Beyer girls fall short in playoff opener; Turlock advances
The No. 7-seeded Beyer High girls water polo team was upset in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Tournament, falling to Merced 9-7.
The Patriots were one of numerous Stanislaus District girls teams to play first-round games on Tuesday.
With the victory, No. 10 Merced will play Thursday at No. 2 El Capitan, which had a first-round bye.
In other Division II action, Buhach Colony defeated Johansen 18-5. The Thunder advance to the second round, where it will meet No. 1 Rio Americano, which had a first-round bye.
In a Division I game, sixth-seeded Turlock handed River City a 17-8 defeat. The Bulldogs will next face No. 3 Granite Bay, which defeated No. 14 Pitman 12-1 on Tuesday. No. 13 Gregori plays Wednesday at No. 4 Woodcreek.
The girls tournament will continue at home sites on Thursday, where the winners will advance to the semifinals on Tuesday at Johansen High.
Among those playing Thursday are No. 1 Sonora and No. 2 Ripon in the opening round of the Division III tournament. Sonora plays El Camino, while the Indians host Amador,
The boys tournament gets under way on Wednesday.
This story was originally published November 6, 2019 at 6:47 AM.
