The inaugural boys swim season got
underway earlier this month as Louisburg joined the Osawatomie-Paola program
this winter and several swimmers are already making an impact.

The Miami County swim team has already
competed in two meets and recently finished fifth out of 10 teams at the
Topeka-Hayden Invitational on Dec. 10.

Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg had a
pair of relays that led the way. Theo Hebert, Cole Brown, Bridger Baus and
Remington Rice took sixth in 1 minute and 58 seconds in the 200-yard medley
relay, while Hebert, Isaiah Waggerman, Brown and Justin Bradley were sixth in
the 400 freestyle relay in 3:57.

Hebert led the way individually as
he took seventh in the 500 freestyle (5:55) and 100 freestyle (1:02). Baus also
had a seventh place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:08).

Brayton Brueggen was eighth in the
500 freestyle (6:13), while Bradley took ninth in the 200 freestyle (2:08). Brown
had a pair of 10^th place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:18) and
200 individual medley (2:29).

On Dec. 7, the swim team opened
its season at Lansing at an all relay meet. They finished sixth overall with 89
points and had a good showing in their first time out according to coach Gerri
Hart.

“The boys did well in their first meet,” Hart said. “We had a lot of improvement from the times trial we had on the fifth day of practice. This is a great meet because it is all relays so it builds team spirit. The boys showed great sportsmanship by being one of the only teams to stay in the water till all the swimmers in the event were done and cheering on their opponents. I am really proud of these boys.”

Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg
had a runner-up finish in the 200-yard backstroke relay. Theo Hebert, Remington
Rice, Bridger Baus and Brayton Brueggen were second in 2:00.61 to lead the way.

They also had a pair
of fourth place finishes. Justin Bradley, Hebert, Rice and Isaiah Waggerman
swam a 5:04 in the 500 freestyle to take fourth, while Hebert, Brueggen, Baus
and Cole Brown were fourth in the 200 butterfly in 1:59.

Bradley, Rice, Baus
and Waggerman were fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:43), while Justin Bradley, Sam
Bradley, Brueggen and Brown took sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:32).

Louisburg students
that are on the team this season are Wyatt Axmann, Bridger Baus, Drake Baus,
Sam Bradley, Braden Branine, Cole Brown, Brayton Brueggen, Drake Burdine,
Cooper Hipp and Remington Rice.

The swim team will be
back in action on Jan. 22 for their home opener. The team was originally
scheduled to have its home opener on Dec. 16, but it was postponed and then
eventually cancelled due to weather.

The Louisburg High School cross country team will have some company this season as Louisburg Middle School is offering cross country for the first time this year and the younger Wildcats will attend many of the same meets as the high school. LHS will also offer boys and girls swimming this year and have discussed girls wrestling for the future.

There are always changes with
every incoming school year, but Louisburg residents will see a couple major
ones for the 2019-20 school year on the activities side.

Late last spring, the USD 416 Board of Education approved to add three new activities to the Wildcat sports slate in middle school cross county and boys and girls swimming. All three will give students opportunities to try something different for the upcoming year.

Middle school cross country will
coincide with the high school season in the fall and those athletes will attend
many of the same meets in 2019. Louisburg will open its season on Sept. 5 at
the Anderson County Invitational in Garnett.

The Wildcats will then travel to Wellsville and Prairie View on Sept. 19 and 26, respectively, before wrapping its season on Oct. 10 in Eudora for the Frontier League meet.

There will be separate seventh and eighth-grade divisions for the meets and the middle school runners will run two miles, while the high school will continue to run its usual 5-kilometer course.

Current high school coach John
Reece will also serve as the middle school head coach, while Paul Restivo takes
over assistant coach duties. It is an exciting time for Reece and the Wildcat
program.

“Having a feeder program at the middle
school level feeding into the high school level is invaluable,” LHS activities
director Scott Hinkle said. “Having a feeder program is what builds and
sustains successful programs.”

Louisburg will also participate in
boys swimming, which takes place during the winter season, along with girls
swimming that competes in the spring. USD 416 approved to co-op with the
current Osawatomie-Paola team during the season, and if any swimmers should
qualify for the state meet, they will compete on their own for Louisburg.

USD 416 superintendent Dr. Brian
Biermann met with interested swim parents last year and worked with the Kansas
State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) in getting the approval to join
the Osawatomie-Paola team for this school year.

Hinkle conducted interest meetings
late in the spring with current high school students and eighth-graders moving
up into high school.

“The students that attended the initial
organizational meeting were very excited and inquisitive,” Hinkle said. “We had
approximately 24 at the high school meeting – 12 boys and 12 girls. We probably
had 10 or 12 show up for the middle school meeting. Usually when you introduce
a new sport a lot of kids are interested in hearing about the new opportunity
and what options are available to them.”

Due to the possible increased numbers for the Osawatomie, Paola and Louisburg team, there was also a new hire made as Maddie Carrigan, who is in her first year as a para at LHS, will be the assistant coach and will help out current head coach Gerri Hart.

When the addition of swimming was
first announced, there was talk of how to get the swimmers to and from practice
every day at the Miami County YMCA in Osawatomie. If the numbers worked, the
parents were going to be allowed to take a school van and do a rotation
schedule to take the athletes to practice.

However, due to what could be
bigger numbers than anticipated, the district might have to come up with a
different option.

“We have explored many options in regard to transportation,” Hinkle said. “We may have gotten real lucky in hiring an assistant swim coach who could help with the transportation. If numbers dictate more than a van, then the district is committed to transport the swimmers in a district school bus. The logistics of all of those factors will have to be worked out.”

Another activity that the district considered
adding was girls wrestling. The sport was approved by KSHSAA as a sanctioned
sport last April and it became the 23^rd championship sport in
Kansas.

Although some schools will begin programs right away, Louisburg head wrestling coach Bobby Bovaird knows it might take a little time to get a team put together here.

“I’m pretty excited for girls wrestling to finally become a
sanctioned sport in Kansas,” Bovaird said. “I’m on the state board of directors
for USA Wrestling – Kansas, and we’ve been seeing huge numbers out for girls
wrestling at the youth level. Because of that, we’ve known for a while that it
was bound to happen at the high school level. Neighboring schools have been
seeing a big interest in girls wrestling, and I hope we’re able to see some of
that same interest here. 

“Last year, we had five girls join the Wildcat Wrestling Club,
and I think it was a great experience for them. As they get older and continue
with the sport, I hope to see them bringing their friends to try it out.”

Louisburg won’t be the only district in Kansas where girls
wrestling will take time to develop, but Bovaird has a plan in place for
current female athletes to begin their journey into wrestling.

“I plan on working with our AD (Hinkle) to set a plan in place
to accommodate interest in girls wrestling at the high school,” Bovaird said. “For
the next two seasons, if a tournament only offers a boys division, then girls
will be allowed to compete against male wrestlers. If there is a girls
division, then they will compete against females only. After the 2020-21
season, all competitions will be separated by gender. For the time being, we’re
going to operate as a single program — one practice, one coaching staff, one
team, regardless of gender. As numbers grow and we get closer to the 2021-22
season, we’ll need to restructure to accommodate the state’s requirement for
separation. 

“We have a history of solid female athletics in Louisburg, and I
think the timing is just right for us to expand our wrestling program to
include more females. Since I’ve been here, we’ve had girls join the team, but
never in big numbers. I hope to be able to build a foundation for a solid girls
program, especially since I have a 7-year-old daughter whom I’d love to see get
the benefits of the sport of wrestling.”

Members of the Louisburg Barracudas were all smiles after they won their 11th consecutive South Suburban Swim League title Saturday in Raytown, Mo.

Nothing about what the Louisburg
Barracudas have done over the last decade has gotten old.

In fact, after every one of the
Barracudas’ last 10 South Suburban Swim League championships, it has a new
feeling to it and No. 11 was no different.

The Barracudas captured their 11^th
consecutive swim league title Saturday in Raytown, Mo., as they downed the
Woodson Sharks 570-420 in the five-team league race at the SSSL meet. It capped
what was a very successful day for the Barracuda team and individually.

In the high-point competition,
Louisburg had 11 swimmers finish in the top three of their respective age divisions
and four of those were crowned high-point champions.

Colin Brown (9-10 boys), Samuel
Johnson (11-12 boys), Emma Prettyman (13-14 girls) and Maddie Prettyman
(15-and-over girls) each won high-point titles to lead the way for Louisburg.

Vivian Goode (8-and-under girls),
Andrew Jamison (9-10 boys), Ella Dischinger (11-12 girls) and Claire Brown
(13-14 girls) took second overall, while Matthew Farrington (8-and-under boys),
Ashley Branine (11-12 girls) and Cole Brown (15-and-over boys) finished in
third.

