Sixteen teams participated in the first Central Coast Section water polo championships in a double elimination arrangement. Fremont won the title.
FIRST ROUND:
Santa Clara def. South San Francisco 23-7
Menlo Atherton def. Carmel 15-5
Leland def. R.L. Stevenson 8-3
Monta Vista def. Hillsdale 13-4
Buchser def. James Lick 7-5
Bellarmine def. Awalt 7-5
Piedmont Hills def. San Carlos 6-4
Fremont def. Pioneer 20-5
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Santa Clara def. Menlo Atherton 11-7
Monta Vista def. Leland 10-3
Bellarmine def. Buchser 8-7
Fremont def. Piedmont Hills 13-2
Losers Bracket
South San Francisco def. Carmel 19-3
Hillsdale def. R.L. Stevenson 8-7
Lick def. Awalt 7-5
San Carlos def. Pioneer 18-5
SEMIFINALS:
Winners Bracket
Santa Clara def. Monta Vista 7-6
Fremont def. Bellarmine 6-4
Losers Bracket
Menlo Atherton def. Hillsdale 12-4
Leland def. South San Francisco 25-3
Buchser def. San Carlos 11-5
Lick def. Piedmont Hills 6-2
Menlo Atherton def. Leland 15-2
Buchser def. Lick 8-5
Menlo Atherton def. Bellarmine 8-4
Monta Vista def. Buchser 7-6
THIRD PLACE
Menlo Atherton def. Monta Vista 8-3
CHAMPIONSHIP: Fremont def. Santa Clara 7-6
1975
The double-elimination format was retained for the second CCS water polo competition. Sixteen teams competed. The championship was won by Monta Vista.
FIRST ROUND:
Monta Vista def. Cubberley 11-2
Lynbrook def. Lick 9-4
Pioneer def. Buchser, 7-6
Bellarmine def. Cupertino, 10-9
Santa Clara def. Fremont 7-4
Los Altos def. Leland 5-1
Awalt def. Woodside 11-5
QUARTER FINALS
Winners bracket
Monta Vista def. Lynbrook 7-4
Bellarmine def. Pioneer 13-5
Santa Clara def. Los Altos 10-4
Santa Teresa def. Awalt 10-3
Losers bracket
Lick def. Cubberley 14-5
Buchser def. Cupertino 8-7
Fremont def. Leland 8-6
Woodside def. Salinas 9-4
SEMIFINALS:
Winners bracket
Monta Vista def. Bellarmine 6-5
Santa Teresa def. Santa Clara 5-4
Losers bracket
Lick def. Pioneer 7-5
Lynbrook def. Buchser 6-5
Fremont def. Awalt 9-5
Los Altos def. Woodside 9-2
Lynbrook def. Lick 6-5
Fremont def. Los Altos 7-3
Fremont def. Bellarmine 7-6
Santa Clara def. Lynbrook 8-6
THIRD PLACE: Santa Clara def. Fremont 11-5
CHAMPIONSHIP: Monta Vista def. Santa Teresa 6-4
1976
The same format was retained for section water polo championship play. Sixteen teams were entered. Awalt took the title from Buchser, 10-9, in sudden death after two overtimes.
FIRST ROUND:
Santa Clara def. Salinas 10-2
Monta Vista def. Lick 6-3
Cupertino def. Cubberley 6-3
Awalt def. Mount Pleasant 8-3
Fremont def. Live Oak 14-4
Buchser def. Menlo Atherton 17-7
Leland def. Bellarmine 11-10
Santa Teresa def. Carlmont 18-7
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Santa Clara def. Monta Vista 5-4
Awalt def. Cupertino 7-5
Buchser def. Fremont 13-12
Santa Teresa def. Leland 16-10
Losers Bracket
Lick def. Salinas 13-1
Mount Pleasant def. Cubberley 9-5
Menlo Atherton def. Live Oak 16-12
Bellarmine def. Carlmont 16-9
SEMIFINALS:
Winners bracket
Awalt def. Santa Clara 5-3
Buchser def. Santa Teresa 9-7
Losers bracket
Cupertino def. Lick 4-0
Monta Vista def. Mount Pleasant 6-2
Fremont def. Bellarmine 9-2
Leland def. Menlo Atherton 5-3
Monta Vista def. Cupertino 6-3
Leland def. Fremont 8-7
Leland def. Santa Clara 6-3
Monta Vista def. Santa Teresa 7-6
THIRD PLACE: Leland def. Monta Vista 7-5
CHAMPIONSHIP: Awalt def. Buchser 10-9 (sudden death after 2 overtimes)
1977
The double elimination format involving 16 water polo teams remained the same. Awalt downed Bellarmine for the championship.
