Anthony Aranda 1st Team All State 3rd 100 Back 6th 100 Fly Honorable Mention All State 200 Medley Relay
Madison Aranda
1st Team All State -100 Fly - 4th Place 2nd Team All State- 400 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention All State- 200 Freestyle
Brandon Ewer
1st Team All State - 100 Breast - 5th Place Honorable Mention All State- 200 Medley Relay
Tyler Bleasdell 2nd Team All State - 500 Freestyle Honorable Mention All State- 200 Freestyle & 200 Medley Relay
Abigail Wong 2nd Team All State- 400 Freestyle Relay
Riley Labus 2nd Team All State- 400 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention All State - 500 Freestyle
Peter Miller Honorable Mention All State- 200 Medley Relay
Carley Wood 2nd Team All State- 400 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention All State - 100 Fly
RPHS Panthers ROCKED THE BLOCKS
February 24, 2013
by Juliana Ewer:
RPHS Panthers ROCKED THE BLOCKS at the UIL STATE Swimming & Diving Championships!! UIL Swimming started the season with 16,000 swimmers and 500 schools. UIL 4A Swimming ended the swim season with 73 schools represented at State and only the Top fastest 16 swimmers allowed to swim in each event!
Ridge Point advanced 4 individual swimmers and 1 relay team onto STATE! After Prelim Swims, 3 Panther swimmers made it into the Championship "A" Final putting them in position in their events to place at the State Meet! ALL THREE SWIMMERS PLACED IN THE TOP 5 IN THE STATE! This is the FIRST TIME we have had Panther Swimmers swimming in the CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL!
Anthony Aranda (10) brought home the Bronze Medal in the 100 Backstroke, and also placed 6th in the 100 Fly! FIRST TEAM ALL STATE!!
Madison Aranda (11) placed 4th in the State in the 100 Fly! FIRST TEAM ALL STATE!!
Brandon Ewer (10) placed 5th in the State in the 100 Breast! FIRST TEAM ALL STATE!!
Anthony Aranda (10), Madison Aranda (11), and Brandon Ewer (10) ALL MADE 1st TEAM ALL STATE TEAM! THIS IS A FIRST FOR RPHS!!
RPHS also advanced 1 swimmer and our Girls Relay team to the Consolation "B" Finals!
Tyler Bleasdell (12) placed 9th in the State in the 500 Freestyle, but ended up with the 5th fastest time in the meet. SECOND TEAM ALL STATE!!
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay- Madison Aranda (11), Abigail Wong (10), Riley Labus (9) & Carley Wood (10) placed 9th in the State - SECOND TEAM ALL STATE!
Thanks also to Captains Savannah Maier and Brooke Boarman for traveling to Austin with the team as Alternates for the Relay.
Thank you to Coach Bryson for being part of the team for the meet! Thank you for helping driving the team, and cheering on the Panther Swimmers! You are now officially inaugurated into the swimming world!
CONGRATULATIONS COACH FALL FOR AN AMAZING SWIM SEASON!! Coach Fall and the Panther Team have hit many new milestones this year !! District Coach of the Year, Girls Team District Championship, Several Districts Champions, Several District Records Set, Two Regional Champions, Two Regionals records set, 8 Swimmers at State, 5 Second Team All State Swimmers, 3 First Team All State Swimmers and a State Medal!
GREAT SEASON FOR OUR AQUATIC PANTHERS!! GO RPHS SWIMMING!!! We can't wait to see what you have in store next year!!
State Update - Swimmers are Rocking the Blocks!
February 23, 2013
bu Juliana Ewer:
Good Morning! Exciting prelims!! Brandon Ewer, Madison and Anthony Aranda are in A Finals today!!! Meaning they will place at State in top 8- 1st team all state. Tyler Bleasdell and the girls relay are in B Final/consolation heat: meaning 2nd team all state - Going into finals Anthony is 3rd, Brandon is 4th and Madison is 6th.
