That’s right, the high school season is just about over. Regional championships have been decided, the state tournaments are seeded and scheduled, and Genai Kerr is coming to Texas! We cover the big beats of last weekend’s competition, highlight our players of the week, and give the “final” TXWP
POD: TAGS Recap, Prep Playoffs, Pegasus’ Spencer Dornin
The second TAGS tournament of the past 12 months went off without much of a hitch in Pearland last weekend with Pegasus taking home the hardware for all four competition groups. We speak with Head Coach Spencer Dornin about the rapid rise of his club, expectations for its future,
POD: ‘Roos are CWPA DIII Champs with Mark Lawrence
Not bad for a team that began varsity play in 2019. Texas’ only NCAA women’s varsity team now owns the distinction of being only the 5th ever program to win a CWPA Division III Championship. We talk with Mark Lawrence about the season and what comes next for the
POD: Chris Cullen Has Another Job, High School Rankings, ‘Roos Back to PA
If there’s a water polo job in Texas that Chris Cullen does not have we’d like to know about it. Today he talks with Joe about becoming the NISCA Regional Chairperson, a position connected with selecting All-American prep water polo players from Texas and beyond each year. We also
POD: Lexi Wong, Sophie Oliver, Jeff Chandler, and Two Other Guys
Austin College went to Pennsylvania and returned undefeated after four entertaining matches, including wins over Division II Gannon and Mercyhurst. We talk with two of their award-winning athletes Lexi Wong and Sophie Oliver. Jeff Chandler is a two-time state high school championship winner at Cy-Creek and is in the
POD: First HS Players of the Week, and Kaitlin Kelley
We’re very late. We know. But better late than… whatever. James is in Wyoming, which Joe makes fun of. So the remote location makes audio sound subpar, or more subpar than usual. This week we recap some of the top high school events and select our first players of
POD SPECIAL: Lowery, Cullen, Ferguson on CBU’s Trip to NCAA Championships
The Cal Baptist men finished this bizarre season with an upset win over Air Force to earn their first ever Western Water Polo Association Championship and are now headed to Los Angeles for NCAA Championships, the program’s first. There they’ll face perennial top-four UCLA and look to stage a
POD: Austin College’s Mark Lawrence, Texans Unwelcome, Another Linehan
Joe and Steph are having a baby. There, we said it right up front. We gush about the huge news for a good chunk of time before moving on to the end of the Austin College men’s season and the start of Texas’ high school one. Then, why speculate
POD: ‘Roos in LA, Prep Punditry, and Ian Davidson
James lost the last segment that he recorded with Joe. Let’s get that out of the way. #SubParPodcast But oh boy, did they make up for it with a scintillating conversation about the Austin College men, who were forced to cancel two trips and several games due to Snowmageddon-2021.
POD: The Thaw Arrives, Everything was Cancelled, Pudwill on Refs
We’re back after an extraordinary week, one in which multiple water polo events were cancelled, including our show, which succumbed to multiple and unpredictable power outages. We talk about the week that was, chopping wood, wearing winter clothing indoors, boiling water (oh yeah, we didn’t actually talk about that