Individually, Louisburg won league
titles in 24 events. Colin Brown, Maddie Prettyman and Samuel Johnson each won
five events (three individual and two relays) to lead the way, while Ella
Dischinger and Andrew Jamison each finished with four league titles.

Prettyman led the 15-and-over
girls with an impressive performance as she won the 50-yard butterfly (27.62 seconds),
50 backstroke (29.01) and 200 individual medley (2 minutes and 23 seconds). She
also joined Mary McElyea, Emma Johnson and Dagen Page to win the 200 freestyle
relay (1:56) and 200 medley relay (2:06).

Brown did the same for the 9-10
boys and he was a league champion in the 50 freestyle (30.82), 50 butterfly
(35.72) and 100 individual medley (1:23).

He also helped Andrew Jamison, Brayden
Vohs and Lincoln Nielson to victory in the 100 medley relay (1:13) and 100
freestyle relay (1:07). Jamison also won two individual league titles in the 50
breaststroke (42.65) and 50 backstroke (41.67).

Johnson also had a big day with
league titles in the 50 freestyle (27.21), 50 butterfly (28.99) and 50
backstroke (34.73). Josiah McCaskill, Connor Aadland and Colton Prettyman also
teamed up with Johnson to win the 200 medley relay (2:24) and 200 freestyle
relay (2:06).

Dischinger led the Barracuda 11-12
girls as she won league titles in the 50 freestyle (30.61) and 50 breaststroke
(41.80). She also teamed up with Hannah Farrington, Ashley Branine and Janie
Harth to win the 200 medley relay (2:36) and 200 freestyle relay (2:16).

The Barracudas also had a few
others capture league titles as Dagen Page won the 50 freestyle (27.75) for the
15-and-over girls, Vivian Goode won the 25-yard breaststroke (25.57) in the
8-and-under division and Mary McElyea took the 50 breaststroke title (33.02).

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Harper White,
Vivian Goode, Clara Bockelman, Ivy Dischinger, third, 1:54

25 freestyle: Goode, third, 19.61

25 butterfly: Bockelman, second,
22.40

25 backstroke: Goode, second,
24.37

100 freestyle relay: Bockelman,
Dischinger, White, Goode, third, 1:55

9-10

100 medley relay: Elizabeth
Schrotberger, Macy Hughes, Merritt McIntire, Lila Edwards, third, 1:27

50 freestyle: Breck Nielson,
fifth, 37.09; Cricket McIntire, sixth, 38.21

50 butterfly: C. McIntire, fourth,
46.12; Edwards, sixth, 54.63

50 breaststroke: Reese Smith,
third, 49.12; Hughes, fourth, 49.68

50 backstroke: Ella Bockelman,
second, 44.15; Nielson, third, 44.36; Smith, fifth, 48.38; Schrotberger, sixth,
48.82

100 IM: Hughes, third, 1:43; C.
McIntire, fourth, 1:44

100 freestyle relay: Nielson,
Bockelman, C. McIntire, Smith, second, 1:11

11-12

50 freestyle: Ashley Branine,
third, 32.24; Hannah Farrington, fourth, 33.35

50 butterfly: Ella Dischinger,
second, 35.62

50 breaststroke: Farrington,
third, 45.06; Lola Dubas, fourth, 45.84

50 backstroke: Farrington, second,
38.73; Branine, third, 39.64

200 IM: Branine, second, 3:03

13-14

200 medley relay: Lola Edwards,
Claire Brown, Emma Prettyman, Lola Dubas, second, 2:33

50 freestyle: Brown, second,
29.12; Prettyman, third, 29.20

50 butterfly: Prettyman, third,
31.85

50 breaststroke: Brown, second,
39.69; Edwards, fourth, 43.74

200 IM: Brown, second, 2:40;
Prettyman, third, 2:46

200 freestyle relay: Edwards,
Dubas, Prettyman, Brown, second, 2:12

15-and-over

50 butterfly: Mary McElyea,
second, 29.74

50 backstroke: Dagen Page, second,
31.42

200 IM: McElyea, second, 2:30;
Page, third, 2:38

BOYS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Caleb Bonnema,
Matthew Farrington, Garrett Vohs, Bennett Mendez, second, 2:02

25 butterfly: Vohs, sixth, 39.29

25 breaststroke: Farrington,
second, 31.77; Bonnema, fourth, 33.21

25 backstroke: Bonnema, second,
26.0

25 freestyle relay: Bonnema, Vohs,
Farrington, Mendez, third, 1:46

9-10

50 breaststroke: Brayden Vohs,
fourth, 53.52

50 backstroke: Vohs, fifth, 49.70;
Lincoln Nielson, sixth, 51.25

100 IM: Vohs, third, 1:40

11-12

50 freestyle: Josiah McCaskill,
fourth, 28.41

50 butterfly: Connor Aadland,
fourth, 37.57

50 breaststroke: McCaskill,
second, 36.73; Colton Prettyman, fourth, 41.86

50 backstroke: Aadland, fifth,
42.37; Prettyman, sixth, 42.80

200 IM: McCaskill, second, 2:46

13-14

200 medley relay: Cooper Hipp,
Braden Branine, Josh Holtzen, Bryce Collins, second, 2:24

50 freestyle: Hipp, third, 28.98; Holtzen,
fourth, 29.37; Branine, sixth, 30.60

50 breaststroke: Branine, second,
36.70; Holtzen, fifth, 38.97; Hipp, sixth, 39.10

50 backstroke: Hipp, third, 37.64

200 IM: Branine, fifth, 2:48;
Holtzen, sixth, 2:51

200 freestyle relay: Holtzen,
Collins, Branine, Hipp, second, 2:06

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Bridger Baus,
Cole Brown, Gareth Baus, Drake Baus, second, 2:05

50 freestyle: B. Baus, fifth,
27.60

50 butterfly: Brown, third, 29.54;
G. Baus, fifth, 31.89; Drake Burdine, sixth, 32.31

50 breaststroke: Brown, third,
37.46; G. Baus, fifth, 41.46

50 backstroke: Burdine, third,
36.55; D. Baus, fifth, 38.56

200 IM: Brown, third, 2:42; B.
Baus, fourth, 2:47

200 freestyle relay: B. Baus,
Burdine, D. Baus, Brown, second, 1:54

Louisburg’s Josiah McCaskill swims the breaststroke during a meet earlier this season at the Louisburg Aquatic Center.

After winning its 10^th straight South Suburban Swim League title last season, the Louisburg Barracudas are well on their way to No. 11.

The Barracudas opened their season
with three consecutive victories, including a 300-233 victory over the Woodson
Sharks in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday.

Louisburg defeated Golden Valley
316-175 in Clinton, Mo., to open the season and then followed it up with a
389-119 win over Harrisonville in its home opener on June 15.

Claire Brown (13-14 girls) and
Samuel Johnson (11-12 boys) each led Louisburg with five first-place ribbons Saturday
against Woodson.

Reece Smith (9-10 girls), Clara
Bockelman (8-and-under girls) and Maddie Prettyman (15-and-over girls) each had
four first-place finishes.

Brown won three individual events
as she captured the 50-yard freestyle in 29.08, 50 breaststroke in 37.35 and
the 200 individual medley in 2 minutes and 41 seconds. She also teamed with
Lola Edwards, Emma Prettyman and Kasi Tune to take first in the 200 medley
relay (2:33) and later she joined Edwards, Prettyman and Gabriella Martire to
win the 200 freestyle relay (2:20).

Johnson also had a big day on the
boys side as he went on to take the top spot in the 50 freestyle (27.70), 50
butterfly (31.61) and 50 backstroke (35.09). He also joined Josiah McCaskill,
Colton Prettyman and Connor Aadland to win the 200 medley relay (2:25) and 200
freestyle relay (2:09).

As for Smith, she led the 9-10
girls as she took first 50 freestyle (39.17) and 50 breaststroke (48.50). Smith
also teamed up with Ella Bockelman, Cricket McIntire and Meg Johnson to win the
100 medley relay (1:25) and 100 freestyle relay (1:19).

Clara Bockelman won three
individual events to led the 8-and-under girls. She took first in the 25
freestyle (19.43), 25 butterfly (28.78) and 25 breaststroke (26.97). Clara also
joined June Hill, Ivy Dischinger and Vivian Goode to win the 100 freestyle
relay (1:48).

Maddie Prettyman also had a successful
day with three individual victories in the 50 butterfly (27.72), 50 backstroke
(29.16) and 200 individual medley (2:24). She also helped Melia Rice, Emma
Johnson and Mary McElyea to a win in the 200 freestyle relay (2:04).

