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2022-2023 Season Wrap Up Article
Crean Lutheran boys water polo team finishes historic season
‘Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’’ -Matthew 19:26
Crean Lutheran High School’s boys water polo team,coached by Ed Carrera, had another memorable season.
The Saints, the defending CIF Division 6 champions, won their first Empire League title, defeating Cypress 13-8 for the crown. This season, the Saints were moved up to Division 4 for the playoffs and during the regular season were the No. 1 seeded team.
Crean Lutheran advanced into the second round of the Division 4 playoffs before losing to Downey 7-5 in the quarterfinal round.
"We had a great season, winning two tournaments and being runner-up in another, winning the league (title) for the first time in school history is very exciting,” Carrera said.
“I am extremely proud of our seniors (Tate Fitzgerald, Ryan Goldstone, Owen Eich, Nick Mok) and the leadership they showed throughout the season. Our future is bright and I know we will come back hungrier and humble for next year's run.”
Fitzgerald was named the MVP of the league; Mark DiPinto was named defensive player of the year, Julian Amakasu and Jonathan DiPinto were first team all-league and Palmer MacBeth and Ryan Goldstone were second team all-league.
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ed carrera - head water polo coach
Ed Carrera began his aquatics career at 7 years old in Irvine. He was a four-year letterman at Irvine High School and qualified for CIF by the time he was a sophomore. In 1995 Carrera began his water polo coaching career as the assistant coach at Woodbridge High School for both water polo and swimming and was named head water polo coach at 19 years old. After a 2-year coaching stint, he decided to get back in the water as an athlete and attended his 2nd year at Saddleback College. He was recruited by Chapman University where he was named captain.
In 2006, Carrera took over the Northwood High School head water polo position and was the assistant swim coach. At the same time, he joined the Concordia University Irvine Water Polo Coaching staff where he finished his undergrad. In 2010-2012, Carrera was the Aquatics Director at Vanguard University, where he was the Head Coach for both Swimming and Water Polo (Men’s and Women’s).
Ed was the Head Boys/Girls Swim Coach and Head Girls Water Polo Coach at Orange Lutheran High School. He also coached a season at Portola High School in the fall of 2019. He is a member of the Ecuador SR. Men’s National Water Polo Team and competed in the Pan American Games in Toronto in the summer of 2015. Carrera is also the Program Director of Speed Aquatics (USA Swimming Club) and has been the head coach for the Woodbury Waves (Irvine Swim League Team) for the last 8 years, and guided the Waves to several championships.
Carrera is a graduate of Concordia University Irvine where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Business and Leadership. He has a wife, Kaylen, and 3 children; Kyson, Fiori, and Isla.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
ryan tunstall - assistant coach
Ryan Tunstall is a Crean Lutheran Alumni, Class of 2017, and graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2021 with a degree in Kinesiology. He played on the Crean Lutheran Golf Team and was an actor in many Crean Lutheran performances.
Ryan is extremely excited to work for his alma mater. He is the assistant coach for boys water polo and also works in IT at Crean Lutheran. His favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:28, "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
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Roster and Team Record
2023-2024
2023-2024
| #1 | Caden Spaeth |
| #1A | AJ Pier |
| #2 | Julian Amakasu |
| #3 | Jonathan DiPinto |
| #4 | Mark DiPinto |
| #5 | Connor McTaggart |
| #6 | Robert “Bobby” Holmes |
| #7 | Christian Ahn |
| #8 | Luke Goddard |
| #9 | Nikolas Mohrman |
| #10 | Chase Parkan |
| #11 | Everett Chen |
| #12 | Billy Hsu |
| #13 | Dillon Chanove |
| #14 | Ethan Lee |
| #15 | Inouday Laidu |
| #16 | Ethan Chung |
| #17 | Ronin Araucto |
2022-2023
TEAM RECORD
- CIF 1 - 1
- League 5 - 0 League Champions
- Regular Season 25 - 2
TEAM ROSTER
| #1 | Ryan Goldstone |
| #1A | Caden Spaeth |
| #2 | Julian Amakasu |
| #3 | Jonathan DiPinto |
| #4 | Mark DiPinto |
| #5 | Dillon Chanove |
| #6 | Robert “Bobby” Holmes |
| #7 | James Tate Fitzgerald |
| #8 | Luke Goddard |
| #9 | Nikolas Mohrman |
| #10 | Chase Parkan |
| #11 | Owen Eich |
| #12 | Sean Parshin |
| #13 | Nicholas Mok |
| #14 | Ethan Lee |
| #15 | Lucas Colon |
| #16 | Santana DelCastillo |
| #17 | Palmer MacBeth |
2021-2022
TEAM RECORD
- CIF 5 - 0 CIF Champions
- League 2-3
- Regular Season 17 - 6
TEAM ROSTER
#1 Austin Griffin
#1A Daniel McEachern
#2 Nima Karimi
#3 Jonathan Dipinto
#4 Mark Dipinto
#5 Ryan Goldstone
#6 Robert Holmes
#7 James Tate Fitzgerald
#8 Luke Goddard
#9 Nikolas Mohrman
#10 Caden Spaeth
#11 Owen Eich
#12 Blaise Tomassian
#13 Nicholas Mok
#14 Trey Bernard
#15 Nathan Treglia
#16 Caleb Carter
#17 Joshua Goldstone
2019-2020
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November 5, 2022 Upset by Downey in CIF Playoffs
November 3, 2022 Up to the challenge in CIF Opener
October 20, 2022 Rising Crean Lutheran Seeded No. 1
October 28, 2022 First League Title
September 8, 2022 Fast Start with a Tournament Championship
October 16, 2019 Crean Lutheran moves up to No. 3 in CIF Division
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2021-2022
Preseason Article
Crean Lutheran boys water polo team out to earn spot in CIF playoffs
‘Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’’ -Matthew 19:26
Crean Lutheran High School’s boys water team started the season fast under new coach Ed Carrera and was on its way to achieve its goal of qualifying for postseason competition.
