by Mike Stirling Tri-Valley swimmers hosted swim squads from John Glenn, Rosecrans, Philo, Maysville, West Muskingum and Cambridge in an invitational which, over the years, has become known as the Muskingum County Meet. Also, in keeping with tradition, the Scotties dominated the aquatic events once again last Friday, January 15 as they outpointed all competition.

by Mike Stirling For the second day in a row, Tri-Valley swimmers took to the blocks to sharpen their skills against very talented swim teams from Watkins Memorial, Hebron Lakewood and Northridge last Saturday, January 9 at the MCFY in Zanesville. Out pointed in several events, the Scotties recorded impressive times including firsts, seconds, thirds

by Mike Stirling Christmas Break was anything but ‘time-off’ for the Tri-Valley swim squad as they hosted three swim teams from this area. The competition included St. Clairsville, Newark and Barnesville. All provided tough tests but in the end, on January 2, 2021 the Scotties emerged on top of each at the MCFY in Zanesville.

by Mike Stirling Tri-Valley swimmers took a big step forward in their Christmas preparations as they hosted local rivals Mt. Vernon, John Glenn, Howard-East Knox and Cambridge at the Muskingum County FY on December 18, 2020. Both the boys and girls squads represented their Dresden school in an impressive manner. To begin the relay events,

By Mike Stirling The Tri-Valley varsity swim season got off to a splashing start as our Scottie swimmers hit the road and traveled to Dover High School in New Philadelphia on Wednesday, December 9. Unfortunately, COVID wasn’t the only obstacle for our local swimmers as Dover put on a clinic and defeated the girls squad

by Mike Stirling Splashing had just subsided from the first swim meet of the year against Dover when Granville and Cambridge came to the Muskingum Family YMCA on December 11 to test the Tri-Valley swimmers in their home pool. Scottie swimmers were prepared and racked up five first-place finishes, six seconds, eleven thirds and six

by Mike Stirling Tri-Valley swimmers have been busy as they start the 2020-21 swim season. With three meets in one week, Coach Christy Holmes and her crew have spent a lot of time in the water and have learned and progressed. Most recently, the competition has been from local rivals Coshocton, River View and John

For Tri-Valley standout and record-breaking swimmer Caroline Holmes, it was all about making ‘her last race, her fast race.’  And the enthusiastic, dedicated and most talented Lady Dawg senior student-athlete did just that. A OHSAA State Swim Meet qualifier her freshman year, Caroline waited three years before getting another shot – and she made this

by Mike Stirling Tri-Valley swimmers were back in a “large pond” as they traveled to Kenyon College to compete in the Southeastern Ohio Swim League Championships (SEOSL) on Saturday, February 1. Once again, the Scotties performed well.  The boy’s squad finished 3rd in a field of 15 behind strong teams from River View and Marietta,

by Mike Stirling Tri-Valley High School swimmers hosted the Muskingum Valley League Championships last Saturday, January 25 at the Family YMCA in Zanesville.  Seven schools of the Muskingum Valley accepted the invitation to show off some of the top swimmers in the area. Once again, the Scotties performed very well against some outstanding swimmers.  Tri-Valley