WHEELING?-Parkersburg South's boys swimming team finished as the runner-up on Saturday at the Wheeling Park Invitational.
The Patriots of coach Steve Lutz amassed 124 points, but that wasn't enough to keep up with champion Linsly, a private boarding school, which took home the team trophy with 167 points. Morgantown was third with 83, followed by University 71, Wheeling Park 46, and John Marshall 27.
Although South didn't win any individual events, it did have three second places as Lane Burton was the runner-up in 100 backstroke and also participated on the second place 200 medley relay team along with Garrett DePergola, Garrett Fink and Kinzie Bailey. The quarter of Corey Johnson, Joe Miller, DePergola and Fink placed second in the 200 freestyle relay, a big event for South, which also got a fourth-place finish from the team of Casey Dye, Brady Starcher, Evan Clark and Ryan Pritchard.
Third place finishes for South included Miller in the freestyle, Fink in the 100 butterfly, Bailey and in the 500 freestyle and Johnson in the 100 freestyle.
Fink took fourth in the 200 IM, Miller was fourth in the 100 backstroke and the team of Miller, Pritchard, Bailey and Johnson was fourth in the 400 freestyle relay.
In the girls competition, South's short-handed team scored 36 points, placing sixth. Wheeling Park won the meet, beating Morgantown for the top spot, 135 to 118. Williamstown was seventh with 21 points.
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Wheeling Park Invitational
Swimming Meet
Boys team scores: Linsly 167, Parkersburg South 124, Morgantown 83, University 71, Wheeling Park 46, John Marshall 27
Parkersburg South results
200 Medley Relay: 2. Lane Burton, Garrett DePergola, Garrett Fink, Kinzie Bailey 1:57.25; 6. Brady Starcher, Casey Dye, Chase Dye, Zach Marion 2:11.28
200 Freestyle: 3. Joe Miller 2:01.44; 6. Kinzie Bailey 2:04.40; 12. Zach Marion 2:29.50
200 IM: 4. Garrett Fink 2:19.02; 5. Garrett DePergola 2:25.85; 6. Lane Burton 2:28.01
50 Freestyle: 5. Corey Johnson 25.94; 7. Casey Dye 26.58; 12. Chase Dye 28.69; 15. Clayton Tichy 29.19
100 Butterfly: 3. Garrett Fink 1:00.15; 6. Ryan Pritchard 1:15.18; 10. Brady Starcher 1:40.41
100 Freestyle: 3. Corey Johnson 56.58; 6. Chase Dye 1:01.09; 10. Clayton Tichy 1:05.17; 19. Tyler Pittman 1:16.67
500 Freestyle: 3. Kinzie Bailey 5:27.01; 9. Evan Clark 6:41.91; 10. Chase Dye 6:43.67
200 Freestyle Relay: 2. Corey Johnson, Joe Miller, Garrett DePergola, Garrett Fink 1:39.85; 4. Casey Dye, Brady Starcher, Evan Clark, Ryan Pritchard 1:49.85
100 Backstroke: 2. Lane Burton 1:04.72; 4. Joe Miller 1:06.94; 8. Ryan Pritchard 1:15.94
100 Breaststroke: 5. Garrett DePergola 1:12.60; 10. Evan Clark 1:24.69; 13. Brady Starcher 1:26.45
400 Freestyle Relay: 4. Joe Miller, Ryan Pritchard, Kinzie Bailey, Corey Johnson 3:48.41; 8. Lane Burton, Zach Marion, Chase Dye, Evan Clark 4:15.65
Girls team scores: Wheeling Park 135, Morgantown 118, University 72, Linsly 72, John Marshall 46, Parkersburg South 36, Williamstown 21, East Richland Christian 12, Bellaire St. John 4, Bellaire 2
Parkersburg South results
200 Medley Relay: 4. Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Anna Pasternak, Emily Lowden 2:15.95
200 Freestyle: 11. Olivia Miller 2:47.55; 14. Laura Pasternak 2:56.47; 18. Natasha McFarland 3:05.59
50 Freestyle: 4. Anna Pasternak 29.54; 11. Ryan Hesselrode 31.47; 24. Valerie Newell 40.17; 27. Darienne Miller 44.23
