MAKING A SPLASH: Bahamas Mantas Water Polo Club members with their trophy and gold medals won at the South Florida Under-12 Winter Cup at the Pompano Beach Swimming Pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
By RENALDO DORSETT
Tribune Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
Bahamas Water Polo continues to set new milestones at the developmental level and recently scored another international tournament win.
The Bahamas Mantas water polo club won gold and the overall tournament title in the South Florida Under-12 Winter Cup at the Pompano Beach swimming pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Mantas defeated South Florida Water Polo Club 16-10 in Sunday’s final.
Matthew Thompson scored eight goals, Alex Miller scored three, Mateo Munnings and TJ Simon scored two goals and Victor Laslop added one. It was the Mantas’ second matchup of the tournament against South Florida WPC, following the 18-7 win in the opening round.
Munnings and Thompson each scored six goals, Simon scored three goals while Alex Miller and Chelsea Smith each scored one.
Next up was a pair of wins over YMCA Central Florida by the scores 14-7 and 17-11.
The Mantas resumed training following the holiday season just over a week ago and began 2019 on a high note.
Prior to the break, several club members attended the Orlando Winter Training Camp led by Ted Minnis, Harvard University’s head coach.
It was also an eventful December for the Mantas when they finally received their CARIFTA gold medals from their historic triumph last April in Jamaica.
Mantas players also attended a college combine in Pompano Beach in late December.
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