For the last three years students have attempted to establish a water polo team consisting of only students from Main, Harmon and Killough. With eight players currently on the roster, the team officially has enough players but wishes to recruit more for substitutions.

Similar to rugby but in a pool, water polo is played by two teams of seven with the objective to score points by throwing a yellow polo ball into the opponents’ net on the other side of the pool.

Senior Woodrow Hazel has been one of the students attempting to solidify a team for the past three years. He can’t wait to play an official season as a school team.

“I was a sophomore at the time [of joining] and I was thinking I should play a ball sport, even though I wasn’t really interested,” Hazel said. “But when I joined the team I enjoyed playing ever since.”

The date and time for the first match of the season won’t be decided until mid-February.

“I’m looking forward to the games and the fun we are going to have playing,” senior John Moore said.

While the team played a couple of games last season with students from other schools, players haven’t had any experience on their own. Four of the players competed with the Thunder Water Polo Club throughout the summer to help prepare for this upcoming season.

“Southlake is one of the better teams because they have been playing water polo since middle school, so they have way more experience than us,” Hazel said.

Regardless of the fact they haven’t played games as a team, the Farmers have high expectations for this season.

“We need to work on communication really; we are all new at this sport so we can’t expect to get good too quickly,” senior Collin Busby said.

Students who may be hesitant in joining are encouraged to talk to some of the players to help get an understanding of the sport.

“The hardest part is understanding the rules and making sure you follow them,” Moore said.

The players want to help any newcomers learn and understand the concept of the game. For those interested in joining speak with swim coach Craig Harris at Westside Aquatics Center.

“The rules are similar to soccer and football, you can actually get fouled if you hold someone under the water to try and prevent them from getting the ball,” Hazel said. “My word of advice to any newcomer is always work hard.”