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Baraboo Riptide 2007 Tri-County Conference Champions! 2007 Tri-County Conference Final Scores: 1. Baraboo Riptide 2557.5 2. Cross Plains Stingrays 2313.0 3. Sun Prairie Piranhas 2020.0 4. Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks 1893.5 5. Spring Green Dolphins 1473.0 6. Mazomanie Barracudas 946.0 7. Wisconsin Dells Dolphins 743.0 8. Mt. Horeb Gators 725.0
Baraboo Riptide 2007 Dual Meet Co-Champions! 2007 Tri-County Conference Final Standings:
Baraboo Riptide (527.5) vs. Mt. Horeb Gators (121.5) 6/9/2007 The Baraboo Riptide began their 2007 season with an impressive 527.5 to 121.5 victory over the Mt. Horeb Gators on Saturday. It was a perfect day for swimming as the Riptide began their defense of their Tri-County Conference crown. The team is loaded again this year with over 160 swimmers. The depth appears to be the strength of the team again this year, as each age group dominated their Gator counterparts. The meet began with the Riptide winning 8 of the 9 Medley Relays. They followed by winning 7 of the 10 Freestyle races. It was nearly a clean sweep in the Backstroke as Claire Tomaw, Conner Grogan, Brian Cormican, Maddie Mahoney, David Rossiter, Emily O’Rourke, Michael Prochaska, Shannon Keeling and Andrew Mering finished in first place. The Riptide were strong in the Individual Medley with Laken Murphy, Gemma Pillsbury, Matthew Garcia, Kayla Hanson, Eric Thompson, Blair Murphy and Seth Zunker winning their races. The Riptide continued to swim strong in the Breaststroke, Butterfly and Long Freestyle races. They finished the meet as they started, winning 8 of the 10 Freestyle Relays. Multiple winners were abundant for the Riptide on Saturday. Three-time winners were Claire Tomaw, Noah Larson, Tanner Craker, Gemma Pillsbury, Matthew Garcia, Emily O’Rourke, Andrew Mering and Seth Zunker. Two-time winners were Catherine Livingston, Maddie Mahoney, Kayla Hanson, Nick Craker, Eric Thompson, Shannon Keeling and Blair Murphy. The Riptide will get their first big test of the season as they host Sun Prairie this Saturday at the Campbell Park Pool. The Piranhas are the league’s largest team with over 200 swimmers. The meet will begin at 8:00 AM. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Mt. Horeb Gators results Baraboo Riptide (437) vs. Sun Prairie Piranhas (224) 6/16/2007 Call it the Battle of the Titans. Two of the largest teams in the Tri-County Conference met on Saturday at the Campbell Park Pool as the Baraboo Riptide hosted the Sun Prairie Piranhas. The Riptide boasts a squad of over 160 swimmers while the Piranhas have well over 200 on their roster. An overflow crowd was on hand for a perfect day of swimming as over 300 swimmers took to the pool. The Piranhas took and early lead in the meet by winning the first two races in the Medley Relays. The Riptide came storming back, sweeping the 9-10 age groups with impressive performances by the teams of Sydney Rabata, Isabel Schmelzer, Emma Grogan, and Catherine Livingston on the girls side and Brian Cormican, Collin Feld, Tanner Craker and Sean Cormican for the boys. The Riptide won 6 of the 10 races and ended the Medley relays with a slim 42 to 24 lead. By far the largest event of the day was the Freestyle, with 210 swimmers participating. The largest division was also the youngest with 39 girls and 25 boys in the 8 & Under group. The Riptide showed their strength as Alexandra Cerra, Sophia Larson, and Chloe Zick swept the top spots for the girls while Joshua Grant, Ian Baird and Eric Anderson were 1-2-3 for the boys. 8 & Under coaches Sarah Wise and Morgan Trimmer commented, “We are very proud of our 8 & Under group. They have come a long way since the first day of practice. The boys were especially strong on Saturday, sweeping nearly every event.” Other winners in the Freestyle included Catherine Livingston, Tanner Craker, Daniel Konen and Ethan Bartol-Byers. The Backstroke event was nearly as large as the Freestyle. Once again, the Riptide swimmers were up to the task as Noah Larson, Sydney Rabata, Jesse Leatherberry, Emily O’Rourke, Kody Mjelde, Clare Pillsbury and Andrew Mering won their respective races. The Riptide dominated the Individual Medley races, in many cases sweeping the top three positions. Kayla Hanson, Lizbeth Teasdale, and Danae Ruhland won the 13-14 girls, Kody Mjelde, Michael Prochaska, and Matthew Livingston won the 13-14 boys, and Seth Zunker, Cole Zunker and Benji Ruefer won the 15-18 boys. The Riptide continued to show their