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Posted: March 22nd, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Boys Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep

Griffin Schaetzle

Mercyhurst Prep sophomore Griffin Schaetzle continues to impress on swimming’s biggest stage.

After securing a third-place medal in the 100 free and a sixth-place medal in the 200 free as a freshman, Schaetzle followed that up with two more medals this season at the PIAA Class AA championships.

Schaetzle swam the 100 backstroke in 50.80 seconds to finish second and took fourth in the 200 free with a time of 1 minute, 42.47 seconds. The underclassmen has become an elite swimmer in District 10 and has two more years to collect more D-10 and PIAA hardware.

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Posted: March 7th, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Boys Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Brent Benedict, Corry

: Brent Benedict

After an outstanding freshman season with Corry, Brent Benedict just keeps getting better.

Benedict burst onto the scene during the 2011-12 season with a superb series of performances that culminated in District 10 Class AA gold and silver medals, in addition to pair of PIAA medals.

This year, Benedict has gotten only better as his times have taken a dive. He did not win a District 10 title over the weekend, but he turned in two strong efforts while placing second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke. In the fly, Benedict actually improved on the meet record of 52.99 that he set in 2012. He touched in 51.44 Friday but finished behind Fairview’s Robert Sikatzki (51.13). In the 100 back, Benedict had a solid 52.09, more than a second faster than his 2012 time.

He is seeded fourth in both events for next week’s PIAA championships, so he has a chance to snare two more state medals.

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Posted: March 7th, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Hannah Feucht, North East

: Hannah Feucht

Hannah Feucht finally got her coveted District 10 individual swimming title after several near misses.

The North East junior, who owned five school records coming into the season, broke through with a gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday at the D-10 Class AA championships at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center. Feucht finished with a strong time of 58.81 seconds while shaving more than a second off her seed mark.

On Friday, she placed second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.49, trailing only the 24.01 of Mercyhurst Prep’s Rylee Klomp.

Now that she has her first District 10 title, Feucht will aim for her first PIAA medal next week during her third trip to the state championships at Bucknell University.

If the PIAA seeds are any indication, Feucht has a good shot at a top-eight finish that would garner a medal. She is seeded sixth in the backstroke and ninth in the 50 free. She just missed a medal in two events in 2012.

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Posted: March 5th, 2013

District 10 athletes learn seeds for PIAA swimming/diving

The PIAA released preliminary psych sheets Sunday for next week’s Class AA and Class AAA swimming and diving championships. They included automatic and time qualifiers for the meets, which will take place March 13-16 at Bucknell University.

The Varsity blog posted links to the psych sheets Sunday.

In today’s edition, the Erie Times-News merged the automatic and time sheets to give area competitors a snap shot of where they rank for the PIAA championships.

For each event, the top seed is listed, along with where each District 10 competitor’s time — or diving point total — ranks among competitors in the same event.

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Posted: March 3rd, 2013

PIAA swimming psych sheets released

The PIAA has released the psych sheets for the state championships next week at Bucknell University. The automatic qualifiers and the time qualifiers are both available.

District 10 has its shared of top seeds going into the meet, particularly among Class AA boys. Fairview’s Robert Sikatzki is top-seeded in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly, and Franklin’s Phil Emerson is No. 1 in the 50 free and 100 free. The Fairview 200 medley relay team and Titusville 200 freestyle team also are favorites.

Wilmington’s Lauren Barber is No. 1 in both the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke among Class AA girls.

In Class AAA, Cathedral Prep freshman Rex Riley is the highest District 10 seed at No. 4 in the 100 breaststroke.

Here are links to the automatic qualifiers and timed qualifiers:

Class AA girls automatic
Class AA girls time

Class AA boys automatic
Class AA boys time

Class AAA girls automatic
Class AAA girls time

Class AAA boys automatic
Class AAA boys time

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Posted: March 2nd, 2013

District 10 swimming championship updates: Day 2

Follow the District 10 swimming championships all weekend in the Varsity blog:

Saturday’s results from the second day of the District 10 swimming championships at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center pool. Entrants in capital letters automatically qualify for the PIAA meet at Lewisburg. Remaining qualifiers will be determined based on times from across the state:

Class AA

Boys

Final team standings

1. Fairview 344.50, 2. Grove City 286, 3. Franklin 265.50, 4. Mercyhurst Prep 224, 5. Titusville 196, 6. General McLane 129, 6. North East 129, 8. Slippery Rock 128, 9. Corry 120, 10. Harbor Creek 111, 11. Hickory 96, 12. Oil City 74, 13. Iroquois 66, 14. Farrell 26, 14. Union City 26, 16. Rocky Grove 24, Sharon 20, Strong Vincent 14, Girard 1.

