HS Swimming: Depth propels Blue Mountain girls past North Schuylkill

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Blue Mountain girls’ swim team is young. Real young.
But what the Eagles lack in experience they have in depth.
In dual meets, depth usually translates into victories.
That was the case Thursday in Blue Mountain’s season opener at North Schuylkill.
Freshmen Caitlyn Seidel and Anna Kaplafka and sophomore Alayna Hensel each scored individual victories in a five-event streak to close the meet, propelling the Eagles to a 121-63 victory over the Spartans in the Schuylkill League dual-meet opener for both squads.
Seidel took first in the 500-yard freestyle and Kaplafka edged North Schuylkill standout Kamryn Wolfe in the 100 backstroke after the Spartans had won five of the first seven events. Hensel then teamed with Seidel and Grace Zulli to sweep the 100 breaststroke and the Eagles took the final two relays to ice it.
Freshman Keira Blozousky took first in the 50 free and 100 fly and swam on the winning 200 medley relay for North Schuylkill (1-0, 1-0). Tatiana Salefski added a win in the 200 IM, while Wolfe won the 100 freestyle.
Despite winning five of the first seven events, however, North Schuylkill still trailed 67-42. Isabella Lafko, Emma Daynorovicz and Emma Beiswinger went 1-2-3 in the 200 freestyle and Schuylkill League champion Hailey Scheuer, Anna Oettl and Shyanna White swept the diving.
Blue Mountain outpointed or tied North Schuylkill in 11 of 12 events, closing the meet on a 54-21 run.
Blue Mountain 121, North Schuylkill 63
200 medley relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Wolfe, Salefski, Blouzousky, K. Nahodil) 2:07.19, 2. Blue Mountain A, 3. Blue Mountain B
200 freestyle — 1. Lafko (BM) 2:13.80, 2. Daynorovicz (BM), 3. Beiswinger (BM)
200 IM — 1. Salefski (NS) 2:43.67, 2. Kaplafka (BM), 3. Grabowski (BM)
50 freestyle — 1. Blozousky (NS) 28.04, 2. Machamer (BM), 3. Scheuer (BM)
Diving — 1. Scheuer (BM) 199.80, 2. Oettl (BM), 3. White (BM)
100 butterfly — 1. Blozousky (NS) 1:07.27, 2. Hensel (BM), 3. Lafko (BM)
100 freestyle — 1. Wolfe (NS) 1:00.66, 2. Machamer (BM), 3. Crossen (BM)
500 freestyle — 1. Seidel (BM) 6:38.38, 2. Beiswinger (BM), 3. Towey (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Machamer, Crossen, Lafko, Hensel) 1:53.08, 2. North Schuylkill A, 3. North Schuylkill B
100 backstroke — 1. Kaplafka (BM) 1:11.19, 2. Wolfe (NS), 3. Crossen (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Hensel (BM) 1:15.94, 2. Seidel (BM), 3. Zulli (BM)
400 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Lafko, Kaplafka, Machamer, Hensel) 4:11.41, 2. Blue Mountain B, 3. North Schuylkill A
Mahanoy Area 62, Marian 46
MAHANOY CITY — McKenzie Scully (200 free, 100 back) won a pair of individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Golden Bears edged the Fillies in a Schuylkill League meet at Mahanoy Area.
Urijah Fazio (100 free) and Lily Brown (100 breast) added wins for Mahanoy Area (1-1, 1-1 SL), which won both contested relays.
Lydia Strucko won twice for Marian (0-1, 0-1), edging Brown in the 50 freestyle and taking first in the 100 fly. Ella Bones added a win in the 200 IM.
200 medley relay — 1. Mahanoy Area (Scully, Brown, Kardisco, Fazio) 2:09.28, 2. Marian
200 freestyle — 1. Scully (MA) 2:31.32, 2. Evert (Mar)
200 IM — 1. Bones (Mar) 3:01.30
50 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 25.65, 2. Brown (MA) 25.85, 3. Fazio (MA)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — 1. Strucko (Mar) 1:00.43, 2. Kardisco (MA)
100 freestyle — 1. Fazio (MA) 1:06.67, 2. Evert (Mar), 3. Solnoki (Mar)
500 freestyle — 1. No event
200 freestyle relay — 1. Mahanoy Area (Scully, Kardisco, Fazio, Brown) 1:57.55, 2. Marian
100 backstroke — 1. Scully (MA) 1:16.91, 2. Whitecavage (MA), 3. Solnoki (Mar)
100 breaststroke — 1. Brown (MA) 1:14.41, 2. Bones (Mar)
400 freestyle relay — No event
Tamaqua 111, Schuylkill Haven 43
TAMAQUA — Savannah Wilson (200 IM, 100 breast), Shaylee Gormley (50 free, 100 free) and Katie Behun (500 free, 100 back) each won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Blue Raiders downed the Hurricanes (2-1, 0-1 SL) in a Schuylkill League meet.
