They say all good things must come to an end, and athletic season are no exception. The Yadkin Stingrays finished their 2010 summer season Saturday on a high note.

The team finished second overall, besting their third place finish of last year. "This is our first time finishing second. This was the best year in a long time for our 10 and under group," Coach Joy Prim said.

"It was just incredible for our team to place second out of six incredibly huge teams. Even our little kids stepped their game up," Coach Jillian Kowalcik said.

"Sophia Barron and Maris Bey really stepped it up for us in the relays that gave us crucial points towards the second place finish," Prim said.

The team also finished their first home meet with a win on July 20 against the Chadwyck Flyers. "It was a bit of a surprise. Everyone pulled together. The older kids especially put it all on the line, being their last home meet," Kowalcik said.

Last Tuesday, the Stingrays were able to edge the visiting Flyers 390-363, and were able to go into the conference meet with the confidence of a win.

"It was our first time beating Chadwyck in a few years, so it was big motivator going into conference," Prim said.

Being the last home meet of the season, the team decided to have a little fun with lifeguards Lindsay Boles and Kayla Trivette and Coaches Joy Prim and Jillian Kowalcik. The four swam in the team medley against as a fair well of sorts to the season.

"The kids haven't seen us (Prim and Kowalcik) compete, so that was pretty cool to be able to show them we can still get after it," Prim said.

"The fun relay was so awesome. I think we may have started a new tradition for the last home meet of the season," Kowalcik said.

After the final results from the conference meet had been compiled, and the points tallied, the Stingrays met one last time at the Yadkin Pool Monday evening for their annual end of season banquet.

"This is one of the best seasons we've had in team history. We've had great unity and competed well all season," Prim said. "It's sad to see the seniors go, but it was great to see them go out on such a high note."

During the banquet, team awards were given out to the most improved swimmers in respective age groups. Kayli Murphy recieved the Girls 10 & Under, Adam Smith received the 10 & Under Boys, Sophia Barron received the 11 & Under Girls, and Shay Stewart received the 11 & Under Boys.

Two additional awards were given out to two seniors leaving, after spending several summers swimming with the Stingrays. Taylor Waddell and Dustin Brannam both received the Golden Stingray Leadership Awards for their contribution to the team.

"I'm so proud. These kids are awesome. I've only been here three years, but this was the best group of kids we've had since I've been here," Kowalcik said.

As the 2010 season has come to a close, the bulk of the team will be back next summer and make a chase at winning the elusive conference championship.

Tri-County Conference Individual Results

Abby Barron

#13 Girls 10&U 25 Freestyle 32.33

#19 Girls 10&U 25 Breaststroke 37.00

#23 Girls 10&U 25 Backstroke 34.62

Sophia Barron

#49 Girls 14&U 50 Freestyle 50.44

#61 Girls 14&U 50 Backstroke 58.38

Will Barron

#12 Boys 8&U 25 Freestyle 28.97)

