Raider boys and girls water polo advance to regional finals in thrilling victories

Both water polo programs came up big when they needed it most in one goal semifinal victories in the class 1A regional tournament held at Gulliver Prep. In the girls game, the Raiders found themselves trailing to MAST Academy 10-6 before a furious second half rally led by senior Sydney Gould '25 and freshman Elanor Kriplen '28. The boys game saw Belen Jesuit erase a seven goal deficit before a five meter penalty in overtime allowed junior Jack Merrick '26 to send the Raiders on to the regional final and one game away from the state final four. Both teams will look to earn a regional title this afternoon as they face off against a pair of #1 seeds. The boys will play game one of the doubleheader at 3:30 p.m. followed by the girls at 5:00 p.m. on the campus of Gulliver Prep.