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2004-2005 Girl's Season

2/23 Lancers Lose In Sudden Death  After battling back three times, the Lady Lancers finally were defeated this afternoon 11-10 by a very strong Peninsula team.  Three times the Lancers would battle back to take the lead and each time Peninsula would respond.  Trailing 5-2 at halftime, Sunny Hills used a frantic "foul and go" defense to catch Peninsula, tying the game 6-6 going into the fourth quarter.  The Lancers scored the first two goals of the fourth, only to have Peninsula score the next two, tying the game on an outside shot with :46 left in  the game.

In overtime, the Lancers again, took the lead, scoring twice after Peninsula had scored first, leading 10-9 going to the second overtime.  Once again, Peninsula scored with only 32 seconds remaining to send the game into "sudden victory," and then scored on their second possession to win the "epic battle."  

The Lancers finish with 23 wins and only 5 loses.  CDM, Villa Park, Laguna Beach and Peninsula are the final four in division II.

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Peninsula 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 11

SunnyHills

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2/20 CIF Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Feb. 22.  Sunny Hills vs Peninsula At Sonora High School  A coin flip Saturday afternoon decided the sight for the Quarterfinal match between Bay League Champion, Peninsula High School and Sunny Hills.  Game time is 3:15 at Sonora, fans are encouraged to ware Pink and Blue-Who Knew?
2/19 Lancers Play Best Quarter Of Season, Defeat Tustin 14-10  In what can only be thought of as fury, the Lancers unleashed their wrath on a Tustin team that had pushed Sunny Hills hard for three quarters on Friday at Sonora High School.  Leading 7-6 after three quarters, the Lancers took 12 shots in the fourth quarter scoring on seven of them in route to the first ever quarterfinal appearance for the Sunny Hills Girl's Water Polo Program. The win sets up a match with Peninsula High School at a location to be determined later today.

Elsewhere, Top rated CDM defeated Savanna 17-5, El Dorado over Valencia 7-4, Peninsula defeated Santa Ana Valley 18-6, Villa Park got by La Habra 11-7, University defeated Western 12-3, Mira Costa defeated Katella 7-2 and Laguna Beach defeated Sonora 17-5.

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Tustin 2 3 1 4 10

SunnyHills

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2/18 Lancers Face Tustin At Sonora Today.  Sunny Hills begins it's run at a CIF Championship today with a first round match at Sonora against 9th ranked Tustin High School.  The Lancers twice played Tustin this season, including a rare back to back set of games, (the Holiday Cup and a scheduled duel meet,) that saw Sunny Hills defeat Tustin 12-10 and then 9-8.  Game time is 3:15 and seating is expected to be limited.
2/14 Lancers Draw Wild Card "A" Winner.  Sunny Hills will play the winner of the Tustin-Cypress Wild Card match (Tuesday at Cypress,) as their first round opponent in the CIF playoffs.  The game will start at 3:15 on Friday, February 18th and is tentatively set to be played at Sonora High School.  To see the brackets, click here and click on playoffs.
2/11 Perfection!  Sunny Hills Goes Undefeated In Freeway League Play! A 4-0 run in the fourth quarter lifted Sunny Hills to a 12-8 victory over the La Habra Highlanders on Thursday.  The victory gave the Lancers a perfect undefeated season (10-0) in the Freeway League.  Sunny Hills, played much of the game in heavy foul trouble as the Lancers were called for 10 exclusion fouls, however the bench once again responded by playing stellar defense and grinding out the hard fought victory.
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SunnyHills 2 4 2 4 12

La Habra

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2/10 Suddenly Only One To Go.  Lancer Defeat Buena Park-Set Sights On Perfect League Season. Not showing any signs of letting down, Sunny Hills defeated Buena Park, 17-5 on Tuesday to bring their league record to 9-0 and their overall season record to 21-4.  The Lancers have one final game against La Habra on Thursday, with a chance to finish the Freeway League competition undefeated.  In other games, La Habra made it four in a row with a 3-2 victory over Fullerton and Sonora defeated Troy 18-8.
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BuenaPark 0 1 2 2 5

SunnyHills

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2/04 Freeway League Champions! Sunny Hills Girl's Varsity Water Polo Wins 2nd Freeway League Championship!  With it's 11-5 victory over Fullerton Thursday, Sunny Hills clinched the League Championship.  With a record of 8-0 in league, (20-4 overall,) Sunny Hills enjoys a three game lead with only two to play.   Today, the Lancers had a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring twice each.

