Polo team finishes third in Florida

NICE SHOWING- The Ventura Premier Water Polo Club traveled to Coral Springs, Fla., to participate in the fifth annual South Florida International Tournament. Twentyfour teams from across the world competed in the threeday event. Ventura Premier lost to the Israeli 19-and-under national team 6-3 in the quarterfinals, but rebounded to defeat Santa Barbara 12-7 to claim third place. Pictured in the top row from the left are Coach Luke and Scott Snyder (Royal High), Matt Kerchner (Westlake), Tyler McClure (Royal), Devon Borisoff (La Canada), Ryan Balikian (Oaks Christian), and Ryan Vick and Daniel Smith (Thousand Oaks). Bottom row: Cody Toring and Stash Dybrowski (Royal), Wil Toppen (Camarillo), Jonnie Pare (Oaks Christian) and Ben Hadley (Moorpark).