Granted, the Cerritos College men's water polo team would liked to have been playing for the state championship on Saturday. But they ended their season with a thrilling 20-18 overtime victory over West Valley College to place third in the state.
Cerritos College sophomore men's water polo goalie Michael Skinas (La Serna HS) was named the South Coast Conference Co-Most Valuable Player, while head coach Joe Abing was named the Coach of the Year, as the team had nine players honored.
In their quest for a state championship, the Cerritos College men's water polo team came up short, as host Diablo Valley College posted an 18-8 win in the state semi-final game on Friday.
For the first time since the 2005 season, the Cerritos College men's water polo team has advanced to the state tournament, after winning their first two games at the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Just one day after winning their first South Coast Conference Championship since 2004, the Cerritos College men's water polo team found out they will be facing Palomar College in the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
For the first time since 2004, the Cerritos College men's water polo team captured the South Coast Conference championship after they defeated Long Beach City College, 11-8 on Saturday.
On the strength of their 8-0 first half lead, the Cerritos College men's water polo team cruised to a 20-8 win over Mt. San Antonio College in the semi-finals of the South Coast Conference Tournament on Friday at the Falcon Aquatic Center.
Leading by a scant 6-5 at halftime in their South Coast Conference match against Mt. San Antonio College on Wednesday, the Cerritos College men's water polo team turned in a strong second half to post a 15-8 win.
Although they lost their tournament game against West Valley College, 13-11, Cerritos College freshman men's water polo player Miguel Garcia (Montebello HS) broke the school record for most goals in a season on Saturday.
Trailing for most of the game, the Cerritos College men's water polo team scored a pair of goals in the last minute of the game to come away with an 11-10 win over Diablo Valley College in their first game at the Golden West Tournament on Friday.
After opening the day with a 15-6 win over Chaffey College in a South Coast Conference match, the Cerritos College men's water polo team finished off with a 13-10 non-conference over Occidental College Wednesday night at the Falcon Aquatic Center.
The Cerritos College men's water polo team opened their day with a 15-6 South Coast Conference win over visiting Chaffey College in a South Coast Conference match on Wednesday.
After scoring the first eight goals of the game in their South Coast Conference match at the Falcon Aquatic Center on Wednesday, the Cerritos College men's water polo team went on to cruise to a 12-4 win.
Just five days ago, the Cerritos College men's water polo team faced Palomar College at the Riverside tournament and came away with an 18-16 win. On Wednesday night, the Falcons fought back from a three-goal deficit to post a 10-8 win at the Falcon Aquatic Center.
Facing some of the tougher competition in Southern California, the Cerritos College men's water polo team dropped three of their four games at the Riverside Tournament over the weekend.
Squeezing in a non-conference game during an opening in their South Coast Conference schedule, the Cerritos College men's water polo team posted a 14-10 win at Los Angeles Valley College on Friday.
The Cerritos College men's water polo team showed no signs of fatigue after their shootout loss to Long Beach City, as they came back two days later and swept all four games at the San Diego Mesa Tournament.
When two very familiar programs face each other on a regular basis, usually with a conference championship on the line, the play tends to be a little extra physical.
Opening South Coast Conference play two weeks into the season, the Cerritos College men's water polo team had an easy time with host Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Wednesday, as they posted a 21-4 victory. The win improved the Falcons to 10-3 overall and 1-0 in SCC play.
After splitting their two games at the Golden West Tournament on Friday, the Cerritos College men's water polo team picked up a pair of wins at the Citrus Tournament Saturday. The Falcons improved to 9-3 on the year with a 17-5 win over Cal Tech and then followed that with a 21-10 victory over the host Owls.
After playing eight games in three days last weekend at the Navy Labor Day Open in Annapolis (MD), the Cerritos College men's water polo team was happy with scheduling just two games at the Golden West Tournament on Friday.
Playing their third day of the Navy Labor Day Open in Annapolis (MD), the Cerritos College men's water polo team won two of their final three games to finish the season-opening trip with a 6-2 record.
After sweeping their first three games of the Navy Labor Day Open in Annapolis (MD), the Cerritos College men's water polo team started the second day with a thrilling 14-13 overtime win over the College of Notre Dame (IN).
The Cerritos College men's water polo team made a great impression on all of the teams that are competing at the Navy Labor Day Open in Annapolis (MD) on Friday, as they opened with three straight wins.