Kennelley's Krew - Updated January 31, 2011

Jersey Shore's YMCA swim coach, Patty Kennelley, will be taking a large group of kids out to 2011 Western Pennsylvania YMCA District Championship Meet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 12-13. Below is a list of district qualifiers which will be updated as the season progresses.

15 & Over
Lindsay Dudek – 100 Fly
Jamie Mason – 100 Free
BethAnn Schwoyer – 200 IM, 100 Back, 100 Fly
Maddi Thompson – 100 Free, 50 Free, 200 Free

14 & Unders
Courtney Breon – 100 Fly, Free Relay
Rachel Duda – Free Relay
Sapphire Naugle – Free Relay
Hannah Runtas – Free Relay

Evan Moore – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 100 Fly
Chet Schwoyer – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 200 Free
Cody Schwoyer – Medley Relay, 100 Back, Free Relay
Tyler Sheets – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free

12 & Unders
Jacob Butzler – 200 Free, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Luke Engel – 50 Fly, 50 Free

10 & Unders
Emma Butzler – 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free, Free Relay
Samantha Keegan – 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, Free Relay, 100 Free
Hannah Stemler – Free Relay, 100 Free, 100 IM
Ashlyn Wool – Free Relay

Get To Know Valerie Page

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Name: Valerie Page

Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 100 Freestyle

Number of Years Swimming: 1

Non-Athletic School Activites:  writing club

Non-School Activities: church, zumba, skating

Favorite Food: beef jerky

Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles

Favorite Actor/Actress: Adam Sandler

Favorite TV Show: George Lopez
Favorite Movie: The Proposal

Favorite Book: Burned
Favorite Band: Linkin Park

Most Influential Person In My Life: My father

(note: to view other Jersey Shore swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 JS High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Families Flock To Jersey Shore Community Swim

Over 125 people were in the pool throughtout the 2 hour Community Swim today.  Judging by the laughter and smiles from the kids, it looked like it was a success.  The Community Swim will run every Sunday until April 17.  A big thanks to Dorothy Chappell, Director of Career and Technical Education and Avis Elementary Principal for her effort in making this a reality.

Jersey Shore residents take a break from the winter weather

Jersey Shore YMCA Wins 8-2 Over East Lycoming Electric Eels

8-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 38
East Lycoming - 34

8-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 28
East Lycoming - 26

10-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 48
East Lycoming - 26

10-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 22
East Lycoming - 40

12-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 62
East Lycoming - 15

12-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 44
East Lycoming - 28

14-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 47
East Lycoming - 13

14-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 54
East Lycoming - 22

18-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 55
East Lycoming - 27

18-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 23
East Lycoming - 41

When Is Swimming Like A tennis Match?

Watching the future of the Mill Hall pool is like watching a tennis match.  One day the future of the pool looks bright, then days later it looks like it is history.  A week later, things look better as there is some positive movement only to have the future look like it is in the trash heap as everything falls apart again.  Back and forth, back and forth.  Read the January 26 edition of the Lock Haven Express as it looks like things are back in the positive territory.  Will it stay positive?  For more, read here.

Jersey Shore High School vs Central Mountain Schools

The January 27, 2011 edition of the Lock Haven Express has the complete write-up of the Jersey Shore/Central Mountain swim meet and can be viewed here.

Boys Swimming
JERSEY SHORE 100
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 59

200 medley relay: 1. Jersey Shore (Steven Smeltzer, Ian Endersen, Evan Moore, Derek McPherson), 2:12.48; 2. Central Mountain (Eric Lugg, Tyler Sheets, Alex Moldovan, Phil Rodo), 2:20.92. 200 free: 1. McPherson, JS, 2:21.76. 200 IM: 1. Endersen, JS, 2:41.81. 50 free: 1. Smeltzer, JS, 27.71. 100 fly: 1. Moore, JS, 1:18.94. 100 free: 1. Smeltzer, JS, 1:03.16. 500 free: 1. Jordan Suter, CM, 5:09.83. 200 free relay: 1. Jersey Shore (McPherson, Smeltzer, Joe Buttorff, Enderson), 2:00.75. 100 back: 1. Rodo, CM, 1:16.36. 100 breast: 1. Endersen, JS, 1:18.39. 400 free relay: 1. Central Mountain (Rodo, Benjamin Jones, Suter, Sheets), 4:42.32.

