2022 St. Francis JV Water Polo News

  • Troubies snare two wins at McClatchy JV tourney
    October 15, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Havana Sperber amassed a total of 12 goals in three games, as St. Francis went 2-1 at the C.K. McClatchy JV Tournament Saturday. The Troubadours picked up an 8-1 win over Bella Vista in the opener, lost to Christian Brothers in a 7-6 battle, then finished the day with a 6-3 victory over Woodcreek.
  • Raiders pull away late in 6-4 win over Troubies
    October 11, 2022
    CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Senior Gauri Mathrakott scored two goals while fellow senior LK Holliday led all players with five steals, but St. Francis ended up on the losing end of a 4-3 defensive battle in the varsity half of a girls’ prep water polo doubleheader at Jesuit Pool Tuesday night.
  • JV Troubies finish ninth at Crusher Classic
    October 08, 2022
    NAPA, Calif. – Fresh off a career-high performance in the program’s varsity home opener against Franklin, sophomore Abigail Benavidez scored a total of 19 goals in five games for the junior varsity, helping St. Francis to a 3-2 record at Vintage’s Crusher Classic tournament.
  • Jayvees hold on against Christian Brothers
    September 27, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis varsity claimed a decisive 13-2 victory in the opener while junior varsity held on to an 8-7 win in the nightcap, as the Troubadours swept Christian Brothers in the annual Holy Water rivalry water polo game, held at Sacramento City College's Hoos Pool Tuesday night.
  • Jayvees pull away from halftime battle to score 8-4 win over BV
    September 21, 2022
    FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Junior Havana Sperber scored six of her team's eight goals, freshman Holland Sperber had five saves and three steals, while sophomore Mary Margaret Ferrara assisted two goals in a third-quarter outburst, helping St. Francis pull away from a 3-2 battle to an 8-4 final Wednesday night.
  • Jayvees place third at Granite Bay Jamboree
    September 17, 2022
    GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Sophomore center Abigail Benavidez scored a game-high four goals to lift St. Francis to a 7-6 sudden victory over Christian Brothers in the third-place game of the Granite Bay JV Jamboree girls’ water polo tournament. 
  • JV sweeps first day of Granite Bay Jamboree
    September 16, 2022
    GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Freshman Holland Sperber tallied 20 saves against 16 goals as St. Francis claimed a pair of wins in Friday’s portion of the Granite Bay JV Jamboree girls’ water polo tournament. The Troubadours turned back St. Mary’s of Stockton, 13-9, in their early-afternoon game; then prevailed against Rocklin by a 10-7 final in the Day finale.
  • Sperber scores three but JV falls to Grizzlies
    September 13, 2022
    GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Havana Sperber scored three goals while Reese Hughes and Addison Hutchcraft each added two, but St. Francis junior varsity lost by an 18-7 final to Granite Bay in the nightcap of a prep girls' water polo doubleheader Tuesday.
  • Troubie JV finish sixth at CKM Season Opener
    September 10, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Piper Brostrom scored a game-high four goals while Miranda Ferguson added three goals and two assists, but St. Francis surrendered three goals in the final 96 seconds to fall by a 11-9 final to El Camino in the CK McClatchy Junior Varsity Season Opener fifth/sixth-place game Saturday.
  • Sperber sisters shine in season start
    September 06, 2022
    EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – Sisters Holland Sperber (10 saves) and Havana Sperber (four goals) highlighted St. Francis individually, but the junior varsity ultimately dropped its 2022 season opener at Oak Ridge by a 13-7 final Tuesday night.