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Temescal Canyon Makes Big Splash In All-CIF Division 5 Voting

The Titans sweep the awards as senior Lauren Thatcher is named Player of the Year and coach Damien Andrews is chosen Coach of the Year.

Temescal Canyon High School's CIF Division 5 Girls Water Polo champions have swept postseason honors.

Temescal Canyon Titan senior Lauren Thatcher was chosen Player of the Year and her coach Damien Andrews was tapped Coach of the Year when the All-CIF Division 5 Girls Water Polo team was announced Monday. The 14-girl team representing Division 5 was selected by the Southern California Water Polo Coaches’ Association.

Along with their senior captain, junior Ashtynn Nelson, junior goalie Lina Medeiros and sophomore Samantha Murphy were selected to the 14-girl team.

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Temescal Canyon captured the CIF Division 5 title, beating Bonita, 11-10, in a double-overtime thriller last month. Thatcher scored four goals in the final.

The Titans (26-5) worked their way through the CIF playoffs after entering as the Sunbelt League champions. Their goal was first to get to the finals, then to win. Along the way, the second-seeded Titans won matches against Burbank (20-5), Hacienda Heights Los Altos (8-6), and Crescenta Valley (10-9).

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The 14-member All-CIF Division 5 Girls Water Polo team selected by the Southern California Water Polo Coaches’ Association:

Player of the Year – Lauren Thatcher (12), Temescal Canyon

Coach of the Year – Damien Andrews, Temescal Canyon

Lina Medeiros 11 Temescal Canyon

Samantha Murphy 10 Temescal Canyon

Ashtynn Nelson 11 Temescal Canyon

Ambyr Stewart 11 Bonita

Haley Williamson 12 Bonita

Megan Snow 11 Bonita

Kaitlyn Tanner 12 Redlands East Valley

Mikayla Vessey 10 Redlands East Valley

Kim Fraisse 12 Crescenta Valley

Adrienne Ingalla 12 Crescenta Valley

Allison Hu 12 Walnut

Alegra Hueso 11 Pasadena

Stephanie Contreras 10 Los Altos

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