11.23.11 - Post-season awards for Cerritos
After coming in second place in the South Coast Conference and a game away from qualifying for the State Championships, the Cerritos College men's water polo team saw several of its players get recognized for the play during the season. The Falcons, who posted a 20-14 record on the year, were led by sophomore Isaac Ogloblin (I.E.S. Cervantes, Spain HS), who was named All-American and 1st Team All-Southern California for the second year in a row, while also being recognized as the conference's Co-Player of the Year. Sophomore Isaiah Irvine (Schurr HS), who also received All-American recognition, was a 2nd Team All-Southern California pick and was named 1st Team All-SCC. Also named 1st Team All-SCC were freshman goalkeeper Michael Skinas (La Serna HS) and freshman Rafael Romero (Montebello HS).

Ogloblin, who led the team with 92 goals and 69 steals, was also second on the team with 50 assists. His 92 goals on the season were the fourth most in a single season in school history, while it gave him 174 career goals, as he finishes his Falcon career second on the all-time list. He trailed only Daniel Garcia, who scored 199 goals in 2001 and 2003. Ogloblin also concludes his career fifth in career assists (77) and third in career steals with 103. As for Irvine, he ended the season with 55 goals, good for third on the team, while he added 32 assists and 41 steals, which puts him 12th on the all-time list with 75 steals. and 11th in career goals with 93...[more]

11.10.11 - Falcons record 10-8 playoff victory
Looking for their first Southern California Regional Playoff win since 2008, the Cerritos College men's water polo team was seeded #7 heading into their first round game against #10-seeded Ventura College at the Riverside City College Aquatic Center on Thursday. The Falcons (20-13), who received three goals from both sophomores Isaac Ogloblin (I.E.S. Cervantes, Spain HS) and Isaiah Irvine (Schurr HS) posted a 10-8 win to advance to the second round. Cerritos will now face South Coast Conference rival Long Beach City College (21-2), who are the #2-seeded team, at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. In 2008, the Falcons won their first round playoff game, only to be eliminated by the Vikings, 12-8.

Cerritos jumped out to a 4-2 halftime lead, and then led by as much as 5-2, when the Pirates (12-13) scored the next three goals to tie the game in the third quarter. The Falcons responded with a pair of goals for a 7-5 lead and went on to record the victory. The team also received 12 saves from freshman goalkeeper Michael Skinas (La Serna HS), while four other players scored single goals for Cerritos...[more]
 

11.06.11 - Cerritos seeded #7 for regional playoffs
From 2001-02, Cerritos College men's water polo coach Joe Abing held the same position at Ventura College. In his second year with the Pirates, he led them to the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. If he is to lead his 2011 Falcon team to the second round of the playoffs, he's going to have to get through his former team, as the two square off on Thursday at noon in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs, which will take place at Riverside College. The Falcons (19-13), who finished in second place in the South Coast Conference, are seeded #7 out of the 10 teams, while 10th-seeded Ventura (13-12) finished in third place in the Western State Conference during the regular season and finished in second place in the conference tournament. The winner of the game will face #2-seeded Long Beach City College at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings defeated Cerritos in the SCC championship game...[more]

11.05.11 - Falcons lose in conference championship game
For the eighth time in his nine seasons as the Cerritos College men's water polo coach, Joe Abing has led his team to the South Coast Conference Championship game. His first title eluded him once again, as they dropped a 14-10 decision to Long Beach City College at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday. Despite the loss, the Falcons (19-13) will likely be one of the 10 teams that qualifies for the Southern California Regional Championships, which will take place at Riverside College this weekend...[more]

10.28.11 - Goals come in bunches in non-conference win
The Cerritos College men's water polo team finished up their regular season with a convincing 17-7 non-conference victory over American River College at the Falcon Aquatic Center on Friday night. The win was the third in a row for the Falcons, who improved to 18-12 on the season. Prior to their current winning streak, the team had dropped four games in a row, with two of them by a combined three goals. They will compete in the South Coast Conference Tournament on November 3-5 at Mt. San Antonio College.

The Falcons never trailed against the Beavers (11-8), as they received early support from sophomore Isaac Ogloblin (I.E.S. Cervantes, Spain HS), who scored all four of his goals in the first period. The game was filled with exclusions, with 26 called on the night. It allowed Cerritos to score several man-advantage goals, while their defense held up when they were short-handed...[more]
 

10.26.11 - Falcons snap losing skid with a pair of wins
Looking to end their four-game losing streak, the Cerritos College men's water polo won a pair of games at the Falcon Aquatic Center on Wednesday. The Falcons (17-12) opened with a 19-2 South Coast Conference win over Los Angeles Trade-Tech College and followed that with a strong 14-7 non-conference win over Los Angeles Valley College. Earlier in the season, Cerritos posted an 8-7 win over the Monarchs (14-10). The team will now play their final regular season game at 7:00 p.m. when they host American River College on a non-conference game on Friday.

