2021-22 Varsity Water Polo News
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Kolokotronis steps down from water polo post
June 22, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Marisa Kolokotronis, a 2013 St. Francis High graduate and the 2021 Delta League Coach of the Year, announced to the Troubadour water polo program that she will not return for the upcoming season due to conflicts with her primary profession. -
Mathrakott earns ODP Nationals invite
March 03, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis junior water polo player Gauri Mathrakott earned one of 36 spots on the ‘PACE’ Youth squad that will compete at the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program National Championships, held throughout the Tri-Valley area from March 18-20.
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Fall Troubies well-repped on All-Delta League teams
December 03, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Tatiana Cornejo captured Athlete of the Year for cross country, while first-year varsity mentors Melanie Cleland and Marisa Kolokotronis each earned Coach of the Year honors for cross country and water polo, respectively, as the Delta League rolled out its complete list of year-end honors for fall sports. In all, a total of 19 Troubadour athletes captured All-Delta League accolades in the school’s five Delta League fall sports.
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Water polo celebrates 2021 season with awards banquet
November 30, 2021Junior Gauri Mathrakott and freshman Sophia Santsche-Chavez earned Player of the Year honors for the varsity and junior varsity teams, respectively, as St. Francis girls' water polo held its annual year-end awards banquet at the school's dining hall Wednesday night.
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Mathrakott, Stimson earn USAWP academic honors
November 08, 2021St. Francis High juniors Gauri Mathrakott and Ava Stimson each earned Academic All-America honors from USA Water Polo, the organization announced in its fall issue of Skip Shot magazine.
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Troubie Athlete of the Week: Emily Sherrod
November 03, 2021A senior goalie from West Sacramento, Emily Sherrod has been a leader in the pool and out of it.
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Trojans pull away in fourth to thwart Troubies
November 02, 2021EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Ava Stimson scored three goals while Baya McIntosh added two more, but ninth-seeded St. Francis saw its 6-5 lead slip away in the fourth quarter, falling to eighth-seeded Oak Ridge in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section girls water polo tournament Tuesday.
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Troubies to open SJS tourney at Oak Ridge
October 29, 2021St. Francis High has drawn the No. 9 seed and will head to No. 8 Oak Ridge for Tuesday’s first-round contest of the 2021 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section girls water polo championship tournament, the section office announced Friday afternoon.
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Troubies fall to rival Davis High in Senior Night finale
October 26, 2021CARMICHAEL, Calif. – St. Francis High lost to rival and area powerhouse Davis Senior High by a 20-1 final in the varsity matchup, then dropped a 13-4 decision to the Blue Devils in the junior varsity game, closing out the regular season in Delta League girls water polo action at Jesuit High School Tuesday night.
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Water polo places 10th at Szmidt Memorial tourney
October 23, 2021NAPA, Calif. -- St. Francis High girls water polo posted an 8-6 win over Vintage then lost by a 10-4 final to Ripon on the ninth-place game of the Juian Szmidt Memorial Tournament, hosted by Napa High Friday and Saturday.
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Troubies split first day at Julian Szmidt Memorial
October 22, 2021Senior Rory Peters netted the game-winner in sudden-victory overtime to lift St. Francis to a 10-9 win over Fairfield's Rodriguez High on the first day of action at the Julian Szmidt Memorial girls water polo tournament at Napa High Friday afternoon.
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Peters, Stimson score hat tricks in win at McClatchy
October 18, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Senior Rory Peters and junior Ava Stimson each scored hat tricks to lead St. Francis to a 12-5 win at McClatchy in non-league girls' prep water polo action Monday evening.
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St. Francis falls short in Holy Water battle
October 12, 2021Juniors Rachael Madden and Gauri Mathrakott each netted two goals while senior goalkeeper Emily Sherrod collected seven saves, but St. Francis came up on the losing end of a 7-5 Holy Water battle against Christian Brothers in high school girls’ water polo action at Jesuit High School Tuesday night.