This league championship is the Lady Lancers 2nd.  Girl's Water Polo Started in the Freeway League with the 1999 season.  The other League Championship came during the 2001 season.  The Lancers are currently ranked 4th in Division II CIF and 9th in Orange County.

The Lancers know that their mission is still not complete.  A team goal of going 10-0 in league still leaves some business unfinished.  The Lancers play Buena Park at Sunny Hills on Tuesday and finish up league play against 2nd place La Habra on Thursday.

In other Freeway League Games-La Habra defeated Sonora on Wednesday, (make up game,) by a score of 7-5 and also defeated Troy yesterday 6-5 in overtime, (both matches with Troy were overtime matches this season.  Sonora defeated Buena Park 23-11. 

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Fullerton 0 1 2 2 5

SunnyHills

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2/02 Seven Down, Three To Go. The Lancers took another step towards a Freeway League Crown by defeating Troy 14-8 on Tuesday.  The Lancers relied on outside shooting as Troy dropped on the Lancer 2 meter game.  Each game the Lancers have been able to answer.  Today it was perimeter shooting.  In a very physical game, in the end, it was the Lancer's ability to pass the ball deep, and rotate it back to the top that allowed the open shots to fall.

Fullerton defeated Buena Park 13-7, La Habra and Sonora will play today. 

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SunnyHills 3 6 4 1 14

Troy

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1/28/05 Lancer Defense Steps Up. Playing only one game this week, due to final exams, the Sunny Hills offense took a while to get started but the defense was it's same old self.  Sunny Hills took another step towards a Freeway League Championship defeating Sonora 11-6 on Thursday.  Before the game, the Lancers learned that they had been elevated to # 9 in Orange County and # 4 in Division II.  Needless to say, there is an increased feeling of responsibility to live up to our billing.  The Lancers used two-three goal runs in the second and third quarters to put the game out of reach.

Elsewhere in the Freeway League, Fullerton defeated Troy 4-1 and LaHabra defeated Buena Park.

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SunnyHills 2 4 4 1 11

Sonora

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1/21/05 Lancers End First Round On An Up Note. The Lancers used a brilliant first quarter run to out distance La Habra yesterday by a score of 9-4.  The Lancers scored on 6 of their 8 possessions in the first quarter, hitting two crossbars on the other two, and never looked back.  The win leaves Sunny Hills as the only undefeated team in the Freeway League at the half-way point of our league season, and a full two games ahead of second place Fullerton and Sonora who are 3-2.

Elsewhere in the Freeway League, Troy defeated Buena Park 14-0 and Sonora defeated Fullerton 6-5.

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LaHabra 0 1 1 2 4

SunnyHills

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1/19/05 Lancers Take Care Of Business-On Tuesday, Sunny Hills Girl's Water Polo team traveled to Buena Park won in convincing fashion.  Jumping out to 8-0 advantage, the Lancers took another step towards winning their second Freeway League Championship in five years.

In other Freeway League games, Fullerton defeated LaHabra 5-3 and Troy upset Sonora 8-7.   The first round comes to an end on Thursday, with Sunny Hills hosting La Habra, Sonora traveling to Fullerton and Troy plays at Buena Park.

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SunnyHills 4 4 4 2 14

BuenaPark

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1/14/05 The Beat Goes On-In a Freeway League showdown of the only two undefeated teams, Sunny Hills defeated Fullerton 10-2 on Thursday.  Scoring first, Fullerton took a 1-0 lead into the 2nd quarter and then saw the Lancers score 7 straight goals over the next three quarters.  A slight defensive adjustment and some tremendous 2 meter defensive work by our Super Sophomores allowed Sunny Hills to throw a blanket over the Fullerton offense.

This game marked the best defensive effort for Sunny Hills yet in Freeway League play.  Fullerton, a contender for this year's league title did not have an answer for the defensive scheme.

Elsewhere in the Freeway League, La Habra defeated Troy in overtime 9-7 and Sonora beat Buena Park 20-7.

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SunnyHills 0 3 2 5 10

Fullerton

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1/12/05 Lancers Stop Troy 13-7-Looking a little off, Sunny Hills used a stifling defense in the second and third quarters, outscoring Troy 6-1, to win on Tuesday.  The Lancers record in the Freeway League is now 2-0 and 14-4 overall.  The win, sets up a match between the only two undefeated teams in the Freeway League, Fullerton and Sunny Hills.  That match takes place at Fullerton High School on Thursday at 3:15.

