The Yorktown Swim & Dive teams kept their National District records unblemished by sweeping the Mount Vernon Majors in a meet held Friday, Dec. 12 at the Yorktown pool. The boys won by a 110-75 score and the girls posted a 116-70 victory. Both teams improved their dual meet records to 2-0.
In the diving portion of the meet, Brian Coonce and Carson Barry placed first and second, respectively, for the boys, while Cameron Hancock finished first and Haley Barry was second for the girls.
The boy swimmers captured first place finishes in six of 11 events. The girls won eight of the 11 swimming events. For the boys, winners included Connor Healy (200 free), Greg Crosswell (200 IM), Jimmy Linek (500 free), and Jack Wilson (100 breast). On the girl’s side, Liana Tai (200 free and 100 free), Hilary Stetekluh (50 free), Kaitlin Wolla (100 fly), Annemarie Wamsted (500 free), and Abigail Ortmayer (100 breast) all finished in first place in their respective races.
The Patriots return to the pool on Friday, Dec. 19, when they travel to Providence Rec Center to face the Stuart Raiders. The meet starts with diving at 6:30 p.m.
<b>O’Connell Wrestling Wins Tournament</b>
The Bishop O’Connell wrestling team finished in first place at last weekend’s Sterling Lions Terry McGowan Invitational with a score of 219.5.
The Knights were dominant across the board, finishing with seven individual champions and all but one starter in the top-four of their respective weight class. Kyle Mason (119 pounds), James Young (125 pounds), Nam Dunbar (130 pounds), Jonathon Carpenter (135 pounds), Chris Curtin (140 pounds), Conor Furrey (145 pounds), and Chris Straubs (215 pounds) were all crowned champions. Dunbar was named the team’s most valuable wrestler by tournament officials.