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Raider Wins PowerBar Cup
OK, so that isn’t new news. In fact, it might bore some as Raider (Miami, FL) is now four-time defending
champions. What isn’t boring is how they did it. Raider won four PowerBar Cup championships without a single loss.
Their accomplishment is made more impressive by the quality and quantity of competitive teams at the event each year.
“The Raider program plays a key role in the PowerBar Cup tradition” explains tournament director and Dynamo player
Stuart Sheldon. “In just five years the PowerBar Cup is one of the most respected events in the Southeast in no
small part to the quality of Raider play and players.” As most valuable player of the 2002 PowerBar Cup, Raider
player Cicio Morales (#10, utility) only adds to the Raider legend.
Host club Dynamo finished second for the second straight year and third time in five years. Dynamo wants to win
their own tournament but they have a larger goal in mind. “We want the tournament as competitive as possible,” says
Dynamo coach/player John Testa, “so it helps our club and the sport at the same time. It is easy to invite only
teams you know you can beat, but what do you gain? What does the sport gain?”
To see what Testa means, look to the championship game between Raider and Dynamo. The clubs squared off for the
inaugural PowerBar Cup championship in 1998 and Raider controlled play from start to finish. This year, except for
an abysmal stretch where Raider scored eight straight goals, Dynamo kept the scoring balanced. “We made fundamental
mistakes on defense in the second quarter” explained Testa “and we paid the price. When we played quality defense we
were in the game.”
With their fourth undefeated PowerBar weekend, Raider’s PowerBar Cup record runs to 28-0. And, once again, they
drove south with a trunk full of plunder from event sponsor PowerBar. Raider’s Cicio Morales MVP selection made the
treasure trove even richer.
| Game # |
Time |
Friday |
Result |
| 1 |
7:00 PM |
Dynamo A vs. ART |
22 - 1 |
| 2 |
8:00 PM |
Dynamo B vs. Georgia Tech |
5 - 7 |
| Game # |
Time |
Saturday |
Result |
| 3 |
7:30 AM |
Raider A vs. Georgia Tech |
13 - 4 |
| 4 |
8:15 AM |
Dynamo A vs. UF Gators |
12 - 6 |
| 5 |
9:00 AM |
Dynamo B vs. Wetskins |
10 - 5 |
| 6 |
9:45 AM |
Orlando vs. Gold Coast |
9 - 3 |
| 7 |
10:30 AM |
Sharks vs. Georgia Tech |
4 - 7 |
| 8 |
11:15 AM |
ART vs. UF Gators |
1 - 16 |
| 9 |
12:00 AM |
Raider A vs. Wetskins |
11 - 3 |
| 10 |
12:45 PM |
Dynamo A vs. Gold Coast |
13 - 3 |
| 11 |
1:30 PM |
Orlando vs. UF Gators |
4 - 10 |
| 12 |
2:15 PM |
Raider A vs. Sharks |
17 - 2 |
| 13 |
3:00 PM |
Wetskins vs. Georgia Tech |
2 - 12 |
| 14 |
3:45 PM |
Orlando vs. ART |
19 - 3 |
| 15 |
4:30 PM |
Gold Coast vs. UF Gators |
6 - 16 |
| 16 |
5:15 PM |
Dynamo B vs. Sharks |
11 - 7 |
| 17 |
6:00 PM |
Dynamo A vs. Orlando |
10 - 3 |
| Game # |
Time |
Sunday |
Result |
| 18 |
7:30 AM |
ART vs. Gold Coast |
5 - 18 |
| 19 |
8:15 AM |
Sharks vs. Wetskins |
14 - 3 |
| 20 |
9:00 AM |
Raider A vs. Dynamo B |
16 - 8 |
| 21 |
10:00 AM |
Wetskins vs. ART
(9th place) |
9 - 1 |
| 22 |
11:00 AM |
Sharks vs. Gold Coast
(7th place) |
11 - 10 (OT) |
| 23 |
12:00 noon |
Orlando vs. Dynamo B
(5th place) |
9 - 6 |
| 24 |
1:00 PM |
Georgia Tech vs. UF Gators
(3rd place) |
7 - 13 |
| 25 |
2:00 PM |
Raider vs. Dynamo A
(Championship) |
15 - 10 |
- Raider
- Dynamo A
- University of Florida
- Georgia Tech
- Orlando
- Dynamo B
- Charlotte Sharks
- Gold Coast
- Wetskins
- ART
- Cicio Morales (#10), Raider
Raider - 2002 Champions
Dynamo A - 2002 Runner-up's
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5/9/10 - Results from Dynamo's appearance at the Cinco de Mayo Invitational in Tampa have been posted.
Cinco de Dynamo
4/27/10 - Pictures from Dynamo's competitions at the 2010 Dogwood Invitational are available.
Dogwood Pics
4/25/10 - The stormy weather cleared over Saturday night and Dynamo sprinted off against N.C. State under sunny, windy conditions Sunday morning. At stake: a spot in the 5th place game against the winners of the Florida Gators/Ohio Squirrels game. True to form, DWPC started slowly against the Wolfpack. The second quarter started with the score tied at 3-3. Sean "Wild Berry" Fitzgerald won the sprint (he was 4-4 in the game). DWPC worked the ball to Stu Sheldon on the lefty wing while Chris "Hairy Spider" Sirras set strong-side 2meters. Stu put the ball right in and Chris efficiently finds the back of the net with just 15 seconds off the clock. Dynamo notched two more and held NCSU scoreless to finish the first half 6-3. State capitalized on several Dynamo gaffs on defense to climb back into the game in the third but never got within 1. High school senior Alex "Baby Dynamo" Olbrych added great counter-attack swims to his good weekend of defense and score three of his four break-away shots in the second half. Paced by Olbrych, Dynamo pulled ahead by as many as five goals and prepared for the 5th place game. On the other side of the tournament brackets, UF and the defense-minded Ohio Squirrels squared off to determine which team advanced to face Dynamo WPC. The Dynamo squad watched with great interest as they refueled with PowerBars and PowerBar Recovery drink. With a former USA National Team-er in goal, the Squirrels held the score down until halftime. As much as the Ohio team tried to go nuts on offense, the Gators seemed always able to clamp down and took control in the third. After their win over the Squirrels, UF informed tournament officials they would forfeit the 5th place game. UF started finals on Monday and the Gators had an 8 hour drive to complete. Dynamo left Knoxville 5th out of 14 teams, proud of their 1 loss, to Ohio University in round-robin play, in what may have been the best game of the
tournament. 
4/10/10 - Dynamo Water Polo Club continued a busy April travel schedule with the Spring in the Swamp tournament in Gainesville, FL. As always, the team looked forward to a weekend of sunshine in the Gators' outdoor pool in the shadow of "The Swamp," the UF football stadium.
Dynamo won its first two games against UF and the Tampa Thunder. The game against Thunder was a close one, with a number of lead changes as both teams searched for control of the match. Dynamo utility player Tim Hansen put away the winning goal in the final seconds of regulation time.
Dynamo lost 10-7 to the Central Florida Suns in the semis. In the third place game, Dynamo beat cross-town friends from Georgia Tech.
Dynamo closes out April at the Dogwood Invitational in Knoxville, TN in two weeks. The UT trip is the third away tournament of the month for DWPC.
Too Much Sun in Swamp
6/17/09 - The USWP Masters National Championships has been announced for June 10th - 12th, 2011. The event will be hosted at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center.
To learn more or to reserve your team's spot in the event, please register for the 2011 Masters Nationals Email List.
2011 Masters Nationals
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