By Annie Springer  The Mound Westonka-Holy Family girls swim team concluded the 2020 season with a celebration in the Westonka Performing Arts Center on Nov. 8. The event honored the athletes and their accomplishments in a COVID-safe way – with awards, speeches and a video to celebrate a season that was unlike any other. The

By: K. Thomes The Mound Westonka Holy Family (MWHF) girls swim and dive team ended its season with a fourth-place finish at the eight-team Oct. 24 Section 3A meet, which included 38 competitors per individual event. The final meet of the season was exceptionally fast, with four new MWHF team record times and seven new Section

By:  K. Thomes The Mound Westonka/Holy Family (MWHF) girls swim team brought the abbreviated regular season to a close with a win against Dassel-Cokato on Oct. 13.    The evening commenced with first- and second-place finishes for MWHF in the Medley Relay. Sophomore Jaylyn Storm, eighth-grader Annemarie Johnson, sophomore Annie Springer and junior Kathryn Collins out-touched teammates

By K. Thomes Another win for the Mound Westonka Holy Family girls swim team as they hosted New Prague on Oct. 6. The Medley Relay team of senior captain Ava Kittelson, sophomore Kate Johnston, senior captain Alyssa Bourdon and ninth-grader Catherine Dueck kicked the evening off with a first-place finish. Then sisters sophomore Kristin Collins

By:  K. Thomes It’s never an easy day in the pool against the Hutchinson Tigers, a team that left the 2019 state tournament as champions in seven of 11 events. Though Mound Westonka/Holy Family brought its A-game Sept. 24, it wasn’t enough to take down the Tigers.   MWHF junior Ellen Ries started the evening with a first-place finish in

By K. Thomes It was a busy week for the Mound Westonka/Holy Family (MWHF) girls swim and dive. The team lost its first contest of the season at the 2019 No. 3-ranked Delano on Sept. 15 and won at home against Waconia on Sept. 17. MWHF is without divers this season, resulting in all diving

By Kelley Thomes Ries It’s a 3-0 season for coach Ben Hanson’s Mound Westonka/Holy Family (MWHF) girls swim and dive team. Hosting the Orono Spartans on Sept. 10, the White Hawks pulled out a 177-176 win. MWHF is without divers this season, resulting in all diving points awarded to Orono. The evening started with a

By K. Thomes Coach Ben Hanson’s Mound Westonka Holy Family (MWHF) girls swim and dive season is off to another strong 2-0 start. New to the team, Holy Family ninth-graders Catherine Dueck, Claire Duncan and Abigail Ries, along with Mound Westonka eighth-grader Camille Ness, are expected to bring additional depth to the varsity roster. “We

By Lindsey Storm The Mound Westonka-Holy Family girls swim and dive team celebrated another record-breaking season at the end of the season banquet hosted at the Lafayette Club on Dec. 7. Coach Ben Hanson opened the award show with highlights of the season. This was Hanson’s third season as head coach for the White Hawks.

By Lindsey Storm The Mound Westonka/Holy Family White Hawks sent eight swimmers to the state championships held Nov. 14-16 at the University of Minnesota Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center. The team qualified for the state meet in all three relays, and two White Hawks swimmers qualified in three individual events. The team walked away from