The 11-member The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swim teams competed in two meets last week, recording nine top-five finishes in one and 14 in another.
At the seven-team Madras Invitational meet Jan. 3, The Dalles senior Lydia DiGennaro highlighted the meet for the girls squad by winning the 50-yard freestyle in 26.11 seconds. DiGennaro also recorded a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:07.63.
The No. 3 ranked Tri-Valley Conference champion The Dalles High Riverhawks are going to the “big dance”, otherwise known as the OSAA Class 4A volleyball state tournament.
A near-perfect season continued for the No. 5-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks volleyball team as they won their 14th consecutive game and an eighth straight Tri-Valley Conference contest, 3-0, over visiting Gladstone on Senior Night Oct. 13.
The Dalles junior Lydia DiGennaro finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle to lead Riverhawks’ finishers at the OSAA Class 5A state swimming meet Friday in Beaverton.
The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swim teams competed in their fourth meet of the season Jan. 29 at Redmond, where they amassed 22 top-five finishes.
Looking back at the 2019-2020 swim season, The Dalles head coach Derek Shortt cannot be any prouder of everything his athletes gave him on a day-to-day basis.
The Dalles swim team has dealt with injuries and illnesses, and have had to split their practice time between two community facilities, but somehow they made it all work this winter season.
Wrapping up a frenzied stretch of swimming with a dual meet and a daylong tournament, The Dalles girls claimed a victory and the boys were second Thursday in Portland, the girls placed second and the boys were third at Saturday’s White Buffalo Classic in Madras.
