Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Spartans finished 15th in the Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last weekend.
Editor’s Note: Patch has updated this story with additional information and with submitted photos, courtesy of Charlene Kandt. Junior Alec Kandt captured a pair of third-place finishes to lead the Simley boys swimming and diving team into the top 15 at the Minnesota Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last week. Kandt was third in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke, earning 32 of his team’s 60 points in the championships, which were conducted Thursday through Saturday in Minneapolis. His times in those events were school records. What’s more, Kandt’s time in the 100-yard breastroke, 57.92 seconds, is up for All-American consideration. He will learn if he is an All American in June. Kandt also swam the final …
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Spartans finish 15th in the Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last week.
Junior Alec Kandt captured a pair of third-place finishes to lead the Simley boys swimming and diving team into the top 15 at the Minnesota Class 1A championships at the University of Minnesota last week. Kandt was third in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke, earning 32 of his team’s 60 points in the championships, which were conducted Thursday through Saturday in Minneapolis. His times in those events were school records. Kandt also swam the final leg of the Spartans’ 400-yard freestyle relay that placed 12th. Other members of that team were Michael Ausen, Tim Luhr and Ryan Kimble. Also scoring a third-place finish was senior Carter Lange, in the one-meter diving. The Spartans came in 15th in the team standings, a half-…
Friday, November 25, 2011
Keep a close eye on these swimming, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics and hockey players this fall, as they take up leadership roles on their respective teams.
As the winter high school sports season gets underway, these five Simley High School athletes are primed to lead their teams to victory. Pedro DeLao DeLao's speed on the wrestling mat helped him to a 43-7 record during last year's winter wrestling season, and Coach Will Short hopes to see similar things from this young athlete in the coming months. DeLao, a 2010-2011 state champion in the 119-pound weight class, has matured and grown into a leader on the wrestling team, Short said. He will likely wrestle in the 120-pound weight class this year. "He’s got great character, and he’s a great team guy as well; he cares a lot about the team," Short said. Taylor Floyd Many successful gymnasts begin the sport at a young age. But Simley senior …
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Simley High School head swimming and diving coach reflects back on a very successful season.
Simley High’s swimmers and divers had another banner year, capped by a sixth place finish at the state meet. Inver Grove Heights Patch sat down with coach Lynn Newton to get her take on the season. Inver Grove Heights Patch: What was the highlight of the year for you? Coach Lynn Newton: Just the unexpectedness of how well we did. In many ways we were in a big rebuilding year and some of the other coaches at state even said 'We thought you were in a rebuilding year.' It’s really fun that there really weren’t many expectations for [the students] and to see them really come through in the second half of the season and get that second place at sections and see them place in the top 10 again at state, it was awesome. Patch: Was there a meet or …
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Simley sophomore Alec Kandt set two school records in swimming; all of the Spartans competing at state finished in the top eight.
Sophomore Alec Kandt swam to three lifetime bests, two school records and a pair of second-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard butterfly to lead the Simley High swimmers and divers at the boys Class A swimming and diving meet Saturday. The Spartans were aiming for another top 10 finish and got it, finishing sixth overall in the meet held on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. It was the 13th time in the last 14 years the Spartans have finished in the top 10 at state. “I was happy with our finish, I was happy that all of our swims and dives were all top eight,” said Simley head coach Lynn Newton. “We had really high places and lifetime bests today. We did really well.” Fergus Falls …
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Spartans will have six individual swims and dives and two relay teams competing in this weekend's state swimming and diving meet
Simley High School's contingent at the state swimming and diving meet this year will be small in numbers, but mighty in ability. The Spartans finished as the runner-up in the Class A team tournament last season, but likely don’t have enough qualifiers to make a run at this year’s title. Simley will send just four swimmers and junior diver Carter Lange to this year’s state meet, which runs Thursday through Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. “We have a lot of top guns, we just don’t have the depth,” said Simley senior Alex Jurrens. “But we also have a very young team as well.” Simley qualified both its 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays teams, plus senior swimmer Nate Briguet in the 50 and 100 freestyles, …
Friday, January 28, 2011
Which athletes are Simley High School coaches expecting big things from this season? Patch spoke to them to find out.
This winter season teams from Simley High School are making big news in a bevy of sports categories. Whether its wrestling, swimming, diving, gymnastics or hockey, Simley athletes are setting the bar of performance throughout Minnesota. In an effort to chronicle some of these recent sporting feats, Patch caught up with five Simley coaches to talk about five of their top athletes. In no particular order, the five athletes to watch in the waning weeks and months of the winter season include: Carter Lange, Diver Carter is a junior at Simley High School and has competed on the varsity swimming and diving teams since seventh grade. This season he is undefeated in the six-dive list in dual meets and won the True Team Sections on Jan. 22. He is …
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Spartan swimmers stay undefeated in the Classic Suburban conference with a convincing win over the North St. Paul Polars
Simley High School’s swimmers and divers racked up first-place wins in eight of 12 events to easily sink visiting North St. Paul Thursday in a Classic Suburban Conference match in the Veterans Memorial Community Center pool. The Spartans defeated North 107-71 to improve to 5-0 in dual meets. Sophomore Alec Kandt and senior Nate Briguet each had a pair of wins Thursday to pace the Spartans. Kandt took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.94 and won the 100-yard backstroke in 57.45. Briguet had the rare combination of winning both the 50 freestyle in 23.23 and the 500 freestyle in 5:26.15. Also earning wins for Simley were: Junior Carter Lange, sophomore Tim Luhr, the 200-yard freestyle relay team and freshman Ben Holst. “It was a very good meet…
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Alec Kandt won both 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly, while Nathan Briguet took 100 freestyle to propel the Spartans to a second-place finish.
Sophomore Alec Kandt had a huge day, winning both the 100-yard butterfly in a meet record and also taking the 100-yard breaststroke to lead the Simley High School swimmers Saturday. Kandt’s two wins, plus a victory by senior Nathan Briguet in the 100-yard freestyle, paced the Spartans to a second place finish in their own Simley Spartan 2011 Swimming & Diving Invitational. Orono won the six-team meet in the Veterans Memorial Community Center pool with 547 points. Simley was second with 444, followed by: Hudson, 441.50; Henry Sibley, 331, St. Paul Central, 287.50 and Columbia Heights, 156. “We’re really happy with second place, that’s really good,” said Simley head coach Lynn Newton. “Alec Kandt won both of his races and Nathan Briguet won …
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3:27 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012
Way to go Alec and all the Spartans at the state meet! And congrats to Carter for his diving accomplishments. Carter is also a great swimmer, able to make great accomplishments at TWO totally different sports at the same time. more ›