04/26/2026
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!!
