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Photos: Harvard-Westlake boys water polo beats Newport Harbor in sudden-death double-overtime thriller

Newport Harbor took Harvard-Westlake to double-overtime after a wild fourth-quarter comeback, but the Wolverines held on.

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports

Photos: Harvard-Westlake boys water polo beats Newport Harbor in sudden-death double-overtime thriller
Photos: Harvard-Westlake boys water polo beats Newport Harbor in sudden-death double-overtime thriller /

SANTA ANA– Harvard-Westlake and Newport Harbor, two of the premier water polo teams in the country, were 1-1 against each other on the season coming into Saturday's regional title game for a state championships appearance. It was only fitting that the game went to double-overtime, when Nicholas Tierney won it 11-10 for Harvard-Westlake on a penalty shot.

Check out all our photos from the game:

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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