By The summer is over though it certainly doesn’t feel like it. That means, we chat about JOs and how Texans fared both in California and North Texas at the end of July. Then shifting immediately to year two of UIL water polo. The athletes had virtually no break after
By POD: Texans Invade SoCal – JOs 2023
‘Tis the season for the world’s biggest water polo tournament. The 2023 National Junior Olympics are here with the most ever clubs in Texas taking part, both in SoCal and NorTex (we just made that up). All the signs are pointing to a big year for teams from the
POD: A Busy Spring, A Busy Summer, NCAA Season Wanes
Did you miss us? James and Joe return from a self-imposed four-month exile to produce this magical new show where they cover all the water polo events that highlighted this past spring. But really, the spring is over and we’ve entered the summer frenzy of JOs-related competition. Did you
POD: Happy Christmas, Holidays, New Year!
Year 2022 is at an end and it was an eventful one. Do you like high school water polo? Well you had two full separate seasons for the first and only time. Want the US Men’s National Team playing in North Texas? Done and done. JO’s a permanent fixture
POD: The Success of the First UIL Water Polo Season
The first-ever UIL-sanctioned state high school water polo champions were crowned last Saturday at the end of a truly historic season. The Foster girls finished the season undefeated, and the Brazoswood boys took down first-year program, Boerne Champion, to hoist the top prize. Joe was there and shares his
POD: Prep Regionals, Team USA in North TX, Mark Lawrence
Regional championships are already here as the (very exciting) first UIL water polo season comes to a head. We go over some of the brackets and some of the surprises of the earlier rounds. Meanwhile, plenty of club water polo on the calendar in the coming month, and breaking
POD: Alamo Recap, Ty Halford, 38-1?!
Another 8th grade and under tourney in San Antonio is in the books where Coaches James and Joe (kinda) met head to head with one coach leaving far more frustrated than the other. Plus UIL playoffs are well under way. Joe talks with the man of many hats, Ty
POD: UIL Brackets, Alamo Weekend, Justin Pudwill
We’re in district play for UIL water polo and the championship brackets are taking shape. Bi-district games begin on October 11 and feature some teams new to the sport, an exciting sign for future growth. Plus, Pegasus boys edged Thunder in a unique playoff game this week to earn
POD: UIL Playoffs Deep Dive and Tom Arredondo
Friday morning again. This time Joe get in the weeds with the way UIL playoffs will actually happen. It might surprise you. We also do our coaches rankings and players of the week. Finally, Joe talks with Round Rock HS Head Coach Tom Arredondo about the (positive) switch from
POD: Foster Tops National Rankings, ‘Roos go 3-1, Jonathan Landero
Austin College hosted four noisy matches on campus last weekend coming away from it with a 3-1 record, including a surprising loss to Augustana that James brings up and Joe evades… Meanwhile, MaxPreps has put Texas water polo on the map with Foster atop its national girls’ prep rankings