Sardine boys just 2 points out of 2nd

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON – The defending champion Bluffton summer swim team finished a solid third overall at the annual two-day, eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday and Saturday, July 10-11.

The Sardine boys and girls racked up 2,103.5 points to trail only overall league champion Findlay (2,674) and second-place Westside (2,593) in the combined team standings.

The Bluffton boys came in a close third by amassing 1,186.5 points. The Westside boys added to their day-one lead Saturday to win the WOAL male crown convincingly, compiling a total of 1,611.5 points. 

The Findlay boys nipped Bluffton for second place by just two points with 1,188.5 markers.

The Sardine girls ended up fourth with 917 points. The Findlay Frog females won the girls WOAL team title with 1,485.5 points, followed closely by Wapakoneta (1,327.5), Westside (981.5) and Bluffton.

Sardine Parker McGraw (boys 15+) touched first in two races on Saturday.  Bennett Crosser (boys 13-14 division) won two individual races Friday. 

Bluffton’s Jackson Bowlus (15+), Liam Rapp (boys 7-8) and Pippa Northrup (girls 9-10) each won one individual race.

Three Sardine girls relay quartets claimed first place.

 

Top Bluffton finishers

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Crosser, Bennett A 14 BLUF-EH 28.10 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Bowlus, Jackson T 18 BLUF-EH 25.45

Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke

• 1 Rapp, Liam E 8 BLUF-EH 24.24 
• 3 Lowry, Cillian F 7 BLUF-EH 27.16 
• 6 Hull, Brayden J 7 BLUF-EH 27.76 
• 7 Lenhart, Philipp J 7 BLUF-EH 28.26

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 1 McGraw, Parker W 17 BLUF-EH 28.59 
• 2 Bowlus, Jackson T 18 BLUF-EH 28.82 

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 1 McGraw, Parker W 17 BLUF-EH 31.99 
• 5 Ungashick, Aaron T 17 BLUF-EH 34.44

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 1 Northrup, Pippa K 10 BLUF-EH 45.50 
• 6 Hull, Carly M 10 BLUF-EH 51.71 

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 1 Crosser, Bennett A 14 BLUF-EH 30.25 
• 8 Pavel, Lach E 13 BLUF-EH 36.07

Girls 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 1 BLUF-EH A J3:05.40 
  • 1) Hull, Carly M 10 2) Crosser, Carys H 10 3) Northrup, Tessa M 10 4) Northrup, Pippa K 10
• 4 BLUF-EH B xJ3:56.29
  • 1) Hakes, Magnolia T 9 2) Spicer, Kristin M 93) Sterrett, Kendyl G 10 4) Herrera, Luka R 10

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 1 BLUF-EH A J2:12.40 40
  • 1) Diller, Kari E 16 2) Sterrett, Madelyn N 15 3) Downey, Jenna M 18 4) Geiser, Karden F 17

Girls 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 1 BLUF-EH A J2:31.34 
  • 1) Northrup, Tessa M 10 2) Sterrett, Kendyl G 10 3) Northrup, Pippa K 10 4) Crosser, Carys H 10

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 2 Downey, Jenna M 18 BLUF-EH 29.87 

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Northrup, Lottie E 7 BLUF-EH 19.88

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter IM

• 2 Crosser, Carys H 10 BLUF-EH 1:30.93 
• 5 Northrup, Pippa K 10 BLUF-EH 1:39.13

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Downey, Jenna M 18 BLUF-EH 27.93

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM

• 2 Verb, Calder L 12 BLUF-EH 1:20.62

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 2 McGraw, Parker W 17 BLUF-EH 1:04.65 
• 3 Ungashick, Aaron T 17 BLUF-EH 1:06.13 
• 8 Verb, Camden R 15 BLUF-EH 1:08.31

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Northrup, Tessa M 10 BLUF-EH 36.76 
• 5 Sterrett, Kendyl G 10 BLUF-EH 41.33

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 2 Crosser, Carys H 10 BLUF-EH 42.20 17
• 6 Northrup, Tessa M 10 BLUF-EH 48.32

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 2 Verb, Calder L 12 BLUF-EH 34.54 

Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Amstutz, William J 8 BLUF-EH 48.28
• 8 Lowry, Cillian F 7 BLUF-EH 56.57

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 2 BLUF-EH A J1:56.27 
  • 1) Bowlus, Jackson T 18 2) McGraw, Parker W 17 3) Schaublin, Grant R 17 4) Verb, Camden R 15
• 4 BLUF-EH B xJ2:07.53
  • 1) Ungashick, Aaron T 17 2) Armstrong, Owen L 16 3) Fritsch, Max W 15 4) Hixon, Everett J 15

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 2 BLUF-EH A 2:06.40 
  • 1) Rapp, Milo M 6 2) Rapp, Liam E 8 3) Amstutz, William J 8 4) Hull, Brayden J 7

Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 3 BLUF-EH A J3:11.66 
  • 1) McCoy, Cody E 10 2) Price, Brink S 9 3) Sommers, Caleb D 10 4) Agner, Emmit P 10

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 2 Crosser, Bennett A 14 BLUF-EH 33.17

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Verb, Calder L 12 BLUF-EH 1:11.10

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Crosser, Bennett A 14 BLUF-EH 1:03.72 

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Downey, Jenna M 18 BLUF-EH 1:00.61 
• 4 Diller, Kari E 16 BLUF-EH 1:06.93 

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 2 BLUF-EH A J2:00.94 
  • 1) Diller, Kari E 16 2) Geiser, Karden F 17 3) Sterrett, Madelyn N 15 4) Downey, Jenna M 18

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 2 BLUF-EH A J1:44.95 34
  • 1) McGraw, Parker W 17 2) Schaublin, Grant R 17 3) Verb, Camden R 15 4) Bowlus, Jackson T 18
• 5 BLUF-EH B xJ1:52.04
  • 1) Ungashick, Aaron T 17 2) Fritsch, Max W 15 3) Benroth, Bodey D 16 4) Hixon, Everett J 15

Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 2 BLUF-EH A J1:34.68 
  • 1) Agner, Liam M 7 2) Hull, Brayden J 7 3) Amstutz, William J 8 4) Rapp, Liam E 8
• 4 BLUF-EH B xJ1:53.72
  • 1) Bonifaz, Adrian D 8 2) Lenhart, Philipp J 7 3) Price, Colt S 7 4) Lowry, Cillian F 7
• 7 BLUF-EH C xJ2:11.63
  • 1) Fleharty, Kyle P 6 2) Barrett, Diesel K 7 3) Rapp, Milo M 6 4) Herrera, Jude T 6

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 3 Diller, Kari E 16 BLUF-EH 33.95 

Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 3 Northrup, Tessa M 10 BLUF-EH 1:24.39 
• 7 Sterrett, Kendyl G 10 BLUF-EH 1:33.75

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 3 Bowlus, Jackson T 18 BLUF-EH 27.90 
• 6 Ungashick, Aaron T 17 BLUF-EH 29.25 
• 7 Schaublin, Grant R 17 BLUF-EH 29.29

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

• 3 Amstutz, William J 8 BLUF-EH 28.61 
• 5 Hull, Brayden J 7 BLUF-EH 33.39 14
• 6 Price, Colt S 7 BLUF-EH 36.81

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 3 BLUF-EH A J2:54.42 32

 

• 1) Ungashick, Adrian T 12 2) Oberly, Grayson L 12 3) Verb, Calder L 12 4) Spicer, Scot D 12

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 3 Verb, Calder L 12 BLUF-EH 37.80

Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 3 Rapp, Liam E 8 BLUF-EH 29.11 
• 8 Hull, Brayden J 7 BLUF-EH 44.97

Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 3 Crosser, Carys H 10 BLUF-EH 46.45 
• 7 Northrup, Pippa K 10 BLUF-EH 54.76 
• 8 Hull, Carly M 10 BLUF-EH 56.44

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 3 BLUF-EH A J2:37.26 
  • 1) Spicer, Scot D 12 2) Ungashick, Adrian T 12 3) Honse, Ethan A 12 4) Oberly, Grayson L 12
• 7 BLUF-EH B xJ3:16.52
  • 1) Crow, Benji T 11 2) Stechschulte, Mason T 11 3) Storer, Avery M 12 4) Badertscher, Wyatt R 11