In the win over LA Trade-Tech (1-13, 1-4), freshman Derek Klotzer (Downey HS) turned in his best game of the year with four goals, four assists and five assists, both season-high numbers, while freshman Derek Dodson (Downey HS) posted four goals in the win. The lop-sided victory allowed the Falcons to balance out their scoring, as 10 different players scored, including freshman Isaiah Fairbanks (Paramount HS), who saw his first action in the field after serving as the team's back-up goalkeeper all season. He also recorded three steals, while freshman Juan Rivas (Downey HS) contributed three goals and two steals. Freshman Michael Skinas (La Serna HS) turned away 14 shots and recorded a team-high six steals...[more]

10.22.11 - Two close games end in defeat
After dropping both of their games on the first day of the Golden West Tournament, which was held at the Falcon Aquatic Center, the Cerritos College men's water polo team looked to turn things around in their next two games on Saturday. However, the Falcons came up short in a 17-15 loss to Grossmont College and then were defeated by Riverside College, 13-12 in sudden death. The two losses extends the team's losing streak to four games in a row, the longest in head coach Joe Abing's eight-year career with the team, puts their record at 15-12 overall. The Falcons will now host a double-header at home on Wednesday when they face Los Angeles Trade-Tech in a South Coast Conference game at 4:15 p.m., followed by a 6:00 p.m. non-conference match against Los Angeles Valley College...[more]

10.21.11 - Cerritos drops both games at tournament
With most of the top-ranked schools in the state competing in the Golden West Tournament, held at the Falcon Aquatic Center, the Cerritos College men's water polo team faced two of them in their first-day bracket. Squaring off against a team full of international players, the Falcons dropped a 16-8 decision to West Valley College and then were defeated by Cuesta College, 13-8 in their afternoon game. As a result, Cerritos (15-10) will play the other two teams that went 0-2 in their respective brackets in their Saturday games. They open with Grossmont College at 10:15 a.m. and then play again at 1:30 p.m. against Riverside College. Earlier in the year, the Falcons were defeated by Grossmont, 11-8 at the San Diego Mesa Tournament and 15-5 at the Riverside Tournament, while they defeated Riverside, 12-11 at the first Golden West Tournament of the year...[more]

10.19.11 - Falcons pull out close win over Mt. San Antonio
In a battle for second place in the South Coast Conference, the Cerritos College men's water polo team pulled out an important 10-8 win at Mt. San Antonio College on Wednesday. The win improves the Falcons to 15-8 overall and 3-1 in SCC play, while the Mounties fell to 3-2 and 11-13. Long Beach City College leads the conference with a 5-0 mark. Cerritos will now serve as one of the hosts for the Golden West Tournament on Friday and Saturday. They will face West Valley College at 8:35 a.m. on Friday and then play Cuesta College at noon. How they fare in those two games will determine their opponent and game times for Saturday...[more]

10.17.11 - College to serve as host of tournament
The Golden West Tournament is a 18-team tournament that will be held this weekend, with one of the sites to be the Cerritos College Aquatic Center, with the other being Golden West College. The Falcons (14-8) will be one of the nine teams that plays at Cerritos College and will open the round-robin tournament with West Valley College and Cuesta College in their bracket. The Falcons will open with West Valley at 8:35 a.m. and then face Cuesta at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Each team will play the other two in their bracket and, based on their records, will determine who they play from the other brackets on the second day. To view the entire tournament schedule, click here.

10.12.11 - Cerritos records big conference win
As the Cerritos College men's water polo team continues in their quest for post-season competition, they continue to win the games they know will help them get to the playoffs. On Wednesday, the Falcons posted a solid 16-6 South Coast Conference win at Chaffey College. The victory improves the team's record to 14-8 overall and 2-1 in the SCC with just two conference games remaining. Cerritos will now travel to Mt. San Antonio College next Wednesday for a 4:15 p.m. conference match...[more]

10.08.11 - Falcons win two of four at Riverside Tournament
The Cerritos College men's water polo team won two of their four games at the Riverside Tournament over the weekend, but could have easily won three of those matches. After posting a 17-12 win over Palomar College in their first game, the Falcons (13-8) were defeated by the host Tigers, 9-8, in their closest match of the tournament. The team came back the next day and dropped a 15-5 decision to Grossmont College before closing out with a 9-7 victory over Orange Coast College. Cerritos will now travel to Chaffey College on Wednesday for a 4:15. p.m. South Coast Conference match...[more]

