April 19, 2025

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Articles for tag: Hornets, Saline Athletics, water polo

Saline Water Polo Wins Hornet Invite

The Saline mens’ water polo team came up big at its home invitational this weekend going 4- to claim the tournament championship. The championship game was one for the ages as the Hornets pulled out a 22-21 double overtime shootout win over number-one ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer. Saline built a 10-7 lead at the half, ...

Saline Water Polo Off to Quick Start

It didn’t take long for the Saline boys’ water polo team to surpass the three wins the Hornets earned in 2023. The Hornets opened the season by going 4-0 at the Grand Haven Invite and have already passed last seasons win total with a 3-19-2 overall record. Saline kicked off the season by beating host ...

Saline-Milan Water Polo Season Ends in Regionals 

The Saline-Milan girls’ water polo team saw its season end sooner than expected last week when the Chickadees fell to Walled Lake in the first round of the Grand Blanc Regional Friday night.  The Chickadees had been state-ranked all year and had finished runner-up to number one ranked Skyline in the district, but Walled Lake ...

Saline-Milan Water Polo Advances to Regionals

The Saline-Milan girls’ water polo team advanced to the East Regional tournament at Grand Blanc this weekend after a second-place finish at the district tournament at Ann Arbor Skyline Saturday. The Chickadees will face the three seed from district three Walled Lake in the opener Friday night at 5:15. A win secures a spot in ...

Dexter Water Polo Battling Injuries with Districts Looming

The Dexter girls’ water polo team is hoping to get healthy with the MWPA districts starting next weekend. The Dreadnaughts have been struggling of late with several players out with injuries, including their top two goaltenders forcing players to be moved to positions they are not used too. Dexter fell to state-ranked Saline-Milan 12-3 last ...

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Dexter Water Polo Drops Two in District Play

The Dexter girls’ water polo team had a rough week after dropping a pair of games to two of the top teams in the MWPA District 4. The Dreadnaughts are battling injuries with starting goaltender Avery Nesbitt and leading scorer Uxue Capel out of the lineup to make things worse. The Dreadnaughts opened the week ...

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Chelsea Water Polo Goes 6-0 for the Week

The Chelsea girls water polo team continued to show that it is one of the top teams on the east side of the state after going 6-0 for the week. The Bulldogs went 4-0 at the home Chelse Invite Friday and Saturday. Chelsea opened the Invite with an 11-6 win over Grand Blanc Friday night. ...

Dexter Water Polo Wins One of Four at Mason

The Dexter girls’ water polo team continued to show a big improvement after a 1-3 record at the Mason tournament this past weekend. The Dreadnaughts played two tough games against Birmingham Groves and East Lansing, took down Mason, but had a rough time with Grand Blanc. Dexter defeated Mason 17-7 for its fourth win of ...

Chelsea Water Polo Rolls Past Huron

The Chelsea girls water polo team opened district seeding by routing Ann Arbor Huron 15-3. The Bulldogs scored eight first period goals with Keygan Monahan finding the net four times to take an 8-0 lead after one and never looked back. Monahan finished with six goals and an assist to lead the Bulldogs. Tallulah Gorby ...

Rough Week for Saline-Milan Water Polo

Going into this week, the Saline-Milan girls water polo team knew it was going to be a test to see where the Chickadees stood with the state competition. The Chickadees entered the week undefeated, but their five matches this week were all against other state ranked teams, including a tournament at defending state champion Hudsonville ...

Dexter Girls’ Water Polo Take Three of Four

The Dexter girls’ water polo team traveled to Grand Blanc for a tournament this weekend and came home with three wins out of four games at the event. The Dreadnaughts defeated Lake Orion 15-1. Uxue Capel had a big game with five goals and one assist to lead the Dreads. Annie Wesorick had four goals ...

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Dexter Water Polo Comes Up Short Against Pioneer

A slow start doomed the Dexter water polo team last week when the Dreadnaughts fell to Ann Arbor Pioneer 17-6. Pioneer jumped out to a 6-1 lead and would never look back as the Dreads were forced to play catch up all night. Dexter would try to get back in the game in the second ...