Photo: Steve Galluzzo
Moments after Palisades High’s 12-year dynasty and 43-game City playoff win streak was halted by Cleveland on November 13 in the Open Division final at Valley College, first-year head coach Theo Trask reminded his players that the season was not over.
The Dolphins qualified for the CIF
Southern California Regional Division III tournament, which they won in 2021 and 2022 and nearly three-peated last fall, losing in the finals to Bonita.
Palisades was seeded No. 4 out of eight teams and beat No., 5 Palm Desert, the Southern Section Division 5 champion, 13-6 in the first round Nov. 19 at Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center. In the semifinals two days later the Dolphins traveled to La Canada to face No. 1-seeded South Pasadena, the Southern Section Division 4 champion, and fell 10-5. The Tigers went on to defeat No. 3 Cleveland 12-6 in the final.
Prior to its finals loss to Cleveland Palisades had won 11 straight City titles and had not lost a City playoff game since the 2011 quarterfinals.
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