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Vivian Goode,
second, 19.79; Ivy Dischinger, fifth, 31.30; June Hill, sixth, 32.12

25 breaststroke: Goode, second,
27.90

25 backstroke: Goode, first,
25.64; Hill, fifth, 37.27

9-10

100 medley relay: Merritt
McIntire, Lila Edwards, Macy Hughes, Michaela Casey, second, 1:43

50 freestyle: Cricket McIntire,
second, 41.10; Ella Bockelman, third, 41.68; Lila Edwards, fourth, 44.04;
Hughes, fifth, 44.29

50 butterfly: Cricket McIntire,
first, 48.25; Hughes, second, 56.13; Edwards, third, 57.03; Meg Johnson,
fourth, 1:00; Merritt McIntire, fifth, 1:02

50 breaststroke: Cricket McIntire,
second, 52.90; Edwards, fourth, 1:08

50 backstroke: Bockelman, first,
44.98; Reece Smith, second, 47.15; Casey, third, 1:00

100 individual medley: Hughes,
first, 1:47; Bockelman, second, 1:49; Johnson, third, 2:05

100 freestyle relay: Hughes,
Edwards, Casey, M. McIntire, second, 1:34

11-12

200 medley relay: Hannah
Farrington, Ashley Branine, Ella Dischinger, Janie Harth, first, 2:37

50 freestyle: Dischinger, first,
31.65; Branine, second, 33.04; Farrington, fourth, 35.18; Harth, fifth, 36.47

50 butterfly: Dischinger, second,
36.70

50 breaststroke: Dischinger,
first, 43.24; Farrington, third, 49.70; Harth, fourth, 51.93; Kasi Tune, fifth,
54.97

50 backstroke: Farrington, first,
39.07; Harth, fourth, 45.77; Tune, fifth, 49.99; Alessandra Martire, sixth,
1:00

200 individual medley: Tune,
third, 4:23

200 freestyle relay: Dischinger,
Farrington, Harth, Tune, second, 2:29

13-14

50 freestyle: Emma Prettyman,
second, 30.47; Lola Edwards, third, 33.49

50 butterfly: Prettyman, first,
35.80; Edwards, second, 39.74;

50 breaststroke: Edwards, third,
44.88

200 individual medley: Prettyman,
second, 2:51

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Maddie
Prettyman, Emma Johnson, Mary McElyea, Shayla Aye, second, 2:24

50 freestyle: McElyea, second,
28.25; Melia Rice, fourth, 32.39; Johnson, sixth, 35.65

50 butterfly: McElyea, second,
30.74; Aye, sixth, 58.92

50 breaststroke: McElyea, first,
34.82; Rice, third, 42.23; Johnson, fifth, 43.51; Aye, sixth, 1:01

50 backstroke: Rice, second, 38.16

200 individual medley: Johnson,
fifth, 3:16

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Matthew Farrington,
second, 23.40; Bennett Mendez, fourth, 25.10

25 butterfly: Mendez, fourth,
36.55

25 breaststroke: Mendez, first,
28.02; Farrington, second, 33.07

100 medley relay: Farrington,
first, 2:29

9-10

100 medley relay: Matthew
Farrington, Andrew Jamison, Colin Brown, Bennett Mendez, second, 1:29

50 freestyle: Jamison, first,
34.76

50 butterfly: Brown, first, 34.81

50 breaststroke: Jamison, first,
43.68; Brown, second, 45.61

50 backstroke: Jamison, first,
43.39

100 individual medley: Brown,
first, 1:22

11-12

50 freestyle: Josiah McCaskill,
second, 30.24; Connor Aadland, fourth, 35.45; Colton Prettyman, fifth, 35.50

50 butterfly: Aadland, second,
38.08

50 breaststroke: McCaskill, first,
38.19; Prettyman, second, 40.95

50 backstroke: Aadland, second,
41.72; Prettyman, fifth, 47.12

13-14

200 medley relay: Cooper Hipp,
Braden Branine, Josh Holtzen, Ryder Ross, second, 2:40

50 freestyle: Hipp, third, 27.81;
Holtzen, fourth, 30.09; Branine, fifth, 30.41

50 breaststroke: Branine, second,
38.62; Hipp, third, 39.38; Holtzen, fourth, 42.40

50 backstroke: Hipp, third, 39.04

200 individual medley: Branine,
fourth, 2:56; Holtzen, fifth, 3:00

200 freestyle relay: Branine,
Ross, Holtzen, Hipp, second, 2:19

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Bridger Baus,
Cole Brown, Remington Rice, Drake Baus, second, 2:05

50 freestyle: Rice, third, 25.69;
Brown, fourth, 27.41; Bridger Baus, fifth, 28.45; Gareth Baus, sixth, 28.54

50 butterfly: Rice, second, 28.51;
B. Baus, third, 31.06; G. Baus, fourth, 32.15; Drake Burdine, fifth, 32.83

50 breaststroke: Brown, second,
37.09; G. Baus, third, 43.49

50 backstroke: Bridger Baus,
first, 31.73; Rice, second, 34.82; D. Baus, third, 38.02; Burdine, fourth,
39.12

200 individual medley: Brown,
third, 2:43; D. Baus, fourth, 3:06

200 freestyle relay: Brown, G.
Baus, Burdine, Rice, second, 1:52

After a perfect regular season, it was almost inevitable that the Louisburg Barracuda swim team would earn its 10^th consecutive South Suburban Swim League title.

The Barracudas didn’t disappoint.

Louisburg held off Harrisonville (Mo.) to win the league crown with 622 points and Harrisonville finished in second with 577 in the five-team meet on July 21 at the Louisburg Aquatic Center.

If that wasn’t good enough, nine Barracudas also brought home high-point trophies.

Madelyn Prettyman (15-and-over) girls, Emma Prettyman (13-14 girls), Claire Brown (11-12 girls) and Casey Carpenter-Ross (9-10 boys) each took home first place league trophies. Ella Dischinger (9-10 girls) and Kadisyn Kircher (15-and-over girls) finished second, while Lincoln Nielson (8-and-under boys), Samuel Johnson (11-12 boys) and Remington Rice (13-14 boys) each came in third.

Louisburg found a lot of success in the 15-and-over girls division as Madelyn Prettyman, Kircher, Isabelle Holtzen and Avery Graham won the 200-meter medley (2:20) and freestyle (2:11) relays, while Prettyman went on to win league titles in the 50-meter butterfly (31.0), 50 breaststroke (39.0) and 200 individual medley (2:37). Kircher also took first place in the 50 backstroke (34.57) and 50 freestyle (30.25).

Carpenter-Ross teamed up with Connor Aadland, Andrew Jamison and Colin Brown to win the 100 medley relay (1:20) and also won league titles in the 50 butterfly (42.60) and 100 IM (1:33).

Emma Prettyman also had a big day as she won the 50 butterfly (36.06) to go along with her high-point trophy, while teammate Mary Grace McElyea won the 50 breaststroke (39.85) in the 13-14 girls division.

Johnson teamed up with Josiah McCaskill, Josh Holtzen and Reid McCaskill to win league crowns in the 200 medley (2:52) and freestyle (2:29) relays. McCaskill also won a league title in the 50 breaststroke (45.44) and Holtzen did the same in the 50 backstroke (45.97).

Rice joined Cole Brown, Drake Baus and Cooper Hipp to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:15), while Rice, Brown, Braden Branine and Drake Burdine won the 200 medley relay (2:33). Rice also won a league crown in the 50 freestyle (28.97) for the 13-14 boys.

In the 8-and-under boys division, Nielson won a league title in the 25 freestyle (20.0) to go along with his high-point trophy.

In the 8-and-under girls division, Vivian Goode, Reese Smith, Merritt McIntire and Abby Stevens won the 100 medley relay (1:47), while Goode, Smith, Clara Bockelman and Stevens won the 100 freestyle relay (1:28).

Smith won a pair of league titles in the 25 breaststroke (27.04) and 25 backstroke (25.92), while Stevens took first the 25 freestyle (20.09).

