Best Week Ever!

Rom had a huge water polo week this week! First, they had a game on Monday. Their opponents, Tahquitz High School, did not have a junior varsity team, so he got to play one full quarter against their varsity team. Nice! They won that game.

Wednesday, they played a team in Temecula. It was a fun and exciting game -- made more exciting by the fact that Romney got "red-flagged." Apparently, none of the parents had ever seen this happen before, so it created quite an uproar. It's essentially like fouling out of a basketball game. If you get three personal fouls, you're out for the rest of the game. So, it means that Romney is getting aggressive (good), but he doesn't have that innocent look down (bad). This is the game were Rom finally took his first shot at a goal. Although he didn't make the goal, the goalie looks like he paid for it!



This weekend, there was a Freshman/Sophomore tournament in Temecula. They won both their games handily on Friday, which put them in contention for at least 4th place. They then won their game early today, putting them in the championship game. This was the team they most dreaded, Vista Murrieta. This school had a lot of kids feeding into it from water polo clubs. It was a tight game (their first all weekend). They won by two points! Go Dawgs! Romney played the entire game! Every minute of all four quarters. As you can imagine, he came tired but happy and excited.

I love to watch Rom play water polo! It is amazing how fast he has caught on to the game. He is fantastic on defense, and he got several steals over the weekend. He's not as confident on offense, but that's certainly coming along, too. It is fun to watch him progress and improve each game. He's a hard worker, and his coach loves him. Too fun! It definitely makes me proud of him.