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Volleyball Champs at Boys & Girls Club 5/6

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The fifth and sixth grade girls volleyball team, the Phantoms, beat out their opponents in an 11-0 season and again to win the championship in their grade level at the Lake Stevens Boys & Girls Club Spring Volleyball Tournament.

Coach Cindy Kostenick led the team to victory which includes Amber Dalgleish, Jamie Pierce, Kristen Kostenick, Abby Jamieson, Assistant Coach Tiana Ushler, Sarah Gregarek, Kyla Ruse, Megan Gregarek, Haley McDonald, Kiana Murkerson and Larisa Kreft.

Local swimmers sprint to the finish

Storm Aquatics sent 21 swimmers to the Ferry Boat Sprints swim meet on Bainbridge Island. This was the team’s final Short Course Yards swim meet of the season before the Long Course Meters season begins.

Storm Aquatics swam very well at this meet, getting 60 best times out of 81 swims. Storm’s 10 girls got 73 percent best times and the 11 boys got 76 percent best times. Five Storm swimmers got best times in all of their events, Kyle Stober, Martha Pohl, Emily Jacobson, Kara Libra and Grant Reimers.

The team competed very well at this meet placing third out of nine teams and winning a Ferry Boat Trophy now on display at the Lake Stevens pool. The kids had a lot of fun and are looking forward to the Long Course Season.

Storm Aquatics swimmers go long

Storm Aquatics, the local Lake Stevens swim club, sent 10 swimmers to the Long Course Kickoff swim meet on April 26-27, in Federal Way. This was Storm’s first Long Course Meters meet of the 2008 season. Like in the Olympics, Long Course Meters swim meets are in 50 Meter pools.

The Storm swimmers did very well at this meet, achieving best times in 98 percent of their races. They scored enough points to place seventh out of nine teams.

Kyle Libra swam the 50 Freestyle in 27.24 seconds which is a Zone Consideration Qualifying Time. The Zone Meet is a Championship meet where the Pacific Northwest competes with other sections of the country.

The Long Course Kickoff was a great way to start the Long Course Season. All of these Storm swimmers are looking forward to a great summer season and continuing their successful beginning.