Last Wednesday night the mighty Varsity Mens Water Polo Team beat the Novato Hornets with a final score of 18-7 in what might have been the longest Water Polo game ever played  in our Heaston Aquatic Center.  The game progressed as usual until almost the end of the second quarter as the Dons were leading 9 – 4, when opponents’ coach expressed his disagreement with several recent calls to the referees.  After a Yellow Card and discussion, the grievances were written up by the Hornet’s coach as formal Protests which paused play for almost 45 minutes. (This is the correct Protest Procedure according to NFHS rules, and ultimately resulted one goal not counting in the Dons favor.) Undeterred, Acalanes Head Coach Nick Jordan was calm and unruffled through the entire ordeal, instructing our Acalanes players to stay focused and limber through easy lap swimming and light ball-shooting drills as he politely and professionally awaited the formal resolution.  Parents meanwhile enjoyed an excellently curated collection of various classic and punk rock songs played via the Team’s Party Box sound system as they watched and waited, and parent Elizabeth Parrott distributed candy to players and parents alike during the long unplanned intermission.