LJ b water polo: More photos 8/28

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ goalie Addison Calhoon (1A, right) defends

against a shot by Dylan Park (arm raised)

of JSerra early in the third quarter. Helping

are Lev Kevorkian (2) and Barney Pearce (5).

Calhoon had a great save with 4:07 left

 in regulation, extending his right arm

straight out to block a shot, keeping the

Vikings' lead at that point, 14-13.

Henry Glenister (rear, white cap) of La Jolla hounds

Lions' Connor Colman out top before JSerra

can set up its offense Thurs., Aug. 28.

LJ's Quinn Daniels (3 white cap) looks

for a pass from the point in the

third quarter. The two teams traded

the lead several times during the

close contest.

Lion senior Connor Colman (5 black cap) readies for

a shot attempt against Barney Pearce (5 white)

of La Jolla in the second half.

LJ goalie George Gayner (1) and Ryan Murray (12)

apply pressure on Lion shooter early in the match.

Vikings Tor Martin (far right) and Quinn

Daniels (white cap, rear) defend against

Dylan Park (21) of JSerra.

Nate Thomson (10) of La Jolla sets up for a shot.

The senior scored four of the Vikings' first

five goals in the first and early second quarters.

George Gayner, manning the cage for the Vikings

in the first half, looks to pass to start the offense

after a save.

Vikings surround Lions' Andrew Schneider

(under water, left arm in the air): goalie George

Gayner (far left), Henry Glenister (13), and

Nate Thomson (back right).

Casey Cardenas (3) of JSerra and Dexter Black

(rear) of La Jolla scramble for a loose ball.

LJ's Lev Kevorkian (2) is guarded by

Sasha Bjelica (12) way out top.

Dexter Black (4, far right) in the "5" slot is

aggressively guarded by Connor Colman (5)

with goalie Jonas Ransford high in the water

back at the cage (back left).

 

LJ b water polo: Game story 8/28

La Jolla's Ryder Jaseniuk (9 white) looks

to pass in the offense under pressure from

Christopher Koo (6) of JSerra. The Lions'

Lars Knepper (2) is also in view, along with

the Vikes' Henry Glenister (white cap next

to Knepper) and Quinn Daniels.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

La Jolla coach Tom Atwell had seven juniors in the game when he called a timeout with 3:19 left in regulation time at JSerra Thursday, August 28.

Though the Vikings went down, 18-16, in two overtimes to the private Catholic school in San Juan Capistrano, returning All-CIF offensive player Dexter Black and his six classmates from the 11th grade showed where the team was going this season.

Besides Addison Calhoon in goal, the juniors-only lineup at that crucial point in the contest consisted of Barney Pearce, a defender, Henry Glenister, Ryan Murray, Quinn Daniels, and Ryder Jaseniuk (pronounced "ja-SEN-ick").

Daniels was phenomenal at the point in offense, scoring seven goals when La Jolla needed them. But Black, who comes from a line of fine water polo players, was the linchpin in Atwell's offense, plus he fired up the team as he matures and fills out his role on the squad as an upperclassmen.

It was a long trip to end up and lose, but La Jolla's program--one of the elite ones in Southern California--seeks out top opponents, even when the Vikes have to travel a distance to find them.

LJ b water polo 16, JSerra 18 - 2OT - 8/28

Photos by Ed Piper

Vike junior Dexter Black (4) scores with 48 seconds

left in regulation time to tie the game, 15-15.

His defenders are Connor Colman (5)

and Lars Knepper (2).

Quinn Daniels (3) of La Jolla was masterful

at the point, scoring seven goals. The junior

takes a shot here against JSerra's Christopher Koo

early in the fourth quarter.

LJ coach Tom Atwell exhorts his players

in the pool with 3:19 left in regulation.

They were tied 14-1l all at the time.

LJ FH: More photos 8/26

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ junior Reese Lejuwaan (right) defends

against a shot at midfield during

the second quarter, the Vikings leading 1-0.

LJ FH 3, Huntington Beach 2 - Season opener 8/26

Photos by Ed Piper

Lilly Ferrari (far left back, red jersey, mostly

hidden) hits the ball (visible on turf)

into the goal after time expires for

the 3-2 win.

Lilly (16 red, rear right) jumps to celebrate

in the late afternoon sun as teammate Allison

Hawthorne (12) raises her stick and her other arm.

The Oilers had earlier tied, 2-2,

with 7:37 left in the game.

LJ back Savannah Putnam (right) protects the

ball from Oilers' Lyla Wong with her stick

facing reverse early in the contest.

LJ's Olivia Morrison-Reyes (left) pushes

the ball ahead of Grace Moniak (25) of Huntington

early in the first quarter after her initial score.

LJ soph goalie Adalee Branstetter (77, background)

gets in position in case she needs to guard

the goal late in the second quarter with Oilers'

Grace Moniak (25) versus Savannah Putnam (17).

The Vikings were maintaining their slim 1-0 lead.

Vikes' Olivia Morrison-Reyes

 (8, left) clicks sticks with Sofia

Saiegh (10) after scoring La Jolla's

first goal a minute and a half into

the match.

LJ FB: Former 6'7" rower and ice hockey player on sidelines

Ty Humes, enjoying

the game on the

sidelines.

By Ed Piper

A tall man on the sidelines of August 22's opener at Torrey Pines drew one's attention, soon talking to Falcon boys basketball co-coach Jake Gilliam, a former star on the campus at 6'9".

Ty Humes, a former Syracuse crew and ice hockey player, stands closer to 6'5" now. He was amiable and outgoing, full of stories of being born in the Bronx and growing up in Manhattan, New York, as he chatted with this reporter, who is 6'5", and Gilliam, who came over to say hi to both before moving to another spot in Ed Burke Stadium prior to the Vikings' football game in Del Mar.

The slender Humes is also a former San Dieguito Union High School District board member. "They put me in," he said, when a situation came up on the board. He had been head of the Del Mar Foundation, which raises money for the elementary schools in the area.

That latter position was non-controversial, but the high school board has a long history of over-involved parents and a vocal community that has strident views on anything related to their young students.

Ty's own kids, he said, handled his board service in different ways. His daughter, who graduated from TPHS two years ago, tried to hide whenever attention was brought to her because of her father's prominence.

His son, who plays for the Falcon freshman football team, handles it totally differently. Humes chuckled: "He would ask for favors because his dad was a board member. He tried to take advantage of it."

Back to his roots in New York, we talked about the feature of life that existed in NYC when the city had six or more prominent daily newspapers--and editions in both the morning and afternoon. The papers were the people's Internet back then.

Ty enumerated the newspapers: the New York Post, the New York Daily News, Newsday--which was on Long Island, but now calls itself "New York Newsday" to make the city connection--the New York Times, and others.

He knows Ron Gladnick, the former Torrey Pines football coach who also built up the programs at Catholic (USDHS) and St. Augustine. "He told me, 'You're welcome to be on the sidelines any time. Just make yourself at home.'" He doesn't know Sean Doyle, the present coach at Cathedral.

In pre-Internet days, he reminisced, he and his friends went through the names of every starter for New York pro teams back in the day, and could name specific data about each player from memory--no Internet to look it up on. "We could remember all that stuff," he laughed.

LJ Cheer: Photos at LJ-Torrey Pines FB game 8/22

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ cheerleader Simona Meyerov (far left) enjoys

a pizza slice with TP buddies after the JV game.

Junior Alysse Jagielinski hangs

before the varsity game. She is the

granddaughter of Kathy Donnell.