EHS Girls Water Polo Clinches Third Place in State Championship

Thank you to Coach Bob Averill for sending the following updates from this weekend's Washington State Girls Water Polo Championship:

The Enumclaw High School Girls Water Polo Team took third place at the Washington State Girls Water Polo Championship on Saturday, May 19.  The Hornets lost a heartbreaker in the semi-final, losing 5-6 to Curtis, but beat Auburn Mountainview 14-6 in the final round to claim third place. The Hornets' loss to Curtis was the their only loss to a Washington team during the season.

Scoring for Enumclaw against Curtis:

• Katie Larrea - 3
• Hayley Sonneson - 1
• Hannah Kinniburgh - 1

Scoring for Curtis:

• Hannah Holly - 3
• Katie Van Riper - 2
• Joeli Riem - 1

Scoring for Enumclaw against Auburn Mountainview:

• Allie Larrea - 4
• Katie Larrea - 3
• Hannah Kinniburgh - 3
• Bailey Sexton - 2
• Bella Davenport - 1
• Hayley Sonneson - 1

Scoring for Auburn Mountainview:

• Avalon Lanz - 5 
• Amanda Nuttall - 1

The Hornets finished their season with a 24-2 record.

The Hornets had six players named to East Division All-League Teams, and four players named to All-State Teams:

• State Defensive Player of the Year - Allie Larrea
• First Team All State - Katie Larrea
• Second Team All State - Megan Lesmeister, Hannah Kinniburgh
• Honorable Mention All State - Allie Larrea

• First Team All League - Allie Larrea, Katie Larrea, Megan Lesmeister
• Second Team All League - Annie Birklid, Hannah Kinniburgh
• Honorable Mention All League - Bella Davenport

Hornet Coaches Bob Averill & Ken DeMan were named East Division Coach of the Year, and Washington State Coach of the Year.

Gig Harbor beat Curtis 9-7 in the Championship game.

Final State placing:
1. Gig Harbor

2. Curtis

3. Enumclaw

4. Auburn Mountainview

5. Auburn Riverside

6. Lakes

7. Emerald Ridge

8. Peninsula