Other Barracuda league results are:

 

GIRLS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Vivian Goode, fourth, 22.50; Reese Smith, fifth, 22.60

25 butterfly: Macy Hughes, third, 28.44; Merritt McIntire, fifth, 29.53

25 breaststroke: Goode, third, 30.69; Hughes, fifth, 32.59

25 backstroke: Abby Stevens, second, 25.97; Goode, fourth, 28.78; McIntire, fifth, 30.30

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Jesse Faulkner, Ella Dischinger, Cricket McIntire, Janie Harth, third, 1:36

50 freestyle: Dischinger, third, 38.34; Harth, fourth, 42.29; Faulkner, fifth, 42.97

50 butterfly: Faulkner, fourth, 52.31; McIntire, sixth, 57.25

50 breaststroke: Dischinger, second, 55.37; Lola Dubas, fourth, 1:00

50 backstroke: Faulkner, second, 51.17; Ella Bockelman, third, 52.03; Breck Nielson, sixth, 54.00

100 IM: Dischinger, third, 1:44

100 freestyle relay: Dischinger, Faulkner, Harth, McIntire, second, 1:18

 

11-12

200 medley relay: Hannah Farrington, Ashley Branine, Claire Brown, Haley VanGilder, fourth, 3:01

50 freestyle: Brown, fourth, 34.75

50 breaststroke: Brown, second, 44.14

50 backstroke: Branine, fifth, 44.56

200 IM: Brown, third, 3:10; Branine, fifth, 3:35

200 freestyle relay: Branine, VanGilder, Farrington, Brown, fourth, 2:45

 

13-14

200 medley relay: Mable Graham, Mary Grace McElyea, Emma Prettyman, Delanie Tally, third, 2:43

50 freestyle: Prettyman, third, 32.22; Tally, sixth, 35.72

50 butterfly: McElyea, second, 36.13

50 breaststroke: Tally, fourth, 48.69; Emma Johnson, sixth, 49.37

200 IM: Prettyman, third, 3:04; McElyea, fourth, 3:11

200 freestyle relay: Graham, Tally, McElyea, Prettyman, third, 2:31

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Sarah Minor, fourth, 33.84

50 butterfly: Isabelle Holtzen, second, 35.32; Avery Graham, fifth, 36.92

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, third, 40.31; Kaitlyn Lewer, fifth, 44.56

50 backstroke: Minor, fourth, 41.00; Graham, sixth, 42.53

200 IM: Kadisyn Kircher, second, 2:40; Holtzen, third, 3:04

 

BOYS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Holden White, Dominick Poetter, Lincoln Nielson, Matthew Farrington, second, 2:01

25 freestyle: Farrington, sixth, 27.0

25 butterfly: Poetter, second, 25.69; Nielson, fourth, 27.08

25 breaststroke: Poetter, second, 38.35; Zeke VanGilder, third, 38.83

25 backstroke: Nielson, second, 28.25; VanGilder, fifth, 32.12; White, sixth, 33.27

100 IM: Poetter, third, 2:22

100 freestyle relay: Poetter, Farrington, Sylas Weichart, Nielson, second, 1:40

 

9-10

50 freestyle: Casey Carpenter-Ross, second, 35.94; Connor Aadland, sixth, 41.28

50 butterfly: Aadland, third, 46.38; Colin Brown, sixth, 51.34

50 breaststroke: Andrew Jamison, second, 51.68

50 backstroke: Aadland, second, 49.72; Brayden Vohs, third, 50.27

100 IM: Brown, fifth, 1:48; Vohs, sixth, 1:50

100 freestyle relay: Carpenter-Ross, Aadland, Brown, Vohs, second, 1:14

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Samuel Johnson, fourth, 35.78; Josh Holtzen, fifth, 37.53; Reid McCaskill, sixth, 38.75

50 butterfly: Johnson, third, 39.07; Josiah McCaskill, fourth, 43.77

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, second, 48.06; Reid McCaskill, fifth, 51.50

50 backstroke: Reid McCaskill, fifth, 52.03

200 IM: Johnson, second, 3:15; Josiah McCaskill, third, 3:26

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Cooper Hipp, fourth, 32.68; Drake Burdine, fifth, 34.72; Braden Branine, sixth, 35.41

50 butterfly: Remington Rice, second, 35.03; Cole Brown, fourth, 35.19; Burdine, fifth, 38.84

50 breaststroke: Branine, third, 44.19; Brown, fourth, 44.38; Hipp, fifth, 47.28

50 backstroke: Branine, second, 43.81; Drake Baus, third, 44.20

200 IM: Brown, third, 3:06; Rice, fourth, 3:08

 

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Bridger Baus, Christopher Tyson, Gareth Baus, Cooper Hipp, second, 2:26

50 freestyle: Tyson, sixth, 31.25

50 butterfly: Gareth Baus, third, 34.15

50 breaststroke: Tyson, fourth, 43.19; Gareth Baus, fifth, 46.50

50 backstroke: Bridger Baus, third, 38.36; Tyson, fourth, 41.34

200 IM: Gareth Baus, fifth, 3:07

200 freestyle relay: Bridger Baus, Gareth Baus, Tyson, Drake Burdine, second, 2:11

Emma Prettyman won five events in the 13- 14-year-old division for the Louisburg Barracuda swim team Saturday at Butler, Mo. 

 

BUTLER, Mo. – The Louisburg Barracuda swim team completed one goal Saturday as it competed in its final regular season meet of the season.

The Barracudas finished their season undefeated as it defeated Butler (Mo.) on the road, 403-70, to end it with a 4-0 record. There is still one big goal for the Barracudas to accomplish, however, as they will try for their 10^th straight South Suburban Swim League title this Saturday when it hosts the league meet at the Louisburg Aquatic Center.

Louisburg had several competitors leave Butler with first-place ribbons as the Barracudas had nine swimmers win four or more events.

Ella Dischinger (9-10 girls), Claire Brown (11-12 girls), Emma Prettyman (13-14 girls), Madelyn Prettyman (15-and-over girls), Casey Carpenter-Ross (9-10 boys) and Cole Brown (13-14 boys) all left Butler with five first-place victories. Samuel Johnson (11-12 boys), Bridger Baus and Christopher Tyson (15-and-over boys) each picked up four wins.

In the 9-10 division, both Dischinger and Carpenter-Ross each led the younger Barracuda swimmers.

Dischinger won the 50 freestyle (40.44 seconds), 50 breaststroke (58.0) and 100 individual medley (1:51) and then later joined Jesse Faulkner, Cricket McIntire and Janie Harth to win the 100 medley relay (1:39) and 100 freestyle relay (1:26).

Carpenter-Ross had the same success as he teamed up with Connor Aadland, Colin Brown and Andrew Jamison to win the 100 freestyle relay (1:20), while Brown, Aadland and Brayden Vohs joined Carpenter-Ross to win the 100 medley relay (1:33). Carpenter-Ross also won the 50 freestyle (38.28), 50 butterfly (46.59) and 100 IM (1:40).

Claire Brown and Johnson had a big day for the 11 to 12-year-old group. Brown won the 50 butterfly (40.19), 50 breaststroke (45.47) and 200 IM (3:12) on the girls side. She then won the 200 medley relay (3:10) with Hannah Farrington, Ashley Branine and Haley VanGilder and the 200 freestyle relay (2:45) with Ally Brown, Branine and Farrington.

Johnson took first in the boys 50 freestyle (35.37), 50 butterfly (39.91) and 50 backstroke (40.53). He also joined Josiah McCaskill, Reid McCaskill and Josh Holtzen to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:36).

In 13-14 age group, Cole Brown and Emma Prettyman dominated their respective divisions. Brown won the boys 50 freestyle (32.28), 50 breaststroke (43.72) and 200 individual medley (3:12). He also helped Connor Aadland, Braden Branine and Braxton Koechner to a win in the 200 medley relay (3:07).

On the girls side, Prettyman won the 50 freestyle (34.06), 50 butterfly (35.71) and 200 IM (3:07) to sweep her individual races. In the relays, Prettyman teamed up with Ally Brown, Mary Grace McElyea and Emma Johnson to win the 200 medley relay (3:00). She also joined Haley VanGilder, Johnson and McElyea to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:44).

Madelyn Prettyman, Tyson and Baus each won several events to lead the 15-and-over group.

Prettyman teamed up with Isabelle Holtzen, Kadisyn Kircher and Avery Graham to take the 200 medley relay (2:20), while Prettyman, Holtzen, Kircher and Melia Rice won the 200 freestyle relay (2:12). Prettyman also captured the 50 freestyle (29.84), 50 butterfly (31.25) and 50 backstroke (34.19).

Tyson, Bridger Baus, Gareth Baus and Drake Burdine won the boys 200 medley relay (2:35), while Tyson, Bridger, Gareth and Cole Brown won the 200 freestyle relay (2:15). Tyson captured the 50 freestyle (32.31) and 50 breaststroke (43.62), while Bridger won the 50 backstroke (37.90) and 200 IM (3:08).

