End of Season Celebration

The Dons advance in the PAL tournament and play this Saturday at Burlingame High School at 11:00am. Please come and cheer them on as they play the Burlingame Panthers!

Water Polo families: Please check your e-mail for the End of Season Celebration invitation. If you did not receive the invitation, please email Lauren at laurenpadilla@gmail.com. RSVP with the number of people from your family that are attending. Roxanne will be collecting money at Aragon this coming Monday (11/10).

We hope to see you this weekend and at the dinner celebration!

GO DONS!

P.S.

Water Polo never stops... 

High school students, younger siblings and friends: Register for Winter Water Polo! 

• Burlingame Aquatic Club: Competitive Girls and Boys Teams
• www.burlingameaquatics.com

• Golden State Aquatics at Serra High School: Co-Ed youth program

• San Mateo Athletic Club and Aquatic Center at College of San Mateo: Recreational youth program 
• www.smccd.edu/sanmateoathleticclub

• Stanford Water Polo: Competitive Girls and Boys Teams
• www.stanfordwaterpolo.com

November Together!

Dons Water Polo fans,

October finished off with wins for both the Giants and the Dons! The Varsity girls celebrated their last home game and Senior Day with a 28-5 win over the Terra Nova Tigers. This week the Dons will play in 3 games at the Peninsula Athletic League Tournament. The action starts on Tuesday at 4:45pm versus Woodside High School (Bay number 4 seed) or Mills (Ocean number 4 seed). If we win, we will move on to attend the Central Coast Section Playoffs beginning next Tuesday, 11/11. 

Please view the P.A.L. Tournament schedule:

-PAL Water Polo Tournament Schedule

CCS information:

-CCS Water Polo Website

This Week:

11/3 Monday: Practice 3:30-5:15

11/4 Tuesday: P.A.L. Tournament C.C.S. Play-In (Woodside or Mills)

Game at 4:45pm

(vs. Woodside @ Menlo College)

11/5 Wednesday: Practice 5pm-6:15pm

11/6 Thursday: P.A.L. Tournament:

Game at: 3:30pm or 6:00pm  

(vs. TBD @ Woodside High School)

11/7 Friday: Practice 3:30-5:15pm

11/8 Saturday: P.A.L. Tournament:

Game at 8:00am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, or 5:00pm

(vs. TBD @ Burlingame High School)

We are currently planning the End of Season banquet. If anyone has a conflict with Wednesday, November 19 or Thursday, November 20, please e-mail one of the coaches. We really want all players and their families to attend! 

Come cheer for the girls at Menlo College on Tuesday at 4:45, We're looking forward to it!

-Roxanne and Lauren

Always October!

Hello Aragon water polo fanatics! 

Last week's recap: 

The Aragon girls beat Mills on Tuesday and suffered a tough loss to Menlo School on Thursday. The Dons also lost to Carlmont in an a non-league home game on Friday. 

The ladies will face Mercy Burlingame this coming Tuesday at Serra High School at 6:15pm. The team is hoping to come away with a win, thereby securing a 1st place standing in the Ocean division and a berth to CCS. 

This past Saturday, many Aragon girls participated in a Junior Varsity tournament at Aptos High School. 

They won 2 games, against The Kings Academy and Christopher, and a loss to Soquel. Thank you to all the families who cheered on the girls, it sure was a fun day full of great team effort and stellar improvement!

This Week:

Monday: Regular practice 3:30-5:15

Tuesday: Last JV game at 5:15 (vs Mercy B. @ Serra H.S.). Varsity game at 6:15 (vs Mercy B. @ Serra H.S.)

Wednesday: *JV & VARSITY Team Bonding: pumpkin carving before practice 3:30-5pm. Practice 5pm-6:15pm

Thursday: Varsity game at 5:15 (vs San Mateo @ San Mateo)

Friday: Regular practice 3:30-5:15pm

Wednesday (10/22) Team Bonding is mandatory, please bring a real pumpkin of your choice to carve! 

There will be a light practice afterwards so be sure to bring your suit too.

Looking ahead:

Next Thursday, 10/30/2014 is our last home game of the regular season and Senior Day. The Varsity girls will play Terra Nova @ 3pm. Please join us at the pool for a special celebration of our seniors' last game at Aragon: Olivia Cosca, Tessa Draper, Eve McNally, and Elena Ralls.  

Girls Water Polo Team Banquet plans are underway with the date 11/20 as a strong possibility. Please let the coaches know if that date does not work for your family or if you have any suggestions or would like to help plan. Thank you and see you all soon!  -Coach Roxanne and Coach Lauren 

Aragon Water Polo vs San Mateo and Interview

Check out the game highlights and interview with Cal Hi Sports Bay Area! 

Aragon vs. San Mateo 9/30/2014

This Week: Menlo and Aptos JV Shootout

Hello Dons, 

Great effort and teamwork at last week's games! Varsity soundly beat Terrra Nova and Mills, while Carlmont got away with a win against us. We are looking forward to all the lessons learned and await our next chance to compete this week! 