10.05.11 - Second double header of the season ends in split
Earlier in the season, the Cerritos College men's water polo team played a double-header when they hosted Long Beach City, followed by a game against Cal Tech. On Wednesday, the Falcons played another double-header, but it required them to travel between games. Cerritos opened the day with an 18-6 South Coast Conference win at El Camino College in a 3:00 p.m. game and then travelled to Golden West College to completed a suspended game against the Rustlers as part of the Golden West Tournament from early September. The game, which started at 7:00 p.m., was suspended when lightning chased everyone out of the pool, while the game was completed on Wednesday. The Rustlers, who held a 3-0 lead at the time of the suspension, went on to record a 20-8 victory. Cerritos (11-6) will now compete in the Riverside Tournament this weekend...[more]

09.24.11 - Cerritos splits final two games of tournament
After picking up a pair of wins on the first day of the San Diego Mesa Tournament, the Cerritos College men's water polo team split their final two contests, as they posted a 19-10 win over San Diego Miramar College and then were defeated by Grossmont College, 11-8. The Falcons (10-5) get the week off before they resume South Coast Conference play on October 5 in a 4:15 p.m. game at El Camino College...[more]

09.23.11 - Falcons open tournament with two big wins
After the first day of the San Diego Mesa Tournament, the Cerritos College men's water polo team has already posted a pair of big wins, as they opened with a 12-4 win over the host Olympians and followed that with an 18-7 victory over Southwestern College. The Falcons (9-4) will now face San Diego Miramar College at 9:30 a.m. and then Grossmont College at 5:20 p.m. to close out the tournament...[more]

09.14.11 - Second game of the day results in win
Earlier in the day, the Cerritos College men's water polo team suffered a 15-8 loss to rival Long Beach City College in their South Coast Conference opener at the Cerritos Aquatic Center on Wednesday. They came right back two hours later and defeated Cal Tech, 14-3 in a non-conference game to improve their record to 7-4 on the year. The Falcons will now take the next nine days off until they compete in the San Diego Mesa Tournament...[more]

09.14.11 - Cerritos loses goalkeeper and then game
It was very early in the game when Cerritos College freshman water polo goalkeeper Michael Skinas (La Serna HS) caught a finger in the eye and was forced to leave the game. It couldn't have come at a worse time, as the Falcons were opening South Coast Conference play against rival Long Beach City College, a team they dropped a 7-5 decision to four days ago at the Golden West Tournament. The Falcons (6-4) were able to stay close through the first half, but the Vikings (5-0) took control in the second and came away with a 15-8 victory. Cerritos will now play their second game of the day, as they host Cal Tech at 7:00 p.m. in a non-conference game at the Falcon Aquatic Center.

Replacing Skinas, who had started every game of the season, was freshman Isaiah Fairbanks (Paramount HS), who looked to his defense to try and force Long Beach to take some ill-advised shots. Although they fell behind 4-1 in the second quarter, the Falcons scored a pair of goals, as sophomores Isaiah Irvine (Schurr HS) and Isaac Ogloblin (I.E.S. Cervantas, Spain HS) got the team to within 4-3 with 5:57 left in the first half...[more]
 

09.09.11 - Falcons post two close wins at Golden West
On the first day of the Golden West Tournament, the Cerritos College men's water polo team provided a great deal of excitement, as they recorded a pair of one-goal victories. It started with a 12-11 win over Riverside College and continued with a 7-6 win over Los Angeles Valley College. Thunder and lightning wiped out the team's game against the host Rustlers on Saturday morning, while the Falcons (6-3) dropped a close 7-5 decision to rival Long Beach City College to close out the tournament. The two teams will face each other on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. at the Falcon Aquatic Center when the two teams meet in their South Coast Conference opener...[more]

09.04.11 - Cerritos finishes East Coast Tournament
Playing their final games of the Labor Day Open at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the Cerritos College men's water polo team finished by splitting their last two games. The Falcons (4-2) easily defeated Penn State Behrend, 18-4 and finished with a 14-6 setback against Bucknell University. Cerritos will now enter the Golden West Tournament this weekend...[more]

09.03.11 - Falcons open season by winning three of four
Playing outside of California for the first time in the program's history, the Cerritos College men's water polo team has made the most of their trip to the Naval Academy for the Labor Day Open in Annapolis, MD. The Falcons, who posted wins over Rockford (MI) Aquatic Club (12-11), Lindenwood (MO) University (18-6) and Notre Dame (OH) College (14-7), suffered their only loss against a club team comprised of alumni from various East Coast universities, MAB, 10-6. Cerritos will close out their trip on Sunday when they face Penn State Behrend and Bucknell University before heading back home...[more]

11.29.10 - Seven players earn all-conference honors
The Cerritos College men's water polo team concluded the season with a 17-11 record and a berth in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. They were rewarded with seven players earning All-South Coast Conference recognition, led by sophomore PJ Gabayeron (Cerritos HS), who was one of three Tri-Players of the Year. Three others earned 1st Team honors and three more received 2nd Team recognition...[more]