Glendale makes a splash

•Nov. 14, 2009 — Under the tutelage of first-year Coach Forest Holbrook, the boys' water polo team advances to the semifinals for the first time since 2000 with an 11-9 upset victory against fourth-seeded Walnut in a Division VI quarterfinal match at Burbank High. The Nitros get a 14-save performance by goalkeeper Haik Chatalyan and four goals apiece from Gor Asryan and Martin Narinyan.

"We had a decent game, but not a good one," Holbrook said. "Luckily, we were able to advance with Gor having an off day.

"The rest of the guys stood out and helped. We got a huge lift from the bench and Martin played incredibly well. It's good to get to the semifinals."

•Nov. 18, 2009 — On the cusp of reaching the Division VI championship, Glendale's boys' water polo team holds a 13-10 lead with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter against top-seeded Webb in a semifinal match in Irvine. However, Webb scores three late goals to force overtime and then goes on to earn an 18-14 victory.

"It was nerve-wracking," said Asryan, who scored the lone goal in overtime for the Nitros. "We made some mistakes on defense in the last two minutes.

"We thought we could pull it off in overtime. Overtime is where it counts the most."

•Nov. 20, 2009 — Sismundo and Zargarian advance to the third round of the CIF Individual Tournament at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center in El Monte. After winning their first two rounds, Sismundo and Zargarian fall to Chadwick's Madeleine Sung and Anna Han, who team up for a 6-3, 5-7, 10-1 win.

•Jan. 28, 2010 — The girls' soccer teams holds on for a 3-2 Pacific League victory against cross-town rival Hoover in a Pacific League match.

"It always [gets scary at the end] with [Hoover]," Glendale Coach Dino Barbiera said. "Momentum definitely shifted over, but I was proud [the Nitros] kept their composure and I like the way they played through it."

•Feb. 3 — The Nitro girls' water polo team finishes Pacific League play with a 16-4 win against rival Hoover.

•Feb. 11 — The boys' soccer squad clinches a playoff spot after earning a 2-0 Pacific League victory against visiting Hoover.

The Glendale boys' basketball teams finishes up its season with a 51-42 Pacific League home loss against Hoover. The Nitros go 7-19 and 2-12 in league for eighth place.