By Ed Piper
At this point, early in the first of two rounds of play in the Western League, the Vikings succumbed to Clairemont--it's a big deal for Clairemont, not so much for La Jolla with its long tradition of winning--and sit third-ish in league play.
Bishop's, coming out of the blocks, took care of the Chieftains handily Wed., Jan. 22 in a big win at home. Coach Doug Peabody's program has won 12 of the last 13 CIF San Diego Section titles, and their 7-6 record reflects they're playing some of the "big girls" up north--it doesn't indicate mediocrity.
The Knights' strength of schedule rating is double, 30.3, some of the other programs', at least 50 percent higher than the rest.
Peabody was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in June 2024.
Clairemont, by virtue of the Chieftains' win over La Jolla Fri., Jan. 24 at home (actually a road site), sits second ahead of Coach Tom Atwell's Vikings.
Cathedral Catholic is in a rebuilding stage, holding the high hand in boys water polo in the fall, but lacking the elite level of play on the girls side at this point.
The Golden Triangle pretty much yields the elite programs in water polo. La Jolla's roster is heavily populated with sophomores, who are basically the future of the program.
A big encounter comes up for La Jolla at home against Bishop's Wed., Jan. 29, in the aftermath of our first rains over the weekend and into Monday, and the fire situation hanging over everything.
We just hold all in the region in our thoughts and prayers due to the fires, because people are jittery and very aware of the fire reports--two adult aides in classes I subbed in last week were nervously checking their phones to view the map showing the spread of the Poway fire, which didn't get far. Another staff member later explained, "We've been evacuated once, so we're on edge."
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