Tidal Waves fall at Leavenworth
The Tongie Tidal Waves returned to the water last Friday when they took on the Leavenworth Riptides at Wollman Aquatic Center. The Tidal Waves couldn’t match the 120-plus swimmers fielded by their opponent in a 236-195 loss.
Despite the loss, several Tidal Waves earned first-place finishes in their respective age groups. The team enjoyed another solid day of relay competition, as four groups won the freestyle relay. Medley relays were cut from the competition due to time constraints.
The Tidal Waves will return home Friday to face Piper in their first home meet of the season. Action is set for 8 a.m. at the Tonganoxie Water Park.
Tidal Waves individual results
6-and-under mixed
Freestyle relay — First place (Garrett Edwards, Laikyn Bennett, Grace Edmonds and Ellie Jackson)
Freestyle relay — Second place (Silas Kirkoff, Alaina Rogers, Stella Bradley and Josiah Weatherford)
6-and-under boys
Silas Kirkoff — Second in backstroke
Gavin Shupe — Third in freestyle
Josiah Weatherford — Third in backstroke
6-and-under girls
Laikyn Bennett — Second in freestyle
Grace Edmonds — Third in backstroke
Ellie Jackson — First in freestyle and backstroke
8-and-under boys
Freestyle relay — Second place (Gage Hayden, Cody Kesinger, Ben Suber and Evan Shupe)
Gage Hayden — Second in backstroke, third in breaststroke
Evan Shupe — Third in freestyle, second in breaststroke
8-and-under girls
Freestyle relay — Second place (Jaiden Edmonds, Corinne Morgan, Kristi Chambers and Mikayla Rhoads)
Emma Jackson — Second in butterfly and breaststroke
Emma Morgan — First in backstroke
Mikayla Rhoads — Second in backstroke, third in freestyle and individual medley
10-and-under boys
Freestyle relay — Second place (Hunder Calovich, William Weatherford, Caden Hellman and Dustin Rhoads)
Caden Hellman — Second in butterfly, third in freestyle and breaststroke
Dustin Rhoads — Third in individual medley
William Weatherford — Third in backstroke
10-and-under girls
Freestyle relay — Second place (Clara Altenhofen, Lauren Lawson, Meron Hayden and Marisa Kearns)
Meron Hayden — Third in breaststroke
Marisa Kearns — First in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley
12-and-under boys
Freestyle relay — First place (James Breedlove, Holden DeGraff, Alex Falk and Zeb Huseman)
Freestyle relay — Second place (Rylan Hellman, Devan Graham, Wyatt Martin and Aaron Plashka)
Holden DeGraff — First in butterfly and individual medley
Garrett Eason — Second in breaststroke
Ethan Edmonds — Third in backstroke
Alex Falk — Second in butterfly, third in backstroke and individual medley
Gad Huseman — Second in freestyle and breaststroke, third in individual medley
Zeb Huseman — First in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, third in individual medley
Wyatt Martin — Third in breastroke
Patterson Starcher — Second in individual medley, third in butterfly and breaststroke
12-and-under girls
Freestyle relay — First place (Bailey Bradley, Madison Ford, Macie Dawson and Abby Frye)
Bailey Bradley — Third in breaststroke
Courtney Cruickshank — Second in backstroke, third in freestyle and individual medley
Abby Frye — First in freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley
Rilee Garner — First in breaststroke, third in butterfly and backstroke
14-and-under boys
Freestyle relay — First place (Gad Huseman, Patterson Starcher, Ethan Edmonds and Luke Falk)
Luke Falk — First in freestyle, second in butterfly, breaststroke and individual medley
14-and-under girls
Freestyle relay — Second place (Rilee Garner, Joanna Filbert, Grace Woods and Niki Tallent)
Emily Chambers — Third in breaststroke
Joanna Filbert — First in backstroke, second in freestyle, third in butterfly and individual medley
Sierra Graham — Third in freestyle
Niki Tallent — Second in butterfly
18-and-under mixed
Freestyle relay — Second place (Will Bond, Emma Stilgenbauer, Alexis Tate and David Falk)
18-and-under boys
Will Bond — Second in freestyle
Mitch Brock — Third in backstroke
David Falk — First in freestyle and breaststroke, second in butterfly and individual medley
18-and-under girls
Sidney Grinter — Third in backstroke and individual medley
Emma Stilgenbauer — First in freestyle, second in butterfly, third in backstroke