100 Freestyle: 11. Ryan Hesselrode 1:13.67; 16. Olivia Miller 1:15.10; 17. Laura Pasternak 1:18.22; 28. Valerie Newell 1:33.58
200 Freestyle Relay: 6. Rachel Kirk, Emily Lowden, Emily Gersper, Anna Pasternak 1:59.58
100 Backstroke: 7. Rachel Kirk 1:17.79; 12. Emily Lowden 1:25.39; 23. Natasha McFarland 1:41.52
100 Breaststroke: 4. Emily Gersper 1:20.34
400 Freestyle Relay: 5. Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Emily Lowden, Anna Pasternak 4:28.54; 11. Laura Pasternak, Olivia Miller, Darienne Miller, Natasha McFarland 5:16.51
Williamstown results
200 Medley Relay: 9. Tori Poole, Savannha Dedrick, Sarah DeBolt, Katie McDuffy 2:32.49
200 Freestyle: 8. Chelsey Butler 2:43.31
50 Freestyle: 13. Shealee Mossor 31.94; 17. Chelsey Butler 32.91; 25. Alli Corra 40.91
100 Freestyle: 10. Tori Poole 1:!3.30; 13. Savannha Dedrick 1:!4.15; 20. Katie McDuffy 1:19.95; 29. Alli Corra 1:33.70
500 Freestyle: 5. Sarah DeBolt 6:52.56
200 Freestyle Relay: 8. Tori Poole, Sarah DeBolt, Shealee Mossor, Kristianna Weppler 2:05.80; 12. Alli Corra, Katie McDuffy, Savannha Dedrick, Chelsey Butler 2:19.69
100 Backstroke: 4. Kristianna Weppler 1:!2.09; 15. Shealee Mossor 1:26.88; 17. Tori Poole 1:29.70; 20. Katie McDuffy 1:34.99
100 Breaststroke: 9. Savannha Dedrick 1:29.20
400 Freestyle Relay: 7. Shealee Mossor, Sarah DeBolt, Chelsey Butler, Kristianna Weppler 4:42.27
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Clarksburg Rotary Holiday Invitational
Girls Team Scores: Parkersburg 333, Bridgeport 220, Elkins 197, Fairmont State 136, Robert C. Byrd 104, Huntington 96, Notre Dame 84, Philip Barbour 38, Liberty 31, East Fairmont 29, Woodrow Wilson 23, North Marion 8, Lincoln 1.
PHS Results
200 Medley Relay: 1. Claire Collette, Hannah Wareheim, Alexa Standley, Tara Foster 2:02.47; 6. Lexi Haislop, Brittany Jarvis, Katie Cooley, Shalyn Baylor 2:21.21; 15. Gabby Cox, Gracie Staats, Sarah Sisson, Madi Osborne
200 Freestyle: 1. Claire Collette 2:06.39; 3. Sarah Snider 2:13.30; 10. Brittany Jarvis 2:45.40
200 IM: 2. Hannah Wareheim 2:32.01; 4. Katie Cooley 2:43.13; 5. Alexa Standley 2:43.16; 6. Lexi Haislop 2:47.22; 18. Shalyn Baylor 3:08.44
50 Freestyle: 4. Tara Foster 27.45; 6. Lacey Dulaney 28.19; 23. Sarah Sisson 32.47; 24. Kyra Harrington 32.67; 28. McFarland 33.71; 29. Ainsley Cheuvront 34.05; 43. Elisa Filizof 36.40
100 Butterfly: 3. Tara Foster 1:08.34; 5. Alexa Standley 1:10.10; 6. Katie Cooley 1:13.30
100 Freestyle: 3. Jen Standley 59.70; 4. Lacey Dulaney 1:02.39; 25. Kyra Harrington 1:13.55; 34. Ainsley Cheuvront 1:19.31
500 Freestyle: 2. Claire Collette 5:47.78; 9. Gracie Staats 7:08.64; 10. Sarah Sisson 7:19.76; 13. Gabby Cox 8:04.19; 14. Hevanna Edwards 8:19.59
200 Freestyle Relay: 3. Jen Standley, Hannah Wareheim, Lacey Dulaney, Tara Foster 1:50.15; 10. Sara Snider, Kyra Harrington, Gracie Staats, Katie Cooley 2:04.68; 17. Ainsley Cheuvront, Brittany Jarvis, Sara Sisson, Molly McFarland 2:15.13; 20. Elisa Filizof, Maggie Baumgartner, Gabby Cox, Hevanna Edwards 2:25.74
100 Backstroke: 4. Sarah Snider 1:12.07; 5. Lexi Haislop 1:12.15; 18. Shalyn Baylor 1:26.72; 19. Molly McFarland 1:28.12; 24. Gabby Cox 1:35.63; 27. Hevanna Edwards 1:42.09; 29. Maggie Baumgartner 1:44.13
100 Breaststroke: 2. Hannah Wareheim 1:17.32; 5. Jen Standley 1:24.03; 13. Brittany Jarvis 1:35.73; 19. Gracie Staats 1:41.44; 23. Maggie Baumgartner 1:50.99
