Central Mountain Boys Bring Home The Silver

Central Mountain PIAA Swimming – District 6-9 – AAA Championships

 

BOYS
As the waves settled at Penn State’s McCoy Natatorium during the District VI AAA Swimming and Diving Regional Championships, the Central Mountain High School Swim Team successfully showcased their talents with the team walking away with seven podium appearances,  four school records broken, and an overall second place finish in the two day event, the first in Central Mountain history. 

 

“Unreal!!! The most decorated swim team in Central Mountain history. What an incredible feat for our handful of boys to outscore big schools, like Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Mifflin County and Tyrone”, said Coach Carol Matheney. “I am definitely more than pleased with the way everyone swam.” 

 

Right from the start, the Central Mountain boys were there to make a statement, dominating early in the 200 Yard Medley Relay (team of Phil Rodo, Josh Cram, Jordan Suter and Tyler Sheets).  They placed second ahead of tough competitor Altoona with a time of 1:48:24, earning them a much deserved place on the podium, a silver medal, and a new school record.

The Boys Relay team of (top) Jordan Suter,
Phil Rodo (Bottom) Josh Cram & Tyler Sheets

 

 

“Terrific competition”, Coach Matheny said.  “I am very proud of what the team has accomplished, no matter the situation; these swimmers believe they will find a way to win.”

 

The energy continued into the 200 Yard Freestyle as Jordan Suter, who was seeded seventh going into the event, defeated Kyle Heasley from Altoona.  He earned a spot on the podium by placing sixth, which qualified him for the YMCA District level.  Teammate Tyler Sheets swam his personal best at 2:01:43, placing eighth, and depositing additional points on the score board for the Wildcats.

 

In the 200 Yard IM the Wildcats powered through the water and saw three swimmers place in the top ten. Senior Josh Cram, who was seeded sixth leading into the event, managed to defeat Evan Becker from Mifflin County, earning a spot on the podium by placing fifth.  Nolan Dale placed seventh, with a time of 2:19:85, qualifying for the YMCA District level; Brandon Kibler placed ninth.

The impetus continued during the 50 Yard Freestyle as Phil Rodo netted himself a sixth place finish,  earning a spot on the podium with a time of 22:96, while teammate Tyler Sheets placed first in his heat and eighth overall with a  24.38.  This career-best record also qualifies for the YMCA District level.  Rodo, with still enough gas in his tank, broke the CMHS record, held by Andrew Barrett, in his 100 Yard Freestyle placing eighth with a time of 1:00:09.

The 200 Yard Medley & 200 Yard Freestyle Relay teams of Phil Rodo,
Jordan Suter, Josh Cram and Tyler Sheets celebrating in Olympic style
after earning two silver medals in the PIAA District IV
Swimming & Diving Championships

The day ended with an exciting, nail biting, finish in the boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.  The relay team of Tyler Sheets, Josh Cram, Jordan Suter and Phil Rodo, were seeded third, less than two seconds behind second seed Altoona. Sheets shot off the block possessing a very close tight race with tough competitors Altoona and Hollidaysburg on his heels with a 24.52 split. Cram fought hard to maintain the Wildcats position with a time of 24.14, but Altoona and Hollidaysburg had other plans.  Suter had his work cut out for him if the Wildcats were to get on the podium.  Suter responded, charging through the waters with a 23.75, allowing senior Phil Rodo to maintain the momentum and sprint home not only with a new school record, but earning the boys another silver medal,  with a freestyle split of 22.60.

 

“That was one of the most exciting races I have seen all year swimming,” said Coach Carol Matheney. “It wasn’t the time, it wasn’t where they placed and it wasn’t even the new school record that impressed me the most. It was hard-fought. The kids were in this for themselves. It was a fitting finish for an emotional season.”

 

As the doors opened to McCoy Natatorium on day two of the PIAA championship swimming,  the Central Mountain Wildcats found themselves in a situation they have never been in before,  second place overall in the competition. They knew they had to further establish their dominance by continuing to add points on the scoreboard.  

The 400 Yard Freestyle team of Brandon Kibler, Nolan
Dale, Ben Jones, Ethan Dale discuss last minute
strategies before their race

In the 100 Yard Freestyle, Sophomore Nolan Dale earned himself an eighth place finish with a time of 55:53 followed by Benjamin Jones who placed ninth. Both Wildcats answered the call and collectively added more points to Central Mountain scoreboard. Jordan Suter, who was seeded eighth going into the 500 Yard Freestyle, shocked the CM fans as he swept through the waters, passing swimmers from Altoona and Hollidaysburg to earn a fifth place berth on the podium with a 5:22:91. Sophomore Brandon Kibler dug deep, dropping three seconds off his seed time, adding some points for the Wildcats by placing seventh in the 100 Yard Backstroke, and qualifying for the YMCA District level.  Three Wildcats qualified for the 100 Yard Breaststroke event: Josh Cram earning a sixth place spot and breaking his own school record, followed by teammate Ben Jones in seventh and freshman Ethan Dale,  who out swam Altoona sophomore Dima Kunstbeck, to secure an eighth place finish. The day concluded as the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team (Jones, E. Dale, Kibler and N. Dale) showcased their abilities by adding the final points for the Wildcats placing fourth.

