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