Week of June 29, Happy Independence Day

SUMMER DUES
We need to have everyone current with dues and fees as our summer session is underway. Thank to those of you who have already paid.

Please pay your summer session fee of $60 through Paypal at http://www.clevelandwaterpolo.com/. Printable registration forms are linked by the Paypal form. (If you have filled out forms previously, you only need to pay your dues)

You can also pay your Grand Haven fee or your suit fee if you have not already. The suit order has been placed with TruWest (seriously). Scott will update at practice the delivery date.

PRACTICE POLL
Please take our practice poll to answer yes, maybe or no for Thursday and Sunday of this week. We are wanting to check with travel and family commitments for the Fourth of July.

We generally look for at least 6 people to hold a session. Please vote!

GRAND HAVEN RECAP
CWPC traveled to Grand Haven, Mich. to play in a very competitive Midwest summer tournament hosted by 616 water polo. Grand Haven was a very nice Lake Michigan vacation town just down the road from a public beach (good family spot).

Our team played tournament champions nWo of Chicago in our first game and suffered a lopsided defeat. Our second game against the University of Michigan showed signs of offensive revival, but a strong counterattack in the third quarter put the game out of reach.

Day 2 featured closer matches, first against Legends of 616, a master's team of western Michigan players. CWPC dropped a hard-fought, physical game by just 2 goals. The final game featured a mashup of CWPC and University of Michigan vs. Michigan State and Iowa as many players had to leave early. The game was close the whole way, with CWPC/Michigan losing by a single goal.

Thank you to guest players Peter Zien from Ohio University and Eric Brattinga, who joined us unattached from the Detroit-area. Great job to Audry and Kendra Klossner in their first travel tournaments for CWPC, and welcome to Petey, another solid CWRU swim team product.

week of june 22

we have practice Thursday at CSU at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at HB at 1p.m.

CWPC in the news

A few weeks ago, Plain Dealer columnist Zach Lewis joined us for practice at CSU. Take a look at how he captured his experience in his column.

Come join us this Thursday at CSU at 6:30 p.m. If you saw the piece and want to learn more about our club, email us. (any age, including students home for summer)

Water polo: a vigorous Olympic sport

Tournament info, week of 6/15

We still have practice at HB on Sunday 6/14 at 1 p.m.

TOURNAMENT INFO
Please see the Grand Haven tournament schedule by clicking here. First game is Saturday, 6/20 at noon.

Please pay your tournament entry of $25 by bringing cash or check to practice, or using PayPal here.

PRACTICE
We have Sunday at HB for 6/14, but it will be canceled for 6/21 due to the team traveling.

We have CSU practice on Thursday, 6/18 at 6:30 p.m.

NOTES
We have a twitter account, @ClevelandWPC, or www.twitter.com/clevelandwpc which allows you to get links to blog postings on Twitter, which could be sent to your phone for easy access.

Scott is ordering suits Monday. Please be sure to get your payment in.

Matt is running practice Thursday night

Note from Eric-"I can't make practice tomorrow night, but I am sending Matt Kittle to run practice."

I look for forward to your insightful guidance Matt!
That is all

Week of June 8

PRACTICE
We have practice at CSU on Thursday, 6/11 at 6:30 p.m. (I repeat, 6:30 p.m.). We will also play on Sunday 6/13 at 1 p.m. at HB

TOURNAMENT
We are officially entered at Grand Haven which is June 19-21.
Signed up so far are: Kittle, Kevin, Carl, Steve T., Steve H., Audry, Kendra, Eric S., Dan W., Eric B. (guest), Camilo. A few others have expressed interest. Last call! Cost is $25.

SUITS, PAYPAL WORKING
Our PayPal payment system was down last week, which may have delayed payment for some of you. It is now back up and running, so please give it a try if you are ordering suits or paying dues.

Updates for Week of June 1

PRACTICE
We have practice Thursday, 6/4 at CSU at 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 6/7 at 1 p.m. at HB

SUITS
Please see Scott's previous note at http://www.clevelandwaterpolo.com/ for ordering instructions on suits.

TOURNAMENT
Grand Haven is June 19-21. Signed up so far are Kittle, Kevin, Carl, Steve T., Steve H., Audry, Kendra, Eric S. and Dan W.

We also have a guest player in Eric Brattinga who was an unattached player looking for a team. Please welcome him when we travel to Grand Haven.