Tamaqua places 1-2 in 400 free relay to grab 72-69 win

 

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Tamaqua needed a victory in the final event to edge Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill League boys’ swimming dual meet Tuesday.

The Blue Raiders did one better … they swept the top two spots.

Tamaqua used a 1-2 finish in the meet’s final event, the 400-yard freestyle, to grab a 72-69 victory over the Hurricanes.

Thomas Graham (50 free, 100 free) won two events for Tamaqua (3-8, 3-4 SL), which avenged an 81-46 loss to the Hurricanes earlier this season. Brandon Temarantz (200 IM), Billy Coombe (500 free) and William Behun (100 back) added individual wins for the Blue Raiders.

Ethan Miller (100 fly, 100 breast) won twice for Schuylkill Haven (4-6, 3-4), which led 67-62 entering the last event. Bruce Stine (200 free) and Colton McClusky (diving) added wins for the Hurricanes.

 

Boys’ Swimming

Tamaqua 72, Schuylkill Haven 69

200 medley relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven A (Stine, Miller, Wehr, McClusky) 2:03.49

200 freestyle — 1. Stine (SH) 2:28.31, 2. Hunsicker (Tam), 3. Coombe (Tam)

200 IM — 1. Temarantz (Tam) 2:28.69

50 freestyle — 1. Graham (Tam) 26.54, 2. Elston (Tam), 3. Ketner (SH)

Diving — 1. McClusky (SH) 80.65

100 butterfly — 1. Miller (SH) 56.52

100 freestyle — 1. Graham (Tam) 1:02.18, 2. McClusky (SH), 3. Behun (Tam)

500 freestyle — 1. Coombe (Tam) 7:20.24, 2. Wisner (SH), 3. Sidleck (SH)

200 freestyle relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven A (Wehr, Stine, McClusky, Miller) 1:44.81, 2. Tamaqua A, 3. Tamaqua B

100 backstroke — 1. Behun (Tam) 1:13.02, 2. Wehr (SH), 3. Kline (Tam)

100 breaststroke — 1. Miller (SH) 1:05.02, 2. Temarantz (Tam)

400 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua A (Graham, Elston, Behun, Temarantz) 4:22.38, 2. Tamaqua B, 3. Schuylkill Haven A

Boys’ Swimming

Blue Mountain 115, North Schuylkill 43 

ORWIGSBURG — Porter Sarnes, Aidan Varney and Brody Moyer each had a hand in four victories as the Eagles cruised past the Spartans at the Glen Belmont Natatorium.

Sarnes won the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke, Varney took first in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, and Moyer won the 100 fly and 100 back for the Eagles (10-1, 8-0 SL), who swept the relays.

Brendan Fetterolf (200 free, 500 free) took both distance events for North Schuylkill (5-4, 4-4).

 

200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (E. Varney, Scala, Hart, Frederick) 1:55.83, 2. North Schuylkill A

200 freestyle — 1. Fetterolf (NS) 1:53.86, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. Magdeburg (BM)

200 IM — 1. Sarnes (BM) 2:12.94, 2. Nester (BM), 3. Luna (NS)

50 freestyle — 1. A. Varney (BM) 23.75, 2. Frederick (BM), 3. E. Varney (BM)

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — 1. Moyer (BM) 56.97, 2. Luna (NS), 3. Hart (BM)

100 freestyle — 1. A. Varney (BM) 52.03, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. Frederick (BM)

500 freestyle — 1. Fetterolf (NS) 5:14.65, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. Frantz (BM)

200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Moyer, Kamarousky, Sarnes, A. Varney) 1:35.87, 2. Blue Mountain B, 3. North Schuylkill A

100 backstroke — 1. Moyer (BM) 56.90, 2. Mentzer (NS), 3. Nester (BM)

100 breaststroke — 1. Sarnes (BM) 1:11.42, 2. E. Varney (BM), 3. Scala (BM)

400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (A. Varney, Sarnes, Kamarousky, Moyer) 3:35.66, 2. Blue Mountain B, 3. North Schuylkill A

Boys’ Swimming

Marian 54, Mahanoy Area 14

MAHANOY CITY — Andrew Metters (200 free, 100 breast) and Reece Steibler (200 IM, 100 free) each won a pair of events as the Colts (2-6, 2-5 SL) downed the Golden Bears.

Blake Brown won the 50 free for Mahanoy Area (0-8, 0-8).

