The Clarkston Boys Swim and Dive team finished their regular season with a stellar ending – winning the Oakland Activities Association White League Meet, Feb. 27.
During the night they had three relay teams qualify for the state finals and had had three swimmers qualify for the finals in their events.
‘It was a team win,? said Kenwyn Chock, head coach.
The entire season was great for the Wolves as they went undefeated, 8-0. They were undefeated in the league with six wins over North Farmington, 117-68; Stoney Creek, 108-77; Rochester, 116-70; Farmington Hills Harrison, 122-61; Oxford, 123-63; and West Bloomfield, 94-92.
The big win for the boys was against West Bloomfield when it came to the down to the final event – the 400-yard freestyle relay event where the team of Matthew Culver, Dalton Pokley, Isaac Keer and Drew Vassilakos finished in first place. They scored just enough
“It was a big win,” said Chock.”It was awesome. It was two undefeated teams going against each other. We were really closely matched. It didn’t matter how we put our line up. I knew their strengths and they knew our strengths.”
They also defeated Avondale, 133-52, and Lake Orion, 107-79, in non-league meets.
The team is led by senior captains Christian Keer, Patrick McGinty and Dalton Pokley. The team includes juniors Stephen Allen, Jack Bacon, Ian Benson, Alejandro Cordoba, Matthew Culver, Isaac Keer, James Nelson, Andrew Vassilakos; sophomores Benny Benson, Brandon Carter, Bobby Hallett, Conner Malone, Luke Oldford, Gino Pacifico, Andrew Ross, Matthew Sanker, Michael Sanker; freshman Ryan Hardtke, Cody Taylor and Brady Wilson.
Allen, Ian Benson, Carter and Hardtke dive for the Wolves.
‘The boys compete in the MHSAA Division 1 Swim and Dive Championship this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. The prelims are held on Friday and finals are held on Saturday.
Tickets go on sale at 10:15 a.m. on both days for $10 per ticket, per day. The swim competition will begin at 12 p.m. on both days.