Hood River Valley and Sam Barlow will compete in high school water polo Oct. 24 at Hood River Aquatic Center in a showcase of two of the top programs in their enrollment classifications.

Barlow (22-4) is leading the Class 6A boys water polo rankings, and the Bruins’ girls squad is ranked second. Hood River, last year’s 5A boys runner-up, is unbeaten in 5A league matches this season. The Eagle girls, the 2022 5A state champion, has played a limited 5A schedule this fall because of a lack of teams. But the HRV girls are 8-7 overall, mostly against 6A schools.