GIRLS WATER POLO
The team finished with a 12-10 regular-season record, which marks back-to-back winning seasons for the program, and the fifth time in the last six years they have ended .500 or above, with their only losing season coming in 2019-2020.
The team started off red-hot winning its first three games by a combined 37-10 over Canyon Hills, Francis Parker, and Point Loma High, respectively but suffered back-to-back losses to Santa Fe Christian, and Eastlake in their following two matches. However, they were able to rebound thanks to an 18-1 victory, their largest of the season, in their following match against High Tech High on Dec. 17.
Mission Bay would then sputter dropping their next three games including two against Patrick Henry by identical scores of 11-4. The team would regain its stride on Jan. 19 with a convincing 10-2 road win over University City having them face Patrick Henry once again for the third time in a span of 16 days but were unable to get revenge on the Patriots dropping the match 10-7. After beating Scripps Ranch High School and losing to San Dieguito Academy in their next two matches, Mission Bay would go on a five-game winning streak with victories over Canyon Crest Academy, West Hills, Point Loma, San Pasqual, and a rematch with Scripps Ranch. Unfortunately, the team would not be able to keep the momentum going winning only one of their final four games with the lone victory coming on Feb. 3 against University City by 7-6.
BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL
The boys’ basketball team trip earned a trip to the CIF State Championship as a Division II No. 6 seed taking on No. 11 Edison High School of Huntington Beach on March 1 in Orange County. The team finished the regular season with a 19-8 record earning a No. 8 seed in the CIF Open Division playoffs where they fell to No. 9 seed St. Augustine in the first round.
The girls’ team finished with a 5-17 regular season record earning them a No. 14 seed in the playoffs with Mission Bay pulling off the upset of the first round thanks to a 39-36 victory over No. 3 seed Horizon Prep. Despite a valiant effort, they would fall to Sweetwater High in the following match by a score of 46-35.
BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER
The boys’ soccer team would finish the season with a 4-5-6 overall record going undefeated in their final two games thanks to a dramatic 3-2 win over High Tech High and a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Clairemont High. As for the girls’ team, they would also finish the regular season undefeated in their final two games thanks to a blowout 6-2 win over Pacific Ridge and a 1-0 victory over Point Loma, which earned them a match against Rancho Bernardo in the opening round of the CIF playoffs. It turned out to be a nail-biter with the score ending 1-1 in regulation sending the squads to a penalty kick shootout that Rancho Bernardo pulled out (4-2).
