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GIRLS WATER POLO
Orange County Top 10 rankings
(Records through Sunday, Jan. 12)
1. Mater Dei (11-1): After capturing the Holiday Cup and Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions on consecutive weekends, the Monarchs play host to Newport Harbor on Tuesday night.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran (12-2): The Lancers open defense of their Trinity League title on Thursday by playing host to JSerra at Santiago Canyon College.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Newport Harbor (15-3): The Sailors face Mater Dei on Tuesday and Foothill on Thursday in another competitive week. They’re 2-0 against Foothill.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Foothill (8-7): The Knights opened the Santa Barbara TOC with an 8-6 win against Foothill before dropping three straight, including two by one goal. Left-hander Ashley Kwan netted four goals against the Breakers.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Laguna Beach (8-7): The Breakers capped a 5-1 week by defeating Corona del Mar 10-6 for the consolation title at the Santa Barbara TOC.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Corona del Mar (12-5): The Sea Kings play Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos in the Sunset League on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
Previous ranking: 5
7. San Clemente (8-6): The Tritons open defense of their South Coast League title by playing host to Beckman on Monday.
Previous ranking: 7
8. JSerra (9-1): The Lions take on Orange Lutheran and Foothill in road matches Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Beckman (10-5): The Patriots play San Clemente, El Toro, San Juan Hills and Dana Hills this week in the South Coast League.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Los Alamitos (9-8): The Griffins edged Clairemont 8-7 in their play-in match at the Santa Barbara TOC en route to a 2-3 record on the trip.
Previous ranking: 10
Please send girls water polo news to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on X/Instagram