NAPERVILLE -- In winning arguably the toughest sectional in the state, two-time defending state champion Rosary showed Saturday that it could be headed for a third straight girls swimming state title. The Beads won all three relays and four individual events on the way to scoring 288 points to capture the Neuqua Valley Sectional, well ahead of the five Naperville-area teams that finished in a tight group more than 100 points behind. Many of the 10 Beads who qualified in individual events for next week's state tournament at Evanston Township...

Relays, Wallers heading to state By James Nokes - [email protected] Comments (No comments posted.) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share St. CHARLES – Emily Waller was poised, focused and relaxed. She’d experienced this type of setting before, knew how to deal with the pressure and utilize the simple message from DeKalb swimming coach Marybeth McGill to, “just get the job done.ý Waller got the job done Saturday at the IHSA St. Charles North girls swimming sectional and finished first in both the 50 and...

Competition trying to get a bead on state champ Rosary November 15, 2008 By CHRIS PALL Special to The Beacon News After completing their 11th consecutive undefeated regular season, the Rosary Beads are primed to defend their girls swimming state title -- again. The Beads brought home their first state championship in 2006 and successfully denied all opponents in 2007. No doubt, Rosary enters the Neuqua Valley Sectional on Saturday with a large target on its back. But when that's the case, the competition is behind you. Senior Kally Fayhee...

Waller sisters enjoy competition By James Nokes - [email protected] Comments (No comments posted.) | Add Comments ROB WINNER | [email protected] Emily Waller (left), a senior at DeKalb, and her sister, Grace, a sophomore at DeKalb, dive into the pool during practice at DeKalb High School on Friday afternoon. 10/24/2008 E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share DeKALB – ‘The Question’ is unavoidable. Sisters Emily Waller and Grace Waller have been swimming together ever since they started competing in the pool. They get ‘The Question’ all the time. And...

DCST moved to 6 – 0 on the season with wins over Rockford and Freeport. As a team, DCST had 130 new career best individual swims, including 14 first time district qualifying times, and 3 new swims which surpassed the area qualifying time standard. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big Dogs are not only selected on their performance in the meet, but the coaches also take into consideration the swimmer’s practice attendance, work ethic,...

On Sunday, DCST finished in second place at the Rockford Early Bird Invitational behind host Rockford. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big Dogs are not only selected on their performance in the meet, but the coaches also take into consideration the swimmer’s practice attendance, work ethic, team spirit and sportsmanship. For this meet, Hannah Pacey, age 14, and Ryan Lindsey, age 12, were selected as Big Dogs of the meet. Place Girls Boys Combined...

Listed below is an article from the DeKalb Chronicle. DeKalb/Sycamore wins Independent Conference Comments (No comments posted.) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share Daily Chronicle Staff - [email protected] DeKalb/Sycamore co-op swimming coach Marybeth McGill knew her team would have to make up some ground Saturday at the Independent Swim Conference Championship at DeKalb’s Kishwaukee YMCA. Despite spotting Oswego 29 points because they don’t field a diving team, the local team came back to earn 285 points and win. Emily Waller and Kate Taylor each...

On Saturday, DCST moved to 4 – 0 on the season with wins over McHenry and Streator. As a team, DCST had 132 new career best individual swims including 12 first time district qualifying times, and 3 new swims which surpassed the area qualifying time standard. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big Dogs are not only selected on their performance in the meet, but the coaches also take into consideration the swimmer’s practice attendance,...

Swimming together By James Nokes - Daily Chronicle Comments (No comments posted.) | Add Comments ROB WINNER | [email protected] Tara Gidaszewski, a freshman of Sycamore High School, practices the back stroke during practice at DeKalb HIgh School on Friday. 10/24/2008 E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share DeKALB - With great fury water splashes over the gutters in the DeKalb pool. Swimmers do a flip turn, push off the wall and continue their seemingly endless training session. As snow flakes flutter outside on a cold fall day, the...

Congratulation to everyone who worked and rode on the DCST team float for the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade. The float won second place in the Organization Category. Another congratulation goes to DCST swimmer Brett DeConinck. His Michael Phelps pumpkin won first place in the current events and news category for children ages 8 - 9 years old in the Pumpkin Festival’s Pumpkin Display Contest.