Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Lady Warrior Ella Hearn swims the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay during the swim meet against San Pasqual. Shane Gibson photos
Fallbrook and San Pasqual varsity boys burst off the starting block for a race.
Fallbrook diver Joseph Greenwood performs his dive against San Pasqual, April 19.
Fallbrook lady Warrior Sophia Wallace jumps off the starting block in the 200 medley relay, April 19.
Fallbrook's Gabby Vazzana swims the breaststroke portion of the 200 medley relay during the swim meet against San Pasqual.
Warrior diver Cameron Ewig springs of the diving board during his routine against San Pasqual, April 19.
Lady Warrior diver Kelly Hamlin springs back in a dive routine against San Pasqual, April 19.
Warrior diver Tiane Maestes flips off the diving board against San Pasqual, April 19.
Lady Warrior diver Amelia Johnson flips and dives against San Pasqual, April 19.
Although Fallbrook High School's girls swim team lost the Warriors' Valley League opener March 23 against Classical Academy, the Warriors then won league meets against Escondido, Ramona, and San Pasqual.
"It puts us in a good position," said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond.
The league championship formula utilizes dual meet standings for half of the weighted formula and positions at the league championship meet for the other 50 percent. Fallbrook will host this year's league championship meet with the diving taking place May 2, the swimming preliminary heats being contested May 3, and the championship races occurring May 5.
Individuals or relay teams rather than schools qualify for the CIF meet. Amelia Thomas already has an automatic qualifying time in the 100-yard freestyle event, and Fallbrook has met automatic standards in all three relay races.
Several other Fallbrook individuals have posted consideration times which are used to fill out the 32 lanes for each event in the CIF preliminaries.
The March 23 meet at Washington Park Pool in Escondido ended as a 110-62 Classical Academy victory. The Caimans finished first in last year's league standings. "The girls swam well," Redmond said of the Fallbrook team.
Fallbrook hosted Escondido for a March 31 meet and prevailed by a 120-60 margin. The Warriors spent part of April 6 at Ramona High School's pool. "It's always hard going down there," Redmond said.
That doesn't only refer to the round trip between Fallbrook and Ramona, as the Bulldogs were third in last year's standings. Fallbrook outscored Ramona by a 118-66 margin. "They definitely swam well and we did, too," Redmond said.
The April 19 home meet against San Pasqual concluded as a 101-84 Warriors victory.
The 3-1 league record is part of Fallbrook's 5-3 overall mark in dual meets this season.
Fallbrook and San Pasqual varsity boys burst off the starting block for a race.The Valley League swim championship is based on a combination of standings during league dual meets and schools' positions at the league championship meet. Fallbrook High School's boys will take first-place dual meet status into the league competition.
The Warriors started the league portion of their season with a 4-0 record in dual meets while outscoring their opponents by a cumulative 490-218 margin. "It's been a good year," said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. "A lot of kids have come a long way over the season."
The league meet will take place at Fallbrook High School. The diving will be contested May 2, the swimming preliminary races will take place May 3, and the swimmers who advance to the championship or consolation finals will compete for position points May 5.
"We'll do well at the league meet," Richardson said.
Fallbrook began league competition March 23 with a meet against Classical Academy at the Washington Park pool in Escondido. The Warriors took a 126-43 victory over the Caimans.
The March 31 meet at Fallbrook against Escondido ended as a 122-64 Warriors triumph. Although Ramona finished second in last year's Valley League standings, Fallbrook's April 6 trip to Ramona produced a 133-52 win at the Bulldogs' expense.
The Warriors hosted San Pasqual on April 19 and won by a 109-59 margin. The win over San Pasqual gave Fallbrook a 7-1 overall record in dual meets along with the 4-0 league figure.
Individuals and relay teams rather than schools qualify for the CIF meet, but as of the April 19 meet the Warriors had eight automatic qualifying marks.
Joseph Greenwood, Tiane Maestus, and Jake McKinnon all have diving scores which are automatic standards for the CIF meet, Tanner Curnow and Greg Jameson are automatic qualifiers for the 100-yard freestyle race, Declan Harrison has an automatic time in the 100-yard backstroke, and the Warriors have automatic qualification in all three relay races.
An additional 27 consideration times not including what the Warriors achieve by May 5 will be used to fill out lanes in the CIF preliminaries.
"It's looking like we're going to have four qualifying swimmers in almost every freestyle event and backstroke and two to three swimmers in the IM (individual medley), fly (butterfly), and breast plus the three divers," Richardson said.
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