Sardines sweep Westside and Ada swimmers
By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team handily swept visiting teams Westside and Ada in a Western Ohio Aquatic League makeup tri-meet Tuesday evening, June 20.
Ada at Bluffton was postponed twice last week due to unseasonably cool and rainy conditions, and thus the meet was combined into a three-team competition.
Bluffton won the combined team event convincingly, sweeping the boys and girls dual meets. Westside finished second, and Ada came in third.
The Sardines outscored Ada overall, 4,454 to 1,476 points. Bluffton outpaced the Ada boys 2,210 to 768, and the hosts defeated the Gator girls 2,244 to 708.
The Sardines also outscored Westside 4,393.5 to 2,088.5 overall. Bluffton bested the Waves 2,204 to 902 in the boys meet, and took their girls dual by a sizeable 2,189.5 to 1,186.5 count.
Westside beat the Gators 2,385 to 1,615 in the combined final team score. The Waves edged the Ada boys 1,067 to 866 in their dual meet, while the Westside girls beat the Gators 1,317 to 749.
Sardine Camden Verb touched first in four individual races in the boys 11-12 age group. Bluffton’s Madelyn Agner won four individual events in the girls 9-10 division.
Bluffton hosts Wapakoneta Thursday evening, June 22. The Sardines swim against the Findlay Frogs on June 26 and face Shawnee on June 29.
Bluffton 1st-place finishers:
Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley
1 BLUF-EH A 2:07.18
1) Northrup, Pippa K 7 2) Oberly, Scarlett F 7 3) Crosser, Carys H 7 4) Sutton, Beau
Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:00.10
1) Hare, Tucker L 7 2) Roby, Parker E 8 3) LaPoint, Max A 8 4) Yarnell, Brady
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 3:39.51
1) Ungashick, Adrian T 9 2) Oberly, Grayson L 9 3) Verb, Calder L 9 4) Shank, Roman P 9
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:48.15 1) Stechschulte, Logan R 12 2) Essinger, Levin D 12 3) Verb, Camden R 12 4) Roby, Ethan D 11 2
Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:44.95
Diller, Kari E 13 2) Stechschulte, Ally M 14 3) Geiser, Karden F 14 4) Mohr, Kelsey B
Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:33.76
Schaublin, Grant R 14 2) Ungashick, Aaron T 14 3) Eley, Caleb A 13 4) Benroth, Bodey D
Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 1:58.71
Bowlus, Jackson T 15 2) Verb, Riley W 18 3) Schaublin, Grady D 17 4) Stahler, Landon
Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Sutton, Weylyn M 6 BLUF-EH 32.63
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Agner, Madelyn P 9 BLUF-EH 44.88
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Verb, Camden R 12 BLUF-EH 34.78
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Eley, Caleb A 13 BLUF-EH 30.41
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Schaublin, Grady D 17 BLUF-EH 27.13
Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter IM
1 Mathewson, Rebecca M 10 BLUF-EH 2:06.53
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1 Verb, Camden R 12 BLUF-EH 1:23.29
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1 Ungashick, Aaron T 14 BLUF-EH 1:23.63
Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM
1 Verb, Riley W 18 BLUF-EH 1:05.60
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Agner, Madelyn P 9 BLUF-EH 50.29
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Schaublin, Grant R 14 BLUF-EH 36.76
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Stahler, Landon A 16 BLUF-EH 29.83
Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Sutton, Weylyn M 6 BLUF-EH 37.99
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Sutton, Beau L 7 BLUF-EH 27.26
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Agner, Madelyn P 9 BLUF-EH 57.34
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Verb, Camden R 12 BLUF-EH 40.02
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Diller, Kari E 13 BLUF-EH 37.06
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Eley, Caleb A 13 BLUF-EH 35.11
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Diller, Xavier D 16 BLUF-EH 34.83
Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Agner, Madelyn P 9 BLUF-EH 1:43.22
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Verb, Camden R 12 BLUF-EH 1:15.97
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Eley, Caleb A 13 BLUF-EH 1:07.63
Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Stechschulte, Izzy R 17 BLUF-EH 1:07.54
Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Verb, Riley W 18 BLUF-EH 58.33
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Crosser, Carys H 7 BLUF-EH 34.83
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Mathewson, Rebecca M 10 BLUF-EH 1:07.23
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Sterrett, Madelyn N 12 BLUF-EH 45.37
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Geiser, Karden F 14 BLUF-EH 43.24
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Ungashick, Aaron T 14 BLUF-EH 43.30
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Bowlus, Jackson T 15 BLUF-EH 38.21
Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:01.87
Lowry, Arya R 8 2) Northrup, Tessa M 7 3) Northrup, Pippa K 7 4) Sutton, Beau L
Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 1:44.75
Hare, Tucker L 7 2) Yarnell, Brady J 8 3) Roby, Parker E 8 4) LaPoint, Max A
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:32.48
Essinger, Levin D 12 2) Stechschulte, Logan R 12 3) Stanfield, Aiden J 12 4) Roby, Ethan D 11
Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 2:41.96
Stechschulte, Ally M 14 2) Boblitt, Charlie S 13 3) McGuire, Kailey R 14 4) Mohr, Kelsey B 13
Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay Team Relay Finals Time
1 BLUF-EH A 2:19.3
Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1 BLUF-EH A 1:53.19
Bowlus, Jackson T 15 2) Diller, Xavier D 16 3) Lehman, Jacob L 17 4) Verb, Riley W 18
Double Dual Meet Team Scores
Combined
Bluffton Swim Team 4393.5-2088.5 Westside
Westside Wave Swim Team 2384-1615 Ada Summer Swim Team
Bluffton Swim Team 4454-1476 Ada
Men
Bluffton Swim Team 2204 902Westside Wave Swim Team
Westside Wave Swim Team 1067-866.Ada
Bluffton Swim Team 2210-768 Ada
Women
Bluffton 2189.5-1186.5 Westside
Westside Waves 1317-749 Ada
Bluffton Swim Team 2244-708 Ada
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