Posts Tagged ‘Waterloo Piranhas’
Hurricanes reign in the pool
The Columbia Hurricanes stormed past their longtime rivals recently to capture their first Kaskaskia Conference Meet championship since 2019. The Waterloo Piranhas finished as regular season champions in the conference,…
Read MorePiranhas end pool season
While the season didn’t end with a first place showing at the conference meet Saturday, there was plenty to be proud about this summer for the Waterloo Piranhas swim team. …
Read MorePiranhas hungry for conference crown
The Waterloo Piranhas summer swim club completed an undefeated regular season and now has its sights set on another Kaskaskia Conference championship. The conference swim meet takes place this Saturday…
Read MorePiranhas pick up wins
The Waterloo Piranhas won two recent meets as the summer swim season splashes on. On Saturday, the Piranhas narrowly topped the rival Columbia Hurricanes by a score of 293-278 at…
Read MorePiranhas celebrating 50 years
Waterloo’s youth summer swimming club took on its namesake 50 years ago. The Waterloo Piranhas are getting ready to kick off its 2023 swim season, and the team’s parent committee…
Read MorePiranhas remain unbeaten
On July 6, the Waterloo Piranhas traveled to Columbia to take on a tough Hurricanes squad, looking to keep their record perfect this summer. Both teams brought out their…
Read MorePiranhas rule the pool again
The Waterloo Piranhas opened their 2022 summer swim season with victories already this month over Greenville and Sparta, offering continued promise for a program that displayed a return to its…
Read MorePiranhas are fierce competitors again
The Waterloo Piranhas swim team, once a mighty force in summer competition, has undergone a resurgence after years of low turnout. “Swimming is definitely making a huge comeback in Waterloo,”…
Read MoreGrant Higgerson | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo Piranhas swimmer Grant Higgerson. The 14-year-old won every individual event during this summer swim season, amassing a perfect 150 points for the…
Read MoreSophie Breitwiser | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo Piranhas swimmer Sophie Breitwiser. The 11-year-old won every individual event during this summer swim season. Sophie, the daughter of Chuck and Celeste…
Read MoreHurricanes, Piranhas keep splashing away
The youth swimming season is splashing away this summer with the Columbia Hurricanes and Waterloo Piranhas both making waves. The Columbia Hurricanes have 108 swimmers this summer under head coach…
Read MoreWaterloo Piranhas | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo Piranhas swim team, which finished third at the Kaskaskia Conference meet over the weekend under first-year head coach Kennedy Moehrs despite…
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