 

GIRLS
With depth being in an issue all season long, the Wildcats pushed through with their tough competitors in the 200 Yard Medley Relay (team of Bethany Barrett, Hannah Williams, Hannah Worden and Katie Tolomay) but fell short, placing fifth.  Teammates Barrett and Williams tried to get some points up on the scoreboard for the girls, but placed 11 & 12 respectively in their 50 Yard Freestyle. Hannah Williams powered through the waters during the 200 Yard Freestyle relay with a split time of 20.45 to earn her teammates a fifth place finish, just three seconds behind Mifflin County. Senior Bethany Barrett rallied during her 100 Yard Backstroke and placed seventh giving the lady Wildcats some much needed points. The day ended with Williams placing eleventh in her 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:32:52.

 

“We really focused this year on training both mentally and physically to swim fast no matter whom our competition was”, said Volunteer Coach, Steve Sheets.  “In the past, we wouldn’t swim our best if we knew the other team was better than us, but this year we really turned the corner on the mental aspect of swimming your best in every race”, said Sheets.  “Both the boys and girls team improved at this, and they really demonstrated it during our regular season, (with a new Central Mountain school record of 8-4-1), and at districts with a second place finish, that they did not want to leave each other down.” 

 

 

 

Shore Swimmer Takes Two Titles At YMCA Districts

Jersey Shore's Emma Butzler captured two district titles at today's East District YMCA meet with wins in the 50 yard butterfly and 200 individual medley (200 IM scoreboard above).  Her two top finishes plus second in the 100 yard butterfly were enough to place her in second in high point scorer in 12-and-under girls. in  Full meet results can be found here.

Get Real-Time Meet Results For 2013 YMCA PA East & Central District Swimming Championships

Want to see who's dropping times or who's advancing onto YMCA States?  Can't wait for the results to be posted on the wall?  Get real-time meet results for the 2013 YMCA PA Central District Swimming Championships here.

Real time results for the East District can be viewed at here.

Lock Haven University Swimmer At Division II NCAA Championship Meet

Lock Haven University's Britt Rerhrig is finishing off her swimming career with several swims at the 2013 NCAA Division II Women's Swimming & Diving Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. 

Who knew swimmers get police escorts to the big meet!  Follow that story and her (and her coach Joel Blesh) experience, results, and action here.

Central, West, and East District Psych Sheets Are Posted!

Central District Psych Sheets (Jersey Shore, Lock Haven, and East Lycoming (East Lycoming is the closest team to Williamsport ))

• Friday night, long distance events here
• 15-and-overs psych sheets here
• 14-and-unders psych here
• 12-and under psych sheets here
• 10-and-unders psych sheets here

West District Psych Sheets
West District psych sheet is here

East District Psych Sheets
East District psych sheet is here


To advance to YMCA States:

• For previously existing District events, each District will send 1 heat (the 6 swimmers/relays achieving the fastest times for the event at District).  An additional heat (6 swimmers) will be chosen at large from among the 3 districts, using the fastest times achieved at the District meets.
• For new District events, each District will send 1 heat (the 6 swimmers achieving the fastest times for the event at District). 

In case you need help in sorting out teams in the the three district, see table below.

East District	Central District	West District
Ambler	Bellefonte	Allegheny Valley
Boyertown	Bethlehem	Baierl
Brandywine, PA	Bloomsburg	Bradford
Hatboro	Carlisle	Brookville
Jennersville	Chambersburg	Butler
Kennett Area	East Lycoming	Clearfield
Lansdowne	Greater Pittston	Corry
Lionville	Hanover	County
North Penn	Hazleton	DuBois
Phoenixville	Jersey Shore	East Suburban
Pottstown	Juniata Valley	Eastside
Reading	Lancaster	Franklin
Ridley	Lebanon	Greensburg
Rocky Run	Lock Haven	Hollidaysburg
Tri-Hampton	Moshannon Valley	Indiana
Tri-Valley	Nazareth	Jamestown
Upper Bucks	Northern Dauphin County	Johnstown
Upper Main Line	Pocono Family	Laurel Highlands
West Chester	Schuykill	Ligonier
	Scranton	Meadville
	State College	Mon Valley
	Sunbury	New Castle
	Waynesboro	Oil City
	West Shore	Ridgway
	Wilkes-Barre	Sewickley
	York	Shenango Valley
		Titusville
		Uniontown
		Valley Points
		Warren
		Wilmerding

Three Lock Haven YMCA Swimmers Win Pentathlon

Eight central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim Teams competed in the Zoltoski Pentathlon on February 23 at Lock Haven University’s Zimmerli Pool with several Lock Haven and Jersey swimmers walking away with top honors. This is a meet where each athlete competes in five events; the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley (IM) to determine the meet’s best all-around swimmer. The first four events are randomly seeded and the last swim of the day, the IM, is seeded based on the overall time of the first four swims. The overall Pentathlon winners are determined by adding the five times for each swimmer, with the lowest combined time winning. A swimmer must successfully complete swims in all five events to be eligible for final scoring.
 