400 Freestyle Relay: 2. Jen Standley, Sarah Snider, Lacey Dulaney, Claire Collette 3:59.86; 7. Alexa Standley, Shalyn Baylor, Kyra Harrington, Lexi Haislop 4:40.07; 12. Ainsley Cheuvront, Maggie Baumgartner, Hevanna Edwards, Molly McFarland 5:35.26
Boys Team Scores: Bridgeport 291, Parkersburg 225, Fairmont Senior 191, Notre Dame 160, Philip Barbour 96, Woodrow Wilson 72, Huntington 71 Elkins 65, RC Byrd 36, Lincoln 18, East Fairmont 7, North Marion 4
200 Medley Relay: 4. Eric Eisenmann, Stephen Cottrell, Anthony Kist, Michael West 2:04.86
200 Freestyle: 2. Sean Snider 1:51.14; 12. Jack Terosky 2:32.59; 16. Austin Druid 2:49.31
200 IM: 7. Eric Eisenmann 2:39.87
50 Freestyle: 1. Preston Padden 22.87; 4. Nic Cheuvront 24.95; 11. Anthony Kist 27.19; 21. Michael West 29.04; 23. Brandon McIntire 29.70
100 Butterfly: 7. Stephen Cottrell 1:06.63; 11. Nic Cheuvront 1:10.98
100 Freestyle: 2. Preston Padden 48.55; 6. Peyton Hughes 56.43; 13. Anthony Kist 1:00.11; 22. Austin Druid 1:08.26; 3. Michael West 1:12.49; 24. Brandon McIntire 1:13.19
500 Freestyle: 1. Sean Snider 5:16.74; 8. Jack Terosky 7:08.74
200 Freestyle Relay: 3. Sean Snider, Stephen Cottrell, Peyton Hughes, Preston Padden 1:38.04
100 Backstroke: 4. Peyton Hughes 1:04.53; 7. Eric Eisenmann 1:09.41
100 Breaststroke: 7. Stephen Cottrell 1:!5.78
400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Sean Snider, Peyton Hughes, Nic Cheuvront, Preston Padden 3:37.92; 5. Eric Eisenmann, Austin Druid, Jack Terosky, Brandon McIntire 4:33.60
South had several fourth place finishes, including Anna Pasternak in the 50 freestyle, Emily Gersper in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 medley relay team of Rachel Kirk, Gersper, Pasternak and Emily Lowden. That same team placed fifth in the 400 freestyle relay and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay.
Williamstown was led by Kristianna Weppler, who was fourth in the 100 backstroke, and Sarah DeBolt, who placed fifth in the 500 freestyle.
Big Red girls dominate
CLARKSBURG -Parkersburg High's girls swim team dominated the Clarksburg Rotary Holiday Invitational here Saturday as the Big Red girls rolled to a 33 to 220 victory over Bridgeport in the 13-team field.
Claire Collette won the 200 freestyle and joined with Hannah Wareheim, Alexa Standley and Tara Foster to win the 200 medley relay. Collette also finished second in the 500 freestyle and teamed with Jen Standley, Lacey Dulaney and Sarah Snider to place second in the 400 freestyle relay. Wareheim had a pair of seconds in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke.
Placing third for PHS were Foster in the 100 butterfly, Jen Standley in the 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay team of Jen Standley, Wareheim, Dulaney and Foster.
The Big Red boys, despite having low participation numbers, finished second with 225 points, 66 points back of winner Bridgeport.
Freshman Preston Padden won the 50 freestyle and was second in the 100 freestyle. He also teamed with Sean Snider, Peyton Hughes and Ni Cheuvront to win the 400 freestyle relay. Snider captured the 500 freestyle and was second in the 200.
Snider, Padden, Stephen Cottrell and Hughes were third in the 200 freestyle relay.
The Big Reds will participate in the Morgantown Invitational next Saturday.