Here is the schedule 10/13-10/18:

-Monday: No practice. Enjoy your day off of school!
-Tuesday: Varsity will play Menlo at Capuchino High School in San Bruno at 5:15. The Ralls and Tobin families will be driving. Please meet in the parking lot after school and arrive at Capuchino at 4:00. 
               Junior Varsity will have practice at Aragon at 5:00.
-Wednesday: Varsity and JV practice at 5:00. (No more after school dryland)
-Thursday: LAST MORNING PRACTICE OF THE SEASON! Let's make it a good one. Breakfast bake off! 
                 Varsity will have practice after school 1:40-3:30. 
-Friday: Practice at 3:30. 
-Saturday: Freshmen, sophomores and juniors have been invited to the Aptos JV Shootout! It will be a fun experience for our athletes and their families. We are going to play in 3 games.

Bracket A	Bracket B
1. Aptos 2. Soquel 3. Wilcox 4. Kings Academy	1. SLV 2. Pioneer 3. Aragon 4. Christopher

Game Schedule: Bold -guaranteed game, *Possible game. 

8:00 - Gm #1: B1 vs B2	*1:00 - Gm. #7: W #3 vs. W #4
8:50 - Gm #2: A1 vs. A2	*1:50 - Gm. #8: L #3 vs. L #4
9:40 - Gm #3: B3 vs. B4	*2:40 - Gm. #9: W #5 vs. W #7 (Championship)
10:30 - Gm #4: A3 vs. A4	*3:30 - Gm. #10: W #6 vs. W #8 (5th Pl.)
11:20 - Gm #5: W #1 vs. W #2	*4:20 - Gm. 11: L #5 vs. L #7 (3rd. Pl.)
12:10 - Gm #6: L #1 vs. L #2	*5:10 - Gm. 12: L #6 vs. L #8 (7th Pl.)

Aptos High School

100 Mariner Way, Aptos, CA 95003
(831) 688-6565

Recent Game Scores in the SM Times

Aragon Girls vs. San Mateo - 9/30/2014

Sequoia Tournament - 9/27/2014

Aragon vs. Mercy - 9/25/2014

Aragon Girls Water Polo in the News!!

San Mateo County Times Newspaper: Athlete of the Week

Coach Roxanne and I contacted a reporter at the San Mateo County Times, after the girls won the Sequoia Tournament, to see if we could feature a player in the "Athletes of the Week" section. We sent info about Tessa and they included a short bio and tournament recap in the Thursday, October 2nd edition.

San Jose Mercury News Article

The San Jose Mercury News posted an online article about our league game against Menlo School on September 17th.

In it, the Menlo School coach commented on the strong performances of our own Tessa and Eve!!

Check out the article here:
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_26556207/girls-water-polo-menlo-bows-aragon-division-opener?source=email

Water Polo Midseason Survey

Girls Water Polo Team, 

Please spend time thoughtfully answering these questions. Please complete the form before 10pm on Sunday night. We will hold individual meetings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss your responses and ask follow up questions. Schedule for meetings to come.

-The coaches

Girls Water Polo 2014: Midseason Survey

Aragon Girls win the Sequoia Tournament!

The Varsity and J.V. competed in great games this past weekend in Redwood City. The Dons came away with wins against Irvington(12-0), Sequoia(11-2), and Notre Dame(11-5).

-Senior goalkeeper, Eve McNally(’15), was a force to be reckoned with, holding all 3 teams to just 7 goals including her first shut-out this season and an impressive 21 saves, a career high, in the win over Sequoia.

-The Junior Varsity narrowly lost a game against Sequoia’s J.V. (3-5). The J.V. goalie, Sara Frandsen (’18), had an exciting 9 saves against the Cherokees, also a career high.

-The team was feeling great coming off a win over Mercy Burlingame, on September 25^th, where Tessa Draper(’15) led in scoring for the Dons at an unstoppable 8 goals.

We are looking forward to our home game, Tuesday, September 30^th at 3:00PM against San Mateo High.  All Junior Varsity players are invited to dress and play in the game. Thanks to Olivia Cosca(’15) this game will be filmed by Cal Hi Sports Bay Area and will be featured with highlights on the next episode on KOFY TV (Sunday at 6PM and 10PM on TV 20 and Cable 13- be sure to watch on 10/5! Also uploaded on Calhisportsbayarea.com and Youtube.com

Please watch the following videos in preparation for Tuesday and Wednesday:

Menlo-Atherton vs. Sacred Heart Boys Water Polo Interview and game highlights

Sacred Heart Prep vs. Castilleja Girls Water Polo Interview and game highlights

Tuesday, September 30^th vs. San Mateo

3:00PM Game Time

Class dismissal at 1:45 (6^th Period 1:27-2:18pm)

Change and Set-up pool for game 2:00 (You will miss some of 6^th and all of 7^th period)

Friday, October 3rd: Team Pictures at 3:45

Tuesday, October 7^th at Terra Nova

Game Time 3:00pm

Class dismissal at 1:15 (Lunch 12:51-1:21pm)

Leave at 1:30 (You will miss 6^th and 7^th period)

Arrive at 2:15

We understand it may be a hardship for some athletes to be absent from class. As the student-athlete, it is your responsibility to contact your teacher(s) ahead of time to find out what your make-up options are. You should also ask to receive notes and handouts from teachers or classmates. All athletic league games are excused absences. Please contact your coaches or Steve Sell, Athletic Director, if you face any obstacles.