 

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Reese Smith, first, 22.22; Macy Hughes, second, 25.34; Merritt McIntire, third, 25.28

25 butterfly: McIntire, first, 29.72

25 breaststroke: Smith, first, 28.12; Hughes, second, 34.50

25 backstroke: Smith, first, 26.53; McIntire, second, 29.21

100 IM: Hughes, first, 2:27

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Breck Nielson, Lola Dubas, Meg Johnson, Piper Shaffer, second, 1:46

50 freestyle: Janie Harth, second, 43.85; Jesse Faulkner, third, 44.19; Dubas, fourth, 47.87; Nielson, fifth, 51.00; Cricket McIntire, sixth, 51.50

50 butterfly: McIntire, first, 55.87; Faulkner, third, 56.59; Johnson, fifth, 1:08

50 breaststroke: Dubas, second, 1:04

50 backstroke: Faulkner, first, 53.94; Nielson, second, 57.0; Harth, third, 57.54; Elizabeth Stevens, fourth 1:03; Brooklyn Davey, fifth, 1:05; Johnson, sixth, 1:05

100 IM: McIntire, third, 2:12; Dubas, fourth, 2:13

100 freestyle relay: Nielson, Shaffer, Dubas, Stevens, second, 1:33

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Hannah Farrington, third, 42.47; Ally Brown, fourth, 42.50; Haley VanGilder, fifth, 47.71

50 butterfly: VanGilder, third, 1:00

50 backstroke: Ashley Branine, second, 45.91; Farrington, third, 49.16; Brown, fourth, 54.68; VanGilder, fifth, 58.56

200 IM: Branine, second, 3:41

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Emma Johnson, second, 43.35

50 butterfly: Mary Grace McElyea, second, 36.13

50 breaststroke: McElyea, first, 41.66; Johnson, second, 52.19

50 backstroke: Johnson, first, 54.47

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Kadisyn Kircher, second, 30.25; Isabelle Holtzen, third, 32.31; Avery Graham, sixth, 34.47

50 butterfly: Graham, second, 35.93

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, second, 40.74; Kircher, third, 41.21; Melia Rice, fifth, 47.88

50 backstroke: Graham, fourth, 43.22

200 IM: Kircher, first, 2:41; Holtzen, second, 3:00; Rice, fourth, 3:32

 

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Lincoln Nielson, first, 19.47; Sylas Weichart, third, 29.09; Matthew Farrington, fourth, 29.59

25 butterfly: Nielson, first, 25.03; Farrington, third, 41.50

25 backstroke: Nielson, first, 28.0; Farrington, third, 33.77

 

9-10

25 freestyle: Connor Aadland, second, 40.65; Colin Brown, third, 42.75; Brayden Vohs, fourth, 45.90; Braxton Koechner, sixth, 1:01

50 butterfly: Aadland, second, 48.56; Brown, third, 48.75

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, first, 46.03; Josiah McCaskill, second, 46.03; Reid McCaskill, third, 54.12

100 IM: Brown, second, 1:50; Jamison, third, 1:53

100 freestyle relay: Lincoln Nielson, Brayden Vohs, Matthew Farrington, Koechner, second, 1:47

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Josiah McCaskill, second, 35.80; Josh Holtzen, third, 37.59; Reid McCaskill, fourth, 40.44

50 butterfly: McCaskill, second, 45.97

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, first, 46.03; Josiah McCaskill, second, 46.03; Reid McCaskill, third, 54.12

50 backstroke: Holtzen, second, 46.59; R. McCaskill, third 50.72

200 IM: McElyea, second, 3:16

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Drake Burdine, third, 37.75

50 butterfly: Burdine, first, 41.12

50 breaststroke: Braden Branine, second, 43.81

50 backstroke: Branine, second, 46.81; Burdine, third, 47.34

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Gareth Baus, second, 33.22

50 butterfly: Baus, first, 36.78

50 breaststroke: Bridger Baus, second, 47.34

50 backstroke: Christopher Tyson, second, 42.10

200 IM: Gareth Baus, second, 3:13

Louisburg’s Madilyn Prettyman won five events for the Barracudas on Saturday at Harrisonville, Mo., as the Barracudas defeated Harrisonville for a 332-202 victory.  

 

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. – The Louisburg Barracuda swim team hit the road for the first time this season when it traveled to Harrisonville, Mo., and it turned out to be its closest finish so far this season.

Despite that, the Barracudas still won by 130 points.

Louisburg won its third consecutive meet to start its season as it downed Harrisonville 332-202 and are still riding a perfect season.

The Barracudas got several big performances on both the boys and girls sides as they had eight swimmers win four or more events. Ella Dischinger (9-10 girls), Madelyn Prettyman (15-and-over girls), Casey Carpenter-Ross (9-10 boys) and Remington Rice (13-14 boys) each won five events to lead all swimmers.

Abby Stevens (8-and-under girls), Kadisyn Kircher (15-and over girls) and Gareth Baus (15-and-over boys) each finished with four first-place ribbons.

Dischinger led the 9-10 girls by winning three individual events, starting with the 50-meter freestyle in 40.97 seconds. She then won the 50 breaststroke (57.53) and 100 individual medley in 1 minute and 53.04 seconds. She joined Jesse Faulkner, Cricket McIntire and Rachel Minor to win the 100 medley relay in 1:39 and helped Faulkner, McIntire and Janie Harth take first in the 100 freestyle relay in 1:27.

Prettyman also won a pair of relays and three individual events. She helped Kircher, Kaitlyn Lewer and Isabelle Holtzen to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay (2:21) and 200 freestyle relay (2:12). Prettyman also won the 50 butterfly (30.95), 50 backstroke (32.75) and 200 individual medley (2:36).

Kircher also picked up a pair of wins on her own as she took first in the 50 freestyle (30.48) and 50 breaststroke (41.81).

Carpenter-Ross led the 9-10 boys as he took first in the 50 freestyle (35.72), 50 butterfly (42.09) and 100 individual medley (1:31). He also teamed up with Andrew Jamison, Colin Brown and Brayden Vohs to capture the 100 medley relay (1:32) and 100 freestyle relay (1:19).

In the 13-14 boys division, Rice had a big day with victories in the 50 freestyle (29.40), 50 butterfly (36.25) and 50 backstroke (38.87). He also teamed up with Cole Brown, Cooper Hipp and Braden Branine to win the 200 medley relay (2:36) and Brown, Hipp and Drake Burdine to take first in the 200 freestyle relay (2:15).

Baus also won a pair of events for the 15-and-over boys as he won the 50 butterfly (36.15) and 50 backstroke (43.16). Gareth joined Christopher Tyson, Bridger Baus and Drake Baus to win the 200 medley relay (2:32) and Gareth also helped Bridger, Tyson and Isaiah Whitley to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:17).

For the 8-and-under girls, Stevens won the 25 breaststroke (29.51) and 25 backstroke (25.41). Stevens, along with Vivian Goode, Macy Hughes and Reese Smith, took first in the 100 medley relay (2:00), while Smith, Clara Bockelman and Goode joined Stevens to win the 100 freestyle relay (1:37).

Other Barracuda results are:

 

GIRLS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Emma Wheeler, Ava Poetter, Merritt McIntire, Clara Bockelman, second, 2:19

25 freestyle: Abby Stevens, second, 20.0; Vivian Goode, third, 23.57; Reese Smith, fourth, 24.0; Bockelman, fifth, 24.78

25 butterfly: Macy Hughes, second, 31.25; McIntire, fourth, 35.16; Bockelman, fifth, 35.97

25 breaststroke: Smith, second, 30.33; Hughes, third, 33.22; Bockelman, fourth, 36.79

25 backstroke: Goode, second, 29.34; Smith, third, 30.69; McIntire, fifth, 36.60; Wheeler, sixth, 38.31

100 IM: Hughes, second, 2:30

100 freestyle relay: McIntire, Kay Heien, Ella Longgood, Hughes, third, 2:16

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Meg Johnson, Lola Dubas, Shylah Dowell, Janie Harth, second, 1:49; Breck Nielson, Talen McMurray, Kasi Tune, Allie Brown, third, 2:01

50 freestyle: Cricket McIntire, second, 45.57; Jesse Faulkner, third, 46.0; Harth, fourth, 46.59; Ella Bockelman, sixth, 49.59

50 butterfly: McIntire, first, 53.69; Faulkner, second, 54.21; Dowell, third, 1:08; Johnson, fourth, 1:13

50 breaststroke: Rachel Minor, second, 1:00; Dubas, third, 1:04; Tune, fourth, 1:07; Bockelman, sixth, 1:17

50 backstroke: Faulkner, first, 55.0; Bockelman, second, 57.41; Dowell, third, 1:00.72; Elizabeth Stevens, fourth, 1:00.41; Harth, fifth, 1:01.25; Nielson, sixth, 1:04.22

100 IM: McIntire, second, 2:06; Dubas, third, 2:15; Tune, fourth, 2:24

100 freestyle: Dubas, McMurray, Johnson, Stevens, third, 1:45

 

11-12

200 medley relay: Hannah Farrington, Ashley Branine, Claire Brown, Haley VanGilder, second, 3:11

50 freestyle: Brown, second, 35.31

50 butterfly: Branine, fourth, 49.82

50 breaststroke: Brown, first, 45.60; Branine, fourth, 52.13

50 backstroke: Branine, third, 46.44; Farrington, sixth, 54.53

200 IM: Brown, second, 3:12

200 freestyle relay: Branine, VanGilder, Farrington, Brown, second, 2:55

 

