water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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Baseball, lacrosse and water polo open regular season play Monday, along with boys weightlifting.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The Orange County schedule for the CIF-SS girls water polo playoffs.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Many are water sports, including coastal rowing, open-water swimming, beach volleyball, sailing, artistic swimming and water polo.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Shin progressed to being named last season’s CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year in girls water polo.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
The Orange County schedule for the CIF-SS girls water polo playoffs.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Many are water sports, including coastal rowing, open-water swimming, beach volleyball, sailing, artistic swimming and water polo.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Shin progressed to being named last season’s CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year in girls water polo.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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