HS Swimming: Blue Mountain sweeps Pottsville, boys close in on 7th straight league title

Swimmers from Pottsville and Blue Mountain prepare to compete in the 100-yard freestyle during Tuesday's Schuylkill League dual meet at the Glen Belmont Natatorium (Photo by Leroy Boyer).
ORWIGSBURG — There was no pomp and circumstance, no wild celebration.
For Blue Mountain, it’s all business when it comes to winning Schuylkill League swimming dual meets.
Both the Eagles’ boys and girls continued their unbeaten runs through league play Tuesday with convincing wins over archrival Pottsville at the Glen Belmont Natatorium. Blue Mountain won the boys’ meet 101-75, while the girls cruised to a 121-58 victory.
For the Blue Mountain boys, the win essentially secures the program’s seventh straight league title. The Eagles (10-1, 9-0 SL) lead the second-place Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-2) by two games with three meets left, plus hold the tiebreaker with the season sweep.
“Going into this meet we were down a kid, so it was looking a little interesting a couple of days earlier when we were looking at everything,” said senior standout Noah Powers, who took first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle and swam on two winning relays.
“But coming in here, getting it done, getting all the boys all hyped before the meet and make sure we all do our parts. It’s awesome getting that title again.”
Noah Powers wins the 100 freestyle: