You have to pass the "baby"
(the small ball) before you hit
the game ball: "Don't drop the
baby", a new wrinkle by
LJ Coach Kelly Drobeck.
Kaya Gazivoda (red shirt)
passes the "baby" before hitting
the ball (still out of view)
coming her way.
Monday, August 10, 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Saturday, August 8, 2026
LJ b water polo 14, Santana 4 - Draz Classic 8/8
Photos by Ed Piper
The intimidating sight of 6'8" lefty Dexter Black
(with ball), the CIF Player of the Year. Displaying
a wingspan of almost seven feet, the senior scored
two goals, playing half the game, which was
shortened due to Classic rules.
Quinn Daniels, point-blank in front of the cage,
fires.
92 degrees, high humidity on the pool deck,
cool in the RBHS pool at 3:40 p.m.
Quinn Daniels (3) wins the opening ball drop.
Addie Calhoun (1) in goal for the first half
for LJ.
Smothering defense in the first quarter
by the LJ starters - here, Dexter Black (2)
on the perimeter at the "5" position.
Senior Lev Kevorkian (4) defends.
Dexter Black (2), a lefthander, sets up
deep on the perimeter at the "1" position
in the LJ offense.
Dick Draz coached at Crawford High.
LJ FB: Fall scrimmage - Offense 21, Defense 7
Photos by Ed Piper
Freshman Zakai Jackson (4) takes the ball
on a jet sweep left, with Kali DeBerry (left)
leading the way. QB Brody Bukich is #5.
Junior QB Brody Bukich (L) starts the offense
with running back Kali DeBerry (22)
to his right.
Baptiste "Bap" Ferton (22) gets ready to launch
a PAT kick late in scrimmage time.
Soph QB Ty Tortorice is about to receive
a snap in the Viking offense.
Defensive Coordinator Stephen Dixon (R) exhorts
his defense near the end of the 20-minute
scrimmage from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Lineman Zach "Snacks" Gergurich huddles with
fellow defenders during a break: "I weigh about
255 (pounds) right now."
Zakai Jackson (4) makes a short gain before
he is tackled from behind. At far left, Kali
DeBerry is leading the way, blocking
on the jet sweep.
Junior running back Kali DeBerry takes the
handoff from quarterback Brody Bukich (5).
The back had a couple of nice runs, as well
as a catch in the middle for a short gain.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
LJ b water polo: Post-tryout AM workout 8/6
Photos by Ed Piper
Field player/twin Simon Glenister: "We don't
know who's older."
Lev Kevorkian
Lefty/twin Henry Glenister
Senior "Big Bad" Dexter Black, 6'6", CIF San Diego
Section Player of the Year
Worker lines up donor tiles on second panel,
to the left of the original set of tiles.
Varsity and JV players work on passing in
triangles of three during the last portion
of the workout at 8:50 a.m. (Traffic going
into La Jolla to visit practice at that hour
was a bear, on both the 52 and via
Soledad Mountain Road.)
LJ FB: Preseason practice 8/5
Photos by Ed Piper
Defensive Coordinator Stephen Dixon (standing,
right) runs his defense through an "install" as
part of classroom instruction during preseason
practice. In each session, Dixon (defense) or
head coach Tyler Roach (offense) introduces
a scheme on their side of the ball--or a tweak,
slight change, variation, and so forth.
Viking punter/kicker Ryan Hassankhani (88)
receives instruction from Brock Miller,
who kicked for Santa Fe Christian (Class
of 2010), then went on to play for
Southern Utah, then NFL teams the Giants,
49ers, and Rams, as well as in the USFL.
Ryan's takeaways for Wednesday: Narrower
base; parallel drop arm; more turn on the ball.
LJ FH: Tryouts day 3 (of 3) - 8/5
Photos by Ed Piper
Junior "Milty" (Ella Milton) (right) runs with
teammates one of 10 100-yard-sprints (a full
football field) in a certain amount of time
as part of Coach Amanda Combs Warford's
tryouts and training Wed., Aug. 5.
5'8" senior midfielder Reese Lejuwaan (center)
runs the time trial alongside junior Ella Pearl
(left) and senior Talia Snider.
Starting goalkeeper Adalee Branstetter, a junior,
chats on the sidelines with a compression sleeve
on her right leg, as she rests her right knee.
She is prepping for the start of games next
week.
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