Congratulations to Mason Horwath for signing his letter of intent today to further his education and play collegiate soccer next year at Calvin University. Mason will be studying pre-med to beome a phsycial therapist.
Good luck Mason! Viking Pride!
NHS members picked up trash along a 2-mile stretch of M-52 today in Swan Creek Twp. This is part of the Adopt A Highway program. Making our community better! Great job, NHS!
SWAN VALLEY VARSITY BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING COACHED NEEDED...
The Swan Valley Athletic Department is looking for a Varsity Boys and Girls Bowling Coach for the 2024-25 winter season. Please see the linked job posting below for more information. All questions can be directed to Swan Valley Athletic Director Ryan Stephens at rstephens1@swanvalley.k12.mi.us.
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The Swan Valley Varsity Baseball and Softball Teams split against rival Freeland at home tonight. The Lady Vikings came back to win the 2nd game 11-6 after a tough loss in the 1st outing in extra innings 14-15. The Varsity Baseball Team also won the 2nd game over the Falcons by a score of 6-1.
Viking Pride!
VIKING ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (Week of April 8th)
Swan Valley Athletics has 3 spring athletes being honored with Viking Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to Boys Track athlete Logan Pangborn, Girls Track athlete Sydney Kuhn, and Girls Soccer player Madison Gracias!
Logan is one of those athletes that shows up early and stays late. He was early to the Freeland Invitational this past Saturday to help set up the tent and camp. Logan also had two PR discus throws - one on Wednesday and one on Saturday.
Sydney is being honored for breaking the school record in the 1600m on her first time ever running it last Wednesday night. She ran a 5:12.73 breaking a 14 year old record by 4 seconds!
Madison Gracias delivered a dominant performance at the Ogemaw Heights Soccer Invitational on Saturday leading Swan Valley to a triumphant tournament championship. With an impressive tally of 6 goals and 2 assists, Madison was a key player throughout the event, showcasing exceptional skill and game intelligence. Her ability to find the back of the net and set up her teammates played a pivotal role in her team's success. Madison's standout performance not only highlights her abilities but also sets the tone for what promises to be an exciting season for Swan Valley.
Viking Pride!
Girls Varsity Soccer continued their winning streak with a 8-0 win vs Alma.
Madison Gracias (hat trick) 3 goals
Emma Wingerter 2 goals 2 assists
Abryana Bledsoe 1 goal
Aleigh Premo 1 assist
Aubrey Davidson 1 assist
Aubrey Premo 1 assist
Eve Schicht 1 goal
Hannah Bell 1 assist
Kinsey Kaul 1 assist
Zoey Stiener 1 goal
Awesome performance!
The boys and girls track team traveled to Freeland for the Falcon Invitational. Both team placed 7th out of 12 teams.
Medals were awarded to top 6 places in individual events and top 3 in relays.
Sydney Kuhn placed 2nd in the 200m (PR) and 1st in the 400m. Boston Strength-Beougher (PR) and Cal Delisle placed 4th & 5th respectively. Owen Fennelly placed 2nd in the 800m. Anicela Ortega place 6th in the 3200m (PR). Murphy Wagner placed 4th in the 3200m. Hunter Albrecht placed 4th. The 4x100 team of Boston Streng-Beiugher, Elijah Krantz, Cal Delisle, Logan Zahn placed 1st with 44:39. Then the 4x400 team of Beougher, Albrecht, Delisle, Fennelly placed 1st 3:36.58. Haven Rohde placed 4th in the high jump. Isiah Hayes placed 6th in the High Jump.
The coaching staff is very proud of the effort our athletes put out there today.
Swan Valley Varsity Soccer participated in the Ogemaw Heights Soccer Invitational. The Vikings out scored their opponents 13-1 to win the Tournament Championship.
Emma Wingerter 2 Goals 5 Assists
Madison Gracias 6 Goals 2 Assists
Aleigh Premo 1 Assist
Abryana Bledsoe 1 Goal
Eve Schicht. 1 Goal
Kinsey Kaul 1 Goal 1 Assist
Zoey Steiner 1 Goal
Hannah Bell 1 Assist
Alissa Moody 1 Goal
Defensive Line
Hannah Bell
Aleigh Premo
Aubrey Davidson
Aubrey Premo
Keeper Madison Keyser with 19 saves
Congratulations Tournament Champions!