400 freestyle relay: 1. FRANKLIN (Andy Frederick, Quinn Heffern, Isaac Cooke, Phil Emerson) 3:15.55 (meet record), 2. FAIRVIEW (Robert Sikatzki, Ryan Facchine, James Shuttleworth, Ian Miller) 3:16.20, 3. Mercyhurst Prep (Nick Euliano, Ryan Campbell, John Mackowski, Griffin Schaetzle) 3:21.33, 4. Grove City (Chris Karcher, Trey Stenger, Eric Schmidt, Austin Wilson) 3:22.66, 5. Titusville (Jeff Bleday, Devon Pettit, Josiah Leach, Adam Bleday) 3:22.69, 6. Slippery Rock (Brandon Bridges, Matthew Johnston, Austin France, Zachery France) 3:28.85, 7. North East (Chip Oberle, Mike Reed, Colt Olson, Jonah Sargent) 3:32.01, 8. Hickory (Trand Wright, Kevin Hartenstein, Derek Work, Ryan Elsey) 3:39.40, 9. Oil City (Matt Klena, Matt Bennett, Taylor Stamm, Tyler Lockhart) 3:41.62, 10. General McLane (Flynn Connelly, Dominic Gawlinski, Lloyd Koester, Justin Ditmore) 3:42.13, 11. Harbor Creek (Noah Mandel, Wade Grover, Cutter Hall, Caleb Schreiber) 3:45.85, 12. Rocky Grove (Daniel Crockett, Zach Cartwright, Austin Markle, Cale Updegrave) 3:46.85, 13. Union City (James Davis, Matt Lowther, Aaron Taylor, Mike Potts) 3:49.48, DQ. Iroquois (Branden Smith, Bradley Steen, Ryan Siggins, Shane Kaliszewski).

100 breaststroke: 1. JOHN MACKOWSKI (MP) 1:00.11, 2. CORBAN MURPHEY (FV) 1:02.20, 3. Mike O’Polka (FR) 1:02.30, 4. Thomas Somora (GC) 1:03.00, 5. Ryan Elsey (H) 1:03.34, 6. Eric Matteson (C) 1:05.70, 7. Jaylan Sharper (H) 1:06.59, 8. Mike Reed (NE) 1:07.24, 9. Matt Owrey (GC) 1:08.71, 10. Colt Olson (NE) 1:08.72, 11. Isaac Ripple (FV) 1:09.26, 12. Ian Craig (GC) 1:09.55, 13. John-Scott Somora (GC) 1:11.43, 14. Zachery Miller (GM) 1:12.28, 15. Mac Coat (T) 1:12.81.

100 backstroke: 1. ROBERT SIKATZKI (FV) 50.04 (meet and pool record), 2. GRIFFIN SCHAETZLE (MP) 51.62, 3. Brent Benedict (C) 52.09, 4. Eric Schmidt (GC) 55.77, 5. Connor Virgile (FR) 56.42, 6. Jame Shuttleworth (FV) 57.29, 7. Logon Finnecy (FV) 1:00.36, 8. Caleb Schreiber (HC) 1:01.28, 9. Tim Sestak (GC) 1:01.70, 10. Lloyd Koester (GM) 1:03.54, 11. James Swick (SV) 1:04.25, 12. Flynn Connelly (GM) 1:04.62.

