos Pueblos (a team from northern
California) in the opener, Chehalem defeated host Tualatin Hills
13-1. Chehalem then played United, a team comprised of some of the
top players in Oregon and Washington, and won 17-14, but Chehalem
Coach Jim McMaster was unimpressed with the win.
“It was not very good defense on our part if we had 14 goals
against us,” he said.
In the finals, Chehalem faced the Portland Masters, a team of
former collegiate players. Chehalem trailed by a goal with less than
a minute left before a steal by Chehalem seemed to give the squad a
chance to tie the game. However, a referee made “a really
interesting call,” McMaster said, going against Chehalem and giving
the ball back to Portland. The Masters squad scored a goal in the
final minute to hand Chehalem the loss.
“It was good for our guys because (the Portland Masters) had so
much more experience than us, so it was good to play those guys,”
McMaster said.
Chehalem next plays July 9 at the State Games of Oregon at Multnomah
Athletic Club. An open women’s team from Chehalem will also compete
in the tournament.
From July 13 to July 15, Chehalem will host its annual Chehalem
Invitational Tournament, followed by another invitational tournament
at Tualatin Hills July 21-22. Chehalem then will travel to San Jose,
Calif., to compete in the National Junior Olympics, an event the
team finished in 17th last summer.
Notes: On June 24, the Chehalem boys 14-and-under team
traveled to West Albany High School and defeated Willamette, West
Albany and Tualatin to win a tournament.
“We’ve got a pretty young, dynamic middle school team,” McMaster
said. |
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From June 30, 2007, Newberg Graphic
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