Polson High School Swim Team

  Hope Morrison dives in over Grace Olson, in the prelims of the 400 Free Relay.  This essay was written for the Ken Rohenbach Scholarship led by the job service, and the writer received $2,000 to attend the University of Montana. By Hope Morrison, alumnus of Polson High School and its swim team.  I watched our opportunity just slip away. Standing behind the block, screaming for my teammate to swim harder, my heart dropped to my stomach watching my relay lose the lead. After years and years of dedication to swimming, I was at the most critical and final meet of the season, watching my last event of the day, about to swim the final length of the girl’s 400 freestyle relay.  “You have to catch up, Hope, you’ve gotta! Sink or Swim Hope! Sink or-” screamed Aspen right as I dove off into the water. “Sink or Swim” had become our relay’s motto I came up with, meaning “All or Nothing”, that you had no choice but to give it everything you got, but for this upcoming race, I ...

Polson Boys finish 2nd, Girls 5th State Swim Meet results for POLSON Boys team = 2nd place overall Gus Hertz = State champ in 200 freestyle, 2nd 100 freestyle Teague McElwee = 2nd in 50 freestyle, 2nd in 100 backstroke Truman Sawyer = 3rd in 500 freestyle, 2nd in 100 butterfly Lachlan Sloan = 4th in 200 IM, 3rd in 100 butterfly Boys 200 freestyle relay = STATE CHAMPS, 400 freestyle relay = 2nd place Girls team= 5th overall Grace Olson = 3rd in 200 freestyle, 3rd in 100 backstroke Aspen McKee = 3rd in 500 freestyle Hope Morrison = 6th in 100 freestyle Dixie Montgomery = 6th in 100 butterfly Girls 200 yard freestyle relay = 4th, 400 yard freestyle relay = 3rd Overall Results AB girls team scores: Billings Central 132, Hardin 40, Columbia Falls 38, Polson 32, Whitefish 2, Bigfork 2, East Helena 1. AB boys team scores: Billings Central 96, Polson 62, Columbia Falls 52, Havre 30, Whitefish 25, Hardin 6.

Lake County Leader The Class A swim season kicked off for Polson at home last weekend, at the same site where last season came to an end. Polson hosted the first meet of the season Saturday, when five teams competed at the Polson Invite at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center, site of last year’s Class A state meet. Havre walked away with the girls team title, and Columbia Falls took the boys title. The Polson girls finished third, while the boys finished fourth. Polson saw the most success in the distance events. Three girls placed in the top five in the 500 yard freestyle. Hope Morrison was second, Dixie Montgomery was third and Kaija Adams was fifth. The 400 freestyle relay team of Morrison, Montgomery, Aspen McKee and Hailey Hanson finished second to Whitefish. Other top individual finishers for Polson included Trey Wyman, third in the 200 freestyle; McKee, second in the 200 individual medley; Hailey Hanson, eighth of 25 in the 50 freestyle; Morrison, first in the 100 butterfly; and L...

  by John Heglie   In its inaugural season debut, the Polson swim team added a couple of other firsts to its list. Due to scheduling changes related to the virus pandemic, the Pirates became host for the State A-B swim meet held at Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness the first weekend of March. They also crowned one of their own twice state champion when Mason Sloan captured medalist honors with first place finishes in both the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Trey Wyman would place fifth in the 100 backstroke and finish sixth in the 50 freestyle. A trio of Lady Pirate swashbucklers just missed making the grid. Aspen McKee was just seven hundredths of a second from placing in the 200 freestyle and less than nine hundredths off the pace from placing in the 500 freestyle. Hope Morrison was a mere three tenths of a second from squeezing into the top six in the girls 50 freestyle and less than five tenths off the pace in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Isabel Seeley trailed Morriso...

  BY JOHN HEGLIE Special for the Leader At the inaugural meet for the Polson swim team, hosted by Havre, Pirate swimmers fared well by placing among the top two slots. For Polson girls, Isabel Seeley won the 100 meter backstroke and placed second in the 100 meter freestyle. Aspen McKee won the 200 meter freestyle, while placing second in the 100 meter breaststroke. Mason Sloan swept both his events with firsts in the 100 and 200 freestyle, while Trey Wyman captured a pair of seconds in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter breaststroke. Polson’s initially scheduled virtual participation in the Kalispell Invitational did not materialize on account of pool issues. Participants Havre Invitational:  Polson (P), Havre (Hvr), East Helena (EHH) Results Girls 200m freestyle – 1, Aspen McKee (P) 2:54.73 100m freestyle – 1, Aliviah Pratt (Hvr), 1:19.18; 2, Isabel Seeley (P) 1:20.11 100m backstroke – 1, Isabel Seeley (P) 1:32.94 100m breaststroke – 1, Sarah Richter (EHH), 1:41.83; 2, ...

  By   SCOT HEISEL Lake County Leader   |   December 31, 2020 12:05 AM Pirates Nation has a new team to root for this winter. Polson High School added swimming to its roster of sports, and the new team begins competition next week. Shayna Swanson, who coaches the local Lake Monsters club team, takes the helm of the fledgling program, which has a roster of about eight swimmers, ranging from freshmen to seniors. “It’s been an idea floating around for a long bit, and a very dedicated group of parents got it going this year,” Swanson said. “I came in after the creation as the logical coach. I was just open for questions and using my connections to get more info.” Coronavirus restrictions will force some limits on competition. The Pirates will only compete against other class A schools — Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork and Havre. And several meets will be held virtually, with schools establishing competitive times at their home pools to avoid travel and keep teams apar...