It is getting to be the norm to see The Bishop’s School and Coronado High match up for the CIF girls water polo crown. This year proved no different. In a thrilling match last Saturday at La Jolla High’s Coggan Pool, Coronado captured its second straight Division II crown with a 12-11 double overtime win over Bishop’s. It was the fifth consecutive time the two squads met for the CIF gold. Down four goals at one point in regulation, Bishop’s rallied behind the stellar efforts of USC-bound Dominique Sardo, who began to assert herself. As the two teams entered the final period with Coronado holding a 6-4 lead, Bishop’s struck first on a goal from junior Katy Feaver to pull within 6-5. Sardo tied things up at 6-6, followed by a Lady Knights goal from senior Katie Vaughan, giving Bishop’s a 7-6 lead. After Coronado tied the contest, Sardo thought she put Bishop’s ahead once again at 8-7, but the officials decided to wave off the goal, giving Bishop’s a player advantage on an ejection foul. Bishop’s wasted no time taking the lead as junior Sammi Peck hit fellow junior Kirsten Siegel for the go-ahead score with 59 seconds left. Coronado managed to tie the game before time ran out, sending the contest to the extra session. In overtime, Bishop’s grabbed an 11-9 lead on goals from Peck and Feaver, but Coronado matched them to pull even at 11-11 and then got the game-winner from Kelly Roninus to secure the crown with less than a minute remaining. “I could not be prouder of the girls as they battled back and played their hearts out all night,” Bishop’s head coach Doug Peabody commented. “We got great contributions from all the girls that played.” Sardo broke the all-time career steals record by recording three steals on the night, bringing her career total to 486.