“Our goals for the season are to make the CIF playoffs,” Carrera said. “Once we're in the playoffs anything can happen. We are making steady improvements and have had some early success.”
The Saints started the season with five consecutive wins, including a victory over Buena Park and captured the championship at the Corona Invitational.
“It has been great for our team's camaraderie and confidence,” Carrera said. “We are blessed to have some great leaders on the team including Johnathan DiPinto, Tate Fitzgerald and Austin Griffin.
“All the athletes are stand up people that are serving the Lord and playing for each other. Our team prayers prior to games and practices has made our environment one of respect, accountability and fun.”
Carrera, a highly-successful Orange County coach, has coached at a number of programs, including Northwood and most recently Orange Lutheran.
Post Season Article
Crean Lutheran boys water polo team wins first CIF title
‘Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’’ -Matthew 19:26
Crean Lutheran’s boys water polo team, under first- year coach Ed Carrera, made history, winning the first CIF title in the sport for the school.
The Saints defeated Ocean View 12-9 on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Woollett Aquatics Complex to capture the Division 6 championship. It was the first time Crean Lutheran had been in the CIF playoffs.
“My goals at the beginning of the season were to make CIF (playoffs) and win a league game first and then maybe two and we can make it to the playoffs,” said Carrera. “As soon as I got here, it was just nothing but complete absorption of everything I had to say. They totally bought in from day one.”
Top-seeded Crean Lutheran (22-6) had a balanced scoring attack with six players scoring goals in the CIF finals.Tate Fitzgerald, Blaise Tomassian and Jonathan Dipinto led the way with three goals each. Nikolas Mohrman, Robert Holmes and Mark Dipinto added one goal each for Crean Lutheran.
The team advanced to the Southern California Regional, losing to San Dieguito Academy 17-10 in the opening round.
Carrera was named the CIF Division 6 coach of the year and Fitzgerald earned player of the year honors.Jonathan Dipinto, Mark Dipinto and goalie Austin Griffin were also named to the team.
Carrera said the future looks bright. I think we look solid for next year,” Carrera said. “We are returning most of our starters, including Tate Fitzgerald, the DiPinto brothers, Bobby Holmes and Nik Mohrman.
“Our new goalie will have big shoes to fill as Austin Griffin is graduating and he was a big part of our success, along with Blaise Tomassian. We are looking forward to a great off-season, and see if we can repeat the same kind of success next year.”
2020-2021
Crean Lutheran water polo team excited about season under new coach
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
Crean Lutheran High School’s water polo players were excited for the start of the season under new Coach Kyle Ramstack. Like many teams experienced, there have been challenges and the coaches and players have looked to the Lord for spiritual guidance.
“The bible verse was picked by our three seniors (Sophia Guntrip, Samantha Caballero and Antonio Moschetti),” Ramstack said. “They chose that one and I think it really speaks to what this year has been. This year has been challenging but we’ve been really able to look inward and keep our prayers plentiful to keep us engaged in practice and preparation for the season we thought was supposed to start almost a month and a half ago.”
Guntrip and Caballero were allowed to join the boys team because Crean Lutheran was not fielding a girls team. Ramstack said he is planning to use the abbreviated season to develop the young program. “Our season goals are really to see where we’re at, we haven’t really had much of an opportunity to practice water polo since we’ve been practicing at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatics Center,” Ramstack said. “.... And seeing how we can continue to work to build the program and kind of just get ready for next year and hopefully send our seniors out right.”
Among the top players on the team are sophomore Tate Fitzgerald, freshman Jonathan DiPinto and junior goalie Austin Griffin. The Saints’ six-game schedule included games against Tustin and Cypress with the final contest vs. Sage Hill on Friday, March 19.