The closest contest occurred in the boys 14-and-under age group where Lock Haven swimmer, Ethan Dale, had a combined time from the five events just 5/100s of a second faster than Bellefonte’s Tommy Hall. Hall won four of the five events; the 100 yard fly (by 5.39 seconds), 100 back (by .60 secs), 100 free (by .92 secs), and the IM (by .52 secs) but it was the 100 yard breaststroke that propelled Dale to the podium. His winning time was 7.48 seconds faster than Hall which was enough, when added to the other four times, to have the lowest combined times at the end of the day.
 

Lock Haven Y swimmer, Phil Rodo, had an equally exciting afternoon as his combined time in the boy’s 15-and-over grouping was only 6/100s of a second faster than Juniata Valley’s Evan Becker. Rodo won the 100 fly, back, and free while Becker took the 100 breast and 200 IM. Lock Haven’s Tyler Sheets came in third.
 

Several swimmers from the 15-and-over boys from

 left to  right; Benjamin Jones -Lock Haven,

Jewayne Marshall- Lock Haven,

Zack Bonson- Juniata Valley, Tyler Sheets

- Lock Haven , Evan  Becker- Juniata Valley,

and Phil Rodo- Lock Haven.

Lock Haven’s other winner was in the boys 8-and-under with Simon Lins combined time for the five events propelling him over East Lycoming’s Evan Hamm by 65/100s of a second. Ryan Hause of Danville tied up third place.
 

The most exciting age group of the afternoon was with girl’s 10-and-under age group where 22 swimmers battled for the top spots. It was a jumble of placings throughout the five events with Bellefonte’s Sophie Gerhart, Brookeville’s Alayna Murray, and Jersey Shore’s Taylor Fleming eventually taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively in combined times. Fleming won the fly (Gerhart 2nd and Murray 3rd), Gerhart the back (Murray 3rd and Fleming 4th) and free (Murray 2nd and Fleming 4th), and Murray the breast (Fleming 4th and Gerhart 5th) and IM (Fleming 2nd and Gerhart 3rd).
 

There were no such close calls for Jersey Shore’s Kendra White and Sam Keegan. White dominated the 14-and-under girl’s competition by winning all five events in commanding fashion. Keegan squared off against seventeen other swimmers and she too prevented any swimmer from taking the top spot in any of the five events.

Results of Zoltoski Pentathlon can be found here

The combined times from all 5 events of the pentathlon can be found here.

 

Jersey Shore Swimmer Excelling as Freshman at Naval Academy

Maddie Thompson, from Jersey Shore, is having a very nice year as a freshman at the US Naval Academy.  Her swimming accomplishments are mentioned here and here from the Patriot League Championship in Lewisburg, PA.

Maddie was also selected for the All-Patriot League Team.  Both the first and second teams consist of 18 members, with more added if there are any ties. All individual event champions automatically earn first-team recognition, with the remaining first-team positions completed based upon individual event points scored during the championship. All individual event second-place swimmers and divers not already appearing on the first team are then placed onto the second team. The remainder of the second team is also rounded out by use of the next highest individual event point tallies.

Headlining the women's list is Laura Gorinski (Sr., Greensburg, Pa.), who won three events to earn the league's swimmer-of-the-year accolade for a second-straight season. She picked up wins in both breaststroke events and in the 200 individual medley final. Those three wins raised her career total to 11 (in 12 career races), which is the most event titles won by a male or female swimmer in league history.

Also earning automatic placement onto the first team were Rachael Dudley (Fr., Hoschton, Ga.), who won the 500 free; Toni Paruso (Sr., Savannah, Ga.), who won the 100 fly; and Rheanna Vaughn (Jr., Aliso Viejo, Calif.), the winner of the 200 fly. Garnering first-team accolades based upon their respective point totals were Maddie Thompson (Fr., Jersey Shore, Pa.), Ellen Bradford (Fr., Knoxville, Tenn.) and Ange Sawick (So., Abington, Pa.).

Williamsport Boys Take 2nd in District 2-4 AAA Championships

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The Zoltoski Pentathlon

Results of Zoltoski Pentathlon can be found here

The combined times from all 5 events of the pentathlon can be found here.

Central Mountain High School Team Dives In

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Jersey Shore's McPherson Drops Over 8 Seconds 500 Freestyle

Jersey Shore's Derek McPherson dropped over 8 seconds in his 500 freestyle for a fifth place finish in the PIAA District IV swim meet.  The boys results can be viewed here and the girls here.

A Little History Lesson Of Central Pennsylvania Swimming

Bill Byham of the Webb Weekly talks about central Pennsylvania sports in his weekly column.  While most of it covers the usual sports (ie baseball) he does give other sports and kids recognition.  Kudos to Bill for a nice little history lesson on central Pennsylvania swimming.

Albright College Freshman Makes Big Splash!

Former Williamsport High School swimmer, Matt Runtas (Albright College - freshman), made a big splash at the Middle Atlantic Conference championship meet by anchoring the winning 200 medley relay. He was also part of the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay plus he placed 3rd in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.  Albright College's men and women went on to win the team titles.  Results can be found here and a link to Albright College men's page can be found here.

Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championships Box Scores

Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championships
Sunday, February 17, 2013
YMCA of Centre County - State College Branch

JS (Jersey Shore YMCA)
ELY(East Lycoming YMCA)
BELL (Bellefonte YMCA)
LH (Lock Haven YMCA)

8 and Under Boys
100 Medley Relay: 1. BELL 1:30.32 (Forstmeier, C.; Irwin, N.; Corman, D.; Lively, D.); 2. LH 1:31.46 (Persun, O.; McGuire, A.; Lins, S.; Persun, X.); 3. ELY 1:52.67 (Flerlage, R.; Rankinen, J.; Persun, B.; Guinter, G.)
 25 Free: 1. Corman, D., BELL, 0:16.49; 2. Lively, D., BELL, 0:16.74; 3. Hamm, E.; ELY, 0:17.10
50 Free: 1. Persun, O., LH, 0:33.57; 2. Corman, D., BELL, 0:37.10; 3. Lins, S., LH, 0:37.90
100 IM: 1. Rakowski, T., ELY, 1:54. 83; 2. Rankinen, J., ELY, 2:04.01
25 Back: 1. Schnars, G., BELL, 0:21.63; 2. Forstmeier, C., BELL, 0:22.18; Rakowski, T., ELY, 0:23.52
25 Breast: 1. Persun, O., LH, 0:22.07; 2. Rankinen, J., ELY, 0:25.45; 3. Flerage, R., ELY, 0:28.48
25 Fly: 1. Lins, S., LH, 0:18.29; 2. Corman, D., BELL, 0:20.49; 3. Lively, D., BELL, 0:21.39
100 Free Relay: 1. LH 1:15.13 (Lins, S.; McGuire, A.; Persun, X.; Persun, O.); 2. EL 1:27.01 (Rakowski, T.; Persun, B.; Flerlage, R.; Hamm, E.); 3. BELL 1:37.56 (Corman, J.; Schnars, G.; Malinich, J.; Klimek, K.)

8 and Under Girls
100 Medley Relay: 1. LH 1:29.83 (Brown, M. ; Bair, M.; Brian, H.; Bartlett, E.); 2. BELL 1:33 78 (Albright, B.; Hall, S.; Welsh, H.; Johnson, L.); 3. LH 1:48.71 (Rockey, O.; Bair, C.; Gugino, L.; Persun, A.)
25 Free: 1. Welsh, S., BELL, 0:17.34; 2. Brian, H., LH, 0:18.67; 3. Bartlett, E., LH, 0:19.02
50 Free: 1. Pardoe, M., ELY, 0:38.18; 2. Gerst, M., JS, 0:39.28; 3. Brian, H., LH, 0:42.55
100 IM: 1. Pardoe, M., ELY, 1:36.22; 2. Welsh, S., BELL, 1:41.10; 3. Johnson, L., BELL, 1:59.46
25 Back: 1. Gerst, M., JS, 0:21.40; 2. Bair, M., LH, 0:22.39; 3. Hitesman, B., ELY, 0:22.84
25 Breast: 1. Bair, M., LH, 0:22.81; 2. Brown, M., LH, 0:23.49; 3. Welsh, S., BELL, 0:24.31
25 Fly: 1. Pardoe, M., ELY, 0:19.07; 2. Pecchia, S., JS, 0:28.28; 3. Gardner, M., JS, 0:28.33
100 Free Relay: 1. LH 1:24.11 (Brian, H.; Brown, M.; Bartlett, E.; Bair, M.); 2. ELY 1:28. 02 (Hitesman, B.; Colone, A.; Sitachitta, M.; Pardoe, M.); 3. LH 1:38.18 (Rockey, O.; Bair, C.; Gugino, L.; Persun, A.)

10 and Under Boys
50 Free: 1. Silvagni, A.; ELY, 0:31.95; 2. Bloom, R., BELL, 0:34.31; 3. Horner, H., BELL, 0.34.73
100 Free: 1. Beattie, J., ELY, 1:14.80; Snyder, E., ELY, 1:21.34; 3. Cygan, T., LH, 1:23.74
200 Free: 1. Horner, H., BELL, 3:04.22
100 IM: 1. Silvagni, A., ELY, 1:25.56; 2. Karschner, E., ELY, 1:57. 04, Steinbacher, D., JS, 2:02.53
50 Back: 1. Beattie, J., ELY, 0:42.29; 2. Hammaker, P., ELY, 0:43.77; 3. Gugino, L., LH, 0:45.61
50 Breast: 1. Silvagni, A., ELY, 0:45.27; 2. Snyder, E., ELY, 0:51.20; 3. Persun, E., LH, 0:53.65
100 Breast: 1. Cygan, T., LH, 2:01.20; 2. Steinbacher, D., JS, 2:09.45
50 Fly: 1. Beattie, J., ELY, 0:39.35; 2. Persun, E., LH, 0:43.93; 3. Horner, H., BELL, 0:46.60
200 Free Relay: 1. ELY 2:21.21 (Corbin, L.; Beattie, J.; Snyder, E.; Silvagni, A.); 2. LH 2:32.19 (Persun, E.; Gugino, L.; Cygan, T.; Straley, W.)

