Below are the results for the North Valley Aquatic League swim championships held last weekend at the Redding Aquatic Center. Click here to see photos from meet.

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Hoping to get results eventually.

The 2012 Yreka Invitational swim meet was held last Friday through Sunday at Ringe Pool in Yreka.

Team Results

1. Weaverville

2. Scott Valley

3. Red Bluff

4. Yreka

South Siskiyou, the Redding Aqua Ducks, and Grants Pass also competed.

Click “more” to see individual results.

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Click more to see the results. Thanks to Ronda McEwen for sending results. (more…)

The Scott Valley Swim Team Sharks placed 4th at the Anderson Aquagator Invitational swim meet last weekend. Anderson won the eight-team event.

Kendall Nielsen and Mac Wessell led the way for the Sharks, with Nielsen placing 2nd in the 17-18 year old girls division, and Wessell taking 2nd in the 13-14 year old boys division.

Other top-ten finishes for the Sharks were Aly McEwen in 5th for girls 17-18; Lee Wessell 7th for boys 9-10; Darby Hanna 8th in girls 15-16; and Tuner Hudson 9th for boys 8 & under. (more…)

Maggie Nielsen is this week’s Pizza Factory-SiskiyouYouth.com Fan Photo of the Week winner for her photo of SharkFest Swim Meet action.

Nielsen wins a gift certificate for an all-you-can eat lunch buffet at the Pizza Factory in Yreka.

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The annual Scott Valley Swim Team SharkFest swim meet was held last Fri-Sun in Etna. The top three teams and top three individuals in each age group received awards. Below are results for Siskiyou County swimmers. Thank you to Ronda McEwen for providing the results. Photos should be posted soon.

Team results
1st – Anderson Aquagators 1,389.50 pts.
2nd – Weaverville Swim Team 975 pts.
3rd – Scott Valley Swim Team 785.50 pts
4th – Yreka Splash Swimmers 325 pts
5th – Red Bluff Tritons 304 pts.
6th – Redding Aqua Ducks 187 pts
7th – South Siskiyou Swim Team 86 pts.
8th – Unattached 47 pts (more…)

The Scott Valley Swim Team hosts the 2012 Sharkfest swim meet starting this Friday at 4:00 pm. The meet continues on Saturday and Sunday, starting both days at 9:00 am.

Over 200 swimmers from seven teams are expected to compete. There will be Steele Tee’s from Weaverville on site doing t-shirts and Siskiyou Mudd doing various coffees and drinks. Friends of the Pool will be selling sno-cones. The team parents will be doing a concession stand with bar-b-que hot dogs, hamburgers, and assorted drinks. Programs will be available for $3.50.

“It is going to be a great time with great weather and friendly, but challenging competition,” said SVST board president Mark Peaty.

There will also be a “Panda Party” after the finish of competition on Saturday. See below for more info on the Panda Party, as well as the order of events for the swim meet. (more…)

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All photos by Maggie Nielsen

Thank you letter submitted by Alexis McDonald

The Friends of the Scott Valley Swimming Pool would like to thank everyone who was involved in helping make the Poolside Luau a successful fundraiser to help save the Dotty Olson Pool. We were able to raise $9,500 which along with other fundraiser’s and donations has made it possible to keep the Dotty Olson Pool open to the public next summer! (more…)

Photo by Stan Krute

Submitted article

The Rachel Hanna Swim Olympics will be held on Saturday, August 20 at the Dotty Olson (Scott Valley) Community Swimming Pool in Etna, beginning at 11:00 am. There will be games for all ages and the finale of the day will be the ever popular Biggest Splash Competition. There are also sportsmanship awards. The event is free for everyone. Ribbons are given out to all participants. The pool snack bar will also be open.

There are games and races for all ages. The younger swimmers ages 8-and-under can participate in the Coin Wish Pond, Duck-In Duck-Out race, and Underwater One Breath race. For the more advanced swimmers there will be a variety of races and other fun games. Among the more popular events are the Tee-Shirt Relay race, the Diving competition and the favorite Biggest Splash contest. Ribbons are awarded in all games and age groups.

There is a special award given to one competitor for Best Sportsmanship and the winner of this award will have his or her name added to a plaque that remains in the Scott Valley Community Pool throughout the year. Several ribbons will also be awarded to competitors who exhibit kindness and good sportsmanship throughout the day. (more…)

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The Scott Valley Swim Team and Yreka Swim Team competed at the North Valley Aquatic League Championships last weekend in Redding. Scott Valley finished eighth out of 13 teams in the team standings. Yreka was tenth. The Anderson Aquagators took the top spot.

Katie Eiler from SVST turned in the best individual performance by a Siskiyou County swimmer, finishing second in the 17-18 girls division.  Jacob Gross from YST and Wyatt Monday from SVST had the best boys finishes. Gross was third in the 11-12 boys division, and Monday was third in the 13-14 boys division.

Siskiyou County top-10 individual finishes

6 and under girls

10th Jenna Justice, SVST

6 and under boys

10th Joseph Stein, SVST

9-10 boys

10th Mason Justice, SVST

11-12 girls

4th Bailey Fisher, YST

10th Tunji Wolfe, YST (more…)

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