strength as Joshua Grant, Isabel Schmelzer, Brian Cormican, Gemma Pillsbury, Matthew Garcia, Aleah Kuchta, Kody Mjelde, Blair Murphy and Seth Zunker won their Breaststroke races. Multiple winners were abundant in the Long Freestyle. Catherine Livingstone, Noah Larson, Tanner Craker, Gemma Pillsbury, Matthew Garcia, Emily O’Rourke, Nick Craker, and Andrew Mering added wins to their totals. The final individual event was the Butterfly. Catherine Livingston, Joshua Grant and Seth Zunker won their third event on the day. Nick Craker won for the 13-14 boys. The meet ended with exciting races in the Freestyle Relays, capped off by a thrilling finish in the 15-18 girls as Ellie Ruefer, Blair Murphy, Raegen Trimmer and Shannon Keeling touched out their rivals from Sun Prairie. When the water settled, the Riptide were on top by the score of 437 to 224. “I was surprised by the margin of victory.” commented Head Coach Lynn Keeling. “I thought that it would be a lot closer, given their number of swimmers. Our Riptide swimmers continue to impress me.” “Once again, out depth still proves to be our strength, even when we are outnumbered. Our older groups were very impressive during the meet.” She added. The Riptide will travel to Sauk Prairie on Saturday to battle the Pool Sharks, the last team to beat the them in a dual meet. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Sun Prairie Piranhas results Baraboo Riptide (419) vs. Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks (236) 6/23/2007 The last time the Riptide lost a dual meet, it was at the home of the Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks. With names like Diehl, Ballweg, Kohlbeck and Evans still on the roster, the Riptide knew they would be in for some great races as they battled their rivals on Saturday. The Riptide were up for the task as they emerged victorious by the score of 419 to 236. The Riptide are in first place in the Tri-County Conference with a 3-0 record and their streak of Dual Meet victories now stands at 55. The 11-12 Boys and Girls led the charge for the Riptide, dominating their counterparts. Kara Smiley won the Backstroke and Breaststroke. Maddie Mahoney won the 50 Freestyle while Sharri Waldron won the 100 Freestyle. Samantha Terry won the Individual Medley. The team of Waldron, Terry, Anna Schmelzer and Karli Didrickson won the Medley Relay while Amaya Larson joined with Smiley, Mahoney and Terry to win the Freestyle Relay. On the Boy’s side, David Rossiter won the 50 Freestyle and Backstroke. Not to be outdone, Matthew Garcia won the 100 Freestyle and Breaststroke and placed 2nd in the IM. The team of Sam Trotter, Kevin Tobin, Daniel O’Rourke and Ian Krszjzaniek won the Freestyle Relay. The 8 & Under Boys were also strong as they won every race in their division. Noah Larson won the 25 and 50 Freestyle, Ian Baird won the Backstroke, Eric Anderson won the Breaststroke and Joshua Grant won the Butterfly. Connor Grogan joined Larson, Grant, and Anderson to win the Medley and Freestyle Relays. Additional swimmers who won more than one event include three-time winners Claire Tomaw and Seth Zunker and double winner Kody Mjelde. The Riptide will be hosting the Reedsburg Raging Rapids on Wednesday evening at the Campbell Park Pool for an exhibition meet. The meet will begin at 6:00 PM. They will be back in action again on Saturday as they travel to Mazomanie to face the Barracudas. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks results Baraboo Riptide (479) vs. Mazomanie Barracudas (176) 6/30/2007 It was another great day for swimming as the Riptide traveled to Mazomanie to face the Barracudas on Saturday. The Riptide kept their perfect season in tack as they easily won 479 to 176 and moved to 4-0 for the season. Leading the way were the 13-14 Boys who were perfect on the day. They placed 1-2-3 in every individual event and 1-2 in both of the relays. Nick Craker won the 200 freestyle and butterfly, Kody Mjelde won the breaststroke and individual medley, Daniel Konan won the 50 freestyle and Michael Prochaska won the backstroke. Logan Rabata and Tyler Krszjzaniek teamed with Mjelde and Craker to win the medley relay. Craker joined with Ryan Mathers, Jonathan Wise and Robert Grant to win the freestyle relay. The 9-10 Girls were also outstanding, as they swept their counterparts. Emma Grogan won the freestyle and butterfly, Catherine Livingston won the long freestyle, Sydney Rabata won the backstroke, Isabel Schmelzer won the breaststroke, and Andrea Noonan won the individual medley. The team of Rabata, Schmelzer, Livingston and Noonan won the medley relay, while Grogan joined Hannah Mueller, Katelyn Zimmerly and Elizabeth Wech to win the freestyle relay. Multiple winners were abundant for the Riptide. Three-time winners included Noah Larson, Gemma Pillsbury and Shannon Keeling. Two-time winners were Jessie Leatherberry, Tanner Craker, Kara Smiley, Seth Zunker and Andrew Mering The Riptide will be hosting the Wisconsin Dells Dolphins on Saturday at the Campbell Park Pool. The meet will begin at 8:00 AM. