Lodi high swimming and diving

Congratulations to Rebecca Welch on competing and being a finalist at her 3rd straight CIF State Championships! Go Flames!!

Lodi High School finished their season strong at the finals of the Sac-Joaquin Section meet this past Friday. Our swimmers swam against 92 schools from 26 leagues and hundreds of the fastest swimmers from Placer County to the north and Stanislaus County to the south, and from the Delta to the Lake Tahoe area. It was a week of some very fast racing, and the Flames definitely left their mark! In fact, one of our Flames is going to the next level. A huge congratulations to Rebecca Welch for qualifying for the CIF State Championships next week! This will be her third time at the big show representing Lodi High School. Go Flames!

All of our swimmers did great this past week, with personal bests and milestones achieved across the board. The Varsity boys 200 Medley relay team of Temple Marcee, Braxton Boone, Asher Sroufe, and John Hammer IV captured 12th and the 400 Freestyle relay team of Sroufe, Marcee, Gian Jay, and Hammer IV placed 12th as well. Individually, John Hammer IV placed 13th in the 50 Freestyle and Asher Sroufe placed 10th in the 500 Freestyle. For the Lady Flames, Rebecca Welch swam to silver in the 200 IM and 7th in 100 Breaststroke.

On the Frosh/Soph side, the Lady Flames did well in two relays, with the 200 Medley team of Addison Clark, Emma Starr, Hazel Sroufe, and Rachel Bennett placing 15th and the 400 Freestyle team of Starr, Bennett, Madie Kennedy, and Sroufe placing 13th overall. Individually, Madie Kennedy placed 12th in the 500 Freestyle and Emma Starr placed 5th in 100 Breaststroke. For the boys, the 200 Medley relay team of Luke Perry, Jake Arreola, Patrick Cruz, and Tommy O’Boyle captured 7th and the 400 Freestyle team of Porter Crew, Cruz, Nolan Butler and Adam Farinelli placed 11th overall. Individually, Porter Crew placed 11th in the 200 Freestyle and 8th in the 500 Freestyle, Jake Arreola placed 13th in 200 IM and 10th in 100 Breaststroke, and Luke Perry placed 16th in the 100 Backstroke.

It was an amazing competition and Lodi High repped the 209 with strength, pride and class! Thanks to all our swimmers this past season for all your hard work and dedication. And thanks to all the Flame parents and families for your help throughout the season. Our swimmers couldn’t be so successful without your support, and the team appreciates you all so much! Can’t wait to see what next season will bring! We will be making an even bigger splash in our section!

Go Flames!!

Several of our swimmers burned hot today during the boys competition at CIF SJS today, and will be joining our Lady Flames at finals tomorrow! Two of the Varsity relay teams made it into finals, the 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle, and the 200 Freestyle relay made alternate. Individually, John Hammer IV made finals in the 50 Freestyle and Asher Sroufe made finals in the 500 Freestyle and alternate in the 100 Butterfly. All our varsity boys set personal bests this meet. These young men swam super fast among some of the top swimmers in the State, can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Our Frosh/Soph boys also did great today, with two relay finals in the 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle, and several individual finalists as well. Porter Crew made finals in 200 & 500 Freestyle and Jake Arreola finaled in 200 IM & 100 Breaststroke. Also making finals, Tommy O'Boyle in 100 Butterfly, Luke Perry in 100 Backstroke, and Nolan Butler made alternate in the 500 Freestyle.

Great job by all our swimmers who made it to Sections, and good luck to everyone moving on to finals! Lodi High definitely made an impression in our section this week! Go Flames!!!

Congrats to our Lady Flames at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section prelims today in Elk Grove! Two of our frosh/soph relays made it into finals on Friday, the 200 Medley with Addison Clark, Emma Starr, Hazel Sroufe, and Rachel Bennett and the 400 Freestyle with Starr, Bennett, Madie Kennedy and Sroufe. Individually, Emma Starr finaled in 100 Breaststroke and made alternate for 50 Freestyle (after winning a fast swim off!) Madie Kennedy finaled in 500 Freestyle and made alternate in 100 Breaststroke. On the varsity side, Rebecca Welch made finals in both her events, the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. Great job ladies swimming against some of the fastest girls in our region! And good luck to the boys tomorrow! Go Flames!

