Picture credits: Lisa Ingleby Pictured: Peter Ingleby The Bear River Water Polo team has had an amazing start to their season. The team has had three tournaments thus far this season. The boys team got third place at the March madness tournament and the girls team got second place at the same tournament. Danny Esplin, the head water polo coach, stated “Our teams had a rough start this year with a lot of new boys and almost did not have a girls team.”
The season is still just starting for the Bears. They still have a lot of tournaments to come. Speaking to one of the captains of the boys , Riley Oram he said “I'm excited to see what happens this season. We do have a lot of new players but they are quickly gaining an understanding of the game and how to play.” On the girls side of things when asked about the team Reagan Turson stated “We have a small team this year with only nine girls on the team. We only have a couple new girls but they don't have enough stamina yet. I am excited to see the growth of our team” The water polo team is a club sport so it is not sanctioned by the high school. Because of this it makes it difficult for the team to get new players. This year they got seven new players whereas most other sports get more than that every year so it's rough for the water polo team to replenish the players that they lost. This year's new players have been picking up the game quickly and should be able to help the team out at their tournaments. A mentionable new player is Christopher Sherman who has been practicing to get better skills. Last year the girls and the boys team took first place in the state tournament. All of the Bears are hoping to take the state championship title again this season. State this year is on May 19th through the 21st. But there is still a lot of time until then for the team to grow. The next home game is the 19th of April. The next tournament is the Jesse Kochel invitational in Kearns on April 28th to 30th. This tournament is an honor to Jesse Kochel, a water polo player who passed, so the Utah league has created this tournament for him and his family.
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