Four Hollister kids make Water Polo Junior Olympics
Hollister kids and teens made a splash this summer at the 2007
National Water Polo Junior Olympics. The four players participated
in the national tournament in San Jose July 28 through August
5.
The Hollister players included Jordan Schafer, 15, who competed
in a 16 and under team called Valley Splash. Joshua Schafer, 13 and
Nicholas Angulo, 13, competed in the 14 and under team from Morgan
Hill. Caitlin Schafer, 11, also particiapted in a 12 an under team
from San Jose.
Four Hollister kids make Water Polo Junior Olympics
Hollister kids and teens made a splash this summer at the 2007 National Water Polo Junior Olympics. The four players participated in the national tournament in San Jose July 28 through August 5.
The Hollister players included Jordan Schafer, 15, who competed in a 16 and under team called Valley Splash. Joshua Schafer, 13 and Nicholas Angulo, 13, competed in the 14 and under team from Morgan Hill. Caitlin Schafer, 11, also particiapted in a 12 an under team from San Jose.
Valley Splash finished 43rd in the national tournament while the Morgan Hill boys team for 14 and under players took 16th place. Caitlin’s San Jose team took 10th place.
Jordan Schafer is a junior at San Benito High School this year and has been on the varsity water polo team since he was a sophomore. Jordan has been playing water polo for four years with Morgan Hill Water Polo. Last year he played in an international tournament in Hawaii for Morgan Hill’s 16 and under team. Nick Angulo is a freshman at SBHS this year and has been playing water polo for two and a half years with Morgan Hill Water Polo. Joshua Schafer is an 8th grader at Rancho San Justo Middle School and has been playing water polo for Morgan Hill Water Polo for three years. Caitlin Schafer is a 7th grader at Rancho San Justo Middle School and has been playing water polo for Morgan Hill Water Polo for two years.
This past spring, Joshua, Nick, and Caitlin played for Morgan Hill Water Polo’s middle school co-ed team and won the Peninsula Water Polo League Championships. All of the kids have been coached by Mack Haines for Morgan Hill Water Polo. He also recommended Jordan and Caitlin to their coaches for Junior Olympics.
According to parent Christine Shafer, the kids put in many extra hours of preparation to qualify for the junior olympics. The kids swam and practiced with their junior olympic teams in addition to their work with their regular club teams. The experience was amazing as they got ot play with kids from all over the country as well as form new friendships, Christine wrote in an e-mail.