Swim Update
February 11, 2013
It's OFFICIAL!! We have swimmers "Called Up" to STATE! Ridge Point High School will be taking more swimmers than ever in our short history to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET !
Madison Aranda (11) swimming the 100 Fly
Brandon Ewer (10) swimming the 100 Breast
NEW STATE CALL UPS!!!
Tyler Bleasdell (12) swimming the 500 Freestyle
Anthony Aranda (10) swimming the 100 Back & 100 Fly
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay: Madison Aranda (11), Abigail Wong (10), Carley Wood (10) & Riley Labus (9)
In 2011 one swimmer advanced, in 2012 one swimmer advanced, in 2013 RPHS will have SEVEN ATHLETES AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP at the University of Texas on February 22 & 23 !!!
GOOD LUCK COACH FALL & SWIMMERS!
PANTHERS ROCK THE BLOCKS AT REGION 7 CHAMPIONSHIP!!
RPHS Panthers brought the fight to the Region 7 Varsity Swimming Championship in San Antonio! The team arrived late Thursday night and competed in Prelims on Friday and Finals on Saturday. The Boys and Girls Teams both took 4th place as a team at Regions competing against 18 other High Schools. 23 Varsity swimmers qualified for this competition and most of the Panther swimmers qualified for Finals. The Top ONE swimmer in each event from each Region automatically advances to the STATE Competition in Austin at the University of Texas in 2 weeks. This sends the top 8 swimmers onto State. Once results are all in the next fastest 8 times will be "called up" rounding out the top fastest 16 swimmers in each event going to State.
Congratulations to Coach Fall for an amazing meet and now it's time to get READY FOR STATE!!
Madison Aranda (11) took home the Gold in the 100 Fly clinching a bid to STATE and setting a Regional Record.
Brandon Ewer (10) took home the Gold in the 100 Breast clinching a bid to STATE and setting a Regional Record.
We also had several Silver Medalist on the Medal stand....fingers crossed for State "Call Ups"!
Silver Medalist
Boys 200 Medley Relay Team- Anthony Aranda (10), Brandon Ewer (10), Tyler Bleasdell (12), Peter Miller (12)
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay- Madison Aranda (11), Carley Wood (10), Abigail Wong (10), Riley Labus (9)
Bronze Medalist
Abigail Wong (10) 200 Individual Medley
Boys 400 Freestyle Relay - Tyler Bleasdell (12), Andres Ramirez (11), Brandon Ewer (10), Anthony Aranda (10)
Also making the All Region Team by placing in the Top 8 at Regions
Brooke Boarman
Abbie Maier
Savannah Maier
Haley Burdeos
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!
February 3, 2013
by Juliana Ewer:
The RPHS Varsity Panther Swim Team took on Angleton, Brazosport & Marshall High Schools in the District 26 4A Swimming Championship.
The swimmers did an AMAZING job with the Girls Team taking the TEAM DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP and the Boys Team placing a very close 2nd place.
Coach Steven Fall was awarded the Coach of the Year! Madison Aranda (11) and Anthony Aranda (10) were awarded Athletes of the Meet. NEWDISTRICT RECORDS were set by Madison Aranda (11) in the 200 Freestyle & the 100 Fly, by Anthony Aranda (10) in the 100 Backstroke & the 100 Fly, and by Brandon Ewer(10) in the 100 Breaststroke.
25 RPHS PANTHERS placed in the Top 6 at Districts will travel to San Antonio to compete in the Regional Meet in which the Top 1 Swimmer will advance in each event to STATE
Athletes of the Meet:
Girls: Madison Aranda
Boys: Anthony Aranda
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS:
RPHS GIRLS TEAM- First Place Champions
RPHS Boys Team- 2nd Place District Team
Coach of the Year:
RPHS Coach Steven Fall
New District Record Holders: Madison Aranda (11) - 200 Freestyle & 100 Fly, Anthony Aranda (10)- 100 Backstroke & 100 Fly, Brandon Ewer (10)- 100 Breaststroke
Advancing to Regions:
Girls Team- Madison Aranda (11), Brooke Boarman (11), Carley Wood (10), Abigail Wong (10), Riley Labus (9), Abbie Maier (10), Savannah Maier (12), Kelsey Nason (11), Alex Alberty(9), Marlee Menendez (9), Hannah Elsenbrook (9), Gabby Andrews (9), Haley Burdeos (10) and Sarah Burdeos (10).