10 and Under Girls
200 Medley Relay:  1. JS 2:32.34 (O'Connor, J.; Griswold, I.; Fleming, T.; Keegan, M.); 2. BELL 2:34.25 (Cole, M.; Duck, A.; Gerhart, S.; Hoffman, N.); 3. ELY 2:45.28 (Vogelsong, L.; March, K.; Brelsford, M.; Wallis, K.)
50 Free: 1. Gerhart, S.; BELL, 0:31.33; 2. Griswold, I., JS, 0:33.01; 3. Cole, M., BELL, 0:34.24
100 Free: 1. Gerhart, S., BELL, 1:14.12; 2. Hoffman, N., BELL, 1:18.48; 3. Marsh, K., ELY, 1:22.58
200 Free: 1. Hoffman, N., BELL, 2:50.81
100 IM: 1. Fleming, T., JS, 1:20.74; 2. Brelsford, M.; ELY, 1:21.69; 3. Cole, M., BELL, 1:25.80
50 Back: 1. Brelsford, M., ELY, 0:37.81; 2. O'Connor, J., JS, 0:38.02; 3. Cole, M., BELL, 0:40.62
100 Back: 1. Cole, M., BELL, 1:24.47
50 Breast: 1. Griswold, I., JS, 0:43.15; 2. Duck, A., BELL, 0:43.96; 3. Moore, A., JS, 0:45.71
100 Breast: 1. Duck, A., BELL, 1:40.24; 2. Gerhart, A.; BELL, 1:45.20; 3. Keegan, M., JS, 1:48.65
50 Fly: 1. Gerhart, S., BELL, 0:34.52; 2. Fleming, T., JS, 0:35.45; 3. Brelsford, M., ELY, 0:35.53
200 Free Relay: 1. JS 2:19.50 (Griswold, I.; Keegan, M.; O'Connor, J.; Fleming, T.); 2. BELL 2:32.77 (Hoffman, N.; Sampson, M.; Duck, A.; Lucas, C.); 3. ELY 2:43.96 (Albert, H.; Waltz, A.; Hitesman, I.; Colone, M.)

                                                                                                   
12 and Under Boys
200 Medley Relay: 1. BELL 2:20.84 (Purnell, J.; Lowery, I.; Feldman, B.; Malinich, Z.); 2. ELY 2:25.66 (Johnson, K.; Serfass, Q.; Dixon, C.; Whitmoyer, E.); 3. LH 2:25.82 (Cygan, T.; Riccardo, J.; Sproat, I.; Sheets, J.)
50 Free: 1. Lowery, I., BELL, 0:27.83; 2. Whitmoyer, E., ELY, 0:29.76; 3. Johnson, K., ELY, 0:32.76
100 Free: 1. Feldman, B., BELL, 1:03.40; 2. Whitmoyer, E., ELY, 1:07.09; 3. Dixon, C., ELY, 1:08.16
200 Free: 1. Serfass, Q., ELY, 2:24.71; 2. Riccardo, J., LH, 2:25.39
200 IM: 1. Feldman, B., BELL, 2:39.13; 2. Cygan, T., LH, 3:13.66
50 Back: 1. Lowery, I., BELL, 0:32.43; 2. Cygan, T., LH, 0:39.32; 3. Haftl, T., LH, 0:39.57
100 Back: 1. Lowery, I., BELL, 1:08.46
50 Breast: 1. Feldman, B., BELL, 0:37.32; 2. Riccardo, J., LH, 0:39.02; 3. Serfass, Q., ELY, 0:40.48
100 Breast: 1. Feldman, B.; BELL, 1:22.93; 2. Riccardo, J., LH, 1:26.27; 3. Orndorf, D., LH, 1:52.45
50 Fly: 1. Lowery, I., BELL, 0:32.04; 2. Dixon, C., ELY, 0:34.82; 3. Sproat, I., LHY, 0:37.68
200 Free Relay: 1. ELY 2:07.09 (Dixon, C.; Serfass, Q.; Johnson, K.; Whitmoyer, E.); 2. LH 2:14.16 (Sheets, J,; Tomalonis, J.; Cygan, T.; Riccardo, J.); 3. LH 2:19.62 (Williams, L.; Sproat, I.; Orndorf, D.; Haftl, T.)