 

200 medley relay — 1. Marian A (A. Metters, R. Metters, Gomez, Steibler) 2:20.52

200 freestyle — 1. A. Metters (Mar) 2:13.98

200 IM — 1. Steibler (Mar) 2:33.92

50 freestyle — 1. Brown (Mah) 27.60, 2. Gomez (Mar), 3. R. Metters (Mar)

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — No event

100 freestyle — 1. Steibler (Mar) 57.03, 2. Brown (Mah) 1:02.20, 3. Gomez (Mar) 1:11.42

500 freestyle — No event

200 freestyle relay — 1. Marian A (A. Metters, R. Metters, Gomez, Steibler) 2:02.59

100 backstroke — No event

100 breaststroke — 1. A. Metters (Mar) 1:17.99, 2. R. Metters (Mar) 1:47.42

400 freestyle relay — No event

Boys’ Swimming

Pottsville 76, Shamokin 45

COAL TWP. — The Crimson Tide won the meet’s final seven events to capture a non-league victory over the Indians.

John Mohl (100 fly), Noah Bevan (100 free), Jerome Urban (500 free), Ashton Maroukis (100 back), Jamison Walsh (100 breast) for Pottsville (8-2), which swept the relays.

 

200 medley relay — Pottsville (Maroukis, Walsh, Mohl, Bevan) 1:51.11

200 freestyle — Neiman (Sham) 2:06.61

200 IM — No event

50 freestyle — Tamkus (Sham) 25.77

Diving — Henz (Sham) 239.90

100 butterfly — Mohl (Potts) 59.46

100 freestyle — Bevan (Potts) 53.39

500 freestyle — Urban (Potts) 6:13.39

200 freestyle relay — Pottsville A (Bevan, Strauss, Walsh, Scharadin) 1:45.27

100 backstroke — Maroukis (Potts) 1:08.13

100 breaststroke — Walsh (Potts) 1:14.07

400 freestyle relay — Pottsville A (Scharadin, Urban, Mohl, Strauss) 4:02.19

Girls’ Swimming

Tamaqua 99, Schuylkill Haven 58

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Savannah Wilson (200 IM, 100 breast) and Kate Behun (500 free, 100 back) each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Blue Raiders topped the Hurricanes in a Schuylkill League dual meet.

Janna Brown (200 free), Gia Clemson (diving) and Audrey Nattress (100 fly) added wins for Tamaqua (8-2-1, 6-1 SL), which swept the relays.

Hope Stauffer was a double-winner for Schuylkill Haven (4-6, 2-5), taking first in the 50 free and 100 free.

 

200 medley relay — 1. Tamaqua A (Behun, Wilson, Nattress, Jones) 2:05.34

200 freestyle — 1. Brown (Tam) 2:19.32, 2. G. Clemson (Tam), 3. Bright (SH)

200 IM — 1. Wilson (Tam) 2:31.55, 2. L. Clemson (Tam), 3. Scherer (SH)

50 freestyle — 1. H. Stauffer (SH) 25.90, 2. Gormley (Tam), 3. Jones (Tam)

Diving — 1. G. Clemson (Tam) 119.55

100 butterfly — 1. Nattress (Tam) 1:10.41, 2. C. Stauffer (SH)

100 freestyle — 1. H. Stauffer (SH) 56.66, 2. Gormley (Tam), 3. Brown (Tam)

500 freestyle — 1. Behun (Tam) 6:04.21, 2. L. Clemson (Tam), 3. Howell (SH)

200 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua A (Brown, Jones, L. Clemson, Gormley) 1:52.96, 2. Schuylkill Haven A, 3. Schuylkill Haven B

100 backstroke — 1. Behun (Tam) 1:11.95, 2. Nattress (Tam), 3. Scherer (SH)

100 breaststroke — 1. Wilson (Tam) 1:11.81, 2. C. Stauffer (SH), 3. Jones (Tam)

400 freestyle relay — 1. Tamaqua A (Brown, Gormley, Behun, Wilson) 4:16.92, 2. Schuylkill Haven B

Girls’ Swimming

Mahanoy Area 68, Marian 30

MAHANOY CITY — Urijah Fazio (200 free, 100 free) and Lily Brown (50 free, 100 fly) each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Golden Bears toppled the Fillies.

