Thursday, January 3, 2013
The annual rivalry swim meet brought out some athletic prowess and some generous hearts as well.
The annual Weston vs. Wayland swim meet was held on Dec. 21 at the Wayland Community Pool and showcased a number of firsts in this long time rivalry. The two teams are bigger than they have ever been before with almost 200 swimmers and divers on the combined teams. For the first time ever the squads were split and a junior varsity meet was held before the varsity meet. The JV meet gave many swimmers a chance to swim events they had never tried before, particularly in the 500 free and 100 butterfly. The intensity of the rivalry was displayed in the varsity meet with Weston taking the boys competition by a score of 94-87 and Wayland taking the girls meet with a score of 95-86. A number of new pool records were set demonstrating the high …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The team graduates 19 seniors this year.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Part of the ebb and flow of a high school team is having a complete turnover of your personnel every four years. But now that the 2011-2012 season has drawn to a close, the Weston Swimming and Diving coaching staff has to face nearly a complete turnover in the personality of the program in just one year. With 19 seniors moving on from their time with The Tide – and especially 13 graduating from the girls’ side alone – the face of the team is in for a dramatic makeover, next winter. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we’re graduating all our great athletes and leaders and don’t have strong underclassmen,” said Coach Claude Valle. “What I am saying is that we’re losing a very, very special group of young men and women. These athletes were …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The boys' team took home its 20th state championship in 40 years.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Editor's Note: The following article was submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. In an incredible display of teamwork and effort, the Weston High School boys’ swimming and diving team brought home team state championship number 20 last weekend, from Harvard. It was the 20th state title for the program in 40 years. “I could not be more proud of a group,” said Head Coach Claude Valle, fresh off a celebratory dip in the Blodgett Pool. “Every boy played a role in this victory, including all our younger athletes who came to cheer us on; they’ve done a great job carrying on the winning tradition established here by Folz.” (Valle was referring to his mentor and program founder, Pete Foley.) Entering the meet, the King Phillip Warriors (in …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Coach says team "achieved or surpassed" all goals.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Editor's note: Submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. In one of the most memorable days in team history, the Weston girls blasted their way to one freshman, three school, three sectional, and two state records last weekend at the North Sectional Swimming and Diving Championships, at MIT. From start to finish, Weston’s girl relays dominated the competition, as the Weston raced to a third-place overall team finish in a field of more than 30 schools. In the opening medley relay, the team of backstroker Bianca Tocci (26.98), breaststroker Maddie Pierce (30.89), butterflyer Julimar Avila (25.12), and freestyler Victoria Bryson (23.51) stormed their way to a winning time of 1:46.52. The clocking destroyed the school record of 1:50.06, and …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tide posts more than 100 best times at event.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Editor's note: Submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. The Weston Swimming and Diving program took part in the DCL Championships last week, with both programs putting up a number of strong performances; over 100 best times were posted by Tide athletes in the meet. Competition began with the diving, held last Wednesday and Thursday at the Beede Center in Concord. Rapidly improving freshman Mikaela Thompson totaled a career-best 228.00 in the one-meter event, taking third overall, and garnering a berth on the DCL all-star team. Junior Camille Casey and senior Eliza Robson all scored points for Weston. On the boys’ side, junior Jamie Packs led the way with a fourth place finish. Senior Kian Nowrouzi and freshman Spencer Clough also …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Championship phase of season started this week.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Editor's note: Submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. A memorable 2011-2012 dual meet season came to an end last week for the Weston High School Swimming and Diving program. With a pair of victories over DCL foe Concord-Carlisle (girls 94-83, boys 93-88) and non-league Hopkinton (96-82 and 96-85, respectively), The Tide finished the campaign with a combined 27-1 record. The girls ended their season at 13-1, while the boys had their second undefeated season in three years, at 14-0. The Weston girls established three new records last week, bringing the season total to an amazing 20. On Thursday against C-C, the freshman 200 freestyle relay combine of Julimar Avila (24.77), Sarah Varghese (27.08), Nicole Davenport (27.62), and Katherine…
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Both squads close out the dual meet portion of the season tomorrow at home.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Editor's note: Submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. With a pair of victories last week, the Weston boys' swimming and diving team inched closer to their second undefeated season in three years as they upped their record to 12-0 (8-0 in the DCL). At the same time, the GLOWS advanced to 11-1 (5-1 in league competition), and shattered a school record in the process. The big challenge for the boys last week was Westford Academy, who came to town on Thursday with hopes of an upset. The visitors grabbed a quick 1-3 finish in the medley relay and with a pair of 2-3-4, “deep sweep” finishes in the first two individual events, Westford moved out to a 10-point lead after just three events, at 27-17. With several boys not at 100 percent (a 24…
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A full slate of swimming and diving nets total of four DCL wins, and one invitational meet title last week.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
A full slate of swimming and diving netted the Weston a total of four DCL wins, and one invitational meet title last week. On Tuesday, both teams hosted Newton South and each came up with a victory. Then on Friday, Lincoln-Sudbury came to town with the Weston girls taking a 99-85 decision, and the boys winning a 96-90 upset that extended a ten-year home unbeaten streak and clinched at least a tie for the 2012 DCL title. The boys then bounced back on Saturday, in Rhode Island, to take the Read/Watmough Invitational Meet. Without question, the highlight of the week was the boys' victory over L-S. “In our meet prep, we felt we had to have a ten-point lead, or more, after the backstroke knowing that L-S would sweep us in the next event and …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Boys record 8-0 overall; girls place second at annual Bay View Invitational.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Editor's note: submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. Last week, the Weston boys’ swimming and diving team ran their record to 8-0 overall (5-0 in the DCL) with a pair of Dual County League victories over Acton-Boxborough and Boston Latin. In the meantime, the girls recorded a non-league win at Dana Hall. The girls then traveled to the University of Rhode Island for the annual Bay View Invitational on Sunday, and came away with a second-place finish in a field of more than 25 teams from Rhode Island and Massachusetts (rival Wayland took the team title). The highlight of the week was the girls’ team performance in Rhode Island. Led by the terrific trio of seniors Maddie Pierce and Bianca Tocci, and freshman Julimar Avila, the girls …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
In tight meet, twelve records were set in the fastest meet in pool history.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Editor's note: submitted by the Weston Athletic Department. Last Friday, the center of attention in the Massachusetts Girls’ High School swimming world was the Foley Natatorium at Weston Middle School as Weston’s GLOWS hosted Wayland in a DCL showdown. The Warriors have won seven of the last eight state championships (Marblehead took the title last season) and Weston gave everything they had in hopes of an upset. In all, twelve different records were set in the fastest meet in pool history. And despite what Head Coach Claude Valle referred to as “the finest team performance in GLOWS’ history,” the hosts came up on the short end of a 97-89 final, in a hotly contested matchup that was much closer than the final score indicated. Leading the …
Elizabeth S. Leaver
8:35 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Jim, if you send me your email, I will contact the coach and see if he can send you the full results. more ›