In other Freeway League matches, Fullerton defeated Buena Park, 13-5 and Sonora defeated LaHabra 15-11.

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Troy 3 1 0 3 7
SunnyHills 2 4 2 5 13
1/07/05 Lancers Start Fast, Defeat Sonora-The Lancers used a 3 goal burst to start the game, and finished with a 3-0 fourth quarter to open Freeway League play with an impressive 12-7 victory over Sonora.  Sunny Hills was strong on the 6 on 5 going 6 out 7 including a made 4-meter shot.  

Elsewhere in the Freeway League, Fullerton defeated Troy 11-7 and La Habra defeated Buena Park 20-8.  

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Sonora 3 1 3 0 7
SunnyHills 4 2 3 3 12
1/04/05 Another Big Win For Lancers Sunny Hills has now played eight straight quarters against Division II opponent, Tustin and on Monday, produced the same result, a victory.  On Monday, with the game tied late in the fourth quarter, Lancer goalie, Shauna Sinclair, made a spectacular save on a six on five to keep the game close and then with :52 remaining, Senior, Christina McEwen, made a steal on the perimeter and took the ball to the house, to give the Lancers the 9-8 victory.  Sunny Hills, 12-4, opens league play Thursday at Sunny Hills against Sonora.
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SunnyHills 2 3 1 2 9
Tustin 1 1 4 2 8
12/24/04 Impressive Week, Lancers Win Consolation Championship At Newport Holiday Cup. After a "lack-luster" performance against Corona Del Mar (losing 16-4,) the Lancers showed steady progress in winning three straight games at the Newport Holiday Cup Tournament the past two days.

Solid goal tending, and steady team play allowed Sunny Hills to build it's season record to 11-4 on victories over  Grossmont (11-4,) Edison (10-6) and highly ranked, Division II opponent, Tustin (12-10.)

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SunnyHills 2 2 0 6 10
Edison 2 0 2 2 6

 

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Tustin 3 2 1 4 10
SunnyHills 3 3 3 3 12
12/20/04 Lancers Rally To Defeat Temescal Canyon, Place 3rd In San Clemente Tournament. In one of the wildest comebacks in the history of Sunny Hill's Water Polo, the Lancers stormed back in the second half to defeat Temescal Canyon by a score of 10-6, allowing them to place third in the San Clemente Tournament.

Trailing 5-0 at half time, and 6-1 midway through the 3rd quarter, Sunny Hills scored nine straight goals to stun Temescal Canyon, and the crowd in a game that at one point seemed to be over.

Sunny Hills, started slowly, and while they had some chances to score, ball under calls and missed shots made the first half a disaster.  Starting the third quarter, the Lancers were able to upset Temescal Canyon's rhythm and it was all down hill from there.  Sunny Hills moves to 8-3 on the season and will play in the Newport Holiday Cup Tournament, this week.

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TemescalCanyon 2 3 1 0 6
SunnyHills 0 0 6 4 10
12/08/04 Big Win For Lady-Lancers To Open Season! Sunny Hill's opened it's girl's season with an impressive 10-9 victory over a very solid Brea Olinda on Tuesday.  In a back and forth battle that saw the Lancers show flashes of brilliant defense, Sunny Hills was able to grind out the tough victory.  Goal tending was a factor as both goalies made significant saves in preserving the victory.

Sunny Hills, playing it's first game of the season had a look of rust, being ejected 8 times and being a bit shakey on the six on five, but in the end, when the Lancers needed a stop, their signature tough defense found it's legs and the Lancers prevailed.
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SunnyHills 4 2 2 2 10
BreaOlinda 4 1 3 1 9

11/25/04 Stay Tuned For Upcoming Information About The First Ever, Sunny Hills Water Polo Horizon Awards  We have some amazing alumni! We have Doctors, Navy SEALS, Olympians, Actors, Teachers, Coaches, Bankers and more.  The Horizon award is being created to honor alumni of Sunny Hills Water Polo who have made the transition between school and athletics to the professional world.  We want to honor these former Lancers to congratulate them on their successes and we want to demonstrate to current players how the transition from school to College and beyond, the setting and making of goals and the realization of dreams is accomplished.  Stay tuned for more information on this first ever award.