Records: Central Mountain 5-6, Jersey Shore 5-4-1.


Girls Swimming
JERSEY SHORE 115
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 50

200 medley relay: 1. Jersey Shore (Jamie Mason, Lindsay Dudek, Maddi Thompson, Courtney Breon), 2:24.13; 2. Central Mountain (Bethany Barrett, Emily Holladay, Brennan Register, Rachel Sackett), 2:29.14. 200 free: 1. Gabby Rossman, JS, 2:42.33. 200 IM: 1. Breon, JS, 3:01.12. 50 free: 1. Addison Crawley, JS, 31.02. 100 fly: 1. Dudek, JS, 1:17.28. 100 free: 1. Mason, JS, 1:10.17. 500 free: 1. Darcie Jones, JS, 5:45.35. 200 free relay: 1. Jersey Shore (Mason, Dudek, Crawley, Thompson), 2:01.56. 100 back: 1. Thompson, JS, 1:15.60. 100 breast: 1. Rossman, JS, 1:26.51. 400 free relay: 1. Jersey Shore (Thompson, Mason, Dudek, Crawley), 4:46.55.

Records: Central Mountain 4-7, Jersey Shore 8-2.

Kennelley's Krew - Updated January 27, 2011

Jersey Shore's YMCA swim coach, Patty Kennelley, will be taking a large group of kids out to 2011 Western Pennsylvania YMCA District Championship Meet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 12-13. Below is a list of district qualifiers which will be updated as the season progresses.

15 & Over
Lindsay Dudek – 100 Fly
Jamie Mason – 100 Free
BethAnn Schwoyer – 200 IM, 100 Back, 100 Fly
Maddi Thompson – 100 Free, 50 Free, 200 Free

14 & Unders
Courtney Breon – 100 Fly, Free Relay
Rachel Duda – Free Relay
Sapphire Naugle – Free Relay
Hannah Runtas – Free Relay
Evan Moore – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 100 Fly
Chet Schwoyer – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 200 Free
Cody Schwoyer – Medley Relay, 100 Back, Free Relay
Tyler Sheets – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free

12 & Unders
Jacob Butzler – 200 Free, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Luke Engel – 50 Fly, 50 Free

10 & Unders
Emma Butzler – 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free, Free Relay
Samantha Keegan – 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, Free Relay, 100 Free
Hannah Stemler – Free Relay, 100 Free, 100 IM
Ashlyn Wool – Free Relay

Jersey Shore YMCA/Bellefonte Meet Synopsis

Two YMCA teams call Lock Haven University's Zimmerli Pool home: The Bellefonte Stingrays and the Lock Haven Loggerheads.

Jersey Shore's schedule had the team traveling there twice in January for dual meets against both. Shore dispatched Lock Haven, 10-0, earlier this month, but had a tougher opponent in Bellefonte escaping with a 5-all tie last Saturday.

Get To Know Derek McPherson

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Name: Derek McPherson
Class: Freshman
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle

Favorite Event: 50 Freestyle

Number of Years Swimming: 5
Swimming Accomplishments: made Districts and got 14 & under 50 free pool record in the summer of 2010

Other Sports Played: baseball

Non-School Activities: hunting, biking

Favorite Food: ham

Favorite Sports Team: Penn State and New York Yankees

Favorite TV Show: Dirthy jobs
Favorite Book: IDK
Favorite Band: Led Zepplin
Most Influential Person In My Life: my father

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Get To Know Brooklyn Hillyard

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Name: Brooklyn Hillyard

Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 500 Freestyle

Number of Years Swimming: 7
Swimming Accomplishments: I swam the 400/500 freestyle 5 times last year as a freshman