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Mazomanie Barracudas results Baraboo Riptide (526) vs. Wisconsin Dells Dolphins (136) 7/07/2007 The Baraboo Riptide remained hot on their pursuit of another Tri-County Conference title as they won handily over the visiting Wisconsin Dells Dolphins, 526 to 136, on Saturday at the Campbell Park Pool. The outcome of the meet was never in doubt as the Riptide just overpowered their opponents from the north. The team got off to a fast start, winning nine of the ten medley relays for a 63-7 lead after the first event. Though small in total numbers, the Dolphins had strong individual swimmers. The freestyle event saw a number of close races and the Riptide just edged out their opponents by the score of 48-42. The Riptide won 9 of the 10 backstroke races. Winners were Claire Tomaw, Ian Baird, Brian Cormican, Sharri Waldron, David Rossiter, Emily O’Rourke, Michael Prochaska, Clare Pillsbury, and Andrew Mering The Riptide rolled through the individual medley, with victories by Brian Cormican, Gemma Pillsbury, Alex Noonan, Aleah Kuchta, Kody Mjelde, Shannon Keeling, and Seth Zunker. Brian Cormican claimed his third victory in the breaststroke, while Gemma Pillsbury, Kody Mjelde and Seth Zunker won for the second time. Other winners included Eric Anderson and Blair Murphy. Noah Larson swept the freestyle events in the 8 & under boys when he won the long freestyle to go along with his win in the 25 freestyle. Gemma Pillsbury added her third win while Claire Tomaw and Andrew Mering added their second. Other winners in the long freestyle were Tanner Craker, Alex Noonan, Kayla Hanson, and Nick Craker. Claire Tomaw, Noah Larson and Seth Zunker made it a perfect three for three as they won their butterfly races. Kayla Hanson and Tanner Craker added to their wins, while Emma Grogan, Karli Didrickson, Daniel O’Rourke and Eric Thompson all captured blue ribbons. The Riptide polished off the meet by taking nine of the ten freestyle relays. First place will be on the line this Saturday as the Riptide (5-0) travel to Cross Plains (4-1) to face the Stingrays. With a victory, the Riptide can claim their eighth consecutive Dual Meet Crown. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Wisconsin Dells results Baraboo Riptide (304.5) vs. Cross Plains Stingrays (357.5) 7/14/2007 They talk of the jinx of appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Now, it appears, it has happened with the Baraboo News Republic. On the day when the sports page reports on the Baraboo Riptide’s impressive streak of 57 consecutive dual meet victories, it happened. There was “Something in the Water” at Cross Plains on Saturday. It was a Stingray team that was talented and hungry for a chance to upset the defending conference champions. For the first time since July of 1999, before some of the current Riptide swimmers were even born, the team tasted defeat at a dual meet. The Riptide were riding another perfect season at 5-0 heading into Cross Plains (4-1). When the pool settled and the final scores were tallied, the Stingrays emerged with a hard fought victory, 357.5 to 304.5. Though it was a swim meet, it was more like a prize fight with each team claiming the lead throughout the meet. The Stingrays began strong, winning the four of the first six medley relays, aided by a disqualification of the Riptide 9-10 boys. The Riptide responded and finished strong, sweeping the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups to post a 42-28 lead after the first event. The Freestyle saw Cross Plains win seven races, led by UW recruit Luke Lengfeld in his final home meet. Noah Larson, Catherine Livingston and Tanner Craker won their respective races. The Stingrays finished the event with a 83.5 to 76.5 lead. The Riptide reclaimed the lead after the Backstroke as Brian Cormican, Emily O’Rourke, Kody Mjelde, Shannon Keeling and Andrew Mering led the charge with victories. The Riptide added to their slim lead of 167.5 to 154.5 