The Pioneer Men’s water polo team traveled to Upper Arlington, Ohio, for a four-game tournament on Labor Day weekend. It was a tough weekend for the Pioneers. Losing against St. Charles, 6-12 and Upper Arlington 11-12. They turned it around while playing Thomas Worthington in extra time with a shoot out. The final score was 16-15! They also beat Mason, Ohio, 18-5. Their overall record is 10 wins and 3 losses.  

Coach Packard said, “Lots of players had a chance to see playing time. Overall, it was a good weekend. We exposed some weaknesses for us to work on for the future.”

Top scorers for the weekend include seniors Sawyer Thompson with 14, Liam MacNeil with 9 and Mark Flautner with 7. Sophomore Elijah Almeida had 14 steals in the 4 games. Congratulations to the five players with the goals in the shoot out: Elijah Almeida, Misi Flautner, Liam MacNeil, Sawyer Thompson, and Henry Colvig.

The Pioneer’s host Birmingham Seaholm Maples in their league opener this Thursday, September 5, at Hill Pool. Varsity plays at 6:15 followed by JV.