12 and Under Girls
200 Medley Relay: 1. JS 2:11.48 (Stemler, H.; Keegan, S.; Butzler, E.; Wool, A.); 2. LH 2:20.12 (Mahoney, A.; Moore, N.; Persun, E.; Buckwalter, K.); 3. ELY 2:23.04 (Shaffer, B.; Detweiler, E.; Karschner, O.; Keller, S.)
50 Free: 1. Butzler, E., JS, 0:27.16; 2. Hall, E., BELL, 0:28.95; 3. Persun, E., LH, 0:30.12
100 Free: 1. Butzler, E., JS, 0:59.16; 2. Keegan, S., JS, 1:02.89; 3. Buckwalter, K., LH, 1:07.51
200 Free: 1. Shaffer, B., ELY, 2:32.35; 2. Cole, Z., BELL, 2:33.13
200 IM: 1. Butzler, E., JS, 2:24.33; 2. Persun, E., LH, 2:58.08; 3. Cole, Z., BELL, 2:59.60
50 Back: 1. Mahoney, A., LH, 0:35.50; 2. Stemler, H., JS, 0:36.33; 3. Shaffer, B., ELY, 0:36.58
100 Back; 1. Shaffer, B., ELY, 1:18.00; 2. Hale, I., JS, 1:23.88; 3. Brezler, A., BELL, 1:43.28
50 Breast: 1. Keegan, S., JS, 0:36.78; 2. Hall, E., BELL, 0:37.40; 3. Detweiler, E., ELY, 0:40.61
100 Breast: 1. Keegan, S., JS, 1:19.54; 2. Cole, Z., BELL, 1:32.72
50 Fly: 1. Hall, E., BELL, 0:33.01; 2. Keegan, S., JS, 0:0:33.05; 3. Wool, A., JS, 0:34.58
100 Fly: 1. Butzler, E., JS, 1:03.24; 2. Persun, E., LH, 1:16.55
200 Free Relay: 1. LH 2:08.74 (Persun, E.; Marek, R.; Mahoney, A.; Buckwalter, K.); 2. LY 2:09.27 (Shaffer, B.; Detweiler, E.; Swank, A.; Keller, S.); 3. LH 2:23.14 (Woodard, H.; Moore, N.; Rich, M.; Kibler, R.)

14 and Under Boys
50 Free: 1. Hall, T., BELL, 0:25.80; 2. Engel, L., JS, 0:28.79; 3. Schwoyer, Z., JS, 0:29.56
100 Free: 1. Dale, E., LH, 1:00.38; 2. Forstmeier, P., BELL, 1:01.95; 3. Powell, B., LH, 1:06.29
200 Free: 1. Stanley, J., ELY, 2:11.64; 2. Forstmeier, P., BELL, 2:20.82; 3. Tomalonis, J., LH, 2:35.82
500 Free: 1. Schwoyer, Z., JS, 6:03.05
200 IM: 1. Stanley, J., ELY, 2:27.31; 2. Dale, E., LH, 2:29.52
100 Back: 1. Forstmeier, P., BELL, 1:07.88; 2. Hall, T., BELL, 1:08.63; 3. Engel, L., JS, 1:18.77
200 Back; 1. Forstmeier, P., BELL, 2:25.39
100 Fly: 1. Engel, L., JS, 1:10.41; 2. Hall, T., BELL, 1:11.07; 3. Stanley, J., ELY, 1:14.36
100 Breast: 1. Dale, E., LH, 1:15.24; 2. Powell, B., LH, 1:23.76

14 and Under Girls
200 Medley Relay: 1. JS 2:14.06 (Moore, G.; Merryman, T.; White, K.; Edler, O.); 2. ELY 2:19.70 (Zeigler, A.; Zeigler, L.; Dunne, C.; Rosenow, A.); 3. LH 2:27.60 (Shadle, A.; Bartlett, E.; McGhee, O.; Myers, M.)
50 Free: 1. Fedor, M., BELL, 0:27.84; 2. Edler, O., JS, 0:28.50; 3. Rosenow, A., ELY, 0:29.60
100 Free: 1. Moore, G., JS, 1:02.36; 2. Edler, O., JS, 1:03.92; 3. White, K., JS, 1:03.98
200 Free: 1. Zeigler, L., ELY, 2:33.67
500 Free: 1. Dunne, C., ELY, 6:21.46
200 IM: 1. White, K., JS, 2:33.03; 2. Edler, O., JS, 2:37.31; 3. Hitesman, H., ELY, 3:04.14
400 IM: 1. White, K., JS, 5:21.75
100 Back: 1. Fedor, M., BELL, 1:08.21; 2. Moore, G., JS, 1:10.14; 3. Welsh, E., BELL, 1:12.48
200 Back; 1. Moore, G., JS, 2:26.59; 2. Fedor, M., BELL, 2:31. 40
100 Breast: 1. Dunne, C., ELY, 1:22.28; 2. Zeigler, L., ELY, 1:32.68; 3. Merryman, T., JS, 1:33.04
100 Fly: 1. Fedor, M., BELL, 1:09.18; 2. Moore, G., JS, 1:10.59; 3. Zeigler, A., ELY, 1:21.49
200 Free Relay: 1. LH 2:11.19 (McGhee, O.; Myers, M.; Bartlett, E.; Shadle, A.)

