Torpedoes Dec. 22nd Newsletter

When School Is Closed Due To Weather Or Holidays Practice Is Cancelled
December 22, 2014
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www.wstorpedoes.org
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Torpedoes News
Close Loss to Agawam, Now 3-4 for Season
The Torpedoes lost a close meet this past Saturday to Agawam. Agawam outnumbered the
Torpedoes and came out defeating the Torpedoes by a score of 529 to 484. The Torpedoes
swimmers still registered 53 new best times. The last meet of the winter season is away at
Monson on Saturday, January 10, 2015. We are hoping for a 4-4 season. Go Torpedoes!
Sign Up For Champs!
Swim Towel $18
Make sure that you sign up swimmers for champs by January 8, 2015. Each swimmer is asked to
put down three events that they would like to swim at champs. Coach will look at these and try to
schedule them in at least one of the events that they chose. The deadline for submitting the
events to the league is that week and coach needs to put together our swimmers events.
Please turn in Lap-A-Thon Money. Due by 1/5/2015
Hand Towel $5
Team Duffle $23
Raffle Prizes Needed for Torpedoes Banquet
Every year at our winter banquet we hold a Chinese style raffle for the swimmers. We ask our
families to please donate items to this raffle. There are over 100 swimmers on the team and we like
to collect enough items so that swimmers have many chances to win something. The prizes do not
have to be brand new items, but we prefer them to be in good shape still. Christmas time is a great
time to look through all your old games, books, toys etc. to see if there is anything that you could
donate to the raffle. If you are able to donate a prize please start to bring them in to the pool so that
we can store them for the banquet. We will be announcing the date, time and location of the banquet
before the end of the season. Thank you to all.
Practices Resume Monday, January 5th! Next Meet on the 10th
Thank You To All Volunteers
Water Resistant
Team Duffle $30
Limited Supplies Left
Hooded Jackets:
Thank you to everyone that has volunteered to help at swim meets or the Lap-A-Thon this year.
It is great to see family members stepping up in order to help the team be successful! We know
that swim meets can sometime last a long time, but with all of your help we are able to make
the meets as smooth as possible and thus make them as sort as possible. There are two more
meets left to this season and we would like to see as many swimmers attend these last two
meets as possible. If you haven’t yet volunteered for help at a meet please consider signing up
for a job at the table.
Important Dates & Info
Adult $48, Youth $43
Sweatshirts: $25
T-Shirts: $10
Hats: $8 and $12
Monday, December 22: Family swim night. Sign up at the pool.
December 23, 2014 through January 4, 2015: Holiday break, no practice
Monday, January 5, 2015: Practices resume.
Saturday, January 10, 2015: Away meet against Monson. 7:45am check in; 8:00am warm up;
8:30am start.
January 24 & 25, 2015: Championships at Longmeadow High. Times to be announced.
Be sure to sign up for meets in the meet book that is located at the
board table.
Winter 2014 MEET SCHEDULE
We are a swim team so participation in all meets is expected
Date
Sat. 11/1/14
Sat. 11/8/14
Sat. 11/15/14
Sat. 11/22/14
Location
Away
Home
Away
Home
Team
Amherst
Wilbraham
Springfield
Palmer
Warm-up Time
8:00 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
** Fri. 12/5/14
Sat. 12/13/14
Sat. 12/20/14
Sat. 1/10/14
Home
Away
Home
Away
Longmeadow
East Longmeadow
Agawam
Monson
6:00 pm
9:00 am
8:30 am
8:00 am
1/24 – 1/25/15
Away
Champs – Longmeadow High
TBD
Results
Loss 693 to 283
Loss 652 to 431
Win 509 to 407
Win 610 to 270
Win 489 to 476
Loss 465 to 358
Loss 529 to 484
More Important News
Please remember to have your swimmer
sign in each night at practice. Also, it is
important to sign up for meets before these
times:

Saturday meets need to be signed up
by the Wednesday prior to the meet

Tuesday meets need to be signed up
by the Thursday prior to the meet.
Team Vendor
Please contact the coach if you are
running late or unable to make it to a
meet.
Torpedoes Coaches
Head Coach Brian Cote
Assistant Coach Katie Roberts
2nd Assistant Coach Rickie Rizos
3rd Assistant Coach Kaley Donovan
Customization of team apparel
available at:
Head Coach Brian
Stitches & Ink on Myron St.
413-244-5381
Torpedoes Board Members
President:
Tim Kressler
V. President:
Ed Dion
Treasurer:
Aimee Blair
Secretary:
Mary Pastore
Member:
Marc Sawyer
Member:
Chris Pinter
Member:
Gieng Du
Member:
Phil Caronna
Member:
Don Hunter
Member:
Member:
We need more board members!
If you would like to get involved please speak with a board member.
Directions to Away Meets http://www.wstorpedoes.org/directions.htm
MONSON – Quarry Hill Community School 43 Margaret Street, Monson, MA 01057
From Mass Pike take exit 8 (Palmer). Turn right onto Thorndike St. At second light, turn left onto Main St. Take
first right onto Bridge St. continue past Monson Developmental Center (on the left) approximately 2 miles to
Quarry Hill school on the left.
Thank you to all our sponsors: Balise Auto, Hastie Fence Co., Kenney Landscape Irrigation,
West Springfield Record, Interstate Custom Kitchens, Teddy Bear Pools and Spas, H.L.
Dempsey, Village Pizza, Little Georges Restaurant, W.S. Park & Recreation.
If you visit any of these sponsors please thank them for sponsoring the swim team.