Other Sports Played: softball, dance team

Non-Athletic School Activites: chorus

Non-School Activities: camping, fishing, camping, bike riding

Favorite Food: cheese steak

Favorite Sports Team: Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Panthers, Penn State
Favorite Actor/Actress: Adam Sandler

Favorite TV Show: Burn Notice
Favorite Movie: The NotebookFavorite Book: The Notebook
Favorite Band: Nickleback
Most Influential Person In My Life: My father

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1985-86 Jersey Shore YMCA Team Picture

It is time for the 2010-11 Jersey Shore YMCA winter swim team to get together for their team picture.  The Jersey Shore swim blog thought it would be interesting to look at the team from 25 years ago.  Can anyone provide the names of the swimmers in the picture? 

Click on picture to enlarge.  Photo courtesy of Steve Sheets

2011 YMCA Team Pictures

Team pictures are scheduled for next Monday, January 31st beginning at 5:30 PM. With the size of the team it will definitely take a while to take all the pictures, so practice will be determined by what time

pictures are finished.

ALL kids should be included in the team picture, whether or not you wish to have individual pictures taken of your child(ren).

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Make sure the kids wear their team suits and have whatever "props" they want in their individual picture - towel, cap, goggles, frog, etc.

Mill Hall Pool: "The pool is too big of an asset to the community and the surrounding communities."

One of the Clinton County commissioners sees the value of providing recreational opportunities for Lock Haven area families and youth.  Tom Bossert stated in the January 21 edition of the Lock Haven Express the following: "The pool is too big of an asset to the community and the surrounding communities," he said. "We want to see this succeed."  He also stated "The county is very much interested in the success of this project," he said. "We want this to work... We want to see this happen big-time."

Check out the article here to read all who was in attendance and view the latest plan for moving forward

All Tied Up, Jersey Shore YMCA 5- Bellefonte YMCA 5

8-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 52
Bellefonte - 22

8-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 32
Bellefonte - 36

10-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 41
Bellefonte - 33

10-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 23
Bellefonte - 45

12-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 62
Bellefonte - 19

12-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 57
Bellefonte - 5

14-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 48
Bellefonte - 23

14-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 28
Bellefonte - 45

18-and-under girls
Jersey Shore - 34
Bellefonte - 45

18-and-under boys
Jersey Shore - 11
Bellefonte - 68

Showdown!

The two top girl teams, Jersey Shore and Central Columbia, will go head-to-head on January 25 at the Jersey Shore High School pool.  Below are the standings for both girls and boys team in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.

Finally! The Jersey Shore Community Swim Is Back

The Jersey Shore Community Swim is back!

For the next several Sundays, the Jersey Shore High School pool will be open to kids and families to have some fun and exercise. Pool hours will be from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Admission is $2/person.

Swimming dates are as follows:

January 30
February 6, 13, 20, 27
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10, 17

Jersey Shore vs Bloomsburg, High School Swimming

Boys: Jersey Shore – 58 Bloomsburg – 107
Girls: Jersey Shore – 111 Bloomsburg – 46

Jersey Shore Head Coach, Lee Thompson, has provided comments from the meet and are below:

Tonight, was Senior Night – a night where the Jersey Shore coaches, swimmers, parents and fans can show their appreciation for the individuals whom will be graduating this year. Jersey Shore will be graduating Joseph Buttorff, Darcie Jones, Luke Wolmer, Gabby Rossman, Steven Smeltzer and Madalyn Thompson. Three of our seniors are first year swimmers (Joseph, Luke and Steven) are a major help to the boys. The seniors walked through the cheers and high fives of their teammates to accept a rose from their parents and pose for a picture. A ten-minute special dedicated strictly to our seniors is not near enough the recognition that they deserve. The seniors and the rest of the team led Jersey Shore to another 1 - 1 against Bloomsburg.

Central Mountain High School Swimmers Split with Central

GIRLS - CM VS CENTRAL - 78 - 82 (CM GIRLS LOST)

BOYS - CM VS CENTRAL - 75 - 55 (CM BOYS WON)

After the boys big win the teams ran outside and made snow angels and then jumped back in the pool. Very prickley . . . ...