15 and Over Boys
200 Medley Relay: 1. BELL 1:49.00 (Newman, J.; Cram, J.; Schnars, C.; Horner, M.); 2. LH 1:54.63 (Rodo, P.; Jones, B.; Suter, J.; Sheets, t.); 3. LH 2:13.89 (Shultz, D.; Dale, N.; Kibler, B.; Myers, M.)
50 Free: 1. Sullivan, A., ELY, 0:22.80; 2. Horner, M., BELL, 0:23.73; 3. Rodo, P., LH, 0:24.10
100 Free: 1. Sullivan, A., ELY, 0:51.70; 2. Horner, M., BELL, 0:52.54; 3. Rockey, G., BELL, 0:55.39
200 Free: 1. Schnars, C., BELL, 1:56.14; 2. Kraft, A., ELY, 2:01.11; 3. Scordato, P., BELL, 2:01.15
500 Free: 1. Schwoyer, C., JS, 5:21.32; 2. Scordato, P., BELL, 5:30.41; 3. Tanney, D., BELL, 5:47.21
200 IM: 1: Kraft, A., ELY, 2:16.73; 2. Rockey, G., BELL, 2:18.28; 3. Cram, J., BELL, 2:19.72
400 IM: 1. Tanney, D., BELL, 5:10.82
100 Fly: 1. Schnars, C., BELL, 1:00.43; 2. Moore, E., JS, 1:03.08; 3. Scordato, P., BELL, 1:05.26
100 Back: 1. Schnars, C., BELL, 0:56.79; 2. Newman, J., BELL, 0:57.81; 3. Sullivan, A., ELY, 1:02.69
100 Breast: 1. Rockey, G., BELL, 1:09.80; 2. Cram, J., BELL, 1:10.39; 3. Horner, M, BELL, 1:10.42
200 Breast: 1. Rockey, G., BELL, 2:35.85; 2. Cram, J., BELL, 2:38.70
200 Free Relay: 1. BELL 1:39.96 (Newman, J.; Tanney, D.; Rockey, G.; Cram, J..); 2. LH 1:40.84 (Suter, J.; Jones, B.; Sheets, T.; Rodo, P.); 3. LH 1:52.46 (Kibler, B.; Shultz, D.; Myers, M.; Dale, N.)

15 and Over Girls
200 Medley Relay: 1. BELL 2:11.21 (Morris, A.; Duck, M.; Crust, C.; Hall, M.)
50 Free: 1. Lowery, G., BELL, 0:26.31; Hall, M., BELL, 0:26.84; Gombosi, M., ELY, 0:27.50
100 Free: 1. Hall, M., BELL, 0:59.53; 2. Gombosi, M.; ELY, 1:02.86; 3. Balliet, L., ELY, 1:05.23
200 Free: 1. Crust, C., BELL, 2:08.18; 2. Arnold, J., ELY, 2:08.39; 3. Balliet, L., ELY, 2:17.72
500 Free: 1. Arnold, J., ELY, 5:47.76; 2. Crust, C., BELL, 5:48.64
200 IM: 1. Lowery, G., BELL, 2:18.39; 2. Gombosi, M., ELY, 2:29.34
400 IM: 1. Lowery, G., BELL, 4:58.69
100 Back: 1. Lowery, G., BELL, 1:05.23; 2. Balliet, L., ELY, 1:12.82; 3. Schwoyer, J., JS, 1:15.01
200 Back; 1. Lowery, G., BELL, 2:21.64; 2. Gombosi, M., ELY, 2:24.66; 3. Crust, C., BELL, 2:28.36
100 Breast: 1. Duck, M., BELL, 1:16.18
200 Breast: Duck, M., BELL, 2:46.39
100 Fly: 1. Crust, C., BELL, 1:11.32; 2. Duck, M., BELL, 1:18.69
200 Free Relay: 1. BELL 1:56.79 (Lowery, G.; Morris, A.; Duck, M.; Hall, M.)

Bum Sholder? No Problem!

Nice story in last week's Sun Gazette of former Jersey Shore YMCA swimmer BethAnn Schwoyer.  A bothersome shoulder has not prevented her from swimming, just changed the way she practices.  The whole story can be read here.

BethAnn, a sophmore at Lycoming College, was able to place 6th in the 200 backstroke and 7th in the 200 freestyle plus contributed to a 5th place finish for the women's 200 medley relay at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships.  Full results can be found here.

JS And LH Swimmers Take Several Top Spots At CPYSL Champions

Several Jersey Shore and Lock Haven swimmers were crowned champs at the Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championship Meet this past Sunday. Meet results can be viewed here. 

Senior YMCA Swimmers Recognized At CPYSL Championships

Several swimmers were recognized at yesterday's Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championship Meet.  Below is a short bio from the meet program.


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CPYSL Psych Sheets Posted

The 2012-13 Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Winter Championship meet program (here), event list (here) and psych sheets (here) have been posted. 

Lock Haven Swimming In The Thick Of It At Championship Meet

The Lock Haven Women's Swim Team has been gearing up for this weekend's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship Meet and efforts are starting to pay off.  Check out all the action, results, and stories here. 

Williamsport Boys and Girls Swimming Over Montoursville

In girls swimming, Williamsport edged Montoursville, 88-84. Montoursville's Julia Arnold won both the 200 and 500 freestyle while Marissa Gombosi took both the 200 IM and 100 backstroke in the loss for the Warriors.

In boys swimming, Williamsport took down Montoursville, 89-72, while losing just one event. Nevan Schulte scored Montoursville's lone win in the 100 breastroke while Williamsport's Chet Schwoyer took the 100 backstroke and 200 IM and was on two winning relays.

