Newport Water Polo Foundation head coach Bill Barnett, standing at left, instructs his players during a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match against the United Water Polo Club at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
The Newport Water Polo Foundation girls’ 18-and-under team won twice on the first day of the USA Junior Olympics Thursday.
Newport Water Polo Foundation’s Kate Pipkin (9) tries to keep United Water Polo Club’s Marylynn Cuozzo at arms length as they compete during the second half in a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
Newport Water Polo Foundation’s Rachel Whitelegge, right, shoots for the net defended by United Water Polo Club’s Marylynn Cuozzo during the first half in a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
Newport Water Polo Foundation’s Kate Pipkin scores the first goal of the game during the first quarter against the United Water Polo Club in a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
Newport Water Polo Foundation’s Chanel Schilling (3) battles inside against United Water Polo Club’s Kayla Constandse (9) during the second half in a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
Newport Water Polo Foundation goalie Cleo Harrington gets up for one of her career-high 23 saves against the United Water Polo Club in a USA Water Polo Junior Olympics match at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo on Thursday. (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)