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Boys Swimming Results from Newton

December 2, 2016 By DCHS Sports

Demons compete at Newton

By: John Zetmeir

The Dodge City High School boys swimming team competed in its first meet in school history on Tuesday at the Newton Invitational.

The Red Demons tallied just 10 team points but for a majority of the Dodge City swimmers, it was the first time competing.

“I was so proud of the boys (Tuesday) they represented Dodge City well,” Dodge City head coach Kaitlyn Paul said. “For their first meet they did fantastic. They were even complimented on their sportsmanship. I can’t wait to see where they go from here.”

Dodge City will travel to their second meet of the season next Tuesday when they head to Great Bend.

RESULTS

200 Medley relay

17. Pawelzik, Bankall, Austin, Luft.

19. Rodriguez, Harman, Richter, Clare

200 Free

20. Thane Reid

200 IM

18. Jonathan Austin

20. Allen Richter

50 Free

25. Jason Luft

30. Leonardo Pawelzik

32. Brayden Clare

100 Fly

18. Thane Reid

100 Free

11. Leonardo Pawelzik

27. Bryce Harman

29. Adrian Guevara

500 Free

17. Jonathan Austin

200 Free

9. Pawelzik, Reid, Richter, Harman

18. Vargas, Wright, Ortiz, Luft.

21. Garcia, Gomez, Hernandez, Lomas.

100 Back

16. Cannon Bunkall

24. Brando Puentes

100 Breast

23. Anton Hartmon

26. Bryce Harman

27. Allen Richter

400 Free Relay

13. Clare, Gomez, Hernandez, Lomas

14. Luft, Vargas, Wright, Ortiz

17. Austin, Reid, Bunkall, Guevara

Red Demons Boys Swim Team Preview

November 28, 2016 By DCHS Sports

DCHS Boys Swimming Dodge City welcomes boys swimming

By: John Zetmeir

Kaitlyn Paul was excited about the turnout for the first week of practice for the new Dodge City High School boys swimming team.

Paul, the Red Demons’ head coach, said that there were more than 20 students that came out to become part of the first ever boys swimming team in school history. That would give the Red Demons nearly a full varsity roster.

“I’m still getting to know a lot of them,” Paul said. “The ones that have been interested from the beginning, since I started recruiting, have been a lot of the upperclassmen. They have been the ones who have really pushed and brought in more of the underclassmen who were unsure. We’re starting to get a nice mix.”

The Dodge City High School athletic department decided to incorporate boys swimming after a petition was signed by more than 20 students who expressed interest in having a program.

“From day one when we started swimming, you wouldn’t have known that these guys started two days ago,” Paul said during the team’s third day of practice. “They’ve improved so much in two days and I’m excited to see where we go the rest of the season and where we get to.”

The Red Demons become the third team in the Western Athletic Conference to add a boys swimming team. Paul says that one of the team’s main goals is to be competitive when they travel to Hays on Feb. 9 for the WAC championship meet.

“My biggest goal overall is to see the team improve overall from day one to the end,” Paul said. “Realistically, our biggest challenge is going to be going up against teams that have established programs and know what things look like.”

The Red Demons will begin their season on Nov. 29 when they travel to Newton.

Sowers signs with University of Sioux Falls

November 11, 2016 By DCHS Sports

Dodge City High School senior Hannah Sowers, in center, signed a letter of intent to join the swimming team at the University of Sioux Falls on Wednesday morning. Sowers has participated in tennis, basketball and swimming at Dodge City. Congratulations to Hannah on this accomplishment.

DCHS Hires New Swimming Coach

July 19, 2016 By DCHS Sports

The Dodge City High School Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Kaitlyn Paul as the new Head Boys and Girls Swimming coach of the Red Demons – pending Board of Education approval at the next scheduled meeting.

As a swimmer, Kaitlyn competed for Salina South High School and the Salina Aquatic Club. She still holds many of the top 20 times of Salina South’s program. During her junior year of high school, she started coaching for the Salina Aquatic Club and helped with the younger swimmers.

After Graduation of high school, Kaitlyn attended Fort Hays State University to complete her education. During her time at FHSU, she helped coach the Hays Hurricanes Swim Club for three years and eventually became an Assistant Coach for Hays High School during the spring 2013 and 2014 seasons. Upon completion of her Degree at FHSU in Mathematics Education, Kaitlyn accepted a position with DCMS, where she teaches Pre-Algebra and Geometry.

“We believe Kaitlyn is going to be an outstanding fit for the Swimming programs. She understands improvement in all swimmers is vital through the season and to develop goals for each individual swimmer. She brings an enthusiasm to the position that will allow the student-athletes in our swimming programs to reach and exceed their potential. Kaitlyn understands the vision of the DCHS Athletic Department – to develop character in all of our athletes, and is committed to making a difference at Dodge High.” – Shawn Steiner – DCHS Activities Director

Richter earns points at state meet

May 24, 2016 By DCHS Sports

The Dodge City High School girls swimming team raced to some of their best times of the season but the competition at the 6A state meet made it too difficult for a majority of the team to advance to day two.

A career best time by sophomore Amelia Richter in the 100 yard breaststroke earned her a 15th place finish in the finals and the team’s only two points. Richter was the lone Red Demon to make it to the finals on Saturday.

Grace Harvey, Amelia Richter, Hayden Sanchez and Hannah Sowers missed the finals by 0.29 seconds in the 200 medley relay.

The 200 freestyle relay team which included Allysa Bogner, Payton Magouirk, Sanchez and Sowers also raced to their fastest time of the season but finished in 19th place in the preliminary round. In the 100 free, Sowers’ time of 58.36 was her career best but she fell short of reaching the finals by just under three seconds.

Gabby Mendoza, Bogner, Magouirk, and Richter took 20th in the 400 freestyle relay preliminary round.