HS Swimming: Tide’s Klinger breaks another diving mark
Pottsville's Adam Klinger
POTTSVILLE — For the third time in four days, Pottsville’s Adam Klinger broke a diving record.
Saturday, the Crimson Tide junior broke the school’s 11-dive record down at the Flips of Fury event at Parkland. Sunday, Klinger set the Glen Belmont Natatorium 11-dive mark by winning the Schuylkill League Diving Invitational at Blue Mountain.
Tuesday, Klinger did it again, breaking his own record in the six-dive event in an 88-32 Schuylkill League boys’ swimming victory over Marian at the Ned Hampford Natatorium.
Klinger scored 277.20 points, breaking his previous mark of 262.8.
Michael Prestileo (200 free, 100 fly) won a pair of individual events for Pottsville (12-2, 9-2 SL), which swept the relays. Jamison Walsh (100 free), Caiden Wright (500 free) and Marty Davis (100 breast) each added victories for the Tide.
Michael Strucko (50 free, 100 fly) won two events for the Colts (3-7-1, 3-7-1).
Pottsville 88, Marian 32
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville (Wright, Walsh, Bressler, Williams) 1:53.98, Pottsville, 3. Marian
200 freestyle — M. Prestileo (P) 2:29.77
200 IM — No event
50 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 22.65, 2. Bressler (P), 3. Metters (Mar)
Diving — 1. Klinger (P) 277.20 ***, 2. S. Prestileo (P), 3. Tokonitz (P)
100 butterfly — 1. M. Prestileo (P) 1:11.71
100 freestyle — 1. Walsh (P) 54.95, 2. Metters (Mar), 3. Steibler (Mar)
500 freestyle — 1. Wright (P) 5:36.49
200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Davis, Mohl, Walsh, Williams) 1:39.81, 2. Marian, 3. Pottsville
100 backstroke — 1. Strucko (Mar) 59.37, 2. Steibler (Mar), 3. Strauss (P)
100 breaststroke — 1. Davis (P)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Wright, Bressler, Strauss, M. Prestileo) 4:04.52
*** School record
North Schuylkill 96, Schuylkill Haven 40
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Gavin Mentzer (50 free, 100 back) and Fabrizio J. Mangianello (200 IM, 500 free) each won a pair of events as the Spartans downed the Hurricanes at the Don Bricker Natatorium.
Chase Meyers (200 free) and Joe Campbell (100 fly) each won an individual event for the Spartans (8-4, 7-4).
Ethan Miller (100 free, 100 breast) won a pair of events and swam on the winning 200 free relay team for Schuylkill Haven (3-10-1, 3-7-1), while Luke Smith took first in diving.
200 medley relay — 1. North Schuylkill (Mentzer, Meyers, F.J. Mangianello, Luna) 2:02.55, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. North Schuylkill
200 freestyle — 1. Meyers (NS) 2:09.38, 2. Luna (NS) 3. Stine (SH)
200 IM — 1. F.J. Mangianello (NS) 2:39.43, 2. Heidlebaugh (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Mentzer (NS) 24.06, 2. Campbell (NS), 3. Hayes (NS)
Diving — 1. Smith (SH) 132.20
100 butterfly — 1. Campbell (NS) 1:10.90, 2. Hayes (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. Miller (SH) 51.19, 2. Meyers (NS), 3. Stine (SH)
500 freestyle — 1. F.J. Mangianello (NS) 6:09.73, 2. Luna (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Miller, Smith, Houck, Stine) 1:50.74, 2. North Schuylkill
100 backstroke — 1. Mentzer (NS) 1:03.94
100 breaststroke — 1. Miller (SH) 1:05.55, 2. F.D. Mangianello (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill (Meyers, Campbell, Combs, Mentzer) 4:20.76
Girls’ Swimming
Pottsville 95, Marian 43
POTTSVILLE — Gianna LaSelva (200 free, 100 back) won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Tide defeated the Fillies at the Ned Hampford Natatorium.
Adalia LaSelva (50 free) and Jillian Horvath (500 free) added wins for Pottsville (8-6, 6-5). Lydia Strucko (200 IM, 100 free) won two individual events for the Fillies (1-10, 1-10), while Zoe Katona took first in the 100 breaststroke.
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville (G. LaSelva, Martinko, A. LaSelva, Horvath) 2:06.63, 2. Marian, 3. Pottsville
200 freestyle — 1. G. LaSelva (P) 2:13.53, 2. Katona (Mar), 3. Horvath (P)
200 IM — 1. Strucko (Mar) 2:12.61, 2. Erickson (Mar)
50 freestyle — 1. A. LaSelva (P) 27.24, 2. Walsh (P), 3. Evert (Mar)
Diving — No Event
100 butterfly — 1. No Event
100 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 56.70, 2. A. LaSelva (P), 3. Martinko (P)
500 freestyle — 1. Horvath (P) 7:03.74, 2. Smulligan (P), 3. Mazola (P)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (G. LaSelva, Horvath, Martinko, A. LaSelva) 1:54.43, 2. Marian, 3. Pottsville
100 backstroke — 1. G. LaSelva (P) 1:09.99, 2. Erickson (Mar), 3. Walchak (P)
100 breaststroke — 1. Katona (Mar) 1:15.55, 2. Martinko (P), 3. Van Orden (P)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville (Peleschak, Smulligan, Walchak, Van Orden) 5:26.39, 2. Pottsville
North Schuylkill 91, Schuylkill Haven 85
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Kamryn Wolfe (200 free) and Jamie Love (diving) each won an individual event for the Spartans (6-6, 5-6 SL) in a win over the Hurricanes (8-6, 5-6 SL).
Hope Stauffer (50 free, 100 free) and Nikki Domermuth (200 IM, 100 fly) each won a pair of events and swam on two winning relays for the Hurricanes, who won nine of the 12 events. Taylor Fitzpatrick (500 free), Teagan Wehr (100 back) and Cali Stauffer (100 breast) also notched wins.
North Schuylkill won the meet with a 1-2 finish in the final event, the 400 freestyle relay.
200 medley relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Wehr, C. Stauffer, Domermuth, H. Stauffer) 2:12.07, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. Schuylkill Haven
200 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 2:10.53, 2. Scherer (SH), 3. Lavas (NS)
200 IM — 1. Domermuth (SH) 2:39.43, 2. G. Salefski (NS), 3. Lucht (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Stauffer (SH) 26.25, 2. T. Salefski (NS), 3. Wehr (SH)
Diving — 1. Love (NS) 175.35, 2. Burian (NS), 3. Fitzpatrick (SH)
100 butterfly — 1. Domermuth (SH) 1:11.00, 2. T. Salefski (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. H. Stauffer (SH) 57.56, 2. Wolfe (NS), 3. C. Stauffer (SH)
500 freestyle — 1. Fitzpatrick (SH) 6:36.45, 2. G. Salefski (NS), 3. Scherer (SH)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Wehr, C. Stauffer, Domermuth, H. Stauffer) 1:50.87, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. Schuylkill Haven
100 backstroke — 1. Wehr (SH) 1:16.91, 2. Lavas (NS), 3. Colahan (NS)
100 breaststroke — 1. C. Stauffer (SH) 1:27.77, 2. E. Nahodil (NS), 3. Lucht (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill (T. Salefski, K. Nahodil, Lavas, Wolfe) 4:33.76, 2. North Schuylkill, 3. Schuylkill Haven
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