500 freestyle: 1. RYAN CAMPBELL (MP) 5:05.98, 2. ZACHERY FRANCE (SR) 5:06.59, 3. Dylan Cerroni (S) 5:08.08, 4. Mike O’Polka (FR) 5:09.55, 5. Devon Pettit (T) 5:13.60, 6. Samuel Archibald (GC) 5:15.96, 7. Jordan Caldwell (GC) 5:17.84, 8. Michael Geary (MP) 5:18.80, 9. Caleb Schreiber (HC) 5:20.86, 10. Liam Kobal (FV) 5:23.07, 11. Ryan Siggins (I) 5:25.99, 12. Mitch Kengor (GC) 5:33.56, 13. Austin Deeter (T) 5:37.51, 14. Jesse Fair (SR) 5:41.68, 15. Will Hoffman (FR) 5:41.72, 16. Mike McCloy (FV) 5:42.89, 17. Aaron Taylor (UC) 5:45.10, 18. Quinn Fischer (FV) 5:47.11, 19. Kevin Hartenstein (H) 5:50.16, 20. Justin Yates (SR) 5:54.85, 21. Sannon Steves (SV) 5:55.46, 22. Steven Leise (MP) 5:58.10.

100 freestyle: 1. PHIL EMERSON (FR) 45.90 (meet and pool record), 2. ADAM BLEDAY (T) 48.76, 3. Jeff Bleday (T) 48.89, 4. Chip Oberle (NE) 49.34, 5. Ian Miller (FV) 49.75, 6. Austin Wilson (GC) 49.98, 7. Shane Kaliszewski (I) 50.50, 8. John-Michael Guerino (F) 50.68, 9. Nick Euliano (MP) 51.03, 10. Ryan Facchine (FV) 51.16, 11. Jack Sundberg (FV) 51.21, 12. Tyler Lockhart (OC) 51.43, 13. Trey Stenger (GC) 51.50, 14. Isaac Cooke (FR) 51.58, 15. Quinn Heffern (FR) 51.65, 16. Josiah Leach (T) 51.77, 17. Justin Ditmore (GM) 51.88, 18. Matthew Johnston (SR) 51.98, 19. Chris Karcher (GC) 52.44, 20. Trand Wright (H) 52.86, 21. Alex Bowes (MP) 52.87, 22. Michael Borowski (FV) 53.27, 23. Branden Smith (I) 53.95, 24. Austin France (SR) 54.11, 25. Joe Swanson (MP) 54.66.

Girls

Final team standings

1. Fairview 401.50, 2. Villa Maria 313, 3. Mercyhurst Prep 278, 4. Grove City 175, 5. Harbor Creek 164, 6. Franklin 151, 7. North East 125, 8. Iroquois 119.50, 9. Titusville 113, 10. Slippery Rock 92, 11. Hickory 74, 12. Union City 63, 13. Strong Vincent 53, 14. Girard 32, 15. Corry 26, 16. Oil City 24, 17. General McLane 18.

400 freestyle relay: 1. MERCYHURST PREP (Molly Phillips, Jillian Johannes, Emma Weisenfluh, Rylee Klomp) 3:40.08, 2. FAIRVIEW (Stephanie Loesch, Claire Christensen, Billie Patterson, Kendall Sundberg) 3:42.17, 3. Villa Maria (Christine Uht, Meghan Simon, Abby Quinn, Helen Tullion) 3:43.90, 4. Harbor Creek (Kelsey Urban, Ania Gorski, Sarah Maguire, Taylor Bean) 3:50.88, 5. Franklin (Megan Emerson, Alexis Ziegler, Hannah Webber, Katelyn Steigerwald) 3:51.13, 6. North East (Hannah Feucht, Kathy Herman, Morgan Girts, Eliza Clark) 3:54.33, 7. Grove City (Renee Decker, Meghan Terwilliger, Stefani Wendelschaefer, Lauren Decker) 3:55.07, 8. Iroquois (Taylor Barnett, Courtney Mentley, Joanna Ragen, Ashley Benovic) 3:59.51, 9. Slippery Rock (Lindsey Lueken, Cassandra Cooper, Hannah Shumway, Abigail Parsons) 4:01.74, 10. Hickory (Delaney Javens, Bailey Brown, Breah Quatkemeyer, Jordan Graves) 4:03.13, 11. Union City (Laneya Mosher, Heather Oldach, Rachel Trauner, Makenna Haskins) 4:07.80, 12. Oil City (Jenny Williams, Katie Manners, Michaela Streczywilk, Morgan Hall) 4:09.54, 13. Girard (Delaney Drushel, Alexa Dunn, Julie Truitt, Dillin Gadley) 4:13.02, 14. Strong Vincent (Sarah Meyer, Tori Konzel, Hannah Rhodes, Julya Polanski) 4:22.91, DQ. Titusville (Natalie Klingler, Megan Bowser, Hannah Leach, Morgan Estok).

