Plainwell Defeats St. Joseph on Senior Night!

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive Team easily defeated St. Joseph on Senior Night at the Plainwell Aquatic Center. The final score was 120-65. Leah VanderBoon and Alison Goyings were honored for their achievements both in and out of the pool. Leah's swimming career has featured many state qualifying times, individual and team Conference Championships, new records, and state level placements. She is equally as talented in the classroom with a 3.96 GPA and numerous activities. Alison is a 3 year member and letter winner of the swim team and has an unbelievable amount of Community Service time. She also has a high GPA of 3.80 and is involved with numerous school activities. They both shined in the pool on Thursday with Leah winning the 50 Free in a state qualifying time of :25.50. Alison took 3rd in the 100 Breaststroke. Congratulations and best wishes to these two terrific ladies!

Lindsay Wiederhold also had a state qualifying time in the 100 Freestyle of :56.40. Other great performances were turned in by Cora Spencer, Emily Hochstedler, Blair Cornell, and Megan VanderBoon. Thursday was also Parents Night with the swimmers escorting and honoring their parents on the pool deck.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
Wiederhold, L. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon, Kelly 1st
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, Thiel, Goyings 2nd
Childress, Goyings, Hu, Hochstedler 4th

200 Free
Boylan 1st
Seiler 2nd
VanSlambrouch 5th

200 IM
Cornell 1st
A. VanderBoon 2nd
Hochstedler 5th

50 Free
L. VanderBoon 1st
Seiler 2nd
Childress 5th

Diving
Monroe 1st
Spencer 3rd
Tustin 4th

100 Fly
Hu 2nd
Lash 4th

100 Free
Wiederhold 1st
Thiel 2nd
Cornell 3rd

500 Free
Ernst 2nd
VanSlambrouch 4th

200 Free Relay
Monroe, Wiederhold, Hu, Kelly 2nd
Boylan, Ernst, VanSlambrouch, Spencer 3rd
A. VanderBoon, Lash, Loftus, Townsend 4th

100 Back
M. VanderBoon 1st
Thiel 2nd
Childress 4th

100 Breast
Hochstedler 2nd
Goyings 3rd
Hu 4th

400 Free Relay
Boylan, A. VanderBoon, Kelly, Townsend 1st
Thiel, Lash, Ernst, Spencer 2nd
Cornell, Childress, VanSlambrouch, Loftus 3rd

Plainwell Sinks Otsego

Plainwell High School Girl's Swim Team easily defeated Otsego on Tuesday evening. The evening was highlighted by the "Divers Relay" that included Cameron Monroe, Cora Spencer, Brooke Harrington, Alexandria Tustin. Top performances were turned in by Nancy Lash, Paige Townsend, Ally Seiler, Cara Loftus, Kelsey Ernst, and Courtney Mills. Plainwell takes on St. Joseph on Thursday.

Lakeview Defeats Plainwell

The Plainwell Girl's Swim and Dive Team lost a closely contested swim meet to the Spartans on Thursday night. The Division 2 Lakeview team won key events, including 2 relays and team depth to hand the Trojans their first loss of the season. The Trojans performed well in a tough environment (including a pep band for homecoming week at the Lakeview pool), with leaders Lindsay Wiederhold, Leah VanderBoon, Cameron Monroe and Blair Cornell picking up individual victories. Lindsay won the 200 and 500 Freestyle events, while Leah won the 100 Freestyle, Cameron once again won the diving event, and Blair Cornell won the 100 Breastroke in a state qualifying time. The 200 Free Relay was also victorious. Team members included Blair Cornell, Megan VanderBoon, Teresa Thiel, and Lindsay Wiederhold. Other impressive performances were turned in by Molly Boylan, Ally Seiler, and Megan VanderBoon. Plainwell swims conference foe Otsego on Tuesday and St. Joseph on Thursday.

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel 2nd
Seiler, Goyings, Hu, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Hochstedler, Lash, Kelly 5th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Kelsey Ernst 5th
Haley Childress 6th

200 IM
Leah VanderBoon 3rd
Megan VanderBoon 5th
Blair Cornell 6th

5o Freestyle
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Audrey VanderBoon 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

Diving
Cameron Monroe 1st
Brooke Harrington 4th
Cora Spencer 6th

100 Butterfly
Teresa Thiel 2nd
Megan VanderBoon 3rd
Jun Hu 5th

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon 1st
Ally Seiler 4th
Blair Kelly 6th

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold 1st
Molly Boylan 4th
Kelsey Ernst 6th

200 Free Relay
Cornell, M. VanderBoon, Thiel, Wiederhold 1st
Lash, Kelly, Ernst, Boylan 4th
Spencer, Loftus, Townsend, Mills 6th

100 Backstroke
Audrey VanderBoon 3rd
Ally Seiler 4th
Haley Childress 6th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell 1st
Jun Hu 4th
Alison Goyings 5th

400 Free Relay
M. VanderBoon, L. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Wiederhold 2nd
Ernst, Childress, Boylan, Seiler 4th
Loftus, Mills, Townsend, Spencer 6th

Plainwell Defeats Albion

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily defeated Albion last night at the Plainwell Middle School Pool. The Trojans won every event in a convincing victory. Kelsey Ernst and Jun Hu won 2 individual events and Cameron Monroe once again commanded the spring board. Other outstanding performances were provided by Brooklin Harrington, Paige Townsend, Cara Loftus, Emily Hochstedler, and Courtney Mills. This meet followed up and exciting tie at the Dewitt Invitational where Plainwell equaled Division 2 Grand Rapids Northview. Plainwell also defeated new conference foe South Haven last Tuesday. Plainwell takes on rival Lakeview in Battle Creek on Thursday. Good luck Trojans!!

