JS Girls Take Close Meet Over Athens

The girls lost a close one to Danville on Tuesday night (90-80) but won an even closer meet to Athens tonight.  It came down to the last relay where the foursome of Rachel Duda, Paige Weston, Gabby Moore, and Emma Butzler swan away with the 400 freestyle relay and the meet 85-84.

Depth was critical as every JS swimmer that earned a point contributed to the win.  In the process, the girls won 2 of the 3 relays and 5 of the 8 individual events.  Butzler also set a new school record for the 500 freestyle (set by Maddi Thompson in 2010).  The girls kept their record intact as they have not lost to Athens in the last 20 meets.  Jersey Shore's record for the year stands at 4-1.

The boys were only able to win 1 of 3 relays and 3 of the 8 individual events in their loss of the evening.

Jersey Shore HS Girls Suffer First Defeat of the Season

Despite winning the majority of relays (2 of 3) and individual events (5 of 8), Jersey Shore girls could not overcome Danville's depth.  Final score was 90-80 and are 3-1 on the season.  The boys also posted a loss for the evening.

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Lock Haven Y Swimmers Win Several Events at All-Star Meet

Several Lock Haven Y swimmers won their events at the 2015 YMCA All-Star Meet at Clarion University yesterday.  Results can be viewed here.

Flashback Friday - JSHS v Athens

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

Next week starts the center of the high school swim season with match-ups against Danville and Athens.

Below is a visit to the meet 5 years ago against Athens.

Jersey Shore Freshman Sets New School Fly Record

The Jersey Shore High School girls improved their season record to 3-0 with a 122-28 win over Mt. Carmel last night.  In the process, freshman Emma Butzler set a new school record in the girls' 100 yard butterfly with a time of 59.05.  High school record board can be viewed here.

Both the girls and boys won every relay and individual event on the evening.  The boys also won with a score of 60-32 to up their record to 2-1.

Williamsport HS v Athens

Lock Haven YMCA v Clarion Swim Results

Last weekends meet results between Lock Haven YMCA and Clarion can be found here.

Lock Haven YMCA Swimmers Crack Top 10 Middle Atlantic Times

USA swimmers out of the Lock Haven YMCA were able to crack into the Top 10 Middle Atlantic database.  Simon Lins in the 50 yard backstroke (here) and Emma Butzler in the 100 yard butterfly (here).

Lock Haven Y Swimming Apparel Now Available

Jersey Shore HS Girls Win Over Bellefonte

The Jersey Shore High School girls won their dual met over Bellefonte, 114-41 to up their record to 2-0  The boys fell 101-55 to go 1-1.  Nice write-up in today's Lock Haven Express here.

Shore's Luke Engel (lane 4) was trailing the Bellefonte swimmer for most of the race in the 500 yard freestyle.  He continually closed the gap throughout the race and finally overcame the deficit in the last 50 yards to take first.

Williamsport HS Boys Open Season With Win Over Central Columbia

Jersey Shore HS Swimming Over Shamokin

Boys Jersey Shore 77, Shamokin 32

Girls Jersey Shore 105, Shamokin 60

Lock Haven YMCA v Brookville v Bellefonte Results

The Lock Haven YMCA was able to get their first meet of the season in this past weekend where numerous swimmers made YMCA District times.  Full results can be viewed here.

2015 YMCA All Star Meet Info

More information can be viewed here.

Swimming Fan and AD to Step Down in Jersey Shore (or We Are Looking for a New AD)

After the Jersey Shore boys basketball team upset Loyalsock (#1 in the state in pre-season ranking), one of the local newspaper reporters commented that there has been a “great run in Jersey Shore sports last few years, excelling in just about everything”.

There are many factors that have produced this excellence such as dedicated student-athletes and parents.  Another significant factor in Jersey Shore’s rise has been the steady hand of the athletic director Bill Mincer.

There are times where the AD’s job may require the mundane such as setting up the athletic calendars, making sure there are referees for upcoming games, or keeping the ‘Dawg Pound’ in control (that is the student body cheer section).  But there are also times where patience and interpersonal skills are needed to deal with the student-athletes (we are dealing with teenagers after all) and at times confrontational parents.

Finally, the AD is instrumental in procuring new coaches for the variety of school sports offered within the school district.  It is the hope they all work out, but circumstances at times prevent the best intentions.

Bill Mincer handled all the tasks with professionalism and the student-athletes’ best interest in mind.  The swimming community and others will miss him and wish him luck with his next life adventure.  Below is the job announcement or it can be viewed here.

NLAC Winter Fest Results

Results from the Nittany Lion Aquatic Club's Winter Fest are posted here.  Below is Ethan Dale's 50 yard freestyle which was his personal best (he is the top swimmer in the video, lane 2).

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore YMCA v ELY, 2008-2009

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

The Jersey Shore YMCA swim team has a scheduled meet against East Lycoming YMCA tomorrow.  Today's Friday Flashback looks at the match-up from 2008-2009 season.  Meet results can be found here.

Jersey Shore YMCA Over Hollidaysburg

The Jersey Shore YMCA swim team defeated Hollidaysburg 6 - 4.  Fifteen Jersey Shore swimmers already qualified for Districts in over 30 events.

Jersey Shore v Mt Carmel Swim Postponed

This evenings swim meet between Jersey Shore and Mt. Carmel has been postponed due to weather conditions.