100 breaststroke: 1. LAUREN BARBER (W) 1:03.80 (pool and meet record), 2. MALLORY LAWSON (FV) 1:05.92, 3. Alison Decker (FV) 1:08.80, 4. Billie Patterson (FV) 1:09.25, 5. Lauren Euliano (MP) 1:11.73, 6. Amy Adams (SV) 1:12.34, 7. Haley Cooke (FR) 1:13.52, 8. Rebecca Easly (VM) 1:14.02, 9. Marielle Trucilla (FV) VM 1:14.03, 10. Lauren Rinderle (FV) 1:14.39, 11. Sarah Maguire (HC) 1:16.15, 12. Payton Taylor (VM) 1:16.42, 13. Nikki Fair (SR) 1:17.35, 14. Stefani Wendelschaefer (GC) 1:17.79, 15. Alex Redlawsk (VM) 1:18.48, 16. Kelsey Leasure (SE) 1:19.10, 17. Paige Brown (H) 1:19.74, 18. Rachel Labowski (C) 1:21.76.

100 backstroke: 1. HANNAH FEUCHT (NE) 58.81, 2. RACHEL TAYLOR (FV) 1:00.96, 3. Abigail Parsons (SR) 1:01.43, 4. Jillian Johannes (MP) 1:02.00, 5. Renee Decker (GC) 1:03.94, 6. Ashley Benovic (I) 1:04.05, 7. Katie Neely (T) 1:04.96, 8. Ava Young (T) 1:05.49, 9. Cassie Wolowic (GC) 1:06.27, 10. Taylor Bean (HC) 1:06.54, 11. Hailey McLaughlin (SR) 1:06.82, 12. Emma Kocjancic (FV) 1:06.95, 13. Emily Rodriguez 1:07.64, 14. Alexis Ziegler (FR) 1:08.34, 15. Mackenzie Schley (VM) 1:09.38, 16. Jessica Wall (HC) 1:10.11, 17. Kelly Fehr (VM) 1:10.43, 18. Molly Oldach (VM) 1:11.54.

500 freestyle: 1. KATELYN STEIGERWALD (FR) 5:26.85, 2. JOANNA RAGEN (I) 5:27.46, 3. Hannah Webber (FR) 5:32.56, 4. Meghan Simon (VM) 5:33.53, 5. Delaney Javens (H) 5:34.46, 6. Claire Weisenfluh (MP) 5:34.55, 7. Claire Christensen (FV) 5:38.42, 8. Lauren Petrella (MP) 5:40.09, 9. Kathy Herman (NE) 5:43.02, 10. Kimmi Wendelschaefer (GC) 5:46.06, 11. Megan Emerson (FR) 5:50.42, 12. Makenna Haskins (UC) 5:51.75, 13. Lauren Rinderle (FV) 5:53.16, 14. Alexis Ziegler (FR) 5:53.29, 15. Mackenzie Foley (T) 5:53.92, 16. Morgan Estok (T) 5:55.79, 17. Alex Redlawsk (VM) 5:56.70, 18. Emily Eperthener (GC) 5:57.08, 19. Lindsey Lueken (SR) 5:58.91, 20. Natalie Klingler (T) 6:00.12, 21. Hannah Easly (VM) 6:11.99, 22. Lizzie Rodriguez (VM) 6:23.43.

100 freestyle: 1. RYLEE KLOMP (MP) 52.37, 2. KENDALL SUNDBERG (FV) 54.85, 3. Emma Allison (FV) 55.01, 4. Christine Uht (VM) 55.67, 5. Lauren Decker (GC) 56.69, 6. Emma Weisenfluh (MP) 56.78, 7. Fallon Siegler (VM) 56.94, 8. Abby Fessler (VM) 56.96, 9. Megan Bowser (T) 57.25, 10. Alli Kaveney (VM) 58.29, 11. Hannah Leach (T) 58.34, 12. Ania Gorski (HC) 58.69, 13. Jayne Reichel (VM) 58.84.