McKenzie Scully (100 back) and Kendall Kardisco (100 breast) added wins for Mahanoy Area (2-6, 2-6 SL). Ella Bones (200 IM) and Kasey Evert (500 free) were victorious for Marian (0-8, 0-7).

 

200 medley relay — 1. Mahanoy Area A (Scully, Brown, Kardisco, Fazio) 2:09.78, 2. Marian A

200 freestyle — 1. Fazio (Mah) 2:34.79

200 IM — 1. Bones (Mar) 3:03.79

50 freestyle — 1. Brown (Mah) 26.02, 2. Kardisco (Mah), 3. Scully (Mah)

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — 1. Brown (Mah) 1:07.95

100 freestyle — 1. Fazio (Mah) 1:06.55, 2. Whitecavage (Mah), 3. Solnoki (Mar)

500 freestyle — 1. Evert (Mar) 7:06.25

200 freestyle relay — 1. Mahanoy Area A (Scully, Kardisco, Fazio, Brown) 1:55.35

100 backstroke — 1. Scully (Mah) 1:17.36, 2. Solnoki (Mar), 3. Green (Mar)

100 breaststroke — 1. Kardisco (Mah) 1:25.87

400 freestyle relay — No event

Girls’ Swimming

Blue Mountain 126, North Schuylkill 54

 ORWIGSBURG — Isabella Lafko (200 free, 100 free) and Alayna Hensel (200 IM, 100 fly) each won a pair of events as the Eagles downed the Spartans (5-3-1, 4-3-1 SL) in a Schuylkill League dual meet at the Glen Belmont Natatorium.

Anna Kaplafka (50 free), Hailey Scheuer (diving), Ella Crossen (500 free), Lola Machamer (100 back) and Emma Daynorovicz (100 breast) added wins for Blue Mountain (10-1, 8-0), which won 11 of 12 events.

200 medley relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Wolfe, Salefski, Blozousky, E. Nahodil) 2:10.92, 2. Blue Mountain A

200 freestyle — 1. Lafko (BM) 2:14.78, 2. Crossen (BM), 3. Blozousky (NS)

200 IM — 1. Hensel (BM) 2:25.84, 2. Salefski (NS), 3. Grabowski (BM)

50 freestyle — 1. Kaplafka (BM) 27.48, 2. Wolfe (NS), 3. Machamer (BM)

Diving — 1. Scheuer (BM) 202.85, 2. White (BM), 3. Bennett (NS)

100 butterfly — 1. Hensel (BM) 1:07.22, 2. Seidel (BM), 3. Grabowski (BM)

100 freestyle — 1. Lafko (BM) 59.87, 2. Salefski (NS), 3. Kaplafka (BM)

500 freestyle — 1. Crossen (BM) 6:07.80, 2. Beiswinger (BM), 3. Seidel (BM)

200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Kaplafka, Machamer, Hensel, Lafko) 1:50.87, 2. North Schuylkill A, 3. Blue Mountain B

100 backstroke — 1. Machamer (BM) 1:11.83, 2. Wolfe (NS), 3. Blozousky (NS)

100 breaststroke — 1. Daynorovicz (BM) 1:27.83, 2. Zulli (BM), 3. K. Nahodil (NS)

400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Machamer, Kaplafka, Lafko, Hensel) 4:11.25, 2. Blue Mountain B, 3. North Schuylkill B

Girls’ Swimming

Pottsville 60, Shamokin 36

 COAL TWP. — Gianna Laselva and Kahmaya Van Orden each had a hand in four victories as the Crimson Tide outlasted the Indians in a non-league meet.

Laselva won the 200 free and 100 back, while Van Orden took first in the 100 free and 100 breast for Pottsville (5-4-1), which swept the relays.

 

200 medley relay — Pottsville (Laselva, Van Orden, Walchak, Kline) 2:20.43

200 freestyle — Laselva (Potts) 2:13.61

200 IM — No event

50 freestyle — Seedor (Sham) 28.84

Diving — No event

100 butterfly — No event

100 freestyle — Van Orden (Potts) 1:11.77

500 freestyle — Seedor (Sham) 7:05.57

200 freestyle relay — Pottsville A (Walchak, Eckert, Kline, Van Orden) 2:11.68

100 backstroke — Laselva (Potts) 1:10.14

100 breaststroke — Van Orden (Potts) 1:25.26

400 freestyle relay — Pottsville A (Kline, Walchak, Eckert, Laselva) 5:07.53