Olympia boys claim state crown

Olympia used a strong team effort, getting goals from nine different players to win the boys water polo state title with an 18-15 win over South Broward on Saturday at Ransom Everglades High School in Miami.

and led the Titans (29-2) with five goals each.

Olympia, which won the girls state championship a year ago, became the first school outside South Florida to win an FHSAA boys water polo championship. Coach

is the architect of both of those titles for the Titans.

Olympia jumped out quickly and led 7-2 after the opening quarter, extending the lead to 12-5 at halftime.

Hialeah scored the game’s first three goals and never looked back, defeating Lake Mary 20-5 in the girls water polo state championship game at Ransom Everglades. had five goals for Thoroughbreds, who led 8-2 at halftime. and added four goals.

the Rams. each

and both scored two goals for Lake Mary (25-5). also had a goal for

Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (29-0) completed an undefeated boys volleyball season with a 3-1 (29-31, 25-21, 25-23, 28-26) victory over Celebration in the state title game Saturday at Boca Raton High School.

led the Storm (25-2) with 23 kills. added 36 assists, while

and combined for 24 kills. Celebration defeated Southwest Miami 3-0 (25-22, 25-9, 25-21) in the semifinals.