Swimming
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Swimming: Streaks take runner-up honors at CSU
Magnificat and Avon Lake finished second and fourth, respectively, at the girls Division I Swimming Sectionals at Cleveland State University. Westlake was the area\'s top boys team at CSU, finishing sixth.
Individual champions for the girls were Erin Pettegrew from Avon in the 100 Butterfly; Brittany Menzer of Avon Lake in the 500 Freestyle; and Ellen Hutchinson of Magnificat in the 100 Backstroke.
Strongsville dominated the day, winning both the girls and boys team championships. The Mustangs set three meet records in the process, with the girls claiming two...
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Swimming: River has record-setting day in sweep
Rocky River had a record-setting day in winning both the boys and girls championships at the Division II Sectional Meet at Lakewood High School
The Pirates set nine records on the day, five for the girls and four in the boys meet. Bay also had some-record-setting performances as the girls took runner-up honors and the boys placed fourth in the team standings.
Lauren Devorance of Rocky River set two individual meet records, those coming in the 20 Freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Bay\'s Elizabeth Auckley also set a pair of records, those coming in the 100 Backstroke and the 100 Butterfly.
For the boys, Bay\'s Trevor Lake set two meet records in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle....
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Bees, Comets swim to SWC team championships
The Brecksville Ladies left no doubt who was the \'big fish\' in the Southwestern Conference pond. Winning diving and eight of eleven swimming events proved they owned the pond.
Later in the afternoon the men of Steele took seven of eleven swimming, including the last four events, to get Amherst over Brecksville.
Larry was at both meets to capture photos and video.
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Rocky River dominates, claims WSC swim crowns
It was a new pool for the West Shore Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at a new school to the conference in Lakewood. With all that newness, it seemed an appropriate time for new records, and there were six swimming and one diving records set over the weekend.
Lakewood\'s Jim McMahan set a new mark in diving at 419.1. Bay and Rocky River swimmers set the rest. 50 & 100 freestyle: Trevor Lake, Bay, 22.7 & 50.13; 100 butterfly: Elizabeth Auckley, Bay at 58.91 and Sam Stankiwicz, Rocky River at 58.39; 200 freestyle: Lauren Devorace, Rocky River, 1:57.94; 200 Individual Medley: Emma Flynn, Rocky River, 2:14.52.
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Bay's depth prevails in WSC wins over Lakewood
With the West Shore Conference Meet just weeks away, the Bay and Lakewood swimming and diving squads met in a Friday night dual meet. It was a measuring stick of sorts for both coaching staffs, with individual improvement and future planning both in play.
When it was all said and done, the Rockets had the slight edge this night.
The Bay boys evened their dual meet record at 2-2 by handing the Rangers just their second loss of the season, 87-84. In the girls meet...
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Demons swimmers host Avon Lake in SWC meet
Westlake hosted Avon Lake last Thursday in a Southwestern Conference swimming and diving meet at the Westlake Recreation Center. Larry captures the action with photos and videos...
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River swims way to Rocket Relay championships
The Rocky River swim and dive team continued its hot start to the 2012-13 season by winning both the girls and boys team championships at the seventh annual Rocket Relays at Lakewood High School.
The Pirate girls won three of the eight events and finished second in two more to score 92 points. Fellow West Shore Conference member Avon was second with 66 points, while host Bay took third with 62 points. Magnificat came in fourth with 57 points. In the boys competition, River...
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Pirates swim past Westlake to open new season
The Rocky River swim and dive team opened the 2012-13 season this week by hosting Westlake. The Pirates got off to a solid start, as the girls team won 122-64 and the boys came out of the pool with a 100-83 decision.
In the girls meet, River won 11 of the 12 events. Emma Flynn had a strong performance, competing on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays while winning the 50 freestyle in 26.07 and the 100 butterfly in 1:02.57. Haley Rosiak also had four wins, competing in two winning relays and taking the 500 free and 200 free. Flynn, along with Hallie McCue, Lauren Devorace and anchor Megan Jaite...
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Swim Sectionals: Rocky River boys dominate field
There was no stopping the Rocky River boys swim team.
The Pirates dominated the pool at the 2012 Boys Division II Sectional Swim Meet at Lakewood. They scored 501 points to easily out-distance runner-up Fairview (256) and third place finisher Elyria Catholic (226).
Meet records fell in 10 of the 11 events, with River recording seven best-ever sectional times. Senior Daniel Parris...
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Swim Sectionals: Bay girls take DII championship
The Westshore area was well represented last weekend at the 2012 Girls Lakewood Sectional Swim Meet.
The Bay Rockets won the Lakewood Division II Sectional championship Saturday, scoring 506 points to get past arch-rival Rocky River (454) and West Shore Conference foe Elyria Catholic (350).
In Division I, Magnificat advanced five events as the Blue Streaks took runner-up honors...
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Brecksville girls, Amherst boys swim to SWC titles
The Brecksville girls and the Amherst boys went into last weekend’s Southwestern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships as the favorites after dominating the regular season meets.
Saturday’s meet at the Westlake Recreation Center confirmed those expectations.
Amherst, with five first-place finishes, scored 268 points to get past host Westlake’s 230 and win the boys title. Brecksville was even more dominant in the girls meet...
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Video: Bay girls, River boys take WSC swim titles
The Bay girls and the Rocky River boys swimming and diving teams captured their respective West Shore Conference championships out at Oberlin College. Bay scored 126 points to slip past Rocky River\'s 106, while the Pirate boys dominated with 183 points to win the meet going away.
Larry ventured out to Lorain County to capture the action with his photos and video...
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Video: Avon, Bay and River visit Eagles' Lake
The Avon Eagles, Bay Rockets, Rocky River Pirates and the host North Olmsted Eagles competed at a holiday meet in North Olmsted last Wednesday. Larry captured some of the action at the North Olmsted Recreation Center...
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Video: Demons host Avon Lake in SWC meet
Westlake hosted Avon Lake last Thursday in a Southwestern Conference swimming and diving meet at the Westlake Recreation Center. Larry captures the action with these videos...
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