Sardines swamp Ada Gators in opening swim meet
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton Sardines youth swim team dove into its summer season with a convincing win over visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Ada at the Community Pool on Monday evening, June 8.
Defending WOAL champion Bluffton captured the combined dual meet by a dominating score of 843-295. The Sardines won the girls meet decisively 448-113, and the hosts also won the boys meet handily, 395-182.
Sardine Lottie Northrup (girls 7-8 age group) won four individual races. Bluffton swimmers who won three individual events were Addy Nielson (girls 13-14), Jenna Downey (girls 15+), Lili Sutton (girls six and under), Liam Rapp (boys 7-8) and Beau Sutton (girls 9-10).
Two-time winners for Bluffton were Jackson Bowlus (boys 15+), Arya Lowry (girls 11-12), Rebecca Mathewson (girls 13-14), Parker McGraw (boys 15+) and Milo Rapp (boys 6 & under).
Bluffton 1st-place finishes:
Gender Age Group Event, Place Team Age Swimmer Time
Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:21.25
1) Oberly, Nora J 7 2) Northrup, Lottie E 7
3) Sutton, Lili B 6 4) Sommers, Amelia R 7
2 Girls 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:10.14
1) Sutton, Beau L 10 2) Sutton, Weylyn M 9
3) Crosser, Carys H 10 4) Hull, Carly M 10
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 4:03.24
1) Brickner, Syrus L 9 2) Agner, Emmit P 10
3) Sprunger, Jo S 10 4) Sommers, Caleb
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:06.21
1) Ungashick, Adrian T 12 2) Oberly, Grayson L 12
3) Verb, Calder L 12 4) Badertscher, Wyatt R 11
Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:25.69
1) Goldsberry, Megan W 13 2) Ward, Naiyana R 14
3) Mathewson, Rebecca M 13 4) Nielson, Addy G 14
Event 4 Women 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:24.14
1) Diller, Kari E 16 2) Schneck, Lyla A 17
3) Downey, Jenna M 18 4) Geiser, Karden F 17
Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:53.34
1) Recker, Deacon C 11 2) Pavel, Lach E 13
3) Guerrero, Lucca C 13 4) Lehmkuhle, Clayton J 11
Men 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:06.41
1) Bowlus, Jackson T 18 2) McGraw, Parker W 17
3) Ungashick, Aaron T 17 4) Verb, Camden R
Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 6 Sutton, Lili B 1 31.25
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 7 Oberly, Nora J 1 29.02
Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 6 Rapp, Milo M 1 32.21
Event 5 Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 8 Rapp, Liam E 1 21.06
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 10 Sutton, Beau L 1 35.92
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 11 Lowry, Arya R 1 37.65
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 12 Ungashick, Adrian T 1 41.21
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 14 Nielson, Addy G 1 35.04
Women 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 18 Downey, Jenna M 1 28.48
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 14 Crosser, Bennett A 1 29.16
Men 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 18 Bowlus, Jackson T 1 27.34
Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter IM
1 BLUF-EH 10 Sutton, Beau L 1 1:36.93
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1 BLUF-EH 12 Verb, Calder L 1 1:32.18
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1 BLUF-EH 13 Mathewson, Rebecca M 1 1:48.09
Men 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM
1 BLUF-EH 17 McGraw, Parker W 1 1:07.79
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 6 Sutton, Lili B 1 35.81
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 10 Sutton, Beau L 1 45.91
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 12 Hull, Makayla S 1 54.56
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 12 Verb, Calder L 1 39.97 7
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 14 Nielson, Addy G 1 42.20
Women 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 18 Downey, Jenna M 1 31.76
Men 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 BLUF-EH 17 McGraw, Parker W 1 28.92
Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 6 Sutton, Lili B 1 43.70
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 7 Northrup, Lottie E 1 26.48
Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 6 Rapp, Milo M 1 28.75
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 8 Rapp, Liam E 1 27.29
Event 17 Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 10 Northrup, Tessa M 3 54.22
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 11 Lowry, Arya R 1 53.80
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 14 Crosser, Bennett A 1 34.80
Men 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 BLUF-EH 18 Bowlus, Jackson T 1 31.13
Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 7 Northrup, Lottie E 1 52.55
Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 7 Hull, Brayden J 1 1:12.57
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 12 Dodds, Ellie S 1 1:42.22
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 12 Verb, Calder L 1 1:23.63
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 14 Nielson, Addy G 1 1:24.08
Women 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 18 Downey, Jenna M 1 1:04.52
Men 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 BLUF-EH 15 Verb, Camden R 1 1:03.29
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 7 Northrup, Lottie E 1 30.40
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 8 Rapp, Liam E 1 29.14
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 10 Crosser, Carys H 1 51.98
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 10 Agner, Emmit P 1 56.61
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 12 Geiser, Kenlee G 1 49.22
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 12 Oberly, Grayson L 1 50.89
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 13 Mathewson, Rebecca M 1 56.57
Women 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 BLUF-EH 17 Geiser, Karden F 1 42.34
Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH 1 2:17.61
1) Northrup, Lottie E 7 2) Sommers, Amelia R 7
3) Sutton, Lili B 6 4) Oberly, Nora J 7 B BLUF-EH 2 3:05.59 6 1)
Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:04.29
1) Bonifaz, Adrian D 8 2) Hull, Brayden J 7
3) Agner, Liam M 7 4) Lowry, Cillian F 7
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 4:17.62
1) Simpson, Ross W 9 2) McCoy, Cody E 10
3) Neeper, Hank R 9 4) Sommers, Caleb D
Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:54.32
1) Hull, Makayla S 12 2) Geiser, Kenlee G 12
3) Dodds, Ellie S 12 4) Lowry, Arya R 11
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:53.60
1) Badertscher, Wyatt R 11 2) Lehmkuhle, Clayton J 11
3) Recker, Deacon C 11 4) Oberly, Grayson L
Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 3:00.48
1) Mathewson, Rebecca M 13 2) Hoehn, Amelia J 14
3) Garrett, Sophia R 13 4) Nielson, Addy G 14
Women 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:20.98
1) Geiser, Karden F 17 2) Boehm, Asia L 17
3) McGuire, Kailey R 17 4) Downey, Jenna M 1
Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 A BLUF-EH 1 2:19.34
1) Verb, Calder L 12 2) Guerrero, Lucca C 13
3) Pavel, Lach E 13 4) Crosser, Bennett A 14
Men 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 C BLUF-EH 1 1:59.88
1) Schaublin, Grant R 17 2) Benroth, Bodey D 16
3) Hixon, Everett J 15 4) Ungashick, Aaron T 17
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