Ava Jones (200 free) and Audrey Nattress (100 fly) added wins for Tamaqua (2-0, 2-0 SL), which won all 11 contested events.
Complete top-three finishers for each event will be updated when official results are obtained.
Boys’ Swimming
Marian 54, Mahanoy Area 14
MAHANOY CITY — Andrew Metters (200 IM, 100 back) and Michael Strucko (200 free, 100 free) each won two events and swam on two winning relays as the Colts (1-0, 1-0 SL) topped the Bears in a Schuylkill League dual meet.
Blake Brown took first in the 50 free for Mahanoy Area (0-2, 0-2).
200 medley relay — 1. Marian (Strucko, A. Metters, Gomez, R. Metters) 2:11.95
200 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 1:56.80
200 IM — 1. A. Metters (Mar) 2:27.12
50 freestyle — 1. Brown (MA) 27.57, 2. Gomez (Mar), 3. R. Metters (Mar)
Diving — No event
100 butterfly — No event
100 freestyle — 1. Strucko (Mar) 49.66, 2. Gomez (Mar), 3. R. Metters (Mar)
500 freestyle — No event
200 freestyle relay — 1. Marian (A. Metters, R. Metters, Gomez, Strucko) 1:56.19
100 backstroke — 1. A. Metters (Mar) 1:08.55, 2. Brown (MA)
100 breaststroke — No event
400 freestyle relay — No event
Blue Mountain 118, North Schuylkill 57
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Porter Sarnes (200 IM, 500 free), Brody Moyer (50 free, 100 back) and Seth Nester (100 fly, 100 breast) each won two individual events as the Eagles rolled past the Spartans at the Donald Bricker Natatorium.
Gabe Kamarousky (200 free), Oliver Spofford (diving) and Aidan Varney (100 free) added individual wins as the Eagles (1-0, 1-0 SL) won 11 of 12 events.
Brendan Fetterolf, Fabrizio Mangianello, Nicholas Weremedic and Owen Mentzer teamed to win the 400 free relay for North Schuylkill (0-1, 0-1).
200 medley relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (Moyer, Nester, Sarnes, A. Varney) 1:48.88, 2. Blue Mountain B, 3. North Schuylkill A
200 freestyle — 1. Kamarousky (BM) 1:56.64, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. Mentzer (NS)
200 IM — 1. Sarnes (BM) 2:12.58, 2. Fetterolf (NS), 3. Mangianello (NS)
50 freestyle — 1. Moyer (BM) 23.75, 2. A. Varney (BM), 3. Weremedic (NS)
Diving — 1. Spofford (BM) 135.10
100 butterfly — 1. Nester (BM) 1:00.85, 2. Kamarousky (BM), 3. Luna (NS)
100 freestyle — 1. A. Varney (BM) 52.89, 2. Weremedic (NS), 3. March (BM)
500 freestyle — 1. Sarnes (BM) 5:11.92, 2. Magdeburg (BM), 3. Fetterolf (NS)
200 freestyle relay — 1. Blue Mountain A (A. Varney, Kamarousky, Sarnes, Moyer) 1:35.60, 2. North Schuylkill A, 3. Blue Mountain B
100 backstroke — 1. Moyer (BM) 58.11, 2. Mentzer (NS), 3. Frantz (BM)
100 breaststroke — 1. Nester (BM) 1:13.86, 2. Luna (NS), 3. E. Varney (BM)
400 freestyle relay — 1. North Schuylkill A (Fetterolf, Mangianello, Weremedic, Mentzer) 3:42.60, 2. Blue Mountain A, 3. North Schuylkill B
Schuylkill Haven 81, Tamaqua 46
TAMAQUA — The Hurricanes (2-1, 1-0 SL) won seven of 10 contested events to capture the Schuylkill League dual meet victory.
Thomas Graham (200 free, 100 back) won two events for Tamaqua (1-1, 1-1 SL), while Billy Coombe won the 500 free.
Complete top-three finishers for each event will be updated when official results are obtained.
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