HISTORICAL RECORD OF
CCS GIRLS WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Special Thanks to John Spalding and Don Nash for compiling this information!

CCS GIRLS WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

1996 Spring    No Brackets Available
Eight teams entered the section's first girls' water polo tournament.  A single elimination format 
was used.  Menlo finished 18-0 for the year, rallying to score three goals in the last five minutes
to take the title from Castilleja.

QUARTERFINALS:
Leland def. Menlo Atherton 11-9
Castilleja def. Homestead 18-0
Lynbrook def. Live Oak 8-5
Menlo def. Silver Creek 21-0

1996 Fall    Playoff Brackets
Ten teams entered the playoffs and the competition was moved to the fall. Menlo repeated as champion.

PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Live Oak def. Soquel
Santa Cruz def. Lincoln

QUARTERFINALS:
Castilleja def. Live Oak 10-6
Palo Alto def. Leland 7-6
Lynbrook def. Menlo Atherton 10-6
Menlo def. Santa Cruz 8-3

SEMIFINALS:
Castilleja def. Palo Alto 15-5
Menlo defeated Lynbrook 9-8 (3 OT's)

FINAL:
Menlo def. Castilleja 7-5

1997    Playoff Brackets
The field was expanded to 16 teams.  Lynbrook won the championship

FIRST ROUND:
Notre Dame-Belmont def. Valley Christian-San Jose 6-2
Presentation def. Gunn 14-1
Soquel def. Menlo Atherton 7-6 (6 OT)
Lynbrook def. Live Oak 7-3
Leland def. Sacred Heart Prep 9-6
Castilleja def. Mount Pleasant 11-3
Menlo def. Harbor 12-2
Palo Alto def. St. Francis

QUARTERFINALS:
Castilleja def. Palo Alto 5-4
Menlo def. Leland 11-10
Presentation def. Notre Dame-Belmont 14-5
Lynbrook def. Soquel 12-8

1998    Playoff Brackets

The format remained the same.  Menlo School handed St. Francis its first 
loss of the year in the final

FIRST ROUND:
St. Francis def. Mitty 12-2
Live Oak def. Lynbrook 15-11
Menlo School def. Harbor 13-0
Notre Dame-Belmont def. Soquel 7-6
Leland def. Santa Cruz 13-4
Palo Alto def. Gunn 7-3
Castilleja def. Valley Christian (San Jose) 11-4
Sacred Heart Prep def. Willow Glen 20-4

1999    Playoff Brackets
The format remained the same.

FIRST ROUND:
Menlo School def. Mitty 11-5
Willow Glen def. Santa Cruz 7-1
Leland def. Santa Teresa 8-6
St. Francis def. Independence 13-6
Palo Alto def. Notre Dame-Belmont 10-2
Sacred Heart Prep def. Live Oak 11-5
Soquel def. Gunn 8-2
Saratoga def. St. Ignatius 6-5 (2OT)

QUARTERFINALS:
Palo Alto def. Leland 12-4
Menlo School def. Soquel 8-4
Saratoga def. Willow Glen 8-2
St. Francis def. Sacred Heart Prep 3-2

SEMIFINALS:
Palo Alto def. Menlo School 7-5 (OT)
St. Francis def. Willow Glen 7-3

FINAL:
Palo Alto def. St. Francis 4-3

2000    Playoff Brackets
St. Francis took a two overtime victory over Menlo 
School for its first CCS water polo title

FIRST ROUND:
Leland def. Presentation 8-6
Menlo def. Los Altos 17-3
Saratoga def. Aragon 8-7
Palo Alto def. Homestead 18-4
Soquel def. Santa Cruz 7-3
Mitty def. Sacred Heart Prep 12-3
Monta Vista def. Live Oak 7-5
St. Francis def. Independence 14-4

QUARTER FINALS:
Menlo def. Leland 5-2
Palo Alto def. Saratoga 8-2
Soquel def. Mitty 8-7
St. Francis def. Monta Vista 18-1

SEMIFINALS:
Menlo def. Palo Alto 9-4
St. Francis def. Soquel 12-6

FINALS
St. Francis def. Menlo 8-6 (OT)

2001   Playoff Brackets  
St. Francis dunked Mitty, 6-3, for its second
consecutive championship.

FIRST ROUND
Soquel def. Aragon, 14-10
Mitty def. Hollister, 14-3
Castilleja def. St. Ignatius, 7-5
Menlo School def. Cupertino, 17-4
Sacred Heart Prep def. Presentation, 11-7
Palo Alto def. Valley Christian, 15-8
Saratoga def. Willow Glen, 10-6
St. Francis def. Pioneer, 21-5

QUARTERFINALS
Mitty def. Soquel, 6-2
Menlo School def. Castilleja, 9-2
St. Francis def. Saratoga, 7-4
Palo Alto def. Sacred Heart Prep, 6-4

SEMIFINALS
Mitty def. Menlo School, 7-6
St. Francis def. Palo Alto, 10-1

CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Francis def. Mitty, 6-3

2002    Playoff Brackets

St. Francis defeated Menlo School for the third straight year to take the championship again.

FIRST ROUND
Palo Alto defeated Aragon, 15-6
St. Francis defeated Lynbrook, 15-5
Lincoln defeated San Benito (Hollister), 5-1
Sacred Heart Prep defeated Castilleja, 17-6
Menlo School defeated Woodside, 21-5
Saratoga defeated Presentation, 5-2
Mitty defeated Piedmont Hills, 17-5
Soquel defeated Live Oak, 14-2

QUARTERFINALS
St. Francis defeated Palo Alto, 8-3
Menlo School defeated Saratoga, 10-2
Sacred Heart Prep defeated Lincoln, 13-3
Soquel defeated Mitty 5-4

SEMIFINALS
St. Francis defeated Sacred Heart Prep 7-6 (2 OT)
Menlo School defeated Soquel, 6-0

FINALS
St. Francis defeated Menlo School,9-8 (2 OT)

2003    Playoff Brackets

St. Francis continued its winning ways, taking a fourth straight championship with a 6-2 victory over Sacred Heart Prep.

