Bevan’s two wins lift Crimson Tide past Spartans

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Noah Bevan and Adam Klinger are the unquestioned leaders of the Pottsville boys’ swim team.

Monday, they delivered when the Tide needed them to the most.

Bevan paced a pair of 1-2 finishes and Klinger led a sweep of diving as the Crimson Tide outlasted North Schuylkill 95-76 in a Schuylkill League boys’ swimming dual meet at the Donald Bricker Natatorium.

The Spartans (2-2, 1-2 SL) led 22-19 after three events before Bevan, Killian Bressler and Peter Scharadin went 1-2-4 in the 50-yard freestyle. Klinger, Colin Kline and Spencer Prestileo followed by going 1-2-3 in diving, giving Pottsville a 44-26 lead.

Bevan followed by winning the 100 butterfly, with John Mohl second, as Pottsville (2-1, 2-1) extended its lead to 54-29. The Tide essentially secured the meet when Bressler, Mohl, Jamison Walsh and Bevan won the 200 freestyle relay with Pottsville’s B team taking third.

North Schuylkill would close the meet by winning five of the final six events, but the Tide’s lead was too big to overcome. Owen Mentzer (200 free, 100 back) and Brendan Fetterolf (200 IM, 100 breast) won twice for North Schuylkill, while Fabrizio Mangianello (100 free) and David Luna (500 free) were also victorious.

Pottsville 95, North Schuylkill 76

200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville A (Maroukis, Walsh, Mohl, Bevan) 1:50.49, 2. North Schuylkill A

200 freestyle — 1. Mentzer (NS) 2:01.98, 2. Strauss (Potts), 3. Urban (Potts)

200 IM — 1. Fetterolf (NS) 2:19.42, 2. Mangianello (NS), 3. Walsh (Potts)

50 freestyle — 1. Bevan (Potts) 23.48, 2. Bressler (Potts), 3. Weremedic (NS)

Diving — 1. Klinger (Potts) 292.90, 2. Kline (Potts), 3. S. Prestileo (Potts)

100 butterfly — 1. Bevan (Potts) 1:00.15, 2. Mohl (Potts), 3. Luna (NS)

100 freestyle — 1. Mangianello (NS) 53.87, 2. Bressler (Potts), 3. Maroukis (Potts)

500 freestyle — 1. Luna (NS) 6:04.00, 2. Strauss (Potts), 3. Urban (Potts)

200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville A (Bressler, Mohl, Walsh, Bevan) 1:36.81, 2. North Schuylkill A, 3. Pottsville B

100 backstroke — 1. Mentzer (NS) 1:01.79, 2. Maroukis (Potts), 3. Earley (NS)

100 breaststroke — 1. Fetterolf (NS) 1:12.28, 2. Walsh (Potts), 3. Weremedic (NS)

400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Fetterolf, Mentzer, Weremedic, Mangianello) 3:42.70, 2. Pottsville A, 3. North Schuylkill B

East Stroudsburg South 46, Marian 33

EAST STROUDSBURG — Michael Strucko won a pair of events and helped the Colts win a pair of relays in a non-league loss to the Cavaliers.

Strucko touched first in the 200 free and 100 fly for Marian (1-2), while Andrew Metters won the 100 free and Reece Steibler captured the 100 backstroke.

200 medley relay — Marian (Steibler, Strucko, A. Metters, R. Metters) 1:57.92

200 freestyle — Strucko (Mar) 1:50.49

200 IM — Toro (ESS) 2:41.97

50 freestyle — Saffer (ESS) 23.31

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — Strucko (Mar) 54.37

100 freestyle — A. Metters (Mar) 56.39

500 freestyle — Rusk (ESS) 5:21.45

200 freestyle relay — Marian (Steibler, Gomez, A. Metters, Strucko) 1:42.42

100 backstroke — Steibler (Mar) 1:08.69

100 breaststroke — Saffer (ESS) 1:09.99

400 freestyle relay — East Stroudsburg South 5:02.51

Girls’ Swimming

North Schuylkill 106, Pottsville 57

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Kamryn Wolfe and Keira Blozousky each won a pair of events and swam on two winning relays as the Spartans downed the Crimson Tide in a Schuylkill League dual meet at the Donald Bricker Natatorium.

Wolfe took first in the 50 free and 100 free while Blozousky won the 200 IM and 100 fly. Annabelle Bennett (diving) and Tatiana Salefski (500 free) added wins for North Schuylkill (3-1, 2-1), which swept the relays.

Gianna Laselva (200 free, 100 back) was a double-winner for Pottsville (0-3, 0-3), while Kahmaya Van Orden took first in the 100 breaststroke.

200 medley relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Wolfe, Salefski, Blozousky, Lucht) 2:13.12, 2. Pottsville A

200 freestyle — 1. Laselva (Potts) 2:09.95, 2. Smulligan (Potts), 3. McElhenny (NS)

200 IM — 1. Blozousky (NS) 2:40.83, 2. Salefski (NS), 3. E. Nahodil (NS)

50 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 28.19, 2. Mohl (Potts), 3. Van Orden (Potts)

Diving — 1. Bennett (NS) 148.10, 2. Evans (Potts), 3. Drum (NS)

100 butterfly — 1. Blozousky (NS) 1:12.46

100 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 1:00.80, 2. Mohl (Potts), 3. E. Nahodil (NS)

500 freestyle — 1. Salefski (NS) 6:49.34, 2. Lucht (NS), 3. Colahan (NS)

200 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill (Salefski, Wolfe, Lucht, K. Nahodil) 1:57.80, 2. Pottsville A, 3. North Schuylkill B

100 backstroke — 1. Laselva (Potts) 1:08.13, 2. Walchak (Potts), 3. McElhenny (NS)

100 breaststroke — 1. Van Orden (Potts) 1:25.77, 2. Lucht (NS), 3. K. Nahodil (NS)

400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (E. Nahodil, Blozousky, McElhenny, K. Nahodil) 5:18.50, 2. North Schuylkill B

East Stroudsburg South 53, Marian 33

EAST STROUDSBURG — Lydia Strucko won a pair of events and swam on a winning relay as the Fillies dropped a non-league meet at East Stroudsburg South.

Strucko took first in the 200 free and 100 fly and Ella Bones added a victory in the 100 breaststroke for Marian (0-3).

200 medley relay — Marian (Strucko, Solnoki, Bones, Evert) 2:23.83

200 freestyle — Strucko (Mar) 2:03.26

200 IM — Brown (ESS) 2:37.79

50 freestyle — Soto Flores (ESS) 33.20

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — Strucko (Mar) 58.99

100 freestyle — Carranza (ESS) 1:06.82

500 freestyle — Bouzite (ESS) 6:30.05

200 freestyle relay — East Stroudsburg South (Carranza, Costa, Soto Flores, Brown) 2:11.27

100 backstroke — Annese (ESS) 1:31.31

100 breaststroke — Bones (Mar) 1:25.65

400 freestyle relay — East Stroudsburg South 4:57.78