after the Individual Medley. Brian Cormican, Gemma Pillsbury, Aleah Kuchta, Shannon Keeling and Seth Zunker claimed first prizes. The lead slipped back to only five points after the Breaststroke. Cormican, Pillsbury, Zunker, and Blair Murphy were the only Riptide swimmers to win their races. The Long Freestyle proved to be the team’s strongest event of the day. Livingston, Craker, and Pillsbury added to their win totals. Joining them were Kayla Hanson and Kayla Steinhorst. After the event, the Riptide enjoyed their largest lead of the day, 259.5 to 242.5. Then came the Butterfly. The Stingrays dominated the event, winning nine of ten races. Only Ellie Ruefer won for the Riptide. Heading into the final event of the day, the Freestyle Relays, the Stingrays now held an eleven point advantage, 301.5 to 290.5. The Riptide would have to win six of the ten races to keep their streak in tack. Each race was greeted with a cheering crowd on their feet as swimmers raced side by side for a chance at victory. With the exception of the 8 & under division, the races were decided by less than five seconds. The Stingrays could see victory in their grasps as they swept the 8 & under and 11-12 divisions. With the crowd erupting, the Stingrays won the most dramatic race of the day as they edged the Riptide 13-14 girls by 0.09 seconds. Victory was now assured. The put the exclamation point on the meet by winning the remaining three races for the 53 point victory. “I had mixed feeling at the end of the meet.” said Head Coach Lynn Keeling. “You never like to lose. But I can remember how we felt the first time we knocked off one of the “big teams”. This meet was so much fun. I wish it was this exciting every weekend, where the outcome is decided on the final events”. “This is going to make the Conference meet even more exciting. Although the scoring is different at conference as compared to the dual meets, we will have to step it up if we are going to retain our crown.” added Keeling. But before the Riptide look to defending their conference title, they still have one dual meet remaining. They can still win a share of the Tri-County Conference Dual Meet title when they host the Spring Green Dolphins at the Campbell Park Pool on Saturday. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Cross Plains Stingrays results Baraboo Riptide (473) vs. Spring Green Dolphins (189) 7/21/2007 Back on Track. The best cure for the bitter taste of defeat is the sweet taste of victory. One week after suffering their first dual meet defeat of the season, the Riptide proved that they are still the team to beat in the Tri-County Conference with a commanding 473 to 189 victory over the visiting Spring Green Dolphins. The victory by the Riptide earned them a share of the Dual Meet Championship along with the Cross Plains Stingrays. Both teams ended the regular season with 6-1 records. This marks the eight Dual Meet title in a row for the Riptide. The Riptide were fast out of the blocks, winning seven of the ten Medley Relays to open with a 49 to 21 lead. They poured it on in the Freestyle event as Noah Larson, Catherine Livingston, Tanner Craker, Alex Noonan, Eric Thompson, Shannon Keeling and Ethan Bartol-Byers swam to victory with many of their teammates close behind. The Backstroke saw wins by Katie Bruni, Brian Cormican, Kara Smiley, Emily O’Rourke, Kody Mjelde, Shannon Keeling and Andrew Mering. Keeling won her third event of the day in the Individual Medley while Cormican and Mjelde won their second. Joining them were Emma Grogan, Gemma Pillsbury, Aleah Kuchta, and Seth Zunker. Mjelde claimed his third individual victory in the Breaststroke. Pillsbury, Kuchta, and Zunker won for the second time. Ian Baird, Isabel Schmelzer, Austin Miller and Blair Murphy also captured blue ribbons. The Riptide crushed the Dolphins in the Long Freestyle, winning nine of the ten races. Noah Larson, Catherine Livingston, Tanner Craker, Gemma Pillsbury and Andrew Mering have consistently won all season and will be serious contenders for Conference championships. Joining them at the top of their event was Alex Noonan, Kayla Hanson, Nick Craker and Ellie Ruefer. The final individual event, the Butterfly, saw victories by Noah Larson, Tanner Craker, Eric Thompson, Clare Pillsbury and Seth Zunker. The Riptide polished off the day by winning eight of the ten Freestyle Relays. The Riptide will now seek to defend their conference title at the Tri-County Conference Championships, held this weekend at the Baraboo Indoor Pool, hosted by the Mt. Horeb Gators swim team. They will be going for their eight consecutive title during the meet, with preliminaries on Saturday and the conference championships on Sunday. The meet begins at 9:00 AM each day and is open to the public. 