Men's Water Polo

Code of conduct violation leads to removal of five players

Head coach Kirk Everist confirmed Monday that five players were removed from the Cal men's water polo team after violating an undisclosed team code of conduct policy.
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Head coach Kirk Everist confirmed Monday that five players were removed from the Cal men's water polo team after violating an undisclosed team code of conduct policy.

Five players have been removed from the Cal men’s water polo team due to a violation of the team’s code of conduct, head coach Kirk Everist confirmed Sunday night. On Monday, Everist said the five players removed from the team are senior goalie and team captain Justin Parsons, sophomore attacker Read More…

Men's Water Polo

Bears blast past opponents in weekend invite

The Cal men’s water polo team was without head coach Kirk Everist this weekend, but that did not slow the Bears in their East Coast domination at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, N.J. Everist stayed home from the invite for personal reasons, so assistant coach Boyd Lachance led the Bears Read More…

Men's Water Polo

Bears look to start year strong in scrimmages at Spieker

The No. 3 Bears will have their first chance to test the effects of their summer training when they open their season in the Golden Bear Invitational at Spieker Aquatics Center this weekend. The matches will be considered scrimmages and therefore will not contribute to the team’s season record. The Bears open the invitational Saturday at 9:30 a.m. against a squad of Cal alumni. Read More…

Bear Bytes

Get Wet: Extras from the Big Splash

Quick Overview: The No. 3 Cal men’s water polo team completely annihilated a lagging No. 4 Stanford, 11-4, at the Avery Aquatics Center in Stanford, Calif., on Saturday. A product of a lethal defense and seamless transitions, the Bears launched a seven-goal attack in the first half that left the Read More…

Men's Water Polo

National Player of the Year Ivan Rackov nabbed the first goal of the day in Saturday’s home match against No. 4 USC.

USC tops Cal in sudden death

Justin Parsons didn’t earn MPSF Player of the Week last Tuesday for nothing. The starting goalie is the last line of defense on the No. 2 Cal men’s water polo team. In Saturday’s home match against No. 4 USC, Parsons made clutch saves — including taking a ball to the Read More…

Men's Water Polo

Water Polo Feature

With a little help from my friend

Justin Parsons and Jon Sibley have competed all over the world to start at goalie.

If Justin Parsons and Jon Sibley were at different universities, they would each be the unequivocal starting goalie on their men’s water polo team. But the way it stands now, returning starter Parsons and redshirt freshman Sibley will both fight for that position all season long for the No. 3 Read More…