FIRST ROUND:
Bellarmine def. Salinas 16-7
Leland def. Menlo Atherton 10-8
Cupertino def. Monta Vista 17-11
Fremont def. Live Oak 10-3
Buchser def. San Mateo 15-6
Santa Teresa def. Lynbrook ?
Awalt def. Woodside 24-11
Mount Pleasant def. Lick ?
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Bellarmine def. Leland 8-5
Cupertino def. Fremont 9-8
Buchser def. Santa Teresa 15-9
Awalt def. Mount Pleasant 10-7
Losers Bracket
Menlo Atherton def. Salinas 13-10
Monta Vista def. Live Oak 11-6
Lynbrook def. San Mateo ?
Lick def. Woodside ?
SEMIFINALS:
Winners Bracket
Bellarmine def. Cupertino 14-10
Awalt def. Buchser 14-12
Losers Bracket
Mount Pleasant vs. Leland ?
Santa Teresa vs. Lick ?
Fremont vs. Menlo Atherton ?
Monta Vista vs. Leland ?
Cupertino def. unknown opponent
Buchser def. unknown opponent
THIRD PLACE: Cupertino def. Buchser 13-10
CHAMPIONSHIP: Awalt def. Bellarmine 13-6
1978
The double-elimination format involving 16 water polo teams was retained. Lynbrook took the title.
FIRST ROUND:
Awalt def. Carmel 21-8
Monta Vista def. Live Oak ?
Menlo Atherton def. Mt. Pleasant 14-13
Buchser def. Aptos 26-4
Lynbrook def. San Mateo 1107
Woodside def. Los Gatos 10-8
Santa Teresa def. Leland 15-10
Fremont def. Piedmont Hills 12-3
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Awalt def. Monta Vista 11-8
Buchser def. Menlo Athlerton 13-8
Lynbrook def. Woodside 14-10
Santa Teresa def. Fremont 12-9
Losers Bracket
Live Oak def. Carmel 12-3
Mt. Pleasant def. Aptos 18-7
Los Gatos def. San Mateo 15-8
Leland def. Piedmont Hills 12-8
SEMIFINALS:
Winners Bracket
Buchser def. Awalt 10-7
Lynbrook def. Santa Teresa 7-4
Losers Bracket
Menlo Atherton def. Live Oak 9-7
Monta Vista def. Mt. Pleasant 10-7
Fremont def. Los Gatos 12-9
Woodside def. Leland 11-4
Monta Vista def. Menlo Atherton 10-9
Fremont def. Woodside 18-7
Santa Teresa def. Monta Vista 12-8
Awalt def. Fremont 9-6
THIRD PLACE: Santa Teresa def. Awalt, 11-8
CHAMPIONSHIP: Lynbrook def. Buchser 5-4
1979
The double-elimination format involving 16 water polo teams remained the same. Santa Teresa took the title with a one-goal win over Monta Vista.
FIRST ROUND:
Santa Teresa def. Leland, 13-7
Mount Pleasant def. Woodside 9-7
Fremont def. Carmel 19-13
Buchser def. Palo Alto 13-11
Monta Vista def. Harbor, 17-5
Awalt def. Homestead 13-10
Lynbrook def. Menlo Atherton 8-6
Live Oak def. Cupertino 16-7
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Santa Teresa def. Mt. Pleasant 15-8
Fremont def. Buchser 9-7
Mont Vista def. Awalt 13-12
Lynbrook def. Live Oak 9-8
Losers Bracket
Woodside def. Leland 7-6
Palo Alto def. Carmel 13-11
Homestead def. Harbor 10-6
Menlo Atherton def. Awalt 12-11
SEMIFINALS:
Winners Bracket
Santa Teresa def. Fremont 8-6
Monta Vista def. Lynbrook 5-3
Losers Bracket
Buchser def. Woodside 3-2
Mt. Pleasant def. Palo Alto 11-7
Live Oak def. Homestead 7-6
Menlo Atherton def. Awalt 14-8
Mt. Pleasant def. Buchser 10-9
Menlo Atherton def. Live Oak 15-9
Lynbrook def. Mt. Pleasant 8-7
Menlo Atherton def. Fremont 9-8
THIRD PLACE: Lynbrook def. Menlo Atherton 9-6
CHAMPIONSHIP: Santa Teresa def. Monta Vista 9-8
1980
The double-elimination format involving 16 water polo teams remained the same. Monta Vista was the champion.
