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Sophomore Lucia Harder competes in the breaststroke portion of the 200 individual medley at the 3A state meet in Laramie. Harder finished sixth in the event with a time of 2:24.90.

Panther swimmers finish third at state meet

Throughout the season, PHS swim and dive wowed audiences, consistently finishing near the top of the leaderboard. The Panthers went out with a bang at the 3A state meet in Laramie on Friday and … more

By Carson Field | 11/10/20

Swimmers compete in ‘Last Chance’ meet

With the season wrapping up, 10 Powell High School swimmers ventured to Lander to compete in the Last Chance meet. The Thursday event gave competitors one last chance to qualify for the state meet … more

By Carson Field | 11/3/20

Elizabeth Liggett swims the opening leg of the 200 freestyle relay during the home triangular earlier this month at Powell Aquatic Center. She won the event at the Class 3A West Conference Meet in Lander over the weekend.

PHS finishes second at conference

Powell High School’s swim and dive began the postseason on a high note on Saturday, breaking a couple of school records, taking a pair of individual titles and second overall at the 3A West … more

By Carson Field | 10/27/20

Powell swim finishes regular season on top

Another weekend, another dominant performance from the Powell High School girls’ swimming and diving team. What else is new? The Panthers sailed to a win at the Powell tri meet on Thursday, … more

By Carson Field | 10/20/20

Panther swim and dive competes in Worland

For the first time of 2020, PHS girls’ swim and dive didn’t place first at an event. But the Panthers still performed well in their latest competition on Friday, placing second as a team. … more

By Carson Field | 10/13/20

Elizabeth Liggett swims in the 200 individual medley at the Powell Quad earlier in the season. The PHS girls’ swimming and diving team has yet to lose in the 2020 season.

PHS swim crushes Riverton

The Powell High School swimming and diving team has yet to lose an event in the 2020 season, and that didn’t change on Saturday. The Panthers dominated Riverton on the road, winning the … more

By Carson Field | 10/6/20

Sydney Legler swims in the 200 freestyle at the varsity quad at the Powell Aquatic Center on Saturday. She finished second in the event with a time of 2:17.31.

Panther swim team hosts quad invite

The Powell High School girls’ swimming and diving team returned to the pool Saturday for a home event. The Panthers hosted a varsity quad at Powell Aquatic Center, with Buffalo, Sublette County … more

By Carson Field | 9/29/20

Powell High School senior Emma Karhu participates in the 1-meter six dive competition in a Tuesday dual at Cody. She won the event with a score of 221.40.

Panther swim wins again at Cody Dual

Powell girls’ swimming extended its undefeated season on Tuesday, winning a varsity dual held at the Cody Rec Center. The Panthers took down the Fillies 107-79 at the event, with 17 PHS … more

By Carson Field | 9/24/20

PHS freshman Croix Tryon swims the 100 butterfly at the varsity triangular on Thursday. Her time of 1:15.98 was good for a state qualifying time.

Swimming steady: Panthers remain undefeated

Another swim meet, another Powell win. The Powell High School girls’ swimming and diving team extended its undefeated season on Thursday, finishing first place at the varsity triangular at … more

By Carson Field | 9/22/20

Colette Sanders participates in the Powell Quad meet on Saturday. The Panthers earned the most points in that meet, as well as the Worland Quad meet on Friday.

Powell girls’ swim team continues dominance with two meet wins

The Powell High School girls’ swim team has hit the pool in stride to begin the 2020 season. Just a week after winning events in Riverton and Cody, the Panthers added two more first-place team … more

By Carson Field | 9/15/20

PHS girls’ swimmers successful in second weekend

Powell girls’ swim team built on a strong opening with two stellar meets over the weekend. At the Terry Bartlett meet in Cody on Friday, the Panthers logged 383 points, which was the best … more

By Carson Field | 9/10/20

PHS assistant swim coach Bailey Jackson speaks with her athletes at the Riverton Pentathlon. In total, the team achieved 24 state cuts. From left, Dakota Hansen (in back), Emma Brence, Emma Bucher, Lucia Harder, Kylie Kahl, Kathryn Brence, Addison Moretti, Gabby Patterson, Sarah Miller and Paige Thomas.

Panther girls’ swimming opens with strong showing

The Powell High School girls’ swimming and diving team traveled to Riverton for its first competition on Saturday, excelling in the season-opening event. Leading the way was senior diver … more

By Carson Field | 9/3/20

Bob Smartt teaches his athletes at the 2020 Powell swim camp. Smartt is entering his 25th season coaching girls’ swimming.

Staying Smartt: Girls’ swim team prepares amid COVID-19

Bob Smartt’s 25th year coaching girls’ swimming will be different from his first 24. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, swim meets will consist of fewer teams, with no more than … more

By Carson Field | 8/4/20

Former Powell Panther swimming standout Richard Spann will continue his athletic career by becoming a Prairie Wolf — competing with the Nebraska Wesleyan University swim team.

Richard Spann signs to swim at NWU

A recent Rocky Mountain High School graduate who competed with the Powell High School swim team has committed to swim at the next level. Richard Spann signed his letter of intent with Nebraska … more

By Carson Field | 6/25/20

A record-setting relay

As his fellow members of the 200 medley relay team celebrated their record-breaking performance at the Class 3A State Meet, Powell High School junior Tarren Blackmore spent a moment in “stunned … more

By CJ Baker | 3/3/20

The Powell High School 200 free relay team of (from left) Richard Spann, Tarren Blackmore, Jay Cox and Nate Johnston stand on the awards podium at the Class 3A state swimming and diving championships in Laramie on Friday. The quartet ultimately took the state title in the event and broke a 25-year-old PHS record in the 200 medley relay. Johnston, meanwhile, won a state title in the 100 breastroke.

Panthers swim to second at state

After a disappointing first day at the Class 3A State Swim Meet, the Panthers wasted no time in turning things around on day two. The Powell High School Swimming and Diving Team broke a school … more

By CJ Baker | 2/25/20

Panther swimmer Richard Spann launches from the starting block as Ben Cannizzaro finishes his leg of the 200 free relay during the 3A West Conference swim meet at the Powell Aquatic Center on Friday. The team finished third in the event in Saturday's finals, with a time of 1:39.95.

Panthers take second in 3A West swim meet

With poor weather descending on the region last week, there were fears that some swimming and diving teams might be unable to make the trip to the 3A West Conference Meet in Powell. But not to … more

2/11/20

In last swims of regular season, Panthers top Cody, Worland

The Powell boys defeated Cody and Worland in their final swimming and diving competition of the regular season. The Panthers racked up 169 points to the 140 posted by the hosting Worland Warriors … more

2/4/20

Panther tankers second at Lander Invitational

The Panther swimmers and divers landed second among an eight-team field in Lander at the Bruce Gresly Invitational on Saturday. “We had a pretty good meet,” reported coach Stephanie … more

By Steve Moseley | 1/28/20

PHS swimmer Kyler Warren swims the butterfly leg of the 200 individual medley Tuesday evening at Powell Aquatic Center, finishing fifth. Warren came in first in the 500 free and narrowly missed qualifying for state in that event.

Panthers win Tuesday swim meet

Matched up against Worland and Cody at home on Tuesday, the Powell High School swimming team topped the field. “Overall we had another good meet,” said coach Stephanie … more

1/23/20