Girls’ water polo: Dos Pueblos cruises past top challenger

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A little pesky wind and rain didn’t stop Dos Pueblos from continuing its dominant ways on Tuesday.

Thanks to a four-goal, first-quarter barrage spearheaded by freshman Kiley Neushul, the Royals proved they’re undoubtedly the best team in the Channel League with a 9-4 victory over Ventura. Neushul finished with a game-high four goals for Dos Pueblos, the top-ranked team in the Division II coaches’ poll.

So, it looks as if Dos Pueblos is a lock for its first league title in a couple of weeks. It’ll be interesting to see what this young, star-studded team can do in the postseason -- especially in the Masters Meet tournament, where it will get to take on Orange County’s best.

As for Ventura, I think Hannah Boydstun and the rest of the gang is fully capable of challenging perennial frontrunners Santa Barbara for second place. And they’ll splash it out on Thursday.

-- Austin Knoblauch

-- Image from www.swimts.com