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  • Girls Water Polo Preview: Burroughs, Burbank On Right Track

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    Burroughs is looking forward to having a better season than a year ago. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    It seems the two local girls’ water polo teams, that is Burroughs High and Burbank, are going about getting better the right way and so far are on track.

    Martin Ortega Jennison of the Bears and Mariano Galvez of the Bulldogs are trying to build something that will be sustainable.

    Burroughs will be led by a number of key seniors and they include Derika Berenguer, Lauren Chaparro and Bonnie Kretzmann.

    The other members of the team are Bella Matossian, Tyler Timman, Jazlynn Woods, Molly Gilmore, Gwendolyn Hager, Trinity Hager, Leah Hess, Jocelyn Rios, Althea Weichelt, Giovanna Martinez, June Baelly and Aniana Ad Vincula.

    Last season the Bears were 13-13 in all matches and 7-3 in the Pacific League for third place.

    Martin Ortega Jennison is the Burroughs head coach and is trying to build a complete program.

    “We focus on individual development and with that the team gets better,” he said. “Our goals are to finish in the top four in the league and do well in the playoffs.”

    Burbank is gunning to be significantly better than last season and should be. (Photo by Rick Assad)

    Ortega Jennison, who also coaches at Occidental College, is eager to see how the season unfolds.

    “We work with the starters but we also try to develop the nonstarters,” he said. “It’s working from the bottom and instead of top down.”

    Ortega Jennison added: “I’m trying to teach more technical skills as a coach and trying to get them ready for club or college,” he said.

    Burbank is looking forward to having a better season after going 5-12 in all matches and 3-6 in league contests a season ago and there is considerable leadership.

    Mariano Galvez is Burbank’s head coach and feels that the upperclassmen are going to be a force.

    “They work together very well,” he proclaimed. “I really think that we have the potential to be in the top four in league.” 

    They include but are not limited to senior Melanie Hayrapetian, goalie Angela Khachikyan, Ellen Ghukasyan and sophomore Stella Mehserdjian.

    “Melanie has been in the program for four years and is strong, fast and an excellent shooter,” he said. “Stella is a softball player and she’s athletic and she can throw and she’s going to mature, and Angie is phenomenal with a 65 percent save rate.”

    Other members of the team are Lina Tahmasian, Khloe Aghakhani, Laura Atshemyan, Tiffany Khudeta, Nicole Ebrahim, Claire Lee, Sophia Parseghian, Mathia Zaynadvand, Ani Zelveyan, Mira Touma, Genesis Urquizo, Manassanian Luang-Aram and backup goalie Mila Spanic.

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  • Burbank Girls Water Polo Struggles Against Mayfield

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    Burbank tried its best to keep pace with Mayfield but lost 17-7 in a nonleague match. (Photo by Rick Assad)

    By Rick Assad

    For one half, the Burbank High girls’ water polo team put up a really good fight against visiting Mayfield High in a nonleague match at the Burroughs pool on Thursday evening with rain pouring down.

    From the intermission until the end of the match, the Cubs outscored the Bulldogs 11-3 and prevailed 17-7.

    Senior Melia Whalen was sensational for Mayfield (3-2) as she found the back of the net 11 times and delivered six goals in the second half.

    Freshman Jordan Ellis chipped in with three goals for the Cubs, who outshot the Bulldogs 33-22.

    Leading the offensive attack for Burbank (0-3), which went scoreless in the fourth quarter, was senior Melanie Hayrapetian with five tallies.

    Hayrapetian had a goal with 5:49 remaining in the first period that evened it at 1-1 and tossed in a goal with twenty-two seconds left in the same frame that tied it at 3-3.

    Hayrapetian’s goal with 5:04 left in the second period gave the Bulldogs a 4-3 lead.

    Hayrapetian had back-to-back tallies in the third quarter that came with 5:40 left that evened it at 6-6 and at 4:55 for a 7-6 lead.

    Lina Tahmasian scored for the Bulldogs with 1:55 left in the first period that evened it at 2-2.

    Ellen Ghukasyan added a goal with 6:03 on the clock in the third frame that trimmed Mayfield’s lead to 6-5.

    Mariano Galvez is Burbank’s head coach and despite the loss, is hopeful for the future.

    “We made little mistakes, but they are easily fixable,” he said. “I think we may have been fatigued in the second half because they [Mayfield] were scoring so quickly.” 

    Whalen came out and scored three goals in the opening period as she drilled a shot with 6:08 for a 1-0 lead.

    With 5:41 on the clock, Whalen made it 2-1 and with 1:27 on the timer, Whalen found the back of the net for a 3-2 advantage.

    In the second period, Whalen added two more goals and they came with 4:50 left that tied it at 4-4 and her goal with fifty-seven seconds left made it 6-4 in favor of the Cubs.

    The third period saw Whalen tally two goals, and they were made with 4:44 left that tied it at 7-7 and 3:49 for an 8-7 lead.

    To begin the fourth period, Whalen struck for four straight goals and came with 6:43 remaining for a 10-7 lead, and with 6:13 left that made it 11-7, and at 5:35 for a 12-7 cushion and at 5:04 for a 13-7 advantage.

    A goal from Ellis with 4:26 left on the clock made it 14-7 and a tally from Ellis with 4:00 remaining left made it 15-7. Ellis found the back of the net with 1:00 on the ticker for a 17-7 lead.

    Senior Sofia Hesling, senior Camila De Cardenas and senior Gabby De Filippo each scored one goal for the Cubs.

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