CVHS Varsity Girls Water Polo Team

Our Athletes of the Week are the Castro Valley High Varsity Girls Water Polo Team. The Trojans started the 2024 season off strong, recently finishing in 1st place in the MVAL Labor Day Bash Tournament Aug. 30-31. Castro Valley won all 4 of their games commandingly, with an 11-5 win vs Piedmont, an 17-1 win vs Irvington, a 13-4 victory over Newark Memorial, and a 5-0 forfeit win over Bishop O'Dowd to complete a 4-0 weekend.  Goalie Peyton Sklut led the defense with 29 saves, with Dasha Kryuchkova getting 8 steals in the field.  Top scorers were Stella Chang with 11 goals, Isabelle Nicole with 8 goals, and Chloe Gilbert with 6 goals.  Top assists were Dasha with 7, and Chloe and Corinne Arakawa with 5 each.