A total of nine members of the Estevan Sharks water polo teams headed out to California for the Sailor Cup tournament with some other members of the province’s best.
Sharks Josie Andrist, Alex Andrist and Mikayla Hack along with Cameron Gillingham, Lyndon Sauder, Tristan and Nathan Threinen, Ethan Elliott and Dierks Milford joined their Team Sask teammates to compete in the Sailor Cup in California on May 19-20.
The girls team went undefeated in the round robin. With strong goaltending by Josie Andrist and goals from Alex Andrist and Mikayla Hack, they helped their team beat the Palms Verdes team 9-1, the Thunder Team 9-8 and the Huntington Beach team 10-3. This put them in the gold medal game against SoCal Gold. The girls fought hard but ended with a score of 2-7 taking home the silver medal in the gold division. JosieAndrist received a trophy for Most Valuable Goalie.
Saturday morning, the boys team played four games in the morning at San Clemente.
They won their second against the Pride 7-4, and finished ninth overall at 3-3.
All six boys played unbelievable. Cameron Gillingham had a fantastic tournament with many goals and also his outstanding ball handling. Tristan Threinen, Sauder and Milford had some great defensive plays and Elliott and Nathan Threinen were right there to move the ball when needed. They all communicated and worked well together.