13-14

200 medley relay: Ella Bockelman, Mary Grace McElyea, Emma Prettyman, Dana Mattison, third, 2:51

50 freestyle: Prettyman, first, 32.53; McElyea, sixth, 34.81

50 butterfly: Prettyman, first, 35.97; McElyea, fourth, 38.56

50 breaststroke: McElyea, second, 41.91

50 backstroke: Dana Mattison, fourth, 54.0

200 IM: Prettyman, third, 3:06

200 freestyle relay: Prettyman, Mattison, McElyea, Breck Nielson, third, 2:43

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Isabelle Holtzen, second, 32.02; Sarah Minor, fourth, 35.06

50 butterfly: Holtzen, second, 35.59; Melia Rice, fifth, 42.40

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, second, 42.42; Kaitlyn Lewer, fourth, 44.50; Rice, fifth, 47.75

50 backstroke: Minor, second, 42.82; Rice, fifth, 45.56

200 IM: Kadisyn Kircher, second, 2:40

200 freestyle relay: Rice, Avery O’Meara, Alison Prettyman, Minor, third, 2:38

 

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Lincoln Nielson, first, 20.46; Sylas Weichart, fourth, 27.90; Matthew Farrington, sixth, 31.38

25 butterfly: Dominick Poetter, second, 29.28; Weichart, third, 37.87

25 breaststroke: Poetter, second, 31.31

25 backstroke: Nielson, first, 26.97; Zeke VanGilder, third, 38.28; Farrington, fourth, 40.50

100 IM: Poetter, second, 2:29

100 freestyle relay: Nielson, VanGilder, Farrington, Poetter, first, 1:52

 

9-10

50 freestyle: Colin Brown, fourth, 41.88

50 butterfly: Andrew Jamison, sixth, 58.56

50 breaststroke: Jamison, first, 55.82

50 backstroke: Brayden Vohs, third, 54.75; Brown, fourth, 54.85

100 IM: Brown, sixth, 1:56

11-12

200 medley relay: William Goode, Josiah McCaskill, Samuel Johnson, Reid McCaskill, second, 2:58

50 freestyle: Johnson, second, 35.75; Goode, fourth, 36.66; Josiah McCaskill, fifth, 36.89; Josh Holtzen, sixth, 38.03

50 butterfly: Goode, second, 43.59; Johnson, third, 44.30; Josiah McCaskill, sixth, 50.88

50 breaststroke: Josiah McCaskill, first, 46.47; Holtzen, third, 50.28; Reid McCaskill, sixth, 55.88

50 backstroke: Johnson, first, 41.53; Goode, second, 47.41; Holtzen, third, 49.65

200 IM: Reid McCaskill, third, 4:18

200 freestyle relay: Josiah McCaskill, Colton Prettyman, Holtzen, Johnson, first, 2:38

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Cole Brown, second, 33.34; Cooper Hipp, third, 33.72; Drake Baus, Drake Burdine, fourth (tie), 36.78; Braden Branine, fifth, 37.25; Isaiah Whitley, sixth, 38.13

50 butterfly: Burdine, second, 43.21

50 breaststroke: Branine, first, 44.60; Brown, second, 45.16; Hipp, third, 48.85; Baus, fourth, 53.38

50 backstroke: Burdine, second, 46.03; Baus, third, 46.43; Hipp, fourth, 47.59; Branine, fifth, 47.81; Whitley, sixth, 49.47

200 IM: Brown, first, 3:13

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Christopher Tyson, second, 32.83; Gareth Baus, third, 32.97; Bridger Baus, fourth, 35.13

50 butterfly: Bridger Baus, second, 37.92

50 breaststroke: Tyson, second, 44.78

50 backstroke: Tyson, second, 43.83

Louisburg’s Claire Brown won five events in the 11-12 girls division Saturday against the Golden Valley Swim Club at the Louisburg Aquatic Center. The Barracudas rolled to a 367-157 victory.

 

It was another meet and another victory for the Louisburg Barracuda swim team Saturday.

The Barracudas hosted the Golden Valley Swim Club from Clinton, Mo., and coasted to a 367-157 victory over the Dolphins at the Louisburg Aquatic Center.

Louisburg also fared well individually as it had eight swimmers that won four or more first-place ribbons and three of them finished with five victories on the day.

Claire Brown (11-12 girls), Madelyn Prettyman (15-and-over girls) and Casey Carpenter-Ross (9-10 boys) each came away with five wins to lead the way for Louisburg. Emma Prettyman (13-14 girls), Kadisyn Kircher (15-and-over girls), Dominick Poetter (8-and-under boys), Josiah McCaskill (11-12 boys) and Remington Rice (13-14 boys) each ended up with four victories.

Brown picked up three individual wins in the 50 butterfly in 41.92 seconds, 50 breaststroke in 44.53 and the 200 individual medley in 3:14. She also teamed up with Ashley Branine, Haley VanGilder and Hannah Farrington to win the 200 medley relay in 3:18 and then won the 200 freestyle relay with the help of Branine, Farrington and Megan Quinn.

Madilyn Prettyman also won a pair of relays as she joined Kircher, Kaitlyn Lewer and Isabelle Holtzen to win the 200 medley relay in 2:23, and also lined up with Kircher, Avery Graham and Holtzen to win the 200 freestyle relay in 2:11.

Madilyn also won three individual events in the 50 freestyle (30.10), 50 breaststroke (40.0) and 200 IM (2:36). Kircher also had a big day for the Barracudas as she captured the 50 butterfly (33.59) and 50 backstroke (34.12).

Carpenter-Ross shined for Louisburg as he won the 9-10 boys 50 freestyle (39.78), 50 butterfly (48.87) and 100 individual medley (1:44). He also teamed up with Colin Brown, Andrew Jamison and Braxton Koechner to win the 100 medley relay (1:35) and 100 freestyle relay (1:28).

Emma Prettyman captured three individual races and a relay for the 13-14 girls. She won the 50 freestyle (33.43), 50 butterfly (37.0) and 200 IM (3:09). Emma, Mable Graham, Emma Johnson and Delanie Tally also took first in the 200 medley relay in 2:44.

For the 8-and-under boys, Poetter won the 25 butterfly (31.91), 25 breaststroke (35.89) and 100 IM (2:18) and also teamed up with Matthew Farrington, Zeke VanGilder and Holden White to win the 100 freestyle relay (2:09).

McCaskill won two individual events and two relays to lead the 11-12 boys. McCaskill helped William Goode, Josh Holtzen and Samuel Johnson win the 200 medley relay (2:52) and 200 freestyle relay (2:38). He also finished first in the 50 freestyle (35.69) and 50 breaststroke (47.85).

In the 13-14 boys division, Rice picked up victories in the 50 freestyle (28.40) and 50 backstroke (38.91). He also helped Braden Branine, Cole Brown and Cooper Hipp to first place finishes in the 200 medley relay (2:34) and 200 freestyle relay (2:18).

Louisburg will hit the road for the first time Saturday when it travels to Harrisonville (Mo.) as it tries to keep its perfect season alive.

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

100 medley relay: Clara Bockelman, Macy Hughes, Abby Stevens, Vivian Goode, first, 1:56

25 freestyle: Reese Smith, first, 22.16; Goode, third, 24.42; Bockelman, fifth, 27.84

25 butterfly: Hughes, fifth, 30.79; Stevens, sixth, 31.28

25 breaststroke: Stevens, second, 31.03; Hughes, third, 33.28; Goode, fourth, 35.34; Ava Poetter, fifth, 36.37; Harper Boyle, sixth, 42.72

25 backstroke: Goode, first, 27.96; Bockelman, third, 29.25

100 IM: Stevens, second, 2:14; Hughes, third, 2:22

100 freestyle relay: Goode, Hughes, Bockelman, Stevens, second, 1:47

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Jesse Faulkner, Rachel Minor, Cricket McIntire, Ella Dischinger, first, 1:32; Ella Bockelman, Kasi Tune, Lola Dubas, Shylah Dowell, third, 1:47

50 freestyle: Dischinger, second, 39.18; Faulkner, third, 44.81; Janie Harth, fourth, 44.94; McIntire, sixth, 46.19

50 butterfly: McIntire, third, 56.97; Dischinger, fourth, 57.81; Faulkner, fifth, 1:02.13; Dowell, sixth, 1:02.53

50 breaststroke: Rachel Minor, second, 59.88; Dubas, sixth, 1:04

50 backstroke: Faulkner, first, 54.0; Bockelman, third, 57.29; Harth, fifth, 59.18; Breck Nielson, sixth, 59.72