Class AAA

Boys

Final team standings

1. Cathedral Prep 611.50, 2. McDowell 512.50, 3. Warren 211, 4. DuBois 198, 4. Meadville 169, 6. Central Tech 3.

400 freestyle relay: 1. CATHEDRAL PREP (Reid Morrison, Mike Squeglia, Luke Merski, Zach Miller) 3:10.96, 2. McDowell (Jack Mahoney, Stephen Marn, Steven Owens, Jonathan Ekas) 3:15.54, 3. DuBois (Auckie Fenstermacher, Cole Witherite, Jared McCoy, Ben Henrichs) 3:28.14, 4. Meadville (Holcy Furlong, Kerwin Moreland, Ben Willey, Mike Prinkey) 3:39.25, 5. Warren (Clark Eason, Sean McGuiness, Wyatt Pierson, Bradley Walters) 3:39.51.

100 breaststroke: 1. REX RILEY (CP) 57.56 (meet and pool record), 2. Joe Marin (CP) 59.07, 3. Andrew Steehler (MC) 59.77, 4. Tyler Bello (MC) 1:03.48, 5. Bennett Steber (W) 1:04.65, 6. Scott Garich (CP) 1:05.29, 7. Eric Ziegler (ME) 1:07.17, 8. Austin Hancock (CP) 1:07.21, 9. Mike Lazusky (ME) 1:07.88, 10. Craig Ferrante (MC) 1:12.09, 11. David Masteller (MC) 1:12.57.

100 backstroke: 1. JONATHAN EKAS (MC) 51.18 (meet and pool record), 2. Luke Merski (CP) 52.38, 3. Zach Miller (CP) 53.83, 4. Logan Gearhart (W) 55.28, 5. Daniel Bauman (CP) 55.75, 6. Jacob Ekas (MC) 57.14, 7. Andrew Britton (CP) 59.59, 8. Kerwin Moreland (ME) 1:02.28, 9. Sean McGuiness (W) 1:02.62.

500 freestyle: 1. NORMAN STARK (CP) 4:57.64, 2. Stephen Bretz (CP) 4:57.86, 3. Carey Behm (MC) 4:58.31, 4. Auckie Fenstermacher (D) 5:00.66, 5. Jacob Jones (MC) 5:05.56, 6. Tom Squeglia (CP) 5:06.00, 7. Michal Szelwach (MC) 5:15.74, 8. Joshua Daniel (MC) 5:18.15, 9. Alex Minnaugh (CP) 5:24.33, 10. Cole Witherite (D) 5:32.66.

100 freestyle: 1. MIKE SQUEGLIA (CP) 48.56, 2. Reid Morrison (CP) 49.10, 3. Stephen Marn (MC) 49.31, 4. Jack Mahoney (CP) 49.52, 5. Ben Henrichs (D) 49.63, 6. Cameron Daniels (W) 50.63, 7. Lucas Buseck (CP) 50.84, 8. Chris Steele (CP) 51.68, 9. Evan Wujcik (MC) 51.76, 10. Tyler Bello (MC) 52.25, 11. Holcy Furlong (ME) 54.23.

Girls

Final team standings

1. McDowell 577.50, 2. Meadville 332, 3. DuBois 253.50, 4. Warren 230, 5. Central Tech 7.

400 freestyle relay: 1. McDOWELL (Danielle Snyder, Mary Wassell, Kristin Owens, Julia Rahner) 3:44.22, 2. Meadville (Heather Sternby, Mackenzie Webber, Megan Hotchkiss, Mylinda Hartnett) 3:52.05, 3. DuBois (Francesca Henrichs, Melia Andrulonis, Erica Smith, Gabrielle Humphrey) 4:00.89, 4. Warren (Christine Kuzminski, Megan Waterfield, Allie Sedon, Mandy Fehlman) 4:24.63.

100 breaststroke: 1. MYLINDA HARTNETT (ME) 1:09.18, 2. Emma Springer (MC) 1:10.15, 3. Jessica Cauley (MC) 1:11.97, 4. Brittany Pinter (MC) 1:12.68, 5. Maggie Murphree (ME) 1:12.85, 6. Anna Falvo (W) 1:13.68, 7. Ashley Warner (MC) 1:16.98, 8. Maitland McMillen (D) 1:18.56, 9. Chloe Boughton (ME) 1:19.89.

