By 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
By POD: Armadillo Recap, NCAA in Sherman, Donzie Lilly
Donzie Lilly has dived knee deep in to the water polo coaching world in the past few years. Now Head Coach at Texas Mavericks, Hebron High School, and with the Olympic Development Program, he speaks with Joe about the first UIL season and the first ODP camps that are
POD: ‘Roos Return from Brown, Kari Brothers, an Empty Nest
The nest is empty at James’ house and it shows in this maudlin edition of the TXWaterpolo Podcast. We recap the new-look Kangaroos as Austin College returns from their season-opening tournament in the Northeast where they defeated DIII opponents Connecticut College but fell to the pesky Engineers of MIT.
POD: Mark Lawrence, ODP Changes, Preps
Look, we could spend all day placing blame on someone for not posting this podcast right after it was recorded but what, really, will that accomplish? Mistakes were made, right? Who’s to say? Let’s not dwell on the past. Let’s move forward. Water under the bridge. Tomorrow’s another day,
POD: UIL Week 2, ODP Coming to TX, AC Roos Near Opener
More players of the week and high school rankings as the UIL season plugs along with games all over the state of Texas. Plus, the ODP program is changed for the 2022-23 season with some big news about where regional and national championships are headed. And Austin College is
POD: Week 1 of UIL, Players of the Week, Rankings, Jeff Chandler
Here we go. We’ve been waiting and now it’s fully underway. We celebrate the high school season with our Players of the Week, our coaches’ rankings, and a conversation with the highly successful head coach at Cy Creek HS, Jeff Chandler. Plus, upcoming events for those not playing the
POD: JOs Thrive in Texas and UIL Water Polo is Here
The biggest youth tournament in the world wrapped up with another successful foray in to the Lone Star State. Will there be a third Texas JOs in 2023? We talk about that an many other observations from the tournament. Which leads immediately to the first ever UIL water polo
POD: Spring and Fall Preps, ‘Roos Excel, JOs in Dallas
You might have thought we were gone but no such luck. We recap the Spring high school season, look very much forward to the fall prep season, honor the Austin College women for their 3rd place finish at DIII Championiships, and talk about Junior Olympics, which are soon to
POD: ODP Complete, AC in SD, B’wood Makes Waves
The ODP season is pretty much done except for National Team Selection Camp and our Southwest Zone athletes and coaches have returned from National Championships with some good results. Plus, Austin College remains the top-ranked team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III poll and head to Ohio