100 IM: Dischinger, first, 1:52; Dowell, fourth, 2:11; Tune, fifth, 2:14; Dubas, sixth, 2:19

100 freestyle relay: Dowell, Faulkner, Dischinger, McIntire, first, 1:23; Harth, Bockelman, Tune, Dubas, third, 1:29

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Ashley Branine, second, 38.50; Hannah Farrington, fifth, 45.53; Haley VanGilder, sixth, 45.54

50 butterfly: VanGilder, second, 1:09; Megan Quinn, third, 1:11

50 breaststroke: Branine, third, 53.47; Farrington, sixth, 1:09

50 backstroke: Branine, second, 47.18; Farrington, fourth, 52.19; VanGilder sixth, 57.94

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Mable Graham, second, 35.78; Delanie Tally, third, 37.22

50 butterfly: Graham, third, 41.09

50 breaststroke: Tally, second, 50.53; Emma Johnson, third, 52.32

50 backstroke: Graham, first, 40.46; Tally, third, 44.72; Johnson, fifth, 52.44

 

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Sarah Minor, Melia Rice, Avery Graham, Alison Prettyman, second, 2:48

50 freestyle: Isabelle Holtzen, second, 31.59; Graham, third, 34.90; Minor, fourth, 35.13; Kaitlyn Lewer, fifth, 37.06; Prettyman, sixth, 37.33

50 butterfly: Graham, second, 36.25; Minor, third, 42.94; Rice, fourth, 43.44; Prettyman, fifth, 46.65; Shayla Aye, sixth, 1:02

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, second, 41.84; Lewer, third, 44.47; Rice, fourth, 49.53; Prettyman, fifth, 51.81; Aye, sixth, 1:13

50 backstroke: Holtzen, second, 40.03; Minor, third, 43.25; Graham, fourth, 45.18; Rice, fifth, 46.16; Lewer, sixth, 49.97

200 IM: Kadisyn Kircher, second, 2:39

200 freestyle relay: Rice, Lewer, Prettyman, Minor, second, 2:30

 

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Lincoln Nielson, first, 26.78; Bennett Mendez, second, 29.59; Zeke VanGilder, third, 29.84; Matthew Farrington, fourth, 32.22; Holden White, fifth, 32.53

25 butterfly: Farrington, third, 46.87

25 breaststroke: VanGilder, second, 45.78

25 backstroke: Nielson, first, 29.41; Farrington, second, 34.66; White, third, 37.44; VanGilder, fourth, 39.46;

 

9-10

50 freestyle: Colin Brown, second, 41.25; Andrew Jamison, third, 48.57; Peyton Simpson, fourth, 54.18; Bennett Simpson, fifth, 57.03; Braxton Koechner, sixth, 59.0

50 butterfly: Jamison, second, 1:00

50 backstroke: Brown, first, 51.70; B. Simpson, second, 1:03; Koechner, fourth, 1:09; Tanner Simpson, fifth, 1:14; P. Simpson, sixth, 1:16

100 IM: Brown, second, 1:53; Jamison, third, 1:54

100 freestyle relay: Lincoln Nielson, T. Simpson, B. Simpson, P. Simpson, second, 1:40

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Samuel Johnson, second, 35.94; William Goode, third, 37.04; Reid McCaskill, fifth, 43.50; Colton Prettyman, sixth, 47.69

50 butterfly: Johnson, second, 41.54; Goode, third, 44.31; Josiah McCaskill, fourth, 44.59; Josh Holtzen, fifth, 47.16

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, second, 52.56; Reid McCaskill, third, 57.34; Prettyman, fifth, 1:04

50 backstroke: Goode, second, 47.06; Holtzen, third, 50.03; R. McCaskill, fourth, 55.91

200 IM: Johnson, second, 3:22

 

13-14

200 medley relay: Isaiah Whitley, Drake Burdine, Max Blasor, Reid McCaskill, third, 3:18

50 freestyle: Cole Brown, third, 33.31; Cooper Hipp, fourth, 34.63; Braden Branine, sixth, 36.84

50 butterfly: Remington Rice, second, 35.57; Brown, third, 37.87; Burdine, fourth, 44.59

50 breaststroke: Hipp, fifth, 52.09

50 backstroke: Burdine, third, 46.12; Branine, fourth, 47.52; Hipp, fifth, 47.85

200 freestyle relay: Blasor, Burdine, Whitley, Colton Prettyman, third, 3:04

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Bridger Baus, first, 32.31; Christopher Tyson, second, 32.75

50 breaststroke: Tyson, first, 43.94

50 backstroke: Baus, first, 36.47; Tyson, second, 42.97

200 IM: Baus, first, 3:20

Louisburg’s Casey Carpenter-Ross swims the freestyle Saturday during the Barracudas’ home opener against Woodson. Carpenter-Ross won five events to help lead the Barracudas to an easy win over Woodson.

 

The last time the Louisburg Barracudas lost a swim meet was in 2009, and after Saturday’s season opener, that streak is still intact.

Louisburg hosted the Woodson Sharks out of Raytown, Mo., at the Louisburg Aquatic Center and the Barracudas coasted to a 354-145 victory. It was a good start for the Barracudas as they begin their quest for a 10^th consecutive South Suburban Swim League championship.

The Barracudas had a pair of swimmers who garnered five first place ribbons Saturday and three more that ended with four top finishes.

Madelyn Prettyman (15-and-over girls) and Casey Carpenter-Ross (9-10 boys) each won five events on the day, while Ella Dischinger (9-10 girls), Emma Prettyman (13-14 girls) and Remington Rice (13-14 boys) captured four first-place ribbons.

Madelyn won the 50-meter butterfly in 30.39 seconds, the 50 backstroke in 32.61 and the 200 individual medley in 2 minutes and 35.96 seconds. Kadisyn Kircher, Kaitlyn Lewer and Isabelle Holtzen joined Madelyn to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:22.70 and the 200 freestyle relay in 2:13.

Carpenter-Ross also won three individual races as he took first in the 50 freestyle (39.40), 50 backstroke (45.91) and 100 individual medley (1:41). He also teamed up with Conor Aadland, Andrew Jamison and Colin Brown to win the 100 medley relay (1:28) and 100 freestyle relay (1:20).

Dischinger joined Ella Bockelman, Cricket McIntire and Jesse Faulkner to win the 100 medley relay (1:35) for the 9-10 girls and later teamed up with Bockelman, McIntire and Shylah Dowell to win the 100 freestyle relay (1:25). Dischinger also won the 50 freestyle (39.61) and 100 individual medley (1:55).

Emma Prettyman captured three individual titles in the 50 freestyle (33.40), 50 butterfly (36.81) and 200 individual medley (3:18) to lead the 13-14 girls. Dana Mattison, Delanie Tally and Mable Graham later joined Emma to win the 200 freestyle relay (2:36).

On the boys side, Rice led the 13-14 boys as he won the 50 freestyle (28.77) and 50 backstroke (38.66). Rice also teamed up with Cole Brown, Drake Burdine and Cooper Hipp to win the 200 medley relay (2:40) and 200 freestyle relay (2:19).

Louisburg will try and make it two wins in a row this Saturday when it hosts the Golden Valley Swim Club from Clinton, Mo.

 

Other Barracuda results are:

GIRLS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Abby Stevens, first, 22.03; Vivian Goode, second, 24.74; Merritt McIntire, third, 29.38; Clara Bockelman, fourth, 29.45; Logan Heffernon, fifth, 34.57; Ella Longgood, sixth, 38.84

25 butterfly: Stevens, first, 29.22; McIntire, second, 39.32

25 breaststroke: Goode, first, 38.62

25 backstroke: Stevens, first, 25.52; Goode, second, 30.94; Bockelman, third, 32.32; Heffernon, fourth, 33.96; McIntire, fifth, 38.66; Harper White, sixth, 42.58

100 IM: Macy Hughes, first, 2:26

100 freestyle relay: Heffernon, Bockelman, Hughes, Goode, first, 1:56; Kay Heien, Stevens, White, Longgood, second, 2:28

 

9-10

100 medley relay: Kasi Tune, Rachel Minor, Meg Johnson and Shylah Dowell, second, 1:47; Janie Harth, Talen McMurray, Lola Dubas, Sarah Proctor, third, 2:02

50 freestyle: Cricket McIntire, second, 44.83; Jesse Faulkner, third, 45.22; Dowell, fourth, 47.45; Harth, fifth, 48.62; Ella Bockelman, sixth, 48.88

50 butterfly: McIntire, first, 59.27; Ella Dischinger, second, 1:00.65; Faulkner, third, 1:02.60

50 breaststroke: Minor, first, 1:01.94; Tune, second, 1:05.37; Dubas, third, 1:06.13; McInitre, fourth, 1:12; McMurray, fifth, 1:15; Dowell, sixth, 1:18

