HOOD RIVER — The Hood River Valley boys and girls water polo teams competed in a tournament Sept. 19-20 at the Hood River Aquatic Center, where both squads enjoyed success notching impressive non-league wins.
The Eagle girls squad, guided by longtime Coach Kellie Dunn, won 13-3 over the Barlow High Bruins Sept. 19. The Eagles won all five of their games while playing Class 6A squads at the two-day tournament.
“We are finding our footing this season after our fourth-place finish in the state tournament last year,” said Dunn. “The team is really showing some incredible team chemistry and we’re building momentum in the first few weeks of games.”
The Eagles are in first place in the Class 6A Mt. Hood Conference standings after early season wins over Barlow, Grant and David Douglas. The No. 4-ranked Eagles have been led offensively by leading scorer Layla Williams, who has 15 points and six assists. Nyxey Heredia has 14 points and eight assists.
“We have already improved a lot and we’re looking forward to trying to get a win in our next game,” said Dunn. “We just wrapped up a very successful home tournament last weekend and we walked away with a first-place finish.”
The Eagles will play...