HS Swimming: Blue Mountain’s Powers breaks more records
Blue Mountain swimmer Noah Powers
ORWIGSBURG — Noah Powers’ senior campaign got off to a record-breaking start Tuesday at the Glen Belmont Natatorium.
The two-time state champion broke the team and pool record in the 100-yard butterfly as Blue Mountain downed Marian 126-27 in the Schuylkill League dual-meet opener for both squads. The meet was Marian’s first official Schuylkill League dual meet as a team.
The Virginia-bound Powers was clocked in 52.02, which topped the pool record of 52.81 set by Schuylkill Valley’s Owen Eisenhofer and Powers’ own school record of 53.17 set last year.
Powers (100 fly, 100 back), Porter Sarnes (200 free, 500 free) and Aiden Varney (50 free, 100 free) each won two individual events for Blue Mountain, while Zach Scala (200 IM) and Gabe Kamarousky (100 breast) also notched wins.
Blue Mountain 126, Marian 27
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Moyer, Scala, Sarnes, Varney) 1:49.40, 2. Blue Mountain, 3. Marian
200 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 1:58.48, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. March (BM)
200 IM — 1. Scala (BM) 2:22.47, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. Hart (BM)
50 freestyle — 1. Varney (BM) 24.44, 2. Metters (Mar), 3. Faust (BM)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — 1. Powers (BM) 52.02, 2. Strucko (Mar), 3. Moyer (BM)
100 freestyle — 1. Varney (BM) 53.64, 2. Scala (BM), 3. Steibler (Mar)
500 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 5:13.91, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. March (BM)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Varney, Scala, Moyer, Powers) 1:35.49
100 backstroke — 1. Powers (BM) 52.72, 2. Strucko (Mar), 3. Moyer (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Kamarousky (BM) 1:20.23, 2. Faust (BM), 3. Keck (BM)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Kamarousky, March, Magdeburg, Sarnes) 3:52.89
Independent Swimmers: 50 freestyle — Tegan Crowley (Ham) 27.84; 100 freestyle — Crowley (Ham) 1:03.39
Pottsville 111, North Schuylkill 67
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Crimson Tide got individual wins from Caden Wright (200 free), Noah Bevan (200 IM), Adam Klinger (diving), Killian Bressler (100 free) and Jamison Walsh (100 breast) to down the Spartans at Don Bricker Natatorium.
Gavin Mentzer (50 free, 100 back) won twice for North Schuylkill, while Joe Campbell took first in the 100 butterfly and Chase Meyers won the 500 free.
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville (Bevan, Walsh, Wright, Martin) 1:55.46, 2. Pottsville, 3. North Schuylkill
200 freestyle — 1. Wright (P) 2:10.91, 2. Martin (P), 3. Luna (NS)
200 IM — 1. Bevan (P) 2:18.29, 2. Walsh (P), 3. Meyers (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Mentzer (NS) 24.24, 2. Mohl (P), 3. (tie) Williams (P) and Sharadin (P)
Diving — 1. Klinger (P) 212.50, 2. Kline (P), 3. Spenser (P)
100 butterfly — 1. Campbell (NS) 1:14.27, 2. Prestileo (P), 3. Hayes (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. Bressler (P) 55.60, 2. F.J. Mangianello (NS), 3. Martin (P)
500 freestyle — 1. Meyers (NS) 5:57.32, 2. Wright (P), 3. Strauss (P)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Bressler, Martin, Walsh, Bevan) 1:38.36, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. Pottsville
100 backstroke — 1. Mentzer (NS) 1:05.13, 2. Heidelbaugh (NS), 3. Miller (P)
100 breaststroke — 1. Walsh (P) 1:14.00, 2. Bressler (P), 3. F.J. Mangianello (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Wright, Strauss, Mohl, Bressler) 3:55.46, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. North Schuylkill
Tamaqua 85, Mahanoy Area 8
TAMAQUA — Logan Morgans (200 free, 500 free) and Jacob Hehn (50 free, 100 free) each won twice as the Blue Raiders overwhelmed the Golden Bears.
