HS Swimming: Laselva, Crimson Tide girls swim past Hurricanes

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Gianna Laselva won a pair of individual events and swam on two winning relays to power Pottsville to an 86-69 victory over Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill League girls’ swimming dual meet Tuesday evening.
Laselva touched first in the 500-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke for the Crimson Tide, who evened their record at 4-4 overall and 3-3 in league play. Izzy Walchak (200 free), Ceira Kline (diving) and Catherine Mohl (100 free) added victories for Pottsville.
Hope Stauffer (200 IM, 100 fly) and Cali Stauffer (50 free, 100 breast) were double-winners for Schuylkill Haven (4-5, 2-4).
Pottsville 86, Schuylkill Haven 69
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville A (Laselva, Van Orden, Mohl, Kim) 2:13.86, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. Pottsville B
200 freestyle — 1. Walchak (Potts) 2:49.55, 2. Van Orden (Potts), 3. Miller (SH)
200 IM — 1. H. Stauffer (SH) 2:24.69, 2. Smulligan (Potts)
50 freestyle — 1. C. Stauffer (SH) 27.28, 2. Mohl (Potts), 3. Tarleton (SH)
Diving — 1. Kline (Potts) 88.95
100 butterfly — 1. H. Stauffer (SH) 1:06.18
100 freestyle — 1. Mohl (Potts) 1:06.09, 2. Kim (Potts), 3. Miller (SH)
500 freestyle — 1. Laselva (Potts) 5:48.79, 2. Scherer (SH), 3. Smulligan (Potts)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven A (Tarleton, Scherer, C. Stauffer, H. Stauffer) 1:57.56, 2. Pottsville A, 3. Schuylkill Haven B
100 backstroke — 1. Laselva (Potts) 1:09.63, 2. Walchak (Potts), 3. Tarleton (SH)
100 breaststroke — 1. C. Stauffer (SH) 1:24.47, 2. Van Orden (Potts), 3. Boulhanna (SH)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville A (Kim, Van Orden, Mohl, Laselva) 4:45.73, 2. Pottsville B, 3. Schuylkill Haven A
Girls’ Swimming
North Schuylkill 105, Marian 54
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Kamryn Wolfe (50 free, 100 free) won both sprint events as the Spartans toppled the Fillies at the Donald Bricker Natatorium.
Keira Blozousky (200 IM) and Annabelle Bennett (diving) added wins for North Schuylkill (5-2, 4-2 SL).
Lydia Strucko (100 fly, 100 breast) and Kasey Evert (200 free, 500 free) were double-winners for Marian (0-6, 0-5), while Meah Solnoki won the 100 backstroke.
200 medley relay — 1. Marian A (Solnoki, Bones, Strucko, Evert) 2:19.42, 2. North Schuylkill A
200 freestyle — 1. Evert (Mar) 2:46.57, 2. Towey (NS), 3. McElhenny (NS)
200 IM — 1. Blozousky (NS) 2:40.75, 2. Bones (Mar), 3. Lucht (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 28.63, 2. Miller (NS), 3. Cook (NS)
Diving — 1. Bennett (NS) 183.70, 2. Drum (NS)
100 butterfly — 1. Strucko (Mar) 59.59
100 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 1:02.00, 2. Blozousky (NS), 3. Solnoki (Mar)
500 freestyle — 1. Evert (Mar) 7:32.61, 2. E. Nahodil (NS), 3. McElhenny (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Blozousky, Wolfe, E. Nahodil, Lucht) 2:02.40, 2. Marian A, 3. North Schuylkill B
100 backstroke — 1. Solnoki (Mar) 1:31.50, 2. Towey (NS), 3. Miller (NS)
100 breaststroke — 1. Strucko (Mar) 1:10.82, 2. E. Nahodil (NS), 3. K. Nahodil (NS)
400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill B (Lucht, Drum, Cook, Colahan) 5:24.15, 2. North Schuylkill A
Girls’ Swimming
Blue Mountain 127, Mahanoy Area 38
ORWIGSBURG — Alayna Hensel (200 IM, 100 breast) won a pair of events as the Eagles cruised past the Golden Bears at the Glen Belmont Natatorium.
Ella Crossen (200 free), Hailey Scheuer (diving), Caitlyn Seidel (100 fly), Isabella Lafko (100 free) and Anna Kaplafka (100 back) also scored victories for Blue Mountain (8-0, 6-0 SL), which swept the relays.
Lily Brown took first in the 50 freestyle and 500 freestyle for Mahanoy Area (1-5, 1-5).
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Kaplafka, Hensel, Lafko, Machamer) 2:05.43, 2. Blue Mountain B
200 freestyle — 1. Crossen (BM) 2:17.17, 2. Daynorovicz (BM), 3. Scully (Mah)
200 IM — 1. Hensel (BM) 2:24.85, 2. Lafko (BM), 3. Kardisco (Mah)
50 freestyle — 1. Brown (Mah) 26.74, 2. Machamer (BM), 3. Fazio (Mah)
Diving — 1. Scheuer (BM) 197.40, 2. White (BM), 3. Oettl (BM)
100 butterfly — 1. Seidel (BM) 1:14.31, 2. Grabowski (BM)
100 freestyle — 1. Lafko (BM) 1:00.59, 2. Kaplafka (BM), 3. Fazio (Mah)
500 freestyle — 1. Brown (Mah) 5:41.01, 2. Crossen (BM), 3. Daynorovicz (BM)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Lafko, Hensel, Machamer, Kaplafka) 1:51.89, 2. Mahanoy Area A, 3. Blue Mountain B
100 backstroke — 1. Kaplafka (BM) 1:13.90, 2. Scully (Mah), 3. Bellan-Huchery (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Hensel (BM) 1:14.14, 2. Stone (BM), 3. Kardisco (Mah)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Crossen, Daynorovicz, Stone, Seidel) 4:24.59, 2. Blue Mountain B
Boys’ Swimming
Pottsville 94, Schuylkill Haven 70
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Jamison Walsh and Ashton Maroukis each won an individual event and swam on two winning relays as the Crimson Tide downed the Hurricanes.