50 backstroke: Faulkner, first, 56.52; Bockelman, second, 57.25; Dowell, fourth, 1:02; Johnson, fifth, 1:07; Brooklyn Davey, sixth, 1:09

100 IM: Tune, second, 2:07; Dubas, third, 2:26

100 freestyle relay: Johnson, Dubas, McMurray, Faulkner, second, 1:39; Tune, Davey, Grace Morrison, Elizabeth Stevens, third, 1:42

 

11-12

200 medley relay: Ashley Branine, Claire Brown, Hannah Farrington, Ally Brown, second, 3:12

50 freestyle: Claire Brown, first, 36.41; Branine, third, 39.98; Farrington, fifth, 44.77; Haley VanGilder, sixth, 45.15

50 breaststroke: Branine, second, 53.06; Farrington, third, 1:07

50 backstroke: VanGilder, second, 53.37; Ally Brown, third, 56.10

200 IM: Claire Brown, first, 3:17; VanGilder, fourth, 4:50

200 freestyle relay: Branine, Ally Brown, VanGilder, Claire Brown, first, 2:48

 

13-14

50 freestyle: Mary Grace McElyea, second, 34.09; Mable Graham, third, 34.21; Delanie Tally, fourth, 36.59; Dana Mattison, fifth, 39.94

50 butterfly: McElyea, second, 37.32; Graham, third, 39.75

50 breaststroke: McElyea, first, 42.28; Emma Johnson, third, 50.16; Tally, fourth, 52.48; Mattison, fifth, 57.69

50 backstroke: Graham, first, 42.31; Tally, third, 44.91; Johnson, fifth, 54.73; Mattison, sixth, 57.57

 

15-and-over

50 freestyle: Kadisyn Kircher, first, 30.44; Isabelle Holtzen, second, 31.60; Sarah Minor, third, 35.37; Kaitlyn Lewer, fifth, 38.60; Alison Prettyman, sixth, 39.13

50 butterfly: Holtzen, second, 35.80; Minor, fourth, 43.28; Prettyman, fifth, 44.41; Melia Rice, sixth, 45.32

50 breaststroke: Holtzen, first, 42.21; Kircher, second, 42.66; Lewer, third, 44.53; Prettyman, fifth, 49.34; Rice, sixth, 50.34

50 backstroke: Minor, third, 43.59; Rice, fourth, 47.59; Lewer, fifth, 49.63; Avery O’Meara, sixth, 52.78

200 IM: Kircher, second, 2:41

200 freestyle relay: Prettyman, Minor, O’Meara, Rice, third, 2:45

 

BOYS

8-and-under

25 freestyle: Matthew Farrington, second, 28.83; Holden White, third, 30.08; Bennett Mendez, fifth, 31.87

25 breaststroke: Mendez, second, 35.20

25 backstroke: Farrington, first, 33.32; White, second, 37.93; Mendez, fourth, 39.95

100 freestyle relay: Farrington, Mendez, Zeke VanGilder, White, first, 2:09

9-10

50 freestyle: Conor Aadland, second, 43.26; Colin Brown, third, 44.34; Brayden Vohs, sixth, 51.83

50 butterfly: Aadland, first, 1:00.58; Vohs, second, 1:05.84

50 breaststroke: Andrew Jamison, second, 1:00.90; Brown, third, 1:05.21; Braxton Koechner, fifth, 1:20

50 backstroke: Aadland, second, 48.13; Brown, third, 53.45; Jamison, fourth, 56.84; Vohs, fifth, 1:00

100 IM: Jamison, second, 2:02

100 freestyle relay: Vohs, Hayden Heffernon, Koechner, Oliver Shaw, third, 1:43

 

11-12

50 freestyle: Samuel Johnson, second, 34.12; Josiah McCaskill, third, 35.31; Josh Holtzen, fourth, 36.18; William Goode, fifth, 37.96; Reid McCaskill, sixth, 38.84

50 butterfly: Josiah McCaskill, first, 43.37; Goode, third, 47.03

50 breaststroke: Josiah McCaskill, first, 45.85; Holtzen, second, 49.50; Reid McCaskill, third, 59.25; Colton Prettyman, fourth, 59.32

50 backstroke: Goode, first, 46.97; Holtzen, second, 49.87; Reid McCaskill, third, 52.97

200 IM: Johnson, first, 3:23

200 freestyle relay: Johnson, Goode, Josiah McCaskill, Holtzen, first, 2:32

 

13-14

200 medley relay: Drake Baus, Isaiah Whitley, Reid McCaskill, Colton Prettyman, third, 3:17

50 freestyle: Cole Brown, third, 33.03; Cooper Hipp, fourth, 34.44; Baus, fifth, 35.81; Braden Branine, sixth, 37.40

50 butterfly: Remington Rice, second, 34.91; Brown, third, 37.07; Drake Burdine, fourth, 42.38

50 breaststroke: Braden Branine, first, 45.22; Brown, second, 45.97; Hipp, third, 50.40; Baus, fourth, 56.72

50 backstroke: Baus, fourth, 45.46; Hipp, fifth, 46.18

200 freestyle relay: Whitley, Branine, Prettyman, McCaskill, second, 2:50

 

15-and-over

200 medley relay: Bridger Baus, Gareth Baus, Christopher Tyson, Braden Branine, second, 2:40

50 freestyle: Bridger Baus, third, 32.00; Gareth Baus, fourth, 32.51; Tyson, fifth, 33.59

50 butterfly: Bridger Baus, fourth, 37.47

50 breaststroke: Tyson, fourth, 46.38; Gareth Baus, fifth, 50.28

50 backstroke: Gareth Baus, second, 41.59; Tyson, third, 43.19

200 freestyle relay: Bridger Baus, Gareth Baus, Tyson, Drake Baus, second, 2:20

Louisburg High School senior Maddie Prettyman’s love for swimming led her to a spot on a college roster as she signed to swim for Missouri State on Nov. 10. 

 

Maddie Prettyman loves the water.

In fact, there are times where the Louisburg High School senior considers it her second home. Prettyman has lived in the water for most of her young life and it has led to some big accomplishments.

However, there were none bigger than what happened on Nov. 10.

In front of family and friends at LHS, Prettyman signed her letter of intent to swim at Missouri State University – fulfilling a dream that has been several years in the making.

“I am super excited to be going to Missouri State,” Prettyman said. “To finally be signing with the college that I have always wanted to go to is truly amazing. I have always wanted to swim in college and for the last four years I have wanted to go to college there.”

It has been a different route for Prettyman to achieve her college dreams. Although most swimmers who go to college have an opportunity to swim for their high school, she didn’t haven’t that option with Louisburg not offering a program.

Prettyman currently swims for Empire KC, a club based in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and has competed with different teams throughout her young life.

“It has been really interesting for me to only be swimming with my club team year-round,” she said. “The first question I get asked by a college coach is about my high school team. I then have to tell them that Louisburg doesn’t have a swim team so I was never able to compete at a state meet. Almost everyone on my team has a high school season so I was one of the few people that stayed swimming club for the entire year.”

Prettyman may have not had an opportunity to swim for LHS, but she did begin her journey with the Louisburg Barracudas – a summer league team – when she began swimming at 7-years-old. She still swims at times with the Barracudas over the summer, but it was there where she took to the sport.

“I began my love of swimming when I started on the Louisburg Barracudas when I was 7,” Prettyman said “That summer, and the next, really made me realize that swimming was the best sport for me. It is both a team sport and an individual sport in the sense of the entire team winning meets, while it is on you to swim your best and get your best times. I love pushing myself to improve both in meets and during practice, and that is really what attracted the thought of swimming year round to me.

“My summer league coach, Kyle Farrington, was the person who actually suggested that I go and start to swim club during the winters and I will be forever grateful for that suggestion he made because since I was 8, it became my entire life. The social aspect and the intensity really just made me want to be able to swim all year.”

That move to the club level eventually led to a scholarship with a Division I program in Missouri State, and a Bears team that has had success in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Bears have won 13 women’s conference championships, including last year where Missouri State won in an 832-point landslide victory under head coach Dave Collins. Under Collins, the Bears took home seven individual conference titles and had the MVC Swimmer of the Year on their roster

Success, and the Bears coaching staff, is what made it an easy choice for Prettyman.

“I immediately loved the program as soon as I got there,” Prettyman said. “David Collins and Chelsea Dirks-Ham (Missouri State assistant) are the coaches and they run a wonderful team. As soon as I got there, the entire team welcomed me and they all seemed to be really close friends.”

When Prettyman reports to Missouri State next season, she is planning on swimming the butterfly and backstroke – two of her most successful events.

However, she also knows it will take a lot of hard work and practice time to get where she wants to go.

“My goals for my college career include making top 16 at conference in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke,” Prettyman said. “This is a lofty goal, but I believe that with the hard work and the support of my coaches, it is attainable.”