Boys Team- Tyler Bleasdell (12), Brandon Ewer (10), Anthony Aranda (10), Peter Miller (12), Andres Ramirez (11), Ryan Butler (11), James Laughter (9), Jeff Worley (11), Omar Mokaddem (10), Alex Zuniga (12), Ryan Schoonover (9)
New DISTRICT CHAMPIONS- Gold Medalist
200 Medley Relay Teams
1st Place Girls: Madison Aranda (11), Brooke Boarman (11), Carley Wood (10), Abigail Wong (10)
1st Place Boys: Tyler Bleasdell (12), Brandon Ewer (10), Anthony Aranda (10), Peter Miller (12)
Madison Aranda (11) - 1st Place 200 Freestyle NEW DISTRICT RECORD HOLDER & 100 Fly
Tyler Bleasdell (12)- 1st Place 200 Freestyle
Riley Labus (9) - 1st Place 500 Freestyle
Abigail Wong (10) - 1st Place 200 Individual Medley & 1st Place 100 Breaststroke
Brooke Boarman (11) 1st Place 100 Freestyle
Carley Wood (10) 1st Place 100 Backstroke Brandon Ewer (10) - 1st Place 100 Breaststroke
400 Freestyle Relay Teams:
1st Place Girls: Madison Aranda (11), Brooke Boarman (11), Carley Wood (10), Abigail Wong (10)
1st Place Boys: Tyler Bleasdell (12), Andres Ramirez (11), Brandon Ewer (10), Anthony Aranda (10)
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay - 2nd Place - Ryan Butler (11), Andres Ramirez (11), Peter Miller (12), James Laughter (9)
Savannah Maier (12) 2nd Place 100 Breast
3rd Place Bronze Medalist
Jeff Worley (11)- 3rd Place 200 IM
Peter Miller (12) - 3rd Place 50 Freestyle
Brooke Boarman (11)- 3rd Place 100 Fly
Andres Ramirez (11) - 3rd Place 100 Freestyle
Savannah Maier (12)- 3rd Place 500 Freestyle
Also Advancing to Regions:
Omar Mokaddem (10)- 6th Place 200 Freestyle
Alex Alberty (9)- 5th Place 200 IM
Alex Zuniga (12)- 5th Place 200 IM
Marlee Menendez (9) - 5th Place 50 Free
Hannah Elesnbrook (9)- 6th Place 50 Free
Haley Burdeos (10)- 4th Place 100 Fly
Gabby Andrews (9) - 6th Place 100 Free
Omar Mokaddem (10)- 6th Place 100 Free
Alex Alberty (9)- 5th Place 500 Free
Sarah Burdeos (10)- 6th Place 500 Free
Hannah Elsenbrook (9)- 4th Place 100 Back
Ryan Butler (11) 5th Place 100 Back
Abbie Maier (10) 4th Place 100 Breast
Gabby Andrews (9) 6th Place 100 Breast
It's a Done Deal!
November 14, 2012
Savannah Maier (12) is the FIRST Panther swimmer to sign a letter of intent to swim for a college!
Savannah signed her official letter of intent in front of family, friends, students, faculty and her coaches. The ceremony was held in the Ridge Point High School Auditorium on Wednesday, November 14th at 2:00 pm. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton, Florida. Savannah will be an important part of the University's Inaugural year for Women's Swimming.
The Panther swim team is Proud of Savannah! Savannah is excited about swimming for the Lynn University Knights. Swim Fast Savannah!