100 backstroke: 1. ELIN SMITH (W) 59.83, 2. Danielle Snyder (MC) 1:01.24, 3. Mackenzie Webber (ME) 1:01.53, 4. Allie Schneider (MC) 1:03.91, 5. Isabelle Vieira (MC) 1:09.52, 6. Jenna DiPlacido (MC) 1:09.87, 7. Abigail Kusko (ME) 1:11.00.

500 freestyle: 1. GABRIELLE HUMPHREY (D) 5:27.22, 2. Colleen Bolmanski (MC) 5:35.67, 3. Melia Andrulonis (D) 5:42.60, 4. Mary Wassell (MC) 5:46.53, 5. Megan Hotchkiss (ME) 5:52.68, 6. Abigail Spicher (MC) 5:55.65, 7. Sarah Steinbeck (ME) 6:06.90, 8. Lacey Grinnen (W) 6:08.83.

100 freestyle: 1. JULIA RAHNER (MC) 53.82, 2. Ellis Beardsley (W) 55.76, 3. Alyssa Linden (MC) 56.19, 4. Francesca Henrichs (D) 59.10, 5. Jenna DiPlacido (MC) 1:00.03, 6. Brooke Leithner (D) 1:00.04, 7. Paige Whitney (ME) 1:01.51, 8. Maddie Moreland (ME) 1:01.73, 9. Amanda Green (MC) 1:02.01, 10. Shelby Barger (CT) 1:03.57.

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Posted: March 1st, 2013

District 10 swimming championship updates

Follow the District 10 swimming championships all weekend in the Varsity blog:

Friday’s results from the opening day of the District 10 swimming championships at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center pool. Entrants in capital letters automatically qualify for the PIAA meet at Lewisburg. Remaining qualifiers will be determined based on times from across the state:

Class AA

Boys

100 butterfly: 1. ROBERT SIKATZKI (FV) 51.13, 2. BRENT BENEDICT (C) 51.44, 3. Andy Frederick (FR) 52.88, 4. Ian Miller (FV) 54.49, 5. Devon Pettit (T) 55.10, 6. Brandon Bridges (SR) 55.70, 7. Jordan Caldwell (GC) 55.87, 8. Tyler Lockhart (OC) 57.65, 9. Connor Virgile (FR) 58.07, 10. Jake Romanowski (FR) 59.71, 11. Walter Johnson (FV) 59.91, 12. Colt Olson (NE) 1:02.79, 13. James Swick (SV) 1:02.92, 14. Winters Cui (MP) 1:04.53, 15. Matt Klena (OC) 1:04.67, 16. Lukas Miller (G) 1:04.72, 17. Andrew Owrey (GC) 1:04.87, 18. Mike Prihoda (GM)1:04.88, 19. Forrest List (FV) 1:05.87, 20. Mike Potts (UC) 1:06.98, 21. Joe Swanson (MP) 1:11.03, DQ. Zachary Younkin (G), DQ. Austin Deeter (T).

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Posted: February 28th, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Hunter Scott, Harbor Creek

Hunter Scott

Harbor Creek sophomore diver Hunter Scott is already making a lasting mark at the District 10 level.

He won the District 10 Class AA diving championship with a score of 446.55 one week after claiming a big win in the McDowell Diving Invitational. Scott, who took third in last year’s D-10 meet to earn a spot in the PIAA championship meet, moves on to the state championships for a second time March 13-14 at Bucknell University.

Scott finished 14th in the state last winter and is looking to elevate his elite status in D-10 to the rest of the state.

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Posted: February 24th, 2013

District 10 swimming psych sheets now available

A showdown between three of District 10′s premier swimmers looms in the Class AA 100-yard boys backstroke this week in the D-10 championships.

Fairview’s Robert Sikatzki, Mercyhurst Prep’s Griffin Schaetzle and Corry’s Brent Benedict are the top three seeds, respectively, in the 100 backstroke in what might be the most competitive race at this weekend’s D-10 championships.