FIRST ROUND:
Fremont def. Serra 16-5
Cupertino def. Woodside 11-5
Live Oak def. Santa Teresa 12-9
Buchser def. Palo Alto 17-9
Oak Grove def. Wilcox 12-9
Bellarmine def. Gunn 15-9
Awalt def. Lynbrook 11-5
Monta Vista def. Harbor 8-6
QUARTER FINALS
Winners Bracket
Fremont def. Cupertino 11-10
Buchser def. Live Oak 11-10
Oak Grove def. Bellarmine 11-8
Monta Vista def. Awalt 11-10
Losers Bracket
Woodside def. Serra 11-6
Santa Teresa def. Palo Alto 14-12
Wilcox def. Gunn 11-7
Lynbrook def. Harbor 10-6
SEMIFINALS:
Winners Bracket
Buchser def. Fremont 16-12
Monta Vista def. Oak Grove 7-5
Losers Bracket
Live Oak def. Woodside 10-5
Cupertino def. Santa Teresa 12-11
Awalt def. Wilcox 13-9
Bellarmine def. Lynbrook 12-10
Live Oak def. Cupertino 13-8
Bellarmine def. Awalt 13-7
Live Oak def. Oak Grove 8-6
Fremont def. Bellarmine 10-6
THIRD PLACE: Live Oak def. Fremont 6-5
CHAMPIONSHIP: Monta Vista def. Buchser 6-3
1981
The water polo field was reduced to 12 teams, which were split into two groups for the first round. Teams that lost twice in the groups were eliminated while the other eight moved on. Santa Clara was the champion
FIRST ROUND:
Group A
Live Oak def. Carmel 17-7
Palo Alto def. Independence 10-7
Menlo Atherton def. Carmel 14-3
Independence def. Harbor 12-9
Live Oak def. Menlo Atherton 12-10
Palo Alto def. Harbor 13-9
Group B
Santa Clara def. Leland 14-8
Bellarmine def. Monta Vista 14-13
Saratoga def. Leland 12-8
Bellarmine def. Oak Grove 8-4
Santa Clara def. Saratoga 11-5
Monta Vista def. Oak Grove 13-11
QUARTERFINALS
Group A
Palo Alto def. Menlo Atherton 9-4
Independence def. Live Oak 12-4
Live Oak def. Palo Alto 16-8
Independence def. Menlo Atherton 18-4
Group B
Saratoga def. Monta Vista 15-10
Saratoga def. Bellarmine 12-7
Santa Clara def. Bellarmine 13-10
Santa Clara def. Monta Vista 12-8
SEMIFINALS:
Saratoga def. Independence 11-4
Santa Clara def. Live Oak 8-6
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Santa Clara def. Saratoga 17-7
1982
Ten teams comprised the water polo field. They were split into two groups for a round robin competition in the first round. First and second place teams in each group moved on to the semi-finals. Santa Clara became the first team to defend its championship.
FIRST ROUND:
Group A
Santa Clara def. Serra 25-6
Bellarmine def. Salinas 15-5
Saratoga def. Serra 15-8
Santa Clara def. Salinas 18-12
Bellarmine def. Saratoga 12-9
Salinas def. Serra 12-3
Group B
Monta Vista def. Gunderson 14-5
Live Oak def. Mountain View 13-6
Gunderson def. Menlo 12-11
Monta Vista def. Mountain View 13-4
Live Oak def. Menlo 19-8
Mt. View def. Gunderson 9-6
QUARTERFINALS:
Group A
Saratoga def. Santa Clara 11-4
Bellarmine def. Serra 16-4
Saratoga def. Salinas 12-11
Santa Clara def. Bellarmine 10-8
Group B
Monta Vista def. Menlo 13-6
Live Oak def. Gunderson 14-7
Mt. View def. Menlo 11-9
Monta Vista def. Live Oak 11-10
SEMIFINALS:
Santa Clara def. Live Oak 8-5
Monta Vista def. Bellarmine 9-5
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Santa Clara def. Monta Vista 13-9
1983
Twelve teams comprised the water polo field. They were split into four groups of three teams each for a round robin competition in the first round. First and second place teams in each group moved on to the semifinals. Bellarmine won the title over Monta Vista 7-6 in overtime.
