Cuesta Men's Water Polo returned to action last week and showed no signs of rust after a three-week layoff.  The Cougars blew through the competition at the Mt San Antonio Tournament and won their four games by a combined total of 72-17.  On Friday, they won their tournament-opener over Southwestern, 17-5, and then faced their 2021 CCCAA Regional Quarterfinal opponent, Orange Coast.  In 2021, the Cougars snuck past the Pirates, 8-7, to advance to the semi-finals, but blew out the Bucs last Friday, 17-7.  Cuesta kept rolling on Saturday, with wins over Rio Hondo, 17-5, and rare shutout over Fullerton, 17-0.    The Cougars, who had not played Fullerton since the 2014 playoffs, enjoyed their first whitewash since blanking American River, 12-0, on September 23, 2017.  The Cougars are 7-0 on the season.

Men's Water Polo hosts the 43rd Cuesta Arena Invitational this Friday and Saturday.  The tournament lands smack in the middle of the season and is considered the State's premier tournament.  The Cougars also host a pre-tournament game against defending CCCAA State Champion Golden West on Thursday (1:30).  

43rd Cuesta Arena Invitational

Friday September 23

8:00AM            Golden West vs. Long Beach

9:10AM            Cuesta vs. Merced

10:20AM          West Valley vs. Ventura

11:30AM          LA Valley vs. SD Miramar

12:40PM           Riverside vs. Mt Sac

1:50PM             Cuesta vs. Long Beach

3:00 PM            Ventura vs. Merced

4:10PM            Golden West vs. Mt Sac

5:20PM            Riverside vs. LA Valley

6:30PM            West Valley vs. SD Miramar

Saturday September 24

7:00AM            Riverside vs. West Valley

8:10AM            Ventura vs. Golden West

9:20AM            Cuesta vs. SD Miramar

10:30AM          LA Valley vs. Mt Sac

11:40AM          Long Beach vs. Merced

12:50PM           Golden West vs. West Valley

2:00PM            Cuesta vs. Riverside

3:10PM            SD Miramar vs. Merced

4:20PM            Mt Sac vs. Ventura

5:30PM            LA Valley vs. Long Beach