#22 Boys 8&U 25 Backstroke 34.12

#26 Boys 8&U 25 Fly 35.01

Jamie Beamguard

#8 Boys 10&U 100 IM 1:45.13

#20 Boys 10&U 25 Breaststroke 24.55

#24 Boys 10&U 25 Backstroke 23.37

#28 Boys 10&U 25 Fly 23.03

Suzie Beamguard

#11 Girls 8&U 25 Freestyle 23.37

#17 Girls 8&U 25 Breaststroke 28.95

#21 Girls 8&U 25 Backstroke 28.59

#25 Girls 8&U 25 Fly 31.14

Kimberly Benton

#45 Girls 18&U 100 IM 1:07.84

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 27.26

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 32.30

#69 Girls 18&U 50 Fly 29.80

Maris Bey

#41 Girls 12&U 100 IM 1:47.49

#47 Girls 12&U 50 Freestyle 39.35

#59 Girls 12&U 50 Backstroke 47.93

Dustin Brannam

#46 Boys 18&U 100 IM 1:05.96

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 26.03

#64 Boys 18&U 50 Backstroke 31.28

#70 Boys 18&U 50 Fly 29.41

Cameron Burelson

#6 Boys 8&U 100 IM 1:41.76

#12 Boys 8&U 25 Freestyle 18.64

#18 Boys 8&U 25 Breaststroke 27.94

#22 Boys 8&U 25 Backstroke 26.13

Chelsea Davis

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 35.20

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 39.10

#69 Girls 18&U 50 Fly 44.93

Bethany Eaton,

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Free 30.81

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breast 41.34

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Back 35.77

Cory Eaton

#46 Boys 18&U 100 IM 1:02.97

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 24.75

#58 Boys 18&U 50 Breaststroke 35.25

#70 Boys 18&U 50 Fly 27.52

Tyler Eaton

#42 Boys 12&U 100 IM 1:16.57

#48 Boys 12&U 50 Freestyle 29.70

#54 Boys 12&U 50 Breaststroke 39.18

#66 Boys 12&U 50 Fly 35.72

Winston Fleming

#48 Boys 12&U 50 Freestyle 47.86

#60 Boys 12&U 50 Backstroke 58.62

Sarah Hayden

#7 Girls 10&U 100 IM 1:55.21

#13 Girls 10&U 25 Freestyle 22.27

#19 Girls 10&U 25 Breaststroke 25.15

#23 Girls 10&U 25 Backstroke 23.87

Linda Hurley,

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 30.29

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breaststroke 41.38

Hunter Kepley

#14 Boys 10&U 25 Freestyle 21.21

#24 Boys 10&U 25 Backstroke 35.21

Jacob Kepley

#14 Boys 10&U 25 Freestyle 28.47

#28 Boys 10&U 25 Fly 30.48

Maileen Luciano

#49 Girls 14&U 50 Freestyle 45.02

Emma Medwin

#15 Girls 6&U 25 56.00

Grace Medwin

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 33.44

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breaststroke 43.82

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 54.51

#69 Girls 18&U 50 Fly 36.31

Hope Medwin

#11 Girls 8&U 25 Freestyle 23.35

#17 Girls 8&U 25 Breaststroke 32.22

#21 Girls 8&U 25 Backstroke 30.32

#25 Girls 8&U 25 Fly 32.27

Ian Medwin

#48 Boys 12&U 50 Freestyle 34.89

#54 Boys 12&U 50 Breaststroke 46.46

Noah Medwin

#44 Boys 14&U 100 IM 1:03.24

#50 Boys 14&U 50 Freestyle 25.55

#56 Boys 14&U 50 Breaststroke 31.88

#68 Boys 14&U 50 Fly 27.39

Kayli Murphy

#11 Girls 8&U 25 Freestyle 31.66

#17 Girls 8&U 25 Breaststroke 35.58

#21 Girls 8&U 25 Backstroke 34.58

Gina Myers

#7 Girls 10&U 100 IM 1:44.74

#13 Girls 10&U 25 Freestyle 17.63

#19 Girls 10&U 25 Breaststroke 24.98

#27 Girls 10&U 25 Fly 22.92

Stephanie Pittman

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 28.12

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breaststroke 41.95

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 37.62

#69 Girls 18&U 50 Fly 30.95

Jennifer Shore

#45 Girls 18&U 100 IM 1:22.95

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 33.55

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breaststroke 45.54

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 39.58

Olivia Shumate

#45 Girls 18&U 100 IM 1:08.61

#51 Girls 18&U 50 Freestyle 27.77

#57 Girls 18&U 50 Breaststroke 35.98

#63 Girls 18&U 50 Backstroke 32.22

Adam Smith

#14 Boys 10&U 25 Freestyle 25.87

#24 Boys 10&U 25 Backstroke 28.77

#28 Boys 10&U 25 Fly 33.03

Eliza Smith

#11 Girls 8&U 25 Freestyle 37.62

Michael Stewart

#48 Boys 12&U 50 Freestyle 47.17

Shay Stewart

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 30.70

George Vlahos

#44 Boys 14&U 100 IM 1:05.05

#50 Boys 14&U 50 Freestyle 25.84

#56 Boys 14&U 50 Breaststroke 34.80

#62 Boys 14&U 50 Backstroke 31.98

Taylor Waddell

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 26.50

#58 Boys 18&U 50 Breaststroke 36.63

#70 Boys 18&U 50 Fly 29.19

Micah West

#46 Boys 18&U 100 IM 1:09.75

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 25.76

#64 Boys 18&U 50 Backstroke 29.46

#70 Boys 18&U 50 Fly 30.09

Adam Wise

#46 Boys 18&U 100 IM 1:04.59

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 24.85

#58 Boys 18&U 50 Breaststroke 35.07

#70 Boys 18&U 50 Fly 26.41

Will Wooten

#52 Boys 18&U 50 Freestyle 31.68

#58 Boys 18&U 50 Breaststroke 35.96

#64 Boys 18&U 50 Backstroke 41.41