2007 Baraboo Riptide vs. Spring Green Dolphins results 2007 Tri-County Conference Championships 7/28-29/2007 Make it eight in a row. The Baraboo Riptide successfully defended their Tri-County Conference Title over the weekend at the championships held at the Baraboo Indoor Pool. The two-day event, entitled “Swimming with the Stars” was hosted this year by the Mt. Horeb Gators swim team. The two days were packed with excitement as swimmers raced in the preliminaries on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. The Riptide knew that defending their crown would not be an easy task. They had suffered their first dual meet loss in seven years to the Cross Plains Stingrays just two weeks ago. With a renewed sense of purpose, the team put on a display of swimming true of a champion. The Riptide set the tone for the meet in the very first event, the Medley Relays. They served notice to the rest of the teams that they had no interest in giving up their crown. The Riptide simply dominated the event. They won gold in six of the ten races and were second in another. The 9-10 Boys and Girls started things off as the teams of Sydney Rabata, Isabel Schmelzer, Emma Grogan and Catherine Livingston and Brian Cormican, Austin Miller, Tanner Craker and Sean Cormican won their respective races. The 11-12 Girls team of Sharri Waldron, Gemma Pillsbury, Karli Didrickson and Samantha Terry followed suit. The 15-18 year olds swept as well, with Clare Pillsbury, Blair Murphy, Ellie Ruefer, and Emily Thompson winning for the girls while Andrew Mering, Seth Zunker, Chris Herbst, and Ethan Bartol-Byers won for the boys. The most exciting race in the Medley Relays had to be the 13-14 Boys. Michael Prochaska, Kody Mjelde, Nick Craker and Daniel Konen held off their rivals from Cross Plains to win by 0.09 seconds. “If there was an “Unsung Hero” today, it would have to be Daniel Konen” said Head Coach Lynn Keeling. “He swam 26’s in both of his relays. His anchor on the medley relay was incredible.” The Freestyle event saw a number of Riptide swimmers cap off their fine season with gold medals. Noah Larson, Catherine Livingston, and Eric Thompson won their respective titles. The 9-10 boys nearly made it a sweep as Tanner Craker, Jesse Leatherberry and Sean Cormican finished 1-2-5 in their division. Silver was the medal of choice during the Backstroke as Brian Cormican, Kara Smiley, Emily O’Rourke, Kody Mjelde, Clare Pillsbury and Andrew Mering all finished second. The Individual Medley saw numerous Riptide swimmers in the final heats. Gemma Pillsbury, Kody Mjelde and Seth Zunker won gold, while Brian Cormican, Eric Thompson, Shannon Keeling and Andrew Mering claimed silver. The Breaststroke event saw the biggest surprise for the Riptide. As a true testimonial to the depth of the team, 9-10 year old Austin Miller swam to his first victory of the season and a conference crown. Pillsbury and Zunker added to their medal count as they won their event. Blair Murphy joined them as she won the 15-18 girls race. The Riptide were rolling up the points as they marched through the Long Freestyle. Catherine Livingston led the charge with an impressive five second victory in the 9-10 girls. Gemma Pillsbury added her third gold medal on the day for the 11-12 girls. Noah Larson, Tanner Craker, Alex Noonan, Clare Pillsbury and Andrew Mering claimed silver in the event. One of the highlights of the weekend occurred during the Long Freestyle preliminaries on Saturday as a new Conference and pool record was set in the long freestyle by Cross Plains’ Luke Lengfeld with a time of 1:43:35. Tanner Craker picked up his second gold and third overall medal as he won his Butterfly event. Noah Larson picked up his second silver as did Eric Thompson. In one of the most anticipated races of the day, Lengfeld held off Baraboo’s Seth Zunker by 0.22 second in the boy’s 15-18 race. The final event of the meet was the Freestyle Relays. Although the Riptide failed to capture gold, they scored four seconds, four thirds, one fourth and one fifth to close out the meet with a solid performance. By then, the crown was once again securely in their grasp. Team Scores Baraboo 2557.5 Cross Plains 2313 Sun Prairie 2020 Sauk Prairie 1893.5 Spring Green 1473 Mazomanie 946 WI Dells 743 Mt. Horeb 725 |
