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Christi Raycroft and Cassie Schafer each scored three goals as No. 10 UC Davis defeated No. 4 Hawai`i, 16-11, today in the seventh-place match of the UC Irvine Invitational at Irvine, Calif.

Freshman driver Roxanne Pinto (above) tallied two of the Crimson’s three goals in Saturday’s 13-3 dismantling at the hands of visiting Hartwick. Harvard only trailed 5-2 at halftime, but lacked the depth to stick with the 13th-ranked Hawks for the full four quarters.

How do you make the already difficult job of the goalie even harder? Add water.

Vanessa Lindsey scored in overtime to lead fifth-ranked California to a 5-4 victory over No. 4 Hawai`i the quarterfinals today of the UC Irvine Invitational water polo tournament at the Anteater Aquatics Complex in Irvine, Calif.

From Register Staff Napa Valley Water Polo is offering a spring camp for boys and girls in the 8-and-under, 9 to 12 and 13-14 age groups from March 6 to May 3. The camp will be held over 16 days, on Tuesday and Thursdays, for all age groups. The Silverado Middle School pool will be the location for beginners (8-and-under) from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

With the Smith Swim Center still closed while the University assesses the roof`s structural problems, the women`s water polo team traveled to Harvard for its scheduled home game on Saturday and lost to No. 13 Hartwick College, 13-7. Though the 20th-ranked Bears held a 7-4 lead with under two minutes remaining in the third period, Brown allowed nine unanswered goals to finish the game.

LBSU`s women`s water polo team split the final day of the UC Irvine Invitational, defeating Michigan 10-6, before dropping its third one-goal loss of the season, 11-10 to Santa Clara in double overtime. By losing three of four, LBSU (4-5) finished in 14th place.

The UC Irvine women`s water polo team beat San Jose State, 8-5, in the fifth-place match of the UC Irvine Invitational at Anteater Aquatics Complex on Sunday.

Shane Wins 135-Pound Title Off the top of his head, coach Jim Day couldn`t remember how many individual State Open wrestling champions he has coached in 26 years at Berlin High School.

Wasilla girls basketball coach and former Miami Hurricanes star Jeannie Hebert-Truax will be named to the third-annual Atlantic Coast Conference women`s basketball legends team during the ACC Women`s Tournament next week in Greensboro, N.C.

Boise State coach Chris Petersen will be a millionaire if he leads the Broncos to another undefeated season. Not bad for someone with just one season as a head coach. Petersen received a new contract Thursday that would escalate his salary above $1 million if he guides his team to another perfect campaign. Last season, Boise State went 13-0 and was the only Division I program to finish ...