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| ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A SPORT MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL AND PROPER PAPER WORK FROM SCHOOL FILLED OUT PRIOR TO FIRST PRACTICE. YOU MAY CHOOSE YOUR OWN DR. OR SCHEDULE A SCHOOL PROVIDED PHYSICAL. TO SCHEDULE CALL CHERYL @ ATHLETIC OFFICE > 724-695-5247 TO GET FORMS - STOP BY H.S. OFFICE, ATHLETIC OFFICE, OR GET THEM ONLINE @ westalleghenyathletics.onl inesports.com PLEASE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF ASAP - IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEADACHES EVERY YEAR. GET IT DONE PLEASE !!! YOU MAY NOT PRACTICE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANYWAY UNTIL THE ATHLETIC OFFICE HAS YOUR PAPER WORK DONE CORRECTLY!!! The school provides physicals for every sport season - usually about 3 to 4 weeks prior to start of each season! Usually 2 different days are available and announcements are made in school several times. |
| General Info about Middle School Swimming 1.Dual Meets start at 4pm and meets run about 1 hour and 20 minutes for swim portion. And another half hour for diving. 2.We want ALL swimmers to stay and cheer and support divers after our home swim meets. We must have advance written notice if swimmers plan to leave early, or they will not be eligible for the next meet! 3.All swimmers will compete in the meets - usually multiple events. The first heat (race) is the scored event the 2nd and 3rd heats are time trial events. All are important for end of season invitational meet entry. 4.The maximum number of events a swimmer may compete in is 4 > 2 individual and 2 relays. 5.Swimmers MUST go to away meets on the BUS and come home on the BUS!!! If for a very important reason a swimmer will need to go home with a parent (and only a parent) a note must be turned into athletic office at least 1 day prior to meet. Coach is not to allow swimmers to go home with parents unless this is followed. If not followed a swimmer is not eligible for next meet. 6.Pools are 25 yards in length - most events are 50 yard (2 lenghts) 100 yards (4 lengths) or 200 yard (8 lengths) events. Relays are 4 x 50 or 200 yard relays - each swimmer has 2 lengths of the pool. In Medley Relays swimmer 1 does backstroke - 2 breaststroke - 3 fly - 4 freestyle. 7.The individual medley is a 100 yard event - in this order > 1 length fly - back - breast - free. 8.Strokes must be performed legally or disqualifications will be called by officials. |
| WEST ALLEGHENY MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIM & DIVE wow - awesome season !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to our teams (TOOLI'HA) on a fantastic season! Our girls win the Southwest Conference Middle School Championships!!!!!!! With many strong performances (also known as a TEAM effort) our girls dominated the meet and won our girls team their 11th Championship in the past 17 seasons! Our lone guy Aaron Gervas had a great meet also as he posted a 2nd place in the 50 breast and 3rd in the 100 IM with a solid performance. Our girls made many trips to the podium and won 7 of 9 events as they bested 2nd place South Fayette by over 80pts. Casey Tokarski & Hannah Charlton were both double winners, and Kiera Acitelli added a 1st place and a 2nd, and add in Jenna Josey with a 2nd in back and 4th in 50 free and these four teamed up to win both relays! Meredith Hanson added 2 - 4th places and Samantha McDaniels added a 5th and 6th, along with Brooke Gregord posting a pair of 6th places. Plus our "B" relays were top 6 in both the Medley & Free. Some very quick times and take charge swims > Casey won the 200 free in 209 and posted a fast 57 in the 100 free for 1st. Hannah swam a fast 105 - 100 IM and 30 - 50 back. Kiera won the 50 free in 26 and posted a 2nd in fly with a 28. Jenna posted a 27 in 50 free and a cose 2nd to Hannah in back with a 30 also. So overall a very solid season plus congrats to our divers who made awesome strides forward. Way to go WAMS swimmers and divers! |
CONGRATS TO OUR WHOLE TEAM - YOU WERE A W E S O M E !!! OUR AWARD WINNERS AT THE BAMQUET WERE AS FOLLOWS > MOST IMPROVED SWIMMERS > VICKILYN JOHNSON TAYLOR SADAUSKAS OUTSTANDING DIVER > MARK BEHME COACHES FUTURE STAR AWARD > SAMANTHA McDANIEL COACHES HIGH HONOR AWARD > AARON GERVAS COACHES EXCELLENCE AWARD > KIERA ACITELLI OUTSTANDING SWIMMER AWARD > CASEY TOKARSKI |
| If you are planning on swimming or diving in middle school (7th & 8th graders) you need to get your school physical and paper work filled out. School physicals are scheduled feb 1 & Feb 29. Check with athletic office to set appointment. Forms on line or at MS Office! Only proper form signed by DR is acceptable!!! |