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The 18th annual Napa Valley Masters Water Polo Tournament will be held Friday – Sunday, July 8 – 10th, 2022 at the Vintage High School pool in Napa.
Saturday Night Gala Schedule
The 2022 Gala is held Saturday 09 July 6pm – 11pm at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia in Napa.
The Gala (included in your registration fee) includes free food + drink, featuring a silent auction, and live music.
Tournament Schedule
For the 2022 Tournament, all games are held at the Vintage High School pool in Napa.
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- Friday: Open Scrimmage from 4pm – 6pm
- Saturday: Water Polo Games 10am – 4:30pm
- Saturday Evening: Dinner Gala and Dancing (included with your registration) 6pm – 11pm
- Sunday: Water Polo Games 9am – 4:30pm
- Sunday (Mid-day): Women’s Open Scrimmage 12pm – 1pm
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| Friday | White | Dark | |
| 4:00 PM | Open Scrimmage | v | Open Scrimmage |
| Saturday | White | Dark | |
| 10:00 AM | Team 1 | v | Team 2 |
| 11:00 AM | Team 3 | v | Team 4 |
| 12:00 PM | Team 5 | v | Team 6 |
| 1:30 PM | Team 3 | v | Team 2 |
| 2:30 PM | Team 4 | v | Team 5 |
| 3:30 PM | Team 6 | v | Team 1 |
| Sunday | White | Dark | |
| 9:00 AM | Team 5 | v | Team 1 |
| 10:00 AM | Team 6 | v | Team 3 |
| 11:00 AM | Team 2 | v | Team 4 |
| 12:00 PM | Womens Open | v | Womens Open |
| 1:30 PM | Team 1 | v | Team 3 |
| 2:30 PM | Team 4 | v | Team 6 |
| 3:30 PM | Team 2 | v | Team 5 |
Tournament Rosters
| Cap | Name | Position |
| Team 1 | ||
| 1 | Bill Drulia | Goalie |
| 2 | Brett Nuckols | 2M Defense, Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 3 | Casey Hughes | 2M Offense |
| 4 | Chris Barlow | 2M Offense, Driver |
| 5 | Jennifer ‘Lark’ Widen | Wing |
| 6 | Kyle Cliff | Wing |
| 7 | Natalie Peng | 2M Offense, 2M Defense, Wing, Driver (Flat), Anything but goalie 🙂 |
| 8 | Vince Perrine | 2M Offense, Wing |
| 9 | Will Namnath | 2M Defense, Wing, Driver |
| 10 | Todd Masson | Driver (Flat) |
| Team 2 | ||
| 1 | Steve W Hamann | Goalie |
| 2 | Dave Roche | 2M Defense |
| 3 | Judy Ishida | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 4 | Lisa McMichael | Wing |
| 5 (1A) | Linda Makela | Wing, Goalie |
| 6 | Charles Wood | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 7 | Ozzie Ozsvath | 2M Offense |
| 8 | Russell Hertzberg | Driver (Flat) |
| 9 | William Robert Jones | Driver (Flat) |
| 10 | Matt Sitter | Driver (Flat) |
| Team 3 | ||
| 1 | Bruce Cates | Goalie |
| 2 | Ashiq Khan | Substitute |
| 3 | Casey Holcomb | 2M Defense |
| 4 | Dan D’Angelo | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 5 | Caela Brazelton | Driver (Flat) |
| 6 | Gwen Golub | 2M Defense |
| 7 | Karl Blum | Utility |
| 8 | Robby Fraser | Driver (Flat) |
| 9 | Zack Posey | 2M Offense, 2M Defense |
| 10 | Aaron Eisberg | Driver (Flat) |
| Team 4 | ||
| 1 | John Lum | Goalie |
| 2 | Brian Hill | 2M Defense, Driver (Flat) |
| 3 | Gigi Swan | Driver (Flat) |
| 4 | John Quimby | Driver (Flat) |
| 5 | Jon Kies | Driver (Flat) |
| 6 | Michael Pritchet | Driver (Flat) |
| 7 | Nicholas Leo Pivonka | Wing |
| 8 | Olivia Wetherbee | Wing |
| 9 | Russell Crotts | Whatever is needed |
| 10 | Rozalynd McCree | 2M Offense, 2M Defense, Driver (Flat) |
| 11 | Sean P Mullen | 2M Offense, 2M Defense |
| Team 5 | ||
| 1 | James Harmon | Goalie |
| 1A | Jim Providenza | Goalie |
| 2 | Brandon Minnick | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 3 | Carrie Holmberg | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 4 | Jill Peters | Wing |
| 5 | Jim R Altmann | 2M Defense, Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 6 | John Deluca | 2M Offense, 2M Defense, Utility |
| 7 | Mark Valance | Driver (Flat) |
| 8 | Nicole Terrazas | 2M Offense, 2M Defense |
| 9 | Per Casey | 2M Defense |
| 10 | Ronald A Max | 2M Defense |
| Team 6 | ||
| 1 | Bob Likins | Goalie |
| 2 | Bob Frappia | Wing, Driver (Flat) |
| 3 | Damian May | 2M Offense, 2M Defense, Driver (Flat) |
| 4 | Dudley Robnett | Driver (Flat) |
| 5 | Jerry Sweetland | Driver (Flat) |
| 6 | Kandace Walthaler | |
| 7 | Mark Draganchuk | Driver (Flat) |
| 8 (1A) | Russ Barnes | Goalie, Whatever |
| 9 | Scott Geuss | 2M Defense, Driver (Flat) |
| 10 | Tessa Wyborny | Utility |
(Registration is now closed)
This tournament is a perennial blast and we highly recommend it to you if you like playing water polo in the sun with fun, supportive teammates. Also, the competition is always good and exhausting. The dinner and dancing are just plain great.
Open to Men 40 years and older and all others 25 years old and over. The tournament will be limited to 10 Women’s Teams and 10 Men’s Teams.
In true “Napa Style” each entrant will be placed on a team based on abilities and experience. This allows us to create balanced teams and to enhance the social aspect of the event. Our goal is for you to meet new people, make new friends and have a great time playing the game we love.
Each team of 10 players will play two games on both Saturday and Sunday. We aim to finish tournament play between 3-4 pm each day. Informal co-ed scrimmages are scheduled for Friday afternoon between 4 and 6 pm.
Our Gala dinner event will again be held at COPIA this year. The catered dinner will include a fabulous buffet and bar. There is a limit of 150 guests for the dinner.
The tournament is an open format (or “Napa Style”) meaning anyone can sign up (as an individual) as long as…
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- You are a current US Water Polo member in good standing
- If you are a male, you are over 40 years old, otherwise you are over 25 years old
- We receive your registration form + payment before the tournament runs out of availability
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A few days prior to the tournament we assign each player to a team, doing our best to make evenly matched teams for maximum fun.
Costs
2022 tournament entry fees are $250 per player (includes Gala Dinner) and $200 per guest/non-player (i.e. Gala Dinner only).
Location
The 2022 Tournament is held at the Vintage High School pool in Napa
The 2022 Gala (Saturday 09 July 6pm – 11pm) is held at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia in Napa.