Plainwell Finishes:

200 Medley Relay
(Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Boylan, Kelly) - 1st
(Thiel, Hochstedler, A. VanderBoon, Goyings) - 2nd
(Childress, Hu, Wiederhold, Lash) - 3rd

200 Free
Ernst - 1st
VanSlambrouch - 4th
Townsend - 5th

200 IM
Hochstedler - 1st
Childress - DQ
Loftus = 2nd

50 Free
Wiederhold - 1st
Cornell - 3rd
Goyings - 5th

Diving
Monroe - 1st
Harrington - 2nd
Spencer - 3rd
Tustin - Exh

100 Fly
Hu - 1st
Lash - 2nd
Loftus - 3rd

100 Free
M. VanderBoon - 1st
A. VanderBoon - 3rd
Boylan - 4th

500 Free
Ernst - 1st
Seiler - 3rd
Vanslambrouch - 4th

200 Free Relay
(Cornell, Boylan, Ernst, Seiler) - 1st
(Kelly, Goyings, A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon) - 2nd

100 Back
Thiel - 1st
Kelly - 3rd
Mills - 4th

100 Breast
L. VanderBoon - Ex
Hu - 1st

400 Free Relay
(M. VanderBoon, Goyings, Ernst, Boylan) - Ex
(Seiler, Childress, Hochstedler, Vanslambrouch) - 2nd
(Mills, Lash, Townsend, Loftus) - 4th

Plainwell Tops Alma, Kalamazoo Hackett and Otsego in Conference Quad Meet

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team easily defeated Alma, Kalamazoo Hackett, and Otsego in the Conference Quad Meet on Saturday. The team was led once again by double winners Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold (all three matchups). Individual winners were Cameron Monroe and Blair Cornell (all three matchups). The Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay were also victorious. The team travels to DeWitt on Saturday for the DeWitt Invitational.

Plainwell 117
Alma 66

Plainwell 136
Otsego 49

Plainwell 142
Hackett 42

Plainwell Easily Wins Albion Relays

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team strolled to victory at the Albion Relays. The Trojans won 5 of the 9 events to easily outdistance Sturgis and Harper Creek. The format of the meet was all relays, including the diving, and the Plainwell team again showed their superior depth. Other schools competing were host Albion, Marshall, and Kalamazoo Hackett.

Plainwell Finishes:

Plainwell Point Total: 98 points

200 Medley Relay
Seiler, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon - 2:01.46 1st

200 Sprint Relay
A. VanderBoon, Thiel, Boylan, Wiederhold - 1:50.02 2nd

300 IM Relay
M. VanderBoon, A. VanderBoon, Cornell - 3:30.74 1st

300 Breastroke Relay
Hochstedler, Goyings, Cornell - 4:10.23 3rd

400 Free Relay
Boylan Thiel, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold - 3:57.50 1st

Diving (11 dives)
Monroe, Harrington - 292.79 2nd (tie)

300 Backstroke Relay
Childress, Seiler, A. VanderBoon - DQ (although they finished 1st!)

200 Butterfly Relay
Hu, Thiel, M. VanderBoon, L. VanderBoon - 2:00.23 1st

500 Progressive Relay
Kelly, Boylan, Wiederhold, Seiler, Ernst - 5:09.03 1st

Plainwell Cruises To Win At South Haven Invitational

The Plainwell Girl's Swimming and Diving Team won another South Haven Invitational over the weekend. Plainwell's 385 points easily outdistanced second place Allegan's 247 points. Plainwell dominated the freestyle events with the duo of Leah VanderBoon and Lindsay Wiederhold. Leah won the sprinting events while Lindsay swept the distance events. The 200 and 400 Free Relay Teams also won as did the 200 Medley Relay Teams. Teresa Thiel won the 100 Butterfly with a personal best time.

Other great swims were performed by Karalynn Vanslambrouch, Emily Hochstedler, Molly Boylan, Megan VanderBoon, Blair Kelly, and Nancy Lash. Plainwell next swims at the Albion Relays and then at home at the Conference Quad meet versus Alma, Otsego, and Kalamazoo Hackett on Saturday, September 18th.

Team Scores:

Plainwell 385
Allegan 247
Mattawan 207
Ludington 175
Otsego 160
South Haven 113
Hackett 108


Plainwell Finishes (1st-12th place)

200 Medley Relay
(A. VanderBoon, Cornell, L. VanderBoon, Thiel) - 1st
(Seiler, Goyings, M. VanderBoon, Kelly) - 7th

200 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Molly Boylan - 5th
Kelsey Ernst - 7th

200 Individual Medley
Megan VanderBoon - 2nd
Blair Cornell - 3rd
Audrey VanderBoon - 7th

50 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 1st
Teresa Thiel - 4th

Diving
Cameron Monroe - 5th
Brooklyn Harrington - 8th
Cora Spencer - 11th

100 Butterfly
Teresa Thiel - 1st
Megan VanderBoon- 2nd
Jun Hu - 9th

100 Freestyle
Leah VanderBoon - 1st
Ally Seiler - 7th
Allison Goyings - 10th

500 Freestyle
Lindsay Wiederhold - 1st
Molly Boylan - 6th
Kelsey Ernst - 11th

200 Freestyle Relay
(Thiel, Boylan, L. VanderBoon, Wiederhold) - 1st
(Goyings, Lash, Ernst, Cornell) - 5th

100 Backstroke
Audrey VanderBoon - 3rd
Ally Seiler - 5th
Cora Spencer - 8th

100 Breaststroke
Blair Cornell - 2nd
Allison Goyings - 9th

400 Freestyle Relay
(A. VanderBoon, M. VanderBoon, Boylan, Wiederhold) - 1st
(Kelly, Lash, Ernst, Seiler) - 5th