ONA -Parkersburg South's boys swimming team captured its third straight Cabell Midland Invitational championship here Saturday, dominating the event by amassing 291 points compared to 224 for runner-up Charleston Catholic and 212 for defending Class AAA state champion George Washington.
The Patriots of coach Steve Lutz won with their depth. South didn't have a single individual or relay team win an event, but it overwhelmed the competition with numerous placers.
Freshman Garrett Fink had South's top individual performance, finishing as the runner-up in the 100 butterfly. The Patriots also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Garrett DePergola, Kinzie Bailey, Joe Miller and Corey Johnson.
Fink was third in the 200 freestyle while Kinzie Bailey had a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle.
South also got a third place in the 200 medley relay with the team of Lane Burton, DePergola, Garrett Fink and Casey Dye.
Taking fourths for the Patriots were DePergola in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, Johnson in the 100 freestyle, Miller in the 500 freestyle, Burton in the 100 backstroke and the 400 freestyle relay team of Fink, Bailey, Miller and Johnson.
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Cabell Midland Invitational
Boys Team Scores: Parkersburg South 291, Charleston Catholic 224, George Washington 212, South Charleston 148, Spring Valley 143, Capital 91, Cabell Midland 52, Winfield 47, Huntington 31, Woodrow Wilson 16, Huntington St. Joe 9
Parkersburg South results
200 Medley Relay: 3. Lane Burton, Garrett DePergola, Garrett Fink, Casey Dye 1:58.09; 7. Zach Marion, Brady Starcher, Ryan Pritchard, Chase Dye 2:13.70
200 Freestyle: 3. Kinzie Bailey 2:02.93; 4. Joe Miller 2:04.55; Evan Clark 2:29.21; 11. Zach Marion 2:33.63
200 Individual Medley: 3. Garrett Fink 2:20.13; 4. Garrett DePergola 2:23.98; 5. Lane Burton 2:27.09
50 Freestyle: 5. Corey Johnson 25.39; 13. Casey Dye 26.95; 19. Chase Dye 28.17; 28. Clayton Tichy 29.92; 47. Tyler Pittman 35.60
100 Butterfly: 2. Garrett Fink 1:00.12; 6. Ryan Pritchard 1:17.73
100 Freestyle: 4. Corey Johnson 55.90; 16. Chase Dye 1:04.99; 23. Clayton Tichy 1:09.81; 34. Tyler Pittman 1:21.73
500 Freestyle: 3. Kinzie Bailey 5:29.57; 4. Joe Miller 5:48.14; 6. Zach Marion 7:01.25
200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Garrett DePergola, Kinzie Bailey, Joe Miller, Corey Johnson 1:42.35; 7. Brady Starcher, Chase Dye, Zach Marion, Evan Clark 1:54.05
100 Backstroke: 4. Lane Burton 1:06.16; 7. Ryan Pritchard 1:15.12; 8. Brady Starcher 1:15.24
100 Breaststroke: 4. Garrett DePergola 1:14.14; 13. Casey Dye 1:25.17; 15. Evan Clark 1:27.53
400 Freestyle: 4. Garrett Fink, Kinzie Bailey, Joe Miller, Corey Johnson 3:45.78; 5. Lane Burton, Casey Dye, Brady Starcher, Ryan Pritchard 4:15.18
Girls Team Scores: George Washington 380, Woodrow Wilson 119, Winfield 118, South Charleston 109, Parkersburg South 106, Capital 102, Cabell Midland and Spring Valley 98, Huntington 82, Charleston Catholic 45, Huntington St. Joe 2
Parkersburg South results
200 Medley Relay: 7. Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Natalie Fish, Anna Pasternak 2:14.76
200 Freestyle: 9. Olivia Miller 2:56.98
50 Freestyle: 5. Anna Pasternak 28.58; 16. Emily Lowden 30.86; 20. Ryan Hesselrode 31.79; 29. Olivia Miller 33.58; 63. Laura Pasternak 48.81
100 Freestyle: 16. Ryan Hesselrode 1:14.49; 22. Laura Pasternak 1:18.76
500 Freestyle: 8. Rachel Kirk 6:56.35
200 Freestyle Relay: 4. Anna Pasternak, Emily Lowden, Natalie Fish, Emily Gersper 1:58.35
100 Backstroke: 8. Rachel Kirk 1:18.42; 15. Emily Lowden 1:24.17
100 Breaststroke: 3. Emily Gersper 1:19.55
400 Freestyle Relay: 3. Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Natalie Fish, Anna Pasternak 4:26.19; 8. Emily Lowden, Olivia Miller, Laura Pasternak, Ryan Hesselrode 5:02.90
South's girls placed fifth with 106 points. George Washington dominated the girls competition, amassing 380 points to 119 for runnerup Woodrow Wilson.
Top performances for the Patriots were third place finishes by Emily Gersper in the 100 breaststroke and the 400 freestyle relay team composed of Rachel Kirk, Gersper, Natalie Fish and Anna Pasternak.
The 200 freestyle team of Pasternak, Emily Lowden, Fish and Gersper took fourth place.
South will conduct the Frank Burton Memorial Parkersburg South Invitational next Saturday at the Parkersburg Boys and Girls Club.