Walsh won the 100 backstroke, while Maroukis touched first in the 100 freestyle. Jerome Urban (200 free), Adam Klinger (diving), Noah Bevan (100 fly) and John Mohl (500 free) added victories for Pottsville (6-2, 5-1 SL), which swept the relays and won nine of 12 events.
Ethan Miller (200 IM, 100 breast) was a double-winner for Schuylkill Haven (4-5, 3-3), while Colton McClusky won the 50 freestyle.
200 medley relay — 1. Pottsville B (Maroukis, Bressler, Walsh, Tang) 1:56.38, 2. Pottsville A, 3. Schuylkill Haven A
200 freestyle — 1. Urban (Potts) 2:19.19, 2. Stine (SH), 3. Marmas (SH)
200 IM — 1. Miller (SH) 2:11.86, 2. Strauss (Potts)
50 freestyle — 1. McClusky (SH) 27.11, 2. Scharadin (Potts), 3. Tang (Potts)
Diving — 1. Klinger (Potts) 264.00, 2. Prestileo (Potts), 3. Kline (Potts)
100 butterfly — 1. Bevan (Potts) 59.60, 2. Wehr (SH)
100 freestyle — 1. Maroukis (Potts) 56.06, 2. Urban (Potts), 3. Stine (SH)
500 freestyle — 1. Mohl (Potts) 5:52.99, 2. Marmas (SH), 3. Wisner (SH)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville A (Strauss, Scharadin, Bressler, Bevan) 1:42.46, 2. Schuylkill Haven A, 3. Schuylkill Haven B
100 backstroke — 1. Walsh (Potts) 1:08.96, 2. Wehr (SH), 3. Seltzer (SH)
100 breaststroke — 1. Miller (SH) 1:04.60, 2. Bressler (Potts), 3. Tang (Potts)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Pottsville A (Walsh, Urban, Maroukis, Mohl) 3:51.92, 2. Schuylkill Haven A
Boys’ Swimming
Blue Mountain 129, Mahanoy Area 8
ORWIGSBURG — Seth Nester (100 fly, 100 back), Porter Sarnes (50 free, 100 free) and Brody Moyer (500 free, 100 breast) each won two events as the Eagles downed the Golden Bears (0-6, 0-6) at the Glen Belmont Natatorium.
Aidan Varney (200 free), Zach Scala (200 IM) and Kevin Frederick (diving) added wins for Blue Mountain (8-0, 6-0 SL).
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain B (Nester, Scala, Sarnes, Magdeburg) 1:49.60, 2. Blue Mountain A
200 freestyle — 1. A. Varney (BM) 2:02.09, 2. Frantz (BM), 3. Hart (BM)
200 IM — 1. Scala (BM) 2:17.08, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. Keck (BM)
50 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 24.15, 2. Frederick (BM), 3. Brown (Mah)
Diving — 1. Frederick (BM) 86.05
100 butterfly — 1. Nester (BM) 1:00.58, 2. Scala (BM), 3. E. Varney (BM)
100 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 53.16, 2. March (BM), 3. Keck (BM)
500 freestyle — 1. Moyer (BM) 5:12.23, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. Frantz (BM)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Scala, Keck, Magdeburg, E. Varney) 1:45.27
100 backstroke — 1. Nester (BM) 1:06.38, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. A. Varney (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Moyer (BM) 1:11.71, 2. E. Varney (BM), 3. Magdeburg (BM)
400 freestyle relay — No event
Boys’ Swimming
North Schuylkill 98, Marian 48
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Owen Mentzer took first in the 200 IM and 100 freestyle as the Spartans sank the Colts in a Schuylkill League meet at the Donald Bricker Natatorium.
Fabrizio Mangianello (100 fly), David Luna (500 free) and Brendan Fetterolf (100 breast) added wins for North Schuylkill (5-2, 4-2 SL), while the Spartans’ Nicholas Weremedic and Marian’s Reece Steibler tied for first in the 50 freestyle.
Michael Strucko swam to victories in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke for Marian (1-5, 1-4).
200 medley relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Mentzer, Fetterolf, Weremedic, Mangianello) 1:53.03, 2. Marian A
200 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 1:51.05, 2. Fetterolf (NS), 3. Gomez (Mar)
200 IM — 1. Mentzer (NS) 2:20.98, 2. Luna (NS), 3. A. Metters (Mar)
50 freestyle — 1. (tie) Weremedic (NS) and Steibler (Mar) 26.03, 3. Hayes (NS)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — 1. Mangianello (NS) 1:04.79, 2. Hayes (NS), 3. Steibler (Mar)
100 freestyle — 1. Mentzer (NS) 53.11, 2. A. Metters (Mar), 3. Weremedic (NS)
500 freestyle — 1. Luna (NS) 6:05.86
200 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Mentzer, Hayes, Luna, Torres) 1:48.40, 2. North Schuylkill B
100 backstroke — 1. Strucko (Mar) 52.84, 2. Heidelbaugh (NS), 3. Earley (NS)
100 breaststroke — 1. Fetterolf (NS) 1:13.31, 2. Mangianello (NS), 3. R. Metters (Mar)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Marian A (Gomez, Steibler, A. Metters, Strucko) 3:50.18, 2. North Schuylkill B, 3. North Schuylkill A
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