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 3 BLUF-EH A 2:11.85
  • 1) Crosser, Bennett A 14 2) Brickner, Hudsen R 13 3) Guerrero, Lucca C 13 4) Pavel, Lach E 13

Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 4 BLUF-EH A J1:48.93 
  • 1) Oberly, Nora J 7 2) Sommers, Amelia R 7 3) Lewis, Ellie N 8 4) Northrup, Lottie E 7

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke

• 4 Lewis, Ellie N 8 BLUF-EH 26.03 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 4 Oberly, Grayson L 12 BLUF-EH 49.27 

Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke

• 4 Fleharty, Kyle P 6 BLUF-EH 31.06 
• 6 Rapp, Milo M 6 BLUF-EH 34.50 
• 7 Herrera, Jude T 6 BLUF-EH 34.66 
• 8 Lenhart, Ryan D 6 BLUF-EH 44.55

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 4 Diller, Kari E 16 BLUF-EH 1:17.37

Boys 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle

• 4 Rapp, Milo M 6 BLUF-EH 28.26 
• 6 Herrera, Jude T 6 BLUF-EH 31.90 
• 8 Lenhart, Ryan D 6 BLUF-EH 35.87

Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 4 BLUF-EH A 2:10.23 
  • 1) Amstutz, Sammi A 7 2) Northrup, Lottie E 7 3) Lewis, Ellie N 8 4) Oberly, Nora J 7
• 5 BLUF-EH B x2:38.89
  • 1) Grossestreuer, Emma E 7 2) Spelman, Avila A 8 3) Goldsberry, Emma R 8 4) Sommers, Amelia R 7

Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 5 BLUF-EH A 2:25.98 
  • 1) Verb, Mikayla E 14 2) Ward, Naiyana R 14 3) Mathewson, Rebecca M 13 4) Nielson, Addy G 14

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke

• 5 Verb, Mikayla E 14 BLUF-EH 38.26 
• 6 Nielson, Addy G 14 BLUF-EH 39.08

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 5 Agner, Emmit P 10 BLUF-EH 54.37

Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle

• 5 Amstutz, William J 8 BLUF-EH 20.60

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 5 Geiser, Karden F 17 BLUF-EH 39.10 14
• 6 Sterrett, Madelyn N 15 BLUF-EH 39.24 

Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

• 6 BLUF-EH A J2:39.81 
  • 1) Geiser, Kenlee G 12 2) Hull, Makayla S 123) Dodds, Ellie S 12 4) Lowry, Arya R 11

Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 6 Northrup, Lottie E 7 BLUF-EH 47.36

Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 6 Nielson, Addy G 14 BLUF-EH 42.45 

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle

• 6 Verb, Camden R 15 BLUF-EH 59.00 

Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

• 6 BLUF-EH A J3:03.79 26
  • 1) Dodds, Ellie S 12 2) Geiser, Kenlee G 12 3) Hull, Makayla S 12 4) Lowry, Arya R 11

Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

• 7 Geiser, Kenlee G 12 BLUF-EH 44.90 

 

Combined 2026 WOAL Team Standings 

Place Team Points 

1 Findlay YMCA Frogs 2,674 points

2 Westside Wave 2,593 

3 Bluffton Swim Team 2,103.5 

4 Wapakoneta Waves 1,904.5 

5 Shawnee Country Club 1,157.5 

6 Ada Summer Swim Team 940 

7 Kenton Area Swim Team 922. 5 

8 Van Wert Marlins 468

 

Girls Standings

1 Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,485.5

2 Wapakoneta Waves 1,327.5

3 Westside Wave 981.5

4 Bluffton Swim Team 917 

5 Shawnee Country Club 743.5

6 Kenton Area Swim Team 566 

7 Van Wert Marlins 328 

8 Ada Summer Swim Team 238 

 

Boys Team Standings 

1 Westside Wave 1,611.5

2 Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,188.5 

3 Bluffton Swim Team 1,186.5

4 Ada Summer Swim Team 702 

5 Wapakoneta Waves 577 

6 Shawnee Country Club 414 

7 Kenton Area Swim Team 356.5 

8 Van Wert Marlins 140