SETTING THE SCENE: The Milford water polo teams will part ways this weekend. The boys travel to the Sycamore Invitational, which has been changed and relocated from the Mason Invitational, and the girls head to the Princeton Invitational on Saturday, August 27.
A LOOK BACK: The Eagles competed at the Napoleon Invitational on August 12-13. The boys finished the weekend 2-2 after losing a pair of games against 2015 state runner-up, Upper Arlington, 13-2, and Toledo St. Francis, 13-4. Milford rebounded on day two, beating Napoleon, 11-9, and St. Xavier “B” Team, 9-7.
The girls are 1-3 after playing the Napoleon Invitational. They lost consecutive matches to two versions of Upper Arlington’s team on Friday, before splitting games on Saturday – beating Mason, 15-5, and losing to Napoleon, 10-6.
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT: Here is a look at the schedule for the Sycamore Invitational (to be played at Sycamore High School), where the Milford boys will compete this weekend:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016
GM # TIME TEAM
9 7:30 AM Princeton vs. Milford
10 8:25 AM St. Xavier vs. Sycamore
12 10:10 AM Perry vs. Princeton
14 11:55 AM Mason vs. St. Xavier
15 12:50 PM Sycamore vs. Perry
17 2:35 PM Milford vs. Mason
19 4:20 PM St. Xavier vs. Princeton
20 5:15 PM Perry vs. Milford
21 6:10 PM Mason vs. Sycamore
Here is the schedule for the Princeton Invitational (to be played at Princeton High School), where the girls will compete:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016
GM # TIME TEAM WHITE / DARK
1 7:30 AM Milford vs. Princeton
2 8:25 AM Sycamore vs. Mavericks
3 9:20 AM Milford vs. Mason
4 10:15 AM Sycamore vs. Princeton
6 12:05 PM Milford vs. Mavericks
7 1:00 PM Mason vs. Princeton
9 2:50 PM Mavericks vs. Mason
10 3:45 PM Milford vs. Sycamore
11 4:40 PM Mavericks vs. Princeton
12 5:35 PM Sycamore vs. Mason
POLL WATCH: On Aug. 23, the Ohio water polo coaches released their latest poll, with both Milford squads earning spots in the middle of the pack. The boys team is tied for sixth with Kilbourne, while the girls are tied for fifth with Sycamore. The full rankings can be found here.