First Round
Menlo School defeated Aptos 7-4
St. Francis defeated Mountain View, 18-2
Palo Alto defeated Aragon, 14-3
Presentation defeated Cupertino, 13-7
Menlo-Atherton defeated Leland, 9-4
Sacred Heart Prep defeated Burlingame, 14-5
Soquel defeated Live Oak, 9-8 (OT)
Mitty defeated Lincoln, 9-5

Quarterfinals
St. Francis defeated Soquel, 11-4
Mitty defeated Menlo School, 5-4
Palo Alto defeated Presentation, 10-3
Sacred Heart Prep defeated Menlo-Atherton, 14-3

Semifinals
St. Francis defeated Mitty, 8-6
Sacred Heart Prep defeated Palo Alto, 8-3

Championship
St. Francis defeated Sacred Heart Prep, 6-2

2004    Playoff Brackets

Menlo School, which had lost the championship to St. Francis in 2000, 2001, and 2002, defeated the Lancers, 6-5, to claim its first title since 1998.

First Round
Palo Alto def San Benito, 14-1
St. Francis def Lynbrook, 12-5
Menlo School def Presentation, 11-8
Mitty def Moutnain View, 13-3
Menlo Atherton def. Aragon, 7-3
Santa Catalina def. Live Oak, 4-3
Soquel def Leland, 3-2
Sacred Heart Pre def Independence, 12-1

Quarterfinals
Sacred Heart Prep def. Soquel,. 7-3
Menlo School def Mitty, 7-5
Palo Alto def Menlo Atherton, 11-8
St. Francis def. Santa Catalina, 11-4

Semifinals
St. Francis def Palo Alto, 13-7
Menlo School def. Sacred Heart Prep, 6-5

Championship
Menlo School def. St. Francis, 6-5

2005    Playoff Brackets

Menlo School won its second straight championship with a 6-4 victory over Menlo-Atherton.

First Round
Presentation def. Los Gatos, 12-4
St. Ignatius def. Live Oak, 4-2
Palo Alto def. Santa Catalina, 13-7
Menlo School def. Santa Cruz, 15-3
Menlo-Atherton def. Aragon, 14-10
Burlingame def. Leland, 11-9
St. Francis def. Los Altos, 6-0
Sacred Heart Prep def. Pioneer, 15-2

Quarterfinals
St. Ignatius def. Presentation, 7-6
Menlo School def. Palo Alto, 12-5
Menlo -Atherton def. Burlingame, 15-8
Sacred Heart Prep def. St. Francis, 10-5

Semifinals
Menlo School def. St. Ignatius 12-4
Menlo-Atherton def. Sacred Heart Prep, 6-5

Finals
Menlo School def. Menlo-Atherton, 6-4
 

2006    DI DII 

Competition was split into two divisions. Champions were Mitty (Div. I) and Menlo School (Div. II). 

Division I

First Round
Menlo-Atherton def. Monta Vista, 12-6
Mitty def. Lincoln, 12-1
Aragon def. Los Gatos, 9-8
Hollister def. Presentation, 11-10

Quarterfinals
Los Altos def. Menlo-Atherton, 5-2
Mitty def. Leland, 11-6
Palo Alto def. Aragon, 14-9
St. Francis def. Hollister, 16-10

Semifinals
Mitty def. Los Altos, 5-4 (OT)
St. Francis def. Palo Alto, 12-6

Finals
Mitty def. St. Francis, 5-2 
 

Division II

First Round
Soquel def. Pioneer, 12-10 (2 OT)
Live Oak def. Saratoga, 8-3
Castilleja def. Stevenson, 23-9
Burlingame def. Santa Cruz, 5-3

Quarterfinals
Santa Catalina def. Soquel, 13-4
Menlo School def. Live Oak, 15-6
Castilleja def. St. Ignatius, 5-3
Sacred Heart Prep def. Burlingame, 10-5

Semifinals
Menlo def. Santa Catalina, 12-5
Sacred Heart Prep def. Castilleja, 16-6

Finals
Menlo School def. Sacred Heart Prep, 8-7 (OT)  
 

2007    DI DII 

The two division format was retained with Menlo-Atherton winning Div. I and Sacred Heart Prep taking Div. II.  

Division I

First Round
Woodside def. Hollister, 12-11
Los Gatos def. Salinas, 13-9
Leland def. Independence, 14-8
Mountain View def. Homestead, 13-5 

Quarterfinals
Menlo-Atherton def. Woodside, 10-1
Mitty def. Los Gatos, 7-5
Leland def. Palo Alto, 10-9
Los Altos def. Mountain View, 13-1

Semifinals
Menlo-Atherton def. Mitty, 6-4
Leland def. Los Altos, 6-5 

Finals
Menlo-Atherton def. Leland, 10-5  

Division II

First Round
Live Oak def. Pioneer, 12-6
Menlo School def. Aragon, 5-4
Soquel def. Presentation, 11-3
St. Ignatius def. Santa Catalina, 8-5

Quarterfinals
Santa Cruz def. Live Oak, 8-6
St. Francis def. Menlo School, 7-3
Castilleja def. Soquel, 14-3
Sacred Heart Prep def. St. Ignatius, 20-3 

Semifinals
St. Francis def. Santa Cruz, 7-4
Sacred Heart Prep def. Castilleja, 10-5 

Finals
Sacred Heart Prep def. St. Francis, 6-1