The District 10 released the psych sheets for the Class AA and Class AAA meets, which take place Friday and Saturday at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center. Remember, DuBois is swimming in the D-10 Class AAA meet this year.

Here’s a look at the top seeds in each event:

CLASS AA BOYS

200 medley relay: Fairview 1:40.81
200 freestyle: Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep 1:47.28
200 IM: John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep 2:04.15
50 freestyle: Phil Emerson, Franklin 21.53
100 butterfly: Brent Benedict, Corry 50.85
100 freestyle: Phil Emerson, Franklin 49.26
500 freestyle: Zachary France, Slippery Rock 5:07.09
200 freestyle relay: Titusville 1:31.53
100 backstroke: Robert Sikatzki, Fairview 52.37
100 breaststroke: John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep 1:01.39
400 freestyle relay: Fairview 3:22.31

CLASS AA GIRLS

200 medley relay: Fairview 1:54.29
200 freestyle: Lauren Barber, Wilmington, 1:52.65
200 IM: Kelsey Urban, Harbor Creek 2:18.95
50 freestyle: Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep 24.90
100 butterfly: Molly Phillips, Mercyhurst Prep 1:00.23
100 freestyle: Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep 54.21
500 freestyle: Katelyn Steigerwald, Franklin 5:36.14
200 freestyle relay: Fairview 1:42.08
100 backstroke: Hannah Feucht, North East 1:00.45
100 breaststroke: Lauren Barber, Wilmington 1:03.71
400 freestyle relay: Fairview 3:47.63

Check out the complete Class AA psych sheet

CLASS AAA BOYS

200 medley relay: Cathedral Prep 1:38.76
200 freestyle: Reid Morrison, Cathedral Prep 1:50.86
200 IM: Auckie Fenstermacher, DuBois 2:04.11
50 freestyle: Jonathan Ekas, McDowell 21.79
100 butterfly: Luke Merski, Cathedral Prep 53.66
100 freestyle: Reid Morrison, Cathedral Prep 49.58
500 freestyle: Carey Behm, McDowell 5:08.61
200 freestyle relay: McDowell 1:29.41
100 backstroke: Jonathan Ekas, McDowell 51.16
100 breaststroke: Rex Riley, Cathedral Prep 1:01.04
400 freestyle relay: Cathedral Prep 3:19.28

CLASS AAA GIRLS

200 medley relay: McDowell 1:55.02
200 freestyle: Danielle Snyder, McDowell 2:04.22
200 IM: Kristin Owens, McDowell 2:23.22
50 freestyle: Heather Sternby, Meadville 25.11
100 butterfly: Heather Sternby, Meadville 1:02.21
100 freestyle: Julia Rahner, McDowell 55.59
500 freestyle: Gabrielle Humphrey, DuBois 5:35.90
200 freestyle relay: DuBois 1:46.10
100 backstroke: Elin Smith, Warren 1:02.84
100 breaststroke: Mylinda Hartnett, Meadville 1:11.04
400 freestyle relay: McDowell 3:52.87

Check out the complete Class AAA psych sheet

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Posted: February 21st, 2013

Thursday’s swimming scores

Region 3
Cathedral Prep def Warren
Villa Maria def Warren

–Tom Reisenweber

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Posted: February 21st, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Boys Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Adam Hamilton, Harbor Creek

Adam Hamilton

If this past week is any indication, the future is bright for Harbor Creek sophomore Adam Hamilton.

Hamilton had an outstanding erformance in the Huskies’ 107-73 win over Corry Feb. 11.

Hamilton won three events in the meet, including the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.44 seconds and the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.81. He also took part in the winning 400 freestyle relay team, along with Cutter Hall, Richard Burke and Kyle Thomas. The team won the relay with a time of 4:07.61.

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Posted: February 21st, 2013

Erie Times-News Breakout Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Lexi Cadden, Iroquois

: Lexi Cadden

All athletes want to peak toward the end of the season, and Iroquois diver Lexi Cadden has done just that.

Cadden won the McDowell Diving Tournament by scoring 375.35 points Saturday at McDowell Intermediate High School. Her score edged McDowell’s Julia Marn, who finished with a 374.55.

Cadden will now get a chance to build off last week’s performance this weekend at the District 10 Class AA diving championships, which will take place Saturday at Penn State Behrend.

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