Congrats to our very own Ruby Parker for placing first in Frosh/Soph Diving girls for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section!!! Great job, Ruby! We are so proud of you! Go Flames!!

Last night we had a great time celebrating our swimmers at the LHS annual swim & dive banquet! It was such a wonderful swim season this year! Congrats again to our Varsity Boys for winning the TCAL Championship and our Lady Flames for taking second in League. Good luck to the 26 swimmers headed to sections next week, and we look forward to another great season next year! Go Flames!!!

Lodi High Varsity boys won the Tri City Athletic League Championships this weekend, with St. Mary’s taking second and Lincoln High third. The Lady Flames placed second behind St. Mary’s and Lincoln took third. On the JV Boys side, the Flames took first, Lincoln High second, and St. Mary’s third, while the JV Girls saw St. Mary’s take 1st, Lincoln win second, West took third, and Lodi High placed fourth. The pool was definitely fast, with many personal bests and even some TCAL records broken. It was a great weekend for swimming, and we are thankful for all the families and parents who helped us host the meet!

The Varsity Boys dominated in the pool this weekend, winning all three relays and multiple individual events. The 200 Medley team saw Nolan Taylor, Braxton Boone, Asher Sroufe and John Hammer IV swim to victory, with the 200 Free team of Jake Arreola, Tommy O’Boyle, Temple Marcee and Boone claiming gold. The 400 Free team of Marcee, Taylor, Hammer IV and Sroufe finished the meet with a solid “W” as well. Individually, the boys ran the podium in 200 Freestyle with Gian Jay taking first, Porter Crew placing second, and Adam Farinelli taking third and in the 100 Butterfly with Sroufe taking first, Marcee second, and Patrick Cruz third. The boys went 1-2 in 500 Freestyle with Sroufe and Nolan Butler, respectively, and Hammer IV placed second in both 50 & 100 Freestyle. Boone placed 2nd in 100 Breaststroke and 3rd in 200 IM, Marcee placed second in 200 IM, and Arreola placed third in 100 Breaststroke. Taylor placed second in 100 Backstroke, with Luke Perry taking third.

The Lady Flames came in a close second to St. Mary’s with both the 200 Medley Relay team of Addison Clark, Rebecca Welch, Hazel Sroufe, and Emma Starr, and the 400 Freestyle Relay team of Welch, Starr, Rachel Bennett, and Maggie Graham. Individually, Welch took first in 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke, Graham took 4th in the 200 Freestyle, and Starr took third in both 100 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. JV Girls came in third in all three relays, with Jessa Gimmett, Payten Dircksen, Elle Ergonis, and Presciliana Lopez.

Like their Varsity counterparts, the JV Boys came in first with all three relays, including the 200 Medley team of Luke Sell, Javiar Saint de los Terrero, Tyler Peterson, and Chase Cooper. The 200 Freestyle team of Ryder Anthony, Oliver Martinez, Max Schroeder, and Hazen Campbell and the 400 Freestyle team of Cooper, Peterson, Saint de los Terrero, and Sell claimed gold as well. Individually, the JV Boys also ran the podium in several events, with Sell, Peterson, and Anthony going 1-2-3 in 50 Freestyle and Saint de los Terrero, Cooper, and Schroeder in 100 Backstroke. In 100 Butterfly, Martinez and Anthony went 1-2, 100 Freestyle saw Sell and Schroeder place 1-2, and 100 Breaststroke was swum 1-2 by Peterson and Martinez. The 200 Freestyle was won by Cooper, with Christian Turner placing third.

