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Ripon returning to SJS D-II final after fending off Merced
Merced-Ripon boys water polo
Ripon’s Ryan Bell shoots past Merced’s Eli Hamm (9). - photo by SEAN KAHLER
STOCKTON – Second-seeded Ripon withstood a late surge from No. 3 Merced on Wednesday to hold on for a 13-10 win in the semifinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II boys water polo playoffs.