On Weds, Dec. 12th, HHS Swimming won it’s first Tri Valley League Coed Swim Meet with a 90 to 79 victory over host Norton at Wheaton College.
Freshman Carolyn Banak won a very exciting 100 Yard Butterfly, passing Norton’s boy butterflier at the wall to win by less than 1 second. Senior Captain Julie Beauchemin also swam an exciting race in the 200 Yard Individual Medley, being out-touched at the wall by less than ½ second by Norton’s male winner.
Other first place winners were the 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Christina Belforti, Brittany Cuevas, David Kreigsman, and Ryan McGee, freshman Ryan McGee won the 100 yard freestyle, Christina Belforti placed first in the 100 yard backstroke, and the 400 yard freestyle relay team of Marshall Cohen, Brittany Cuevas, Danielle Potemri, and David Kreigsman also won their event. Holliston’s 1 meter divers, seniors Matt Flynn and Troy Hutchinson, place first and second in their event.
Holliston’s next meet is a TVL Coed meet vs. Dover-Sherborn / Medfield next Monday at 7PM, home at Keefe Tech.
Monday, February 15, 2010
HHS Swimming and Diving 2009-2010 Season Kickoff
The Holliston High School Swimming and Diving team has kicked off its 2009-2010 season in a new fashion. After many years as a member of the Dual County League, Holliston now joins a new co-ed league started by the Tri Valley League (TVL). The new TVL swim league is comprised of teams from Holliston, Ashland, Hopkinton, Dover Sherborn / Medfield, and Norton. Different from the DCL, which had the majority of swim meets as dual meets (boys vs. boys and girls vs. girls), the new TVL is holding co-ed meets, where both boys and girls compete together. This provides unique challenges and opportunities, as 3rd year coach Brian Porter and his 1st year assistant coach Charlotte Rae must balance boys and girls and place them in the most appropriate event to maximize points for the team while still creating opportunities for the athletes to improve their skills and try to qualify for post-season championship events.
With 39 athletes, including 29 sophomore and freshmen, the HHS swim program is beginning to grow in numbers. This is good news for the future of the HHS Swim Program.
The team is led by senior captains Julie Beauchemin and Matt Flynn. Both Julie and Matt, along with senior Stephanie Ydoate and sophomores Rachel Dinehart and Christina Belforti, qualified for post season championship meets last season and will provide experience and leadership this year to the underclassmen. Returning senior lettermen Troy Hutchinson and Chloe Chen-Kraus are steady point providers for the team again this year. Flynn currently holds the HHS school record in 1 meter diving, and is the first HHS athlete to qualify for this year’s post-season state championships.
The junior class is led by David Kreigsman and Sam Wolpert, with returning teammates Melissa Bennie and Maeve Norton. Cheynna Crowley is serving as the team manager this season as she recovers from an injury.
The depth of the team starts with the 16 sophomores. Returning letter winners Haley Bouley, Marshall Cohen, Conor Doyle, Hannah Driscoll, Brianna Fierro, Ariel Holman, Jameson Luskay, Duncan Robertson, and Taylor Savage are joined by a good group of first time teammates Elana Cole, Kendall Klein, Lisa Paecht, Peter Skarmeas and Alyssa Venderbeek.
Rounding out the team are the 13 freshman, some of whom bring swimming experience from club teams and have made immediate impact to the team. The freshmen are Carolyn Banak, Kierra Collins, Olena Cook, Brittany Cuevas, Liam Delaney, Teddy Flynn, Ryan McGee, Danielle Potremi, Amanda Ray, Mali Rose, Evan Vasilaukas, Cody Veidelis, and May Yawakawa. Banak and McGee have already won individual events in their just starting HHS experience.
Coach Porter swam for Holliston during his high school years, where he holds the HHS records in the 50 Yard Freestyle and the 100 Yard Butterfly. He also swam in college at UMASS. In addition to assisting Coach Porter with the swimmers, Assistant Coach Charlotte Rae provides a new expertise to the team. Charlotte is a former springboard diver, having competed in college at Brandeis University. With the returning divers of Flynn and Hutchinson being seniors, Coach Rae is working with new divers Lisa Paecht and Mali Rose to ensure the team continues to compete in the diving events in years to come.