FIRST ROUND:
Group A
Menlo def. Aptos 14-6
Bellarmine def. Menlo 20-6
Bellarmine def. Aptos 20-4
Group B
Lynbrook def. Harbor 13-1
Lynbrook def. Serra 15-1
Harbor def. Serra 14-6
Group C
Santa Clara def. Leland ?
Live Oak def. Santa Clara 16-9
Live Oak def. Leland 13-7
Group D
Salinas def. Mt. View 14-6
Monta Vista def. Salinas 9-4
Mt. View def. Monta Vista 12-5
QUARTERFINALS:
Bellarmine def. Salinas 17-4
Lynbrook def. Santa Clara 14-7
Live Oak de. Harbor 14-3
Monta Vista def. Menlo 15-6
SEMIFINALS:
Bellarmine def. Lynbrook 17-8
Monta Vista def. Live Oak 11-9
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Bellarmine def. Monta Vista 7-6 (OT)
1984
The format was revised to a single-elimination tournament for the 12 teams entered. Four drew first round byes. Live Oak whipped Bellarmine in the championship game.
FIRST ROUND:
Salinas def. Harbor 9-6
Leland de. Menlo Atherton 13-12
Palo Alto def. Aptos 9-5
Saratoga de. Mountain View 14-5
SEMIFINALS:
Bellarmine def. Serra 9-3
Live Oak def. Lynbrook 10-6
QUARTERFINALS:
Serra def. Salinas 8-3
Bellarmine def. Leland 11-5
Lynbrook def. Palo Alto 16-8
Live Oak def. Saratoga 9-5
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Live Oak def. Bellarmine 10-9
1985
The 12 team single-elimination format was retained. Four drew first round byes. Bellarmine won the title.
FIRST ROUND:
Live Oak def. Menlo Atherton 14-12
Leland def. Los Altos 14-13
Salinas def. Monta Vista 12-9
Serra def. Soquel 11-8
QUARTERFINALS:
Lynbrook def. Live Oak 17-9
Palo Alto def. Leland 15-11
Salinas def. Harbor 13-8
Bellarmine def. Serra 12-7
SEMIFINALS:
Lynbrook def. Palo Alto 8-7
Bellarmine def. Salinas 11-6
THIRD PLACE:
Palo Alto def. Salinas 9-7
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Bellarmine def. Lynbrook 7-4
1986
The 12-team single elimination-format was retained. Four drew first round byes. Bellarmine defended its title.
The format was changed and two eight-team single-elimination tournaments were held. The third place game was eliminated. Bellarmine was the Division 4A winner, becoming the first school to take three title in-a-row. Mt. View won in Division 3A
The same format, calling for two eight-team single elimination tournaments, was retained. Bellarmine took the Division 4A title again and Leland was the Division 3A winner.
The same format was retained with competition. Bellarmine was eliminated after seven straight CCS titles by top-ranked Leland, who lost to live Oak in the Division I final.
Bellarmine and Menlo School continued their win streaks, the Bells taking their fourth straight title -- and 16th overall -- and the Knights capturing their second in a row.
DIVISION I-03 CLICK HERE FOR BRACKETS Bellarmine claimed its sixth straight Division I championship and Sacred Heart Prep won its first title in Division II.
DIVISION 1 04CLICK HERE FOR BRACKETS Bellarmine, which last lost a championship match in 1997, captured its seventh straight title with a 16-7 victory over Gunn. in Division 2, St. Francis downed Menlo School, 8-5, for its first title since 1999.
Bellarmine won its eighth championship in a row, defeating Live oak, 9-2, and Menlo School took its first title since 2001 with a 6-4 victory over Sacred Heart Prep.
Soquel def Aptos 13-10
Menlo def Willow Glen 12-2
St. Ignatius def Pioneer 6-3
Sacred Heart Prep def Live Oak 13-5
Championship
Sacred Heart Prep def Menlo 15-6
2010
The 3 automatic qualifiers previously granted to the SCCAL were decreased to 1 since their league had only 5 member schools participating in water polo. This change was made per CCS 2010-2011 Bylaws, Article IV, Section 7.A.2.