200 medley relay — 1. Tamaqua (Hunsicker, Valentine, Hehn, Barron) 2:12.22
200 freestyle — 1. Morgans (T) 2:45.02, 2. Hunsicker (T)
200 IM — 1. Valentine (T) 2:48.46
50 freestyle — 1. Hehn (T) 25.26, 2. Graham (T), 3. Brown (MA)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — No event
100 freestyle — 1. Hehn (T) 59.63, 2, Brown (MA), 3. Barron (T)
500 freestyle — 1 Morgans (T) 7:53.11, 2. Hunsicker (T)
200 freestyle relay — Tamaqua (Graham, Hunsicker, Coombe, Morgans) 2:08.21
100 backstroke — 1. Graham (T) 1:26.91
100 breaststroke — 1. Barron (T) 1:24.72
400 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua (Morgans, Hehn, Graham, Barron) 4:45.05
Independent swimmers: 200 freestyle — Michael Williams (Panther Valley) 2:11.94; 100 backstroke — Williams (PV) 1:07.63
Monday’s non-league results
Shamokin 76, Schuylkill Haven 41
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Freshman Ethan Miller broke the school record in the 500 freestyle in his first varsity meet as the Hurricanes dropped a non-league contest with Shamokin.
Miller was clocked in 5:09.05, breaking a mark that had stood since 2006. He added a victory in the 200 IM.
200 medley relay — Shamokin (Moraski, Tamkus, Neiman, Drumheiser) 1:59.73; 200 freestyle — Mutchler (Sham) 2:23.08; 200 IM — Miller (SH) 2:11.16; 50 freestyle — Moraski (Sham) 25.19; Diving — Henz (Sham) 201.95; 100 butterfly — Neiman (Sham) 1:08.63; 100 freestyle — Tamkus (Sham) 1:02.36; 500 freestyle — Miller (SH) 5:09.05; 200 freestyle relay — Shamokin (Moraski, Tamkus, Mutchler, Neiman) 1:48.24; 100 backstroke — Moraski (Sham) 1:11.95; 100 breaststroke — Tamkus (Sham) 1:16.69; 400 freestyle relay — No event
Girls’ Swimming
Blue Mountain 120, Marian 45
ORWIGSBURG — Marian’s Lydia Strucko broke the Glen Belmont Natatorium record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.32 as the Eagles downed the Fillies in a Schuylkill League dual meet.
Strucko, who also won the 200 IM and swam on a winning relay, broke the previous mark of 59.73 set by Cherney from Exeter in 2016.
Sage Kaplafka (50 free), Isabella Lafko (100 fly), Alayna Hensel (100 breast) and Julia Crossen (500 free) each won an individual event and swam on two winning relays for Blue Mountain.
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Kaplafka, Hensel, Lafko, J. Crossen) 2:04.53, 2. Marian, 3. Blue Mountain
200 freestyle — 1. Katona (Mar) 2:15.05, 2. J. Crossen (BM), 3. Lutz (BM)
200 IM — 1. Strucko (Mar) 2:17.02, 2. Hensel (BM), 3. Erickson (Mar)
50 freestyle — 1. Kaplafka (BM) 26.11, 2. Machamer (BM), 3. Mishra (BM)
Diving — 1. Scheuer (BM) 192.33, 2. White (BM)
100 butterfly — 1. Lafko (BM) 1:13.51, 2. Machamer (BM), 3. E. Crossen (BM)
100 freestyle — 1. K. Zulli (BM) 1:10.35, 2. Mishra (BM), 3. Beiswinger (BM)
500 freestyle — 1. J. Crossen (BM) 6:12.80, 2. Lutz (BM)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Kaplafka, J. Crossen, Lafko, Hensel) 1:52.36, 2. Blue Mountain
100 backstroke — 1. Strucko (Mar) 59.32, 2. Kaplafka (BM), 3. Lafko (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Hensel (BM) 1:14.66, 2. Katona (Mar), 3. Stone (BM)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Marian (Ankiewicz, Erickson, Katona, Strucko) 4:33.39, 2. Blue Mountain, 3. Blue Mountain
Independent Swimmers: 50 freestyle — Bella Woll (Tulpehocken) 29.15; 100 freestyle — Woll (Tulp) 1:05.20
Pottsville 95, North Schuylkill 76
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Adalia LaSelva (200 free, 100 fly) and Elizabeth Martinko (200 IM, 100 breast) each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Tide downed the Spartans.
Jillian Horvath (500 free) and Gianna LaSelva (100 back) each added an individual win for Pottsville. Kamryn Wolfe (50 free, 100 free) won twice for North Schuylkill, while Joyce Burian took first in diving.