Central has very dedicated athletes. They have a 45 minute bus ride from Martinsburg to Penn State Campus at Dubois and back to their high school - excused at 2:45 and get back to school at 6:30. Coach Amanda Herr and her assistants have done a great job with the Scarlet Dragons.

This was Central Mountain's last home meet which now have 5 on the road.

2 more in the Mountain League - Tyrone and IV/ Lewistown

Big Meet at Jersey Shore, the last week in January.

Kennelley's Krew - Updated January 18, 2011

Jersey Shore's YMCA swim coach, Patty Kennelley, will be taking a large group of kids out to 2011 Western Pennsylvania YMCA District Championship Meet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 12-13.  Below is a list of district qualifiers which will be updated as the season progresses


15 & Over
Lindsay Dudek – 100 Fly
Jamie Mason – 100 Free
BethAnn Schwoyer – 200 IM, 100 Back, 100 Fly
Maddi Thompson – 100 Free, 50 Free

14 & Unders
Courtney Breon – 100 Fly
Evan Moore – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 100 Fly
Chet Schwoyer – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 200 Free
Cody Schwoyer – Medley Relay, 100 Back, Free Relay
Tyler Sheets – Medley Relay, Free Relay, 50 Free

12 & Unders
Jacob Butzler – 200 Free, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Luke Engel – 50 Fly

10 & Unders
Emma Butzler – 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Free, Free Relay
Samantha Keegan – 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, Free Relay, 100 Free
Hannah Stemler – Free Relay, 100 Free
Ashlyn Wool – Free Relay

Jersey Shore Swimmers Venture into Southeast PA for Meet

Several Jersey Shore swimmers, under the banner of the local USA Swim Club (Haven Area Aquatic Club) traveled down to Mechanicsburg, PA to participate in the WSY Winter Invite. 

They did very well and their accomplishments can be viewed here and here

It was a great pool.  Hard to believe this is a high school facility

Kendra W, Emma B, and Sam K. all dropped times and swam some unique events in this meet.

Get To Know Joe Buttorff

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Name: Joe Buttorff

Class: Senior
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 50 Freestyle

Number of Years Swimming: 6

Swimming Accomplishments: Beating Towanda

Other Sports Played: football
Non-School Activities: hunting, fishing

Favorite Food: streak

Favorite Sports Team: Penn State

Favorite Actor/Actress: Jim Carey

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Movie: Zombiland

Favorite Book: Field and Stream

Favorite Band: Jason Aldean

Most Influential Person In My Life: Dad

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Get To Know Addison Crawley

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Name: Addison Crawley

Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Breaststroke
Favorite Event: 100 breaststrole

Number of Years Swimming: 11

Swimming Accomplishments: When I learned how to swim

Other Sports Played: track, soccer

Non-School Activities: going to parties

Favorite Food: cheeseburgers

Favorite Sports Team: Penn State

Favorite Actor/Actress: Alan from "The Hangover"
Favorite TV Show: The Office

Favorite Movie: The Big Bad Wolf

Favorite Book: Alice and Wonderland

Favorite Band: Mammas and the Pappas

Most Influential Person In My Life: Sheldon Crawley

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Central Mountain Swimmers Have Tough Meet Against Bellefonte

Boys
Bellefonte106, Central Mountain 49

Girls
Bellefonte 98, Central Mountain 67


Full write-up can be located in the January 14 Lock Haven Express here.

Jersey Shore Girls Beat Athens, Sayre/Boys Struggle with Lack of Depth

Boys
Jersey Shore 50, Sayre 51
Jersey Shore 49, Athens 49

Girls
Jersey Shore 66, Sayre 35
Jersey Shore 72, Athens 26

A full write-up can be located in the on-line version of The Daily Review on January 14 here.