Girls Swimming
Williamsport 88, Montoursville 84

200 Medley Relay: Montoursville (Gombosi, Schulte, Arnold, Shearer) 2:03.41; 200 Free: 1. Arnold, M, 2:07.49; 200 IM: 1. Gombosi, M, 2:30.61; 50 Free: Reese, W, 27:70; 100 Butterfly: 1. Dunne, M, 1:09.47; 100 Free: 1. Niditch, W, 58.46; 500 Free: 1. Arnold, M, 5:50.64; 200 Free Relay: Montoursville (Gombosi, Shoemaker, Shearer, Schulte) 1:51.90; 100 Back: 1. Gombosi, M, 1:06.09; 100 Breast: 1. Schulte, M, 1:18.15; 400 Free Relay: Williamsport (Reis, Hepler, Rothrock, Niditch) 4:12.64



Boys Swimming
Williamsport 89, Montoursville 72

200 Medley Relay: Williamsport (Schwoyer, Tillman, Cavanaugh, Pellegrino) 1:56.63; 200 Free: 1. Cavanaugh, W, 1:58.57; 200 IM: 1. Schwoyer, W, 2:20.17; 50 Free: 1. Smith, W, 25.39; 100 Butterfly: 1. Cavanaugh, W, 1:01.14; 100 Free: 1. Hartzell, W, 53.76; 500 Free: 1. Pellegrino, W, 5:25.62; 200 Free Relay: Williamsport (Pellegrino, Cavanaugh, Hillman, Schwoyer) 1:36.99; 100 Back: 1. Schwoyer, W, 1:05.24; 100 Breast: 1. Schulte, M, 1:10.52; 400 Free Relay: Williamsport (Good, Hartzell, Smith, Smith) 4:20.89

Taking A Break From Swimming

Jersey Shore and Lock Haven Swimmers (along with some soccer and
basketball friends) take advantage of the cold weather to get outside and skate
and play some hockey on a great Sunday afternoon.

Football Players Big Contributors to Lycoming College's Swim Team

Cool story in yesterday's Williamsport Sun-Gazette that talks about a couple of Lycoming College (located in Williamsport) football players that are swimming for their college team.  Football players C.J. Arhontakis and Nate Oropollo have contributed to a very succesful swimming season.  The story can be read here.

Oropollo anchored the men's 200 freestyle relay in their 3rd place finish at the MAC Champioinships which started yesterday and run to tomorrow. Both football players swimmers picked up 18 points for Lyco in the men's 50 freestyle.  Their swims plus some other strong swims by their teammates have placed them in third place after day 1 (out of 11 teams). Results of that meet can be found here.

Williamsport Over Danville

Rivalry Swims On

The Jersey Shore Swim Blog has been following the engaging rivalry between Bloomsburg's Hanna Everhart and Jersey Shore's Emma Butzler. You can read about their previous encounter here, where Butzler beat Everhart in the 200 IM at the 2012 Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championships.  Unfortunately, the Bloomsburg YMCA left the league after the 2012 season and future rendezvous seemed remote.

By chance, both swimmers signed up for the Alex Moser Memorial Swim Meet this past Sunday where they had a chance to duel it out once again.  Their first face-off occurred in the 100 yard freestyle where Everhart was seeded first by 67/100s of a second over Butzler.  It was a close race where Butzler gave chase and closed the gap but fell short by 24/100s of a second.     

Their next swim against each other really didn't look like it was going to be a race as Everhart was seeded first by 1.75 seconds over Butzler in the ultimate sprint race:  the 50 freestyle.  It turned out to be a very close race as Butzler swam 20/100s of a second faster than her seed time and was just out-touched by Everhart by 11/100s of a second.  The finish of their 50 freestyle race can be viewed on a WNEP newsclip here at the 1:35 mark. 

Those were the only two events the two swam against each other the rest of the day.  Butzler went on to win the 50 and 100 yard butterfly while Everhart captured the 200 IM, 200 freestyle, and 50 backstroke. 

Several other Jersey Shore swimmers had strong showings throughout the day.  The 10-and-under foursome of Jordon O'Connor, Isabelle Griswold, Taylor Fleming, and Meaghan Keegan took first in both the 200 medley and freestyle relays.  Griswold also captured the 50 yard breaststroke and freestyle while Fleming took the top spot in the 50 yard butterfly and 200 IM. 

Full results of the meet can be viewed here.

Coming Up, The Zoltoski Pentathlon

This meet is for any YMCA swimmer who wishes to enter on Saturday February 23 at Lock Haven University

 
All swimmers must swim all events in their age group (no relays at this meet):

     8 & Unders must swim 25 Fly, 25 Back, 25 Breast, 25 Free and then the 100 IM.

     10 & Unders must swim 50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 free and then the 100 IM.

     12 & Unders must swim 50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 free and then the 200 IM.

     14 & Unders must swim 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free and then the 200 IM.

     15 & Over must swim 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free and then the 200 IM.

Williamsport High School Runs Into State College Swimmers

You know it was a tough meet when the Centre Daily Times (State College newspaper) has the following headlines:

Boys swimming: State College routs Williamsport (read it here) and Girls swimming: State College dunks Williamsport (read it here)

Jersey Shore/Lock Haven Rivalry Continues

Every year, Jersey Shore YMCA swimmers take on Lock Haven swimmers.  Article from 27 years ago.  Clipping courtesy of the Steve Sheets family.