The team practices at Keefe Tech, and home meets are also held at Keefe Tech. The 8 regular season meets are held through February 4th, followed by the TVL championships on February 8. Those swimmers and divers who meet qualification standards are eligible for further tournaments, including the MIAA Sectional Tournaments held February 13-14 at MIT, and the State Tournaments, held February 20-21 at Harvard. Further information on the Holliston Swim team can be found at the Swimming and Diving home sports page on the Holliston Athletic Boosters Association (HABA) website http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/sports_Swimming_Diving.html
With 39 athletes, including 29 sophomore and freshmen, the HHS swim program is beginning to grow in numbers. This is good news for the future of the HHS Swim Program.
The team is led by senior captains Julie Beauchemin and Matt Flynn. Both Julie and Matt, along with senior Stephanie Ydoate and sophomores Rachel Dinehart and Christina Belforti, qualified for post season championship meets last season and will provide experience and leadership this year to the underclassmen. Returning senior lettermen Troy Hutchinson and Chloe Chen-Kraus are steady point providers for the team again this year. Flynn currently holds the HHS school record in 1 meter diving, and is the first HHS athlete to qualify for this year’s post-season state championships.
The junior class is led by David Kreigsman and Sam Wolpert, with returning teammates Melissa Bennie and Maeve Norton. Cheynna Crowley is serving as the team manager this season as she recovers from an injury.
The depth of the team starts with the 16 sophomores. Returning letter winners Haley Bouley, Marshall Cohen, Conor Doyle, Hannah Driscoll, Brianna Fierro, Ariel Holman, Jameson Luskay, Duncan Robertson, and Taylor Savage are joined by a good group of first time teammates Elana Cole, Kendall Klein, Lisa Paecht, Peter Skarmeas and Alyssa Venderbeek.
Rounding out the team are the 13 freshman, some of whom bring swimming experience from club teams and have made immediate impact to the team. The freshmen are Carolyn Banak, Kierra Collins, Olena Cook, Brittany Cuevas, Liam Delaney, Teddy Flynn, Ryan McGee, Danielle Potremi, Amanda Ray, Mali Rose, Evan Vasilaukas, Cody Veidelis, and May Yawakawa. Banak and McGee have already won individual events in their just starting HHS experience.
Coach Porter swam for Holliston during his high school years, where he holds the HHS records in the 50 Yard Freestyle and the 100 Yard Butterfly. He also swam in college at UMASS. In addition to assisting Coach Porter with the swimmers, Assistant Coach Charlotte Rae provides a new expertise to the team. Charlotte is a former springboard diver, having competed in college at Brandeis University. With the returning divers of Flynn and Hutchinson being seniors, Coach Rae is working with new divers Lisa Paecht and Mali Rose to ensure the team continues to compete in the diving events in years to come.
The team practices at Keefe Tech, and home meets are also held at Keefe Tech. The 8 regular season meets are held through February 4th, followed by the TVL championships on February 8. Those swimmers and divers who meet qualification standards are eligible for further tournaments, including the MIAA Sectional Tournaments held February 13-14 at MIT, and the State Tournaments, held February 20-21 at Harvard. Further information on the Holliston Swim team can be found at the Swimming and Diving home sports page on the Holliston Athletic Boosters Association (HABA) website http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/sports_Swimming_Diving.html
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Results of Boys' State Championship Meet
The Holliston Swimming and Diving team completed it’s 2008-2009 season Saturday at the Boy’s Division II State Championships at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool. Coach Brian Porter’s Holliston team finished in 25th out of 35 teams, with 12 points
The team was represented at states by Junior Matt Flynn, who competed in the 1 Meter Diving Event, and Freshman Bobby Beauchemin, who swam the 500 yard Freestyle.