It is always neat to see the perspective of other newspapers on local teams.  Athens head coach Mark Keister had a good quote for the Jersey Shore team.  "Jersey Shore is my high school alma matter. They have a very strong tradition of fast girls. They own several District IV records and have a noticeable presence at the state meet. They may have had some girls swimming off events, but most of the events were very fast."

Jersey Shore Tops Lock Haven YMCA Swimmers

First year Lock Haven Loggerhead YMCA head coach Joel Blesh’s expectations are completely different than his counterpart across the county line in Jersey Shore. He is slowly building the program meet by meet and adding swimmers as he goes, working on the fundamentals. “We had stacks of disqualification papers in our last meet against Bloomsburg and Bellefonte but we have been really working on technique the past few weeks,” said Blesh. The effort showed as very few of his swimmers were disqualified in Sunday’s meet against Jersey Shore.

Around and Around and Around and Around and Around and.....

In the December 21 edition of the Lock Haven Express, there was an editorial that read "How unfortunate that there is no outdoor ice-skating rink in Greater Lock Haven for area children - and adults - to enjoy. " **

Now simply replace 'ice-skating rink' with pool.  It looks more and more likely that the Lock Haven area will not have an outdoor pool for future generations of youth and families as planning comes to a halt.  You can read it here in the January 12 Lock Haven Express.

The ice-skating editorial ends with the following statement, "Seems it's just not a priority in Clinton County today.  How unfortunate."   The same goes for the outdoor pool, how unfortunate!

**Note - It appears that an outdoor ice-skating rink in the Greater Lock Haven for area children - and adults - to enjoy was actually a good idea.   Check out the January 6 Lock Haven Express edition here, where "The only ice skating pond in the area was a collaborative effort by several township organizations such as the fire company, the landfill, the Clinton County Correctional Facility and more."   Pictures of the first skaters can be viewed here in the January 11 Lock Haven Express.

The power of people working together for an idea (not against) can accomplish great things.

Jersey Shore High School Swimmers Split Dual Meet Against Williamsport

Boys
Williamsport - 110
Jersey Shore - 59
200 Relay: 1. Williamsport (Mackey, Frazier, Harris, Runtas) 2:01.62, 200 Free: 1. Nick Pellegrino (W) 2:21.63 200 IM: 1. Endersen (JS) 2:36.42 50 Free: 1. Thompson (JS) 27.06 100 Fly: 1. Runtas (W) 1:06.35 100 Free: 1. Sean Smith (W) 59.14 500 Free: 1. Scott Smith (W) 4:57.54 200 Free Relay: 1. Williamsport (Fraiser, Mackey, Kuzio, Pellegrenno) 1:48.97 100 Back: 1. Martin (W) 1:15.59 100 Breast: 1. Endersen (JS) 1:20.34 400 Free: Williamsport (Harris, Mackey, Good, Hartzell) 3:59.01.


Girls
Jersey Shore - 101
Williamsport - 69
200 Relay: JS (Flook, Kossman, Dudek, Thompson) 2:12.36, 200 Freestyle: 1. Thompson (JS) 2:11.55, 200IM: 1. Claire Smith (W) 2:44.68. 50 Free: 1. Mason (JS) :31.32. 100 Butterfly: Bethann Sochwoyer (W) 1:14.58. 100 Free: 1. Thompson (JS) 1:02.71 500 Free: 1. Mason (JS) 5:49.53 200 Free Relay: 1. Williamsport (Smith, Brestesker, Harris, Sochwoyer) 2:04.41 100 Back: 1. Schwoyer (W) 1:13.26, 100 Breast: 1. Harris (W) 1:22.48 400 Free Relay: 1. JS (Thompson, Mason, Crawley, Dudek) 4:35.89.


Notes from Jersey Shore Head Coach Lee Thompson below and also link to Williamsport Sun-Gazette article here.