200 medley relay — Pottsville (G. LaSelva, Martinko, A. LaSelva, Van Orden) 2:08.48
200 freestyle — 1. A. LaSelva (P) 2:26.62, 2. Lavas (NS), 3. Horvath (P)
200 IM — 1. Martinko (P) 2:44.88, 2. Salefski (NS), 3. Van Orden (P)
50 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 27.36, 2. G. LaSelva (P), 3. Walchak (P)
Diving — 1. Burian (NS) 154.60, 2. Evans (P), 3. Love (NS)
100 butterfly — 1. A. LaSelva (P) 1:10.80, 2. Salefski (NS), 3. Nahodil (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 59.16, 2. Peleschak (P), 3. Walchak (P)
500 freestyle — 1. Horvath (P) 7:28.67, 2. Smulligan (P), 3. Nahodil (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (G. LaSelva, Van Orden, Martinko, A. LaSelva) 1:56.14, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. Pottsville
100 backstroke — 1. G. LaSelva (P) 1:12.62, 2. Lavas (NS), 3. McElhenney (NS)
100 breaststroke — 1. Martinko (P) 1:19.38, 2. Van Orden (P), 3. Lucht (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill (Lavas, Nahodil, Salefski, Wolfe) 4:48.89, 2. Pottsville, 3. North Schuylkill
Tamaqua 109, Mahanoy Area 42
TAMAQUA — Lyla Clemson (200 free, 500 free), Ava Jones (50 free, 100 free) and Savannah Wilson (100 fly, 100 breast) each won two individual events as the Blue Raiders downed the Golden Bears.
Lillian Brown (200 IM, 100 back) won twice and anchored a winning relay for Mahanoy Area.
200 medley relay — 1. Tamaqua (K. McGuinness, Wilson, Nattress, A. Jones) 2:15.79, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua
200 freestyle — 1. L. Clemson (T) 2:32.12, 2. G. Clemson (T), 3. Lawfer (T)
200 IM — 1. Brown (MA) 2:31.02, 2. I. Jones (T), 3. Betz (T)
50 freestyle — 1. A. Jones (T) 29.52, 2. Fazio (MA), 3. K. McGuinness (T)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — 1. Wilson (T) 1:07.12, 2. Nattress (T), 3. Chilinskas (MA)
100 freestyle — 1. A. Jones (T) 1:07.55, 2. Fazio (MA), 3. G. Clemson (T)
500 freestyle — 1. L. Clemson (T) 7:01.16, 2. I. Jones (T)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Mahanoy Area (Chilinskas, Abadia, Fazio, Brown) 2:00.54, 2. Tamaqua
100 backstroke — 1. Brown (MA) 1:11.40, 2. Nattress (T), 3. K. McGuinness (T)
100 breaststroke — 1. Wilson (T) 1:15.30, 2. Chilinskas (MA), 3. Betz (T)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua (I. Jones, A. Jones, L. Clemson, Wilson) 4:37.78, 2. Tamaqua
Monday’s non-league results
Schuylkill Haven 103, Shamokin 38
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Hope Stauffer and Nikki Domermuth each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Hurricanes downed the Indians in a non-league matchup.
Stauffer took first in the 50 free and 100 back, while Domermuth won the 200 IM and 100 fly. Taylor Fitzpatrick (diving, 500 free) also won two individual events for Haven, while Cali Stauffer won the 100 free and Allison Scherer placed first in the 200 free.
200 medley relay — Schuylkill Haven (Wehr, C. Stauffer, Domermuth, H. Stauffer) 2:09.86; 200 freestyle — Scherer (SH) 2:43.25; 200 IM — Domermuth (SH) 2:39.81; 50 freestyle — H. Stauffer (SH) 25.75; Diving — Fitzpatrick (SH) 138.35; 100 butterfly — Domermuth (SH) 1:12.08; 100 freestyle — C. Stauffer (SH) 1:03.36; 500 freestyle — Fitzpatrick (SH) 7:08.41; 200 freestyle relay — Schuylkill Haven (Wehr, C. Stauffer, Domermuth, H. Stauffer) 1:50.74; 100 backstroke — H. Stauffer (SH) 1:08.2; 100 breaststroke — Tamkus (Sham) 1:16.69; 400 freestyle relay — Shamokin (Rowe, Aleman, Seedor, Kramer) 4:51.98
