The girls swim teams for Bellefontaine and Benjamin Logan continued their Central Buckeye Conference domination Saturday at Wright State University.
Bellefontaine, above, and Benjamin Logan’s girls swim teams, below, won Central Buckeye Conference championships on Sunday at Wright State University. The Lady Chieftains won their fifth consecutive Kenton Trail division title, while the Raiders won the Mad River division title. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
The Chieftain girls won their fifth straight Kenton Trail division championship, while the Lady Raiders claimed their fourth consecutive Mad River title.
The Lady Chiefs finished with 263 points, while Kenton Ridge was second in the KT division with 227 points. Jonathan Alder was third (206).
“What an exciting CBC championship meet,” said BHS coach Sharon Lewis. “Our girls walked into this meet knowing that it was going to be a battle. We had been back-and-forth with Kenton Ridge all season and we knew it was going to take depth to win this meet. Early in the meet we were down 25 points but our girls never gave an inch. They continued to fight until we were up 42 heading into the last relay guaranteed to win the meet. This was a true team effort with 11 of our girls scoring for the team. I am unbelievably proud of the fight in these girls.”
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Henry was first in the 100 freestyle, first in the 200 freestyle relay, second in the 200 backstroke and second in the 400 freestyle relay.
Starkey was first in the 500 freestyle, first in the 200 freestyle relay, second in the 400 freestyle relay and second in the 200 freestyle.
Abby Kite recorded 25 points for the Chiefs. She was first in the 200 freestyle relay, second in the 100 butterfly, third in the 50 freestyle and third in the 200 medley relay.
Sarah Fulmer tallied 22 points, finishing second in the 400 freestyle relay, third in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 100 backstroke.
Also for the Chiefs, Samantha Starkey was fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and sixth in the 500 freestyle, Joslyn Robinson took first in the 200 freestyle relay, third in the 200 medley relay, fifth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 100 breaststroke, Chloe Reynolds took first in the 200 freestyle relay, third in the 200 medley relay, fifth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 100 breaststroke, Maddi Jackson placed seventh in the 200 freestyle and 10th in the 500 freestyle, Gabby Stolly finished 10th in the 200 freestyle and 11th in the 100 backstroke, Olivia Ullom was ninth in the 200 individual medley and 12th in the 100 freestyle and Alyvia Steggeman was 12th in the 100 breaststroke.
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“Our coaching staff knew today was going to be a great day as soon as we got on the bus,” said head coach Jessica Arn. “This is the most exciting time of our season, and we can’t wait to see what else this group of kids can do.”
The Raiders were sparked by Annika Simovart, who earned the Mad River division swimmer of the year award.
Simovart registered 26 points. She placed second in the 50 freestyle and second in the 100 freestyle.
The Raiders’ 200 medley relay team of Simovart, Junette Ly, Gabrielle Schmidt and Aliya Pelger finished fourth and the 400 freestyle relay team of Simovart, Ly, Pelger and Schmidt also placed fourth.
Also for the Raiders, Ly placed fifth in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 200 individual medley, Schmidt was fifth in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 100 freestyle, Pelger took ninth in the 200 freestyle and 10th in the 100 butterfly, Liberty Hays was 10th in the 100 backstroke, Corinne Herring was 12th in the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay team of Hays, Maria Henderson, Allison Moore and Herring was seventh.
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The top finish for the Lakers was a fourth-place effort by the 200 freestyle relay team of Kassidy Crockett, Ella Wagner, Liza Shutway and Ashlyn Shaner, which set a new school record with a time of 1:56.9.
The Lakers’ 200 medley relay team of Crockett, Wagner, Lily Jenkins and Shaner took fifth (2:12) and the 400 freestyle relay team of Crockett, Wagner, Jenkins and Shaner also placed fifth in a school-record time of 4:28.58.
Also for the Lakers, Crockett was sixth in the 200 freestyle in a school-record time of 2:29.29, Wagner placed 12th in the 500 freestyle in a new school-record time of 6:59.99, Shutway finished 10th in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breaststroke, Jenkins finished seventh in the 100 butterfly and 12th in the 100 backstroke and Shaner was ninth in the 100 freestyle.
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Because there are not enough teams on each side of the league, there is only one division for boys swimming in the CBC.
Kenton Ridge won the meet with 322 points, Bellefontaine was second with 188 points, Ben Logan was third with 176 points and Indian Lake was fourth with 138 points.
The Chiefs were paced by Jared Salyer, who took second in the 50 freestyle, third in the 400 freestyle relay, fourth in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay.
Preston Henry was third for BHS in the 400 freestyle relay, fourth in the 500 freestyle, fifth in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 100 breaststroke, Quinton Bible was third in the 400 freestyle relay, fifth in the 100 butterfly, fifth in the 200 medley relay and seventh in the 200 individual medley, Keene was third in the 400 freestyle relay, fourth in the 200 freestyle relay, fifth in the 50 freestyle and seventh in the 100 freestyle, Lucas Harrington was fourth in the 200 freestyle relay, fifth in the 200 medley relay, sixth in the 100 butterfly and ninth in the 50 freestyle, Aidan Mifsud was sixth in the 500 freestyle and ninth in the 200 individual medley, Blake McDonald was eighth in the 100 backstroke, Elijah Merrin was eighth in the 500 freestyle, Brandon Gamble took fifth in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and ninth in the 100 butterfly, Imanol Calderon was 11th in the 200 individual medley and David Moody was 12th in the 200 freestyle.
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The Raiders’ Max Leezer was third in the 100 breaststroke (school record time of 1:08.46), Kelvin Ong was third in the 100 butterfly and ninth in the 100 freestyle, Jacob McKenrick took sixth in the 100 breaststroke and 10th in the 200 individual medley, Luke McKenrick was sixth in the 200 freestyle and 11th in the 100 backstroke, Dylan Jordan finished seventh in the 50 freestyle, Gabe Hemmelgarn was ninth in the 200 freestyle, Noland King took ninth in the 500 freestyle and Vaughn Schmidt placed 11th in the 500 freestyle.
The Raiders’ 200 medley relay team of Rees, Leezer, Ong and Jacob McKenrick was second in a school-record time of 1:52.11, the 200 freestyle relay team of Leezer, Jacob McKenrick, Ong and Rees finished second in a school-record time of 1:41.34 and the 400 freestyle relay team of Luke McKenrick, Sam Henderson, Robert Leezer and Jordan was fifth.
For the Lakers, the group of Caden Paavola, Reid Vance, Lane McPherson and Ryan Braig took second in the 400 freestyle relay (school record of 3:50.37) and third in the 200 freestyle relay (school record of 1:42.70).
Braig finished third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 200 IM and Paavola was third in the 500 freestyle with a school-record time of 5:57.43 and fourth in the 200 freestyle.
Also for the Lakers, Brant Parsell was seventh in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 200 freestyle, Dustin Franks was 10th in the 50 freestyle and 12th in the 100 freestyle and Reid Vance was 11th in the 50 freestyle and 11th in the 100 freestyle.