The Jersey Shore Bulldogs vs. The Williamsport Millionaires tends to be the areas biggest rivalries in almost every sport and swimming is no exception. Walking in the pool one would see nervous swimmers, parents and coaches pacing both the stands and the pool deck. But once the meet begins you can see the teams creating a much more friendly atmosphere. Jersey Shore and Williamsport has the upmost respect for each others swimmers, parents and coaches alike; training together during the pre-season and pushing each other during peak season. The meet turned out to be a spectacular showing for both Jersey Shore and Williamsport adding another win to Jersey Shore Girls column and lifting Williamsport’s boys up to yet another dominating victory.

Jersey Shore High School Girls Have Strong Showing in Arctic Classic Swim Meet

The high school girls powered their team to second place team finish (behind Dover High School) this past Saturday in the Arctic Swim Classic in Clearfield.  The strong showing was made possible by a pair of wins by Maddi Thompson in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle.  In addition Lindsay Dudek captured third in the 100 yard butterfly.  The girls' team was also able to capture a pair of second places in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.  The boys finished 9th with 48 points.  Complete results posted here.

GIRLS
Team Standings and Key
1. Dover, D, 322; 2. Jersey Shore, JS, 168; 3. Bellefonte, BE, 165; 4. Clearfield, C, 133; 5. St. Marys, SM, 129; 6. DuBois, DU, 129; 7. Hollidaysburg, H, 110; 8. Bloomsburg, BL, 74; 9. Lewistown, L, 65; 10. Brookville, BR, 22; 11. Indian Valley, IV, 4.

Get To Know Katie Flook

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Name: Katie Flook

Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Butterfly
Favorite Event: 100 backstroke

Number of Years Swimming: 9

Swimming Accomplishments: Doing a 1:05 in 100 fly

Other Sports Played: track
Non-Athletic School Activites: Outdor club

Non-School Activities: camping, hiking

Favorite Food: Tacos

Favorite Sports Team: Pittsburg Steelers

Favorite Actor/Actress: IDK

Favorite TV Show: Two and a Half Men
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo

Favorite Book: Shiver

Favorite Band: All Time Low

Most Influential Person In My Life: My aunt Linda

Get To Know Evan Moore

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Name: Evan Moore

Class: Freshman
Favorite Stroke: Backstroke
Favorite Event: 100 Backstroke

Number of Years Swimming: 6

Swimming Accomplishments: Went to Bald Eagle Swim League All-Stars summer of 2010.  Swam 50 backstroke and 200 medley relay.

Other Sports Played: Track
Non-Athletic School Activites: Outdoors club

Non-School Activities: kayaking, hiking

Favorite Food: pizza

Favorite Sports Team: Penn State College Football Team

Favorite Actor/Actress: Will Smith

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Movie: Clash of the Titans

Favorite Book: Percy Jackson Series

Favorite Band: VanHalen/Del Leppard

Most Influential Person In My Life: My grandfather

 

Don't Be A Dead Person Walking - Get Up And Swim!

Here was an article in the January 7, 2011 edition of the Lock Haven Express where swimming is an important component in a long healthy lifestyle.

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By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press


At 45, DeEtte Sauer was a dead woman walking.

She was morbidly obese, her heart disease so serious a doctor warned her to expect "an event at any time." Eaten up by her marketing career, struggling to raise three kids, she smoked, drank and never, ever exercised.

Sauer remembers a vacation when—at 5-foot-5 and 230 pounds—she couldn't make it onto a small boat for a day out with her family. "That's when it hit me. I was an elected cripple. I had done it to myself."

She got busy, slowly shedding the weight through sensible eating and exercise. She began to walk around her Houston neighborhood, then she discovered the pool. Now 69, the woman who once had a supermom complex is a competitive, medal-winning senior swimmer.

"It literally saved my life," Sauer said, adding that her best event is the butterfly—a stroke she learned at age 62.

Central Mountain Swimming Booster Club

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Williamsport HS Swim Teams Splits With Danville

From the January 7, 2011 edition of the Wiliamsport Sun-Gazette

In girls swimming, Williamsport fell to Danville, 96-83. Williamsport's Claire Smith, Kelsey Harris and Kirby Bittner all picked up individual wins for the Millionaires.