Matt came in an impressive 3rd place to a very deep field of divers, scoring a new HHS School record of 450.85 for 11 dives.
Bobby also swam a very strong race, taking 2nd place in his heat and 18th overall. Bobby improved on his season’s best time by 1 second with a 5:16.50.
Results can be found at http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/Results/2009_State_Division_2_Boys_Swimming_and_Diving_Results.pdf
The team was represented at states by Junior Matt Flynn, who competed in the 1 Meter Diving Event, and Freshman Bobby Beauchemin, who swam the 500 yard Freestyle.
Matt came in an impressive 3rd place to a very deep field of divers, scoring a new HHS School record of 450.85 for 11 dives.
Bobby also swam a very strong race, taking 2nd place in his heat and 18th overall. Bobby improved on his season’s best time by 1 second with a 5:16.50.
Results can be found at http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/Results/2009_State_Division_2_Boys_Swimming_and_Diving_Results.pdf
Results of Girl's Sectional Championship Meet
Molly Curry, Anna Montain, Katie Oertel, Julie Beachemin, Stephanie Ydoate, and Rachel Dinehart represented HHS Girls Swimming in last Sunday's (2/15) Girls Sectional Meet. The 200 yard Individually Medley team of Rachel, Stephanie, Julie and Molly placed 25th, the 200 yard freestyle relay team of Anna, Molly, Julie and Stephanie took almost 2 seconds off their best time in coming in 19th place, and the 400 Freestyle Relay team of Molly, Anna, Katie, and Stephanie improved their seasons best by almost 4 seconds in finishing 17th!
Great job!
Results can be found at the HABA website Swimming and Diving pages:
http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/Results/Girls_2009_Sectionals.pdf
Great job!
Results can be found at the HABA website Swimming and Diving pages:
http://www.hollistonhaba.com/Pages/Sports/Swimming/Results/Girls_2009_Sectionals.pdf
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Results of Boys' Sectional Championship Meet
Junior Diver Matt Flynn and Freshman swimmer Bobby Beauchemin represented the Holliston High School Swimming and Diving team at today’s MIAA Boys’ Central and South Sectional Swimming and Diving Championships held at MITs pool.
Matt Flynn is this year’s Sectional Champion, setting a HHS 11 dive school record with a score of 443 points, beating a field of 21 divers who qualified for this post season event.
Bobby Beauchemin qualified for the State championship meet in the 500 yard freestyle, with a personal best of 5:17.42. Bobby also just missed qualifying for the 100 yard backstroke by 0.68 seconds with a time of 1:03.68.
Both Matt and Bobby will represent HHS Swimming and Diving at next Saturday’s State Championships at Harvard University.
Pictures and an article are on today's Holliston Net News site http://www.hollistonnetnews.com/viewnews.asp?cid=81&cname=Sports%20&%20Recreation
Sunday, the HHS girls will be represented at the Girl’s Sectional Meet by Seniors Molly Curry, Anna Montain, and Katie Oertel, Junior’s Julie Beauchemin and Stephanie Ydoate, and freshmen Rachel Dinehart and Christina Belforti.
Matt Flynn is this year’s Sectional Champion, setting a HHS 11 dive school record with a score of 443 points, beating a field of 21 divers who qualified for this post season event.
Bobby Beauchemin qualified for the State championship meet in the 500 yard freestyle, with a personal best of 5:17.42. Bobby also just missed qualifying for the 100 yard backstroke by 0.68 seconds with a time of 1:03.68.
Both Matt and Bobby will represent HHS Swimming and Diving at next Saturday’s State Championships at Harvard University.
Pictures and an article are on today's Holliston Net News site http://www.hollistonnetnews.com/viewnews.asp?cid=81&cname=Sports%20&%20Recreation
Sunday, the HHS girls will be represented at the Girl’s Sectional Meet by Seniors Molly Curry, Anna Montain, and Katie Oertel, Junior’s Julie Beauchemin and Stephanie Ydoate, and freshmen Rachel Dinehart and Christina Belforti.
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