Water Polo, Ashland, Oregon

NEWS! Saturday, Sept. 20, Adam scored his first goal!

Lori & Bob's son, Adam, is now in high school and he has joined the Polo Team. This is the upcoming sport in Oregon High Schools and Ashland has one of the best teams in the state! Last evening, we watched Adam's first water polo game here in Ashland! Before we knew it, Ashland had scored 4 points and held North Medford scoreless for the first half. And as we learned they play 4 quarters. This sport required lots of stamina! The Olympic size pool is a long way from end to end and each swimmer must defend and be offensive pressuring to keep the ball or take it away. They have 30 seconds to get the ball to their end and make a try to score. This rule makes Polo a fast moving game. As a freshman, Adam is starting from scratch and did get to play in this first game. He did a great defensive job and their group immediately scored 2 goals adding to our lead. Ashland easily won this game. It was a grand experience for us all!