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The Bellefontaine girls swim team turned in another stellar performance Saturday by taking second out of 14 teams in the Kenton Ridge Invitational.
The Chieftain boys had a solid effort as well, taking sixth.
“The team did a great job and I am very proud of the number of swimmers that focused on finishing strong,” said BHS head coach Sharon Lewis. “We spent a lot of time this week working on our finishes and this allowed several swimmers to beat out others and drop time.”
Springfield Shawnee won the girls meet with 102 points. The Chiefs were close behind with 100. Ben Logan’s girls finished 11th with 14 points.
On the boys side, Springfield won the meet with 137 points. Bellefontaine had 33 points for its sixth-place finish.
Indian Lake’s boys finished ninth with 20 points and Ben Logan was 11th with 11 points.
Bellefontaine’s girls team was sparked by two first-place relay teams. The 200 medley relay of Amy Fulmer, Megan Barthauer, Emily Fulmer and Shelby Starkey finished first, while the 400 freestyle relay team of Amy Fulmer, Evie Belcher, Starkey and Emily Fulmer also placed first.
Starkey contributed a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle and a sixth-place effort in the 100 butterfly. Amy Fulmer was first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 50 freestyle and Emily Fulmer was second in both the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle.
Also for the Chiefs, Belcher was fifth in the 200 individual medley, Megan Barthauer was sixth in the 100 breaststroke, Caroline Eader was sixth in the 200 individual medley, Lauran Barthauer was seventh in the 200 freestyle, the 400 B freestyle relay team of Bailey Smith, Megan Barthauer, Madeline Dailey and Lauran Barthauer placed sixth and the 200 freestyle relay team of Belcher, Dailey, Bailey Smith and Lauran Barthauer finished seventh.
Isaiah Brady again paced the Chieftain boys. He was first in the 100 butterfly and third in the 200 freestyle.
Brady teamed with Brock Finch, Arden Neer and Logan Lamb to finish third in the 400 freestyle relay.
Logan Lamb was fifth for the Chiefs in the 100 butterfly and Finch added a seventh-place effort in the 50 freestyle.
Macy Arn and Jaden Sims highlighted Ben Logan’s performance Saturday.
Arn was first in the girls 200 individual medley and fourth in the 50 freestyle, while Sims was second in the boys 100 freestyle and fifth in the 100 backstroke.
Also for the Raiders, Nolan Pelger achieved a personal-best time in the 100 freestyle and Breanna Heath had a personal-best time in the 100 backstroke.
For Indian Lake’s boys team, Skyler Tavenner won the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.74 and won the 100 backstroke in 52.78.
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