The Swan Valley Varsity Softball Team picked up 2 more wins today against Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy. They won on the mercy rule in both games 12-2 and 10-0!
Great team wins ladies! Viking Pride!
Swan Valley Varsity Softball Update (4/13)...
The Swan Valley Varsity Softball Invite that was scheduled for today is being cancelled due to the JV Field being too soft from the rain and unsafe to play on. Instead, Swan Valley will host Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy at 11:00 a.m. in a doubleheader on the Varsity Field. Please come out and show your support!
Go Vikings!
Swan Valley Varsity Baseball Dow Diamond Update (4/12)...
Due to unplayable field conditions at Dow Diamond, the Swan Valley Varsity Baseball Doubleheader vs. Caro scheduled for today has been cancelled. The games will not be made up at Dow Diamond this season.
TRACK & FIELD was host to Frankenmuth and Garber last night (4/10/24). Both boys and girls just fell short to Frankenmuth. However, both teams beat Garber. We had a fantastic opening day of the track season both with weather and performances. The PR's (Personal Records) highlighted below are ones that athletes also broke a milestone standard in HS track & field. Both Alex Fulgencio PR 19.61 and Garrett Zwingman PR 19.08 broke the 20sec. barrier. Logan Zahn broke the 20ft barrier with a PR 20' 3". Walker Murphy broke the 40ft mark with a PR of 40' 9". Logan Pangborn had a PR of 114'11" getting over the 110' mark. Makenzie Morgan cracked the 14ft barrier in the long jump with a PR of 14'3.5". Anicela Ortega dipped well below the 6 min mark with a PR of 5:53.67 in the 1600m. Finally, Sydney Kuhn ran the 1600m, ran a PR of 5:12.73 and broke the school record of 5:16.76 set by Kassie Resio in 2010.
Congrats to Sydney and Al of the SV tracksters that competed on Wednesday.
VIKING ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (Week of April 1st)
John Meyette is the 2nd spring student-athlete being honored with Viking Athlete of the Week. John was nominated for his stellar performance last Saturday at home against Hemlock in game one with a 4-3 victory over the Huskies. On the mound, he had 10 strikeouts, giving up 2 unearned runs.
Way to go John! Viking Pride!
Congrats to both the Swan Valley Freshman and JV Baseball Teams for their stellar performance on the road tonight! The Frosh traveled down the road to play Heritage and won big in the first game over the Hawks 20-2. The Vikings tied in the 2nd game 5-5. The JV traveled east to Caro and had 2 dominant performances over the Tigers 19-0 and 17-1!
Viking Pride!
VIKING ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (Week of April 1st)
Isiah Hayes is one of two spring student-athletes being honored with Viking Athlete of the Week. Isiah put in the extra work this past weekend to help Coach Dawson repatch the long jump runway in preparation for today's home track meet. This fulfills the core value "N" in Vikings which stands for "Noble" - Do the right thing! Good luck to Isiah and all Swan Valley track athletes at their first home TVC meet this afternoon starting at 4 p.m. at the high school football stadium!
Viking Pride!
Swan Valley JV and Varsity Softball and Baseball began league play against Garber tonight. The JV Lady Vikings dominated at home 13-3 and 16-1 while the JV Baseball Team followed suit 12-5 and 10-5. The Varsity Baseball Team went 2-0 against the Dukes on the road.
Viking Pride!
Congrats to the Swan Valley Varsity Girls Basketball Team for earning Academic All-State through the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan with a weighted GPA of 3.7090! Knowledge is power!
Nice work ladies! Viking Pride!
Attention any 8th-11th Grade Swan Valley Students interested!
Swan Valley Varsity Poms will have their tryouts for next year’s fall and winter seasons on April 17th - April 19th in the high school back gym from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Attached are the flyers with more information.
If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Newman at newjay0550@gmail.com.
Congratulations to the Swan Valley Varsity Softball and Baseball Teams for going 2-0 today in their first games of the season. Softball defeated Alpena 7 to 6 and 11 to 7. The Varsity Baseball Team prevailed over Hemlock 4 to 3 and 19 to 4. The Vikings will start league play on Tuesday at Garber.
Viking Pride!