Two teams represented the Estevan Sharks water polo program at a round of water polo games in Winnipeg.
The boys and girls 14U National Championship League (NCL) water polo teams faced squads from Winnipeg and Regina. The boys came away with three straight victories and the girls finished with a 1-2-1 record.
To start off the weekend, the boys hit the water on Saturday and at half-time of their first game against Winnipeg Bushido, they were in the lead 18-2. The Sharks kept the pressure on and ended that game with a 29-6 win.
Noah Mvula and Tristan Threinen did a fantastic job in net for this game, while Logan Dalziel and Ethan Elliott led the team offensively. Lucas Dzeryk was their defensive lead all weekend as he stopped many plays at the far end of the pool and those plays were converted into goals for the Sharks.
In the second match, the Sharks used strong defence and scoring that the Winnipeg team could not touch and the Sharks once again came away with a 23-1 win. Tristan Threinen led the team with eight goals.
On Sunday the boys hit the water early for their final game of the weekend and at half-time had a commanding 15-0 lead. They confidently swam their way to victory once again by a score of 26-5.
All players on the team, including Lyndon Sauder, Jace Carritt, Dierks Milford and Nathan Threinen scored goals in the final game.
In the first game on Friday night, the two teams swam to a 10-10 tie. Jordyn Tarnes was on fire, scoring four goals. Prysm Gooding and Jordyn’s older sister Emily helped out by adding two more each. Hailey Hack and Hailey Tangjerd rounded off the scoring by each netting one goal.
They met the Neptunes again on Saturday morning, this time winning 8-5. Jordyn Tarnes dominated again, leading the way with four goals. Emily Tarnes had a pair of tallies. Lily Knoll and Gooding also scored.
Saturday evening the Sharks faced off against Regina Armada. The Armada came out very aggressive, taking the Sharks by surprise. They girls rallied and fought their way through the game, holding the Armada to just two goals in the second and third periods, but they could not sustain the pace and lost 16-5.
The Tarnes sisters each had two goals and Knoll netted one.
Sunday morning the girls faced the Winnipeg Neptunes for the final time, and lost 13-12. Sadie Smith led the team in goals with five, as well as steals and defensive blocks. Jordyn Tarnes had three goals, Knoll two and Emily Tarnes and Gooding each had one.
The next round of play for all 14U NCL players is next weekend in Regina.
