It has been just three months since the Mira Costa football team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Northern Division championship and a bunch of the players traded their football uniforms for rugby gear and had their first practice as the new Mustang rugby team. Last Saturday, with a 41-14 win over Dana Hills to capture the Southern California Youth Rugby Blue Division Championship in San Diego, the Mustangs finished their inaugural season with an 11-0 record. Congratulations on that outstanding achievement, Champs!
The Mustang wrestling team isn't doing too badly, either. They also had a great past weekend as Mira Costa wrestlers reached the finals in 13 of 14 weight divisions and will send all 14 wrestlers to the CIF Inland Division championships being held this weekend at Temecula Valley High School. While West Torrance definitely deserves credit for dominating the play by capturing eight individual league titles, the Mustangs have a chance to advance to the Masters Meet next Friday and Saturday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. The top five qualifiers in each weight class from the divisional championships will make it to the Masters.
The year began on a good note when Jon Reichardt, the Mustang's head water polo coach, was named boys water polo Coach of the Year by the California Coaches' Association for leading Mira Costa to its fourth CIF boys water polo championship last Fall. The girls water polo team is having a stellar season and dominated the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs this past Wednesday. I will be cheering the girls on as they shoot for their first CIF title.
The Mustang wrestling team isn't doing too badly, either. They also had a great past weekend as Mira Costa wrestlers reached the finals in 13 of 14 weight divisions and will send all 14 wrestlers to the CIF Inland Division championships being held this weekend at Temecula Valley High School. While West Torrance definitely deserves credit for dominating the play by capturing eight individual league titles, the Mustangs have a chance to advance to the Masters Meet next Friday and Saturday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. The top five qualifiers in each weight class from the divisional championships will make it to the Masters.
The year began on a good note when Jon Reichardt, the Mustang's head water polo coach, was named boys water polo Coach of the Year by the California Coaches' Association for leading Mira Costa to its fourth CIF boys water polo championship last Fall. The girls water polo team is having a stellar season and dominated the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs this past Wednesday. I will be cheering the girls on as they shoot for their first CIF title.
This has been an exceptional start to the year for the Mustang athletes and they all deserve the rewards of their hard work. I can't wait to see how the rest of the year goes!
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