As they are more than half way done with the Sea View League competition, the Poly Surf Team hosted Los Alamitos and Corona Del Mar last Monday and Tuesday at Bolsa Chica.
The Poly Surf Team began their fifth competition in the league against Los Alamitos on Monday, October 26. With the intention of redeeming themselves with a win after losing to Los Alamitos in the previous meet held on October 13, the Poly surfers were ready for the challenge. At last Monday’s event, senior surfer, Sean Love, accumulated most of the points for Poly by placing first in the body board heat and second in the short board heat.
“It wasn’t a matter of practicing that much, but it was based on my experience of how long I’ve been surfing,” said Love, when asked on what he did differently this around in comparison to the past matches.
Also freshman Poly surfer, Marco Lepre, had only competed twice before, and placed second in the other boys short board event, adding an additional five points to the Poly side. Even with the high scores, Poly fell short 102-68.
The competition against Corona Del Mar was held the next day, Tuesday, October 27. The event was quite monumental for the Jackrabbits as they won their first competition in the Sea View League. Unlike Poly’s one year, Corona Del Mar has had at least five years of surf team experience. In fact, a couple of years ago, Corona Del Mar won the entire Sea View League. However, Poly was ready to be in the running with one of the Sea View League’s top teams.
In the first heat of the day, Sean Love placed second, while Spencer Steffen placed first in the second heat. For the girls short board in the third heat, sophomore surfer Cora Fahringer placed first while senior Eileen Sok placed first in the girls long board heat. In the boys long board heat, Poly placed first and second with the help from juniors Graeme Tanaka and Keven Miranda, adding more points to Poly’s scoreboard. At the end of the competition, Poly beat Corona Del Mar 85-76 with an upset victory.
The Poly Surf Team will continue their competitive season on Monday, November 9, against Mater Dei at Bolsa Chica.
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