Plainwell Easily Handles Kalamazoo Hackett

The Plainwell Girl's Swim/Dive Team easily defeated Kalamazoo Hackett on Tuesday evening by a score of 124-61. This was the last dual meet of the season as the Trojans prepare for the Championship season. Plainwell will seek its 9th straight Conference Championship at Allegan on November 4 and 5. Winners of various events at the meet were Blair Cornell, Kim Jones, Caitlin Oakes, Karalyn Vanslambrouck, Kelsey Ernst, Mallory Comerford, and all 3 relays. Come and cheer on the Trojans during the exciting Championship Season!

Plainwell Defeats Marshall on Senior Night

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving team easily defeated Marshall on Thursday evening by a score of 112-73. The Most Valuable swimmers/divers of the night were the 3 fabulous seniors in their last home swim meet: Blair Kelly, Cameron Monroe, and Lindsay Wiederhold. These 3 were honored for their high achievements both in and out of the pool. They leave a legacy of being outstanding and top notch student athletes and leaders of the 2011 Trojan Swim/Dive Team. Their high school careers have brought 3 Top Six State finishes, 3 Conference Championships, numerous Invitational wins, new school records, All-State awards, and 3 Academic All-State Honors, including a State Championship in 2009 for Division 3, and many thrilling pool performances. These outstanding ladies have set the bar very high for future classes. We wish them the very best in their future endeavors!

The Swim/Dive meet featured first place finishes by the Medley Relay team, Blair Cornell, Aaryn Jewell, Mallory Comerford, Cameron Monroe, Lindsay Wiederhold, Teresa Thiel, and the 200 & 400 Free Relay Teams. The Trojans won 10 of 12 events. Parents were also honored and the team appreciates their great support and sacrifices during the season. Coach John Dubois' team appears in great form for the upcoming Championship season. We wish them best of luck. The team has one more dual meet left. The Trojans travel to Kalamazoo Hackett on Tuesday.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
Jewell, Wiederhold, A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon 1st 2:04.24
Thiel, Gauthier, Ernst, Seiler 3rd 2:07.84
Liceaga, Vanderhoff, Lash, Kelly 5th 2:24.76

200 Freestyle
Cornell 1st 2:11.03
Boylan 2nd 2:14.60
Childress 4th 2:21.04

200 IM
Jewell 1st 2:35.77
Ernst 2nd 2:42.64
Hochstedler 4th 2:45.93

50 Freestyle
Comerford 1st :24.88
Seiler 3rd :27.45
M. VanderBoon 4th :27.46

Diving
Monroe 1st 232.30

100 Butterfly
Wiederhold 1st 1:02.63
Cornell 2nd 1:09.92
Boylan 4th 1:15.63

100 Freestyle
A. VanderBoon 1st :59.63
Gauthier 3rd 1:03.07
Kelly 6th 1:08.12

500 Freestyle
Thiel 1st 5:56.53
Ernst 3rd 6:16.33
Loftus 5th 6:52.13

200 Free Relay
Boylan, A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon, Wiederhold 1st 1:49.53
Kelly, Seiler, Cornell, Childress 3rd 1:55.25
Townsend, Vanslambrouck, Grote, Wilgenhof 5th 2:08.75

100 Backstroke
Jewell 1st 1:12.56
Liceaga 4th 1:16.96
Lash 6th 1:20.42

100 Breaststroke
Hochstedler 3rd 1:27.50
Mills 5th 1:34.79
Vanderhoff 6th 1:36.03

400 Free Relay
Ernst, Boylan, Thiel, Cornell 1st 4:09.41
Childress, Oakes, Vanslambrouck, Jewell 2nd 4:16.90
Grote, Loftus, Lash, Hochstedler 5th 4:48.37