After a successful TCALs, the Flames have several swimmers heading to the Sac-Joaquin Sections in May. Good luck to our Varsity Boys Braxton Boone, John Hammer IV, Gian Jay, Temple Marcee, Asher Sroufe, and Nolan Taylor and our Varsity Girls Gaia Giarrusso, Maggie Graham, Rebecca Starr and Rebecca Welch. Swimming Frosh/Soph Boys will be Jake Arreola, Nolan Butler, Porter Crew, Patrick Cruz, Adam Farinelli, Nikko Hernandez, Dane Marshall, Tommy O’Boyle, Luke Perry, and Javiar Saint de los Terrero. The Lady Flames swimming for Frosh/Soph Girls are Rachel Bennett, Natalie Broughton, Addison Clark, Madie Kennedy, Hazel Sroufe and Emma Starr. Congrats to all our swimmers for qualifying! Go Flames!!

Tonight was our annual Pasta Pump Up to get us ready for the upcoming Tri-City Athletic League Swim and Dive Championships, and the carbs were very delicious! Thanks to Pietro's for their donation of some of the best chicken parm we've ever had! The swimmers loved it, and they are looking good headed into some stiff competition in our league championships on Thursday (diving) and Friday. We had a chance to celebrate our foreign exchange student, Javier, as well, along with our successful dual meet season. A big thank you to the moms who helped make it a great success. We have awesome Parent Flames!!! Good luck to all our swimmers!!! Go Flames!!!!

We would like to make a special post to commemorate our seven seniors this swim season. Some of you have been with us all four years (even longer with Club) and some just this year, but you have all made a significant contribution to the team and you have all warmed our hearts. Thank you for all the hard work, laughs, and support. Hope you carry many fond swim memories with you as you move forward in life. Good luck to you all in your future endeavors and may your flame always burn bright! Congrats to:

Gaia Giarrusso
Aalum Gill
John Hammer IV
Temple Marcee
Jack Riggins
Asher Sroufe
Nolan Taylor

Go Flames!

The Flames hosted Kimball High for their last league meet Friday, which was also Senior Night for the team, and the swimmers ended the regular season with a successful bang! Varsity Boys end the season undefeated going into T-CALs next week, and the Varsity Girls end the season 4-1. Against Kimball, the Lady Flames dominated again with their 200 Medley Relay team of Rebecca Starr, Gaia Giarrusso, Rebecca Welch, and Emma Starr and their 400 Freestyle Relay team of Welch, Maggie Graham, Emma Starr and Giarrusso. Individually, Welch swam to first in 200 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke, Maddie Kennedy took first in 200 IM, and Giarrusso took first in 50 Freestyle. In the 100 Butterfly, Hazel Sroufe placed first, with Emma Starr taking first in 100 Freestyle and Graham in the 500 Freestyle. For the JV Lady Flames, they swam exhibition at this meet, with Kylie Talhouk winning the 100 & 200 Freestyle and Mariana Manna winning 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. Faith Morefield also won the 500 Freestyle and Natalie Broughton won the 100 Backstroke.

It was definitely a great Senior Night for the Varsity Boys, with a huge victory for the all senior Medley Relay team of Nolan Taylor, Aalum Gill, Asher Sroufe and Jack Riggins, and the 200 Freestyle Relay won as well, with John Hammer IV, Tommy O’Boyle, Gill and Riggins. Individually, Sroufe won 200 & 500 Freestyle and Hammer IV won 50 & 100 Freestyle, and Taylor won 100 Backstroke. Braxton Boone swam to first in the 200 IM, Temple Marcee captured 100 Butterfly, and Jake Arreola won 100 Breaststroke. The JV Boys, who also ended the regular season undefeated, also swam exhibition against the Jaguars, where Thai Ramey swam to first in both the 100 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. Adam Fairinelli won the 200 Freestyle, Leo Hein won the 50 Freestyle, and Luke Sell got first in the 200 IM. Nikko Hernandez swam to first in 100 Butterfly and Eli Parks-Miller won 100 Backstroke. As the regular season ends, the Flames look hot heading into League Championships next week! Go Flames!!