Williamsport HS Swim Teams Split With Lewisburg

In girls swimming, Lewisburg's Maggie Storm and Allison Friery led Lewisburg to a 56-43 win over Williamsport. The duo combined for two relay wins to go along with its individual victories.

Central Mountain Swimming Has Busy End/Beginning of the Year.

Central Mountain Swimming had a busy holiday season. Powerful Clearfield came to town on December 20 and announced their first year dominance in the Mountain League. They won both Girls and Boys Meets. Girls 68 - 22; Boys 66 - 27. However there were several bright spots, CM had 3 district qualifiers, Emily Holladay, 100 Breast (1:17.84) needing at least a 1:22.00, Eric Lugg, 100 Back, (1:10.87), needing at least a 1:11.00, Andrew Barrett, 100 Butterfly (1:03.09), needing at least a 1:11.00.

Also swimming against Central Mountain in the same evening was Penns Valley. This team is small and mighty but Central Mountain was able to come up big against them, with the girls winning, 56 - 21 and the boys winning 54 - 34 Putting Central Mountain at 500 for the girls and boys teams in the Mountain League.

Puzzling Attitude

The Jersey Shore Swim blog is scratching it's head over the perception of swimming within the Jersey Shore community.  The one comment that is heard time after time is that it is for girls or "chicks". 

Lewisburg junior linebacker Nick Cozza was part of the Green Dragons football team that fell short from capturing a state title this year.  During the winter season, he cross trains by competing for his high school swim team. 

Look at Josh Cillo, a former running back for Montoursville.  He was a first team Heartland-I football all-star and was second in the area with 1,524 yards and 21 touchdowns in 1998. He ran for 179 yards in his final game against Mount Carmel, the most any player ran for against the District 4 Class AA champions. Cillo topped 100 yards eight times and surpassed 1,000 yards for two seasons while helping Montoursville reach the district final. Cillo gained 222 yards against Jersey Shore in his final season and also scored twice that game. Yet during the winter season, he was a swimmer.  Check out the article here. 

Maybe cross training, such as swimming, for other area football players would help them on the gridiron. 

Did these guys really think swimming was for chicks?

Get To Know Lindsay Dudek

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Name: Lindsay Dudek

Class: Sophmore

Favorite Stroke: Butterfly
Favorite Event: 100 Butterfly

Number of Years Swimming: 11
Swimming Accomplishments: Going 1:06.09 in my 100 fly at districts

Other Sports Played: tennis and horseback riding

Non-School Activities: 4-H
Favorite Food: butter bread
Favorite Actor/Actress: Rachel McAdams
Favorite TV Show: That 70s Show
Favorite Movie: Seabiscuit

Favorite Book: A Walk to Remember

Favorite Band: Matchbox 20

Most Influential Person In My Life: My mother

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Get To Know Mac Thompson

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Name: Mac Thompson

Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 50 Freestyle

Number of Years Swimming: 10

Swimming Accomplishments: Made YMCA State

Other Sports Played: track, cross-country
Non-School Activities: camp, hike

Favorite Food: pizza

Favorite Sports Team: Notre Dame

Favorite Actor/Actress: Megan Fox

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Movie: Transformers

Favorite Book: Day When No Pigs Die

Favorite Band: Young Money

Most Influential Person In My Life: My family members

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Cross Creek Rivalry - Quarter A Century Ago

The Jersey Shore YMCA Swim Team is scheduled to take on Lock Haven at Zimmerli Pool (Lock Haven University) next Sunday.   Here is a look at what transpired 25 years ago.  The first document deals with the Jersey Shore swimmers while the second deals with Lock Haven swimmers.  Thanks to the family of Steve Sheets for the historical documents.  Burning question.... When was the term 'tanker' first used?  What does it exactly mean?  When did teams stop using it?  Why?



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The Uncertain Future of Swimming in Central Pennsylvania

The December 31, 2010 edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette had a special section where they profiled the big news stories for each month in 2010.  The May section featured nine stories, two of which were not particularily encouraging for swimming issues. 

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Parents and swimmers must get involved for this sport to survive and thrive in the future!