Photos: Vista boys water polo holds on to defeat Steele Canyon 17-15 for Division 2 regional title

Photos from Vista's wire-to-wire victory over Steele Canyon for an appearance in the state championships.
Photos: Vista boys water polo holds on to defeat Steele Canyon 17-15 for Division 2 regional title
Photos: Vista boys water polo holds on to defeat Steele Canyon 17-15 for Division 2 regional title /

SEGERSTROM– Behind five goals each from Hayden Nightingale and Cinco MacDonald, Vista survived a furious comeback effort from Steele Canyon to advance to the Division 2 boys water polo state championships. Trevor Moore had six goals for Steele Canyon.

Here are 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.