By Mike Stirling
“Wall-to-wall” swimmers best
When the splashing stopped, the Dawgs had out-pointed all of their competition with the exception of the swimmers from Dover High School. Contests were close but the team from Dresden was able to post superior team scores against Canal Winchester, Mount Vernon, Granville
Leading the scorers for the Scottie girls were standouts Caroline Holmes who recorded firsts in both the girls 100 Butterfly as well as the girls 100 Backstroke against all five schools while teammate Larissa Lynch racked up
In other exciting events, Clare Waggle won the 500 Free against Granville, Licking Valley
Girls relay teams also did well. To begin the relay scoring, Larissa Lynch, Claire Waggle, Caroline Holmes and Marissa Sees set the tone by finishing ahead of Canal Winchester, Granville and Licking Valley in the 200 Medley Relay while teammates Mariah Clark, Seryna Mann, Marissa Sees and Larissa Lynch defeated Licking Valley in the 200 Free Relay.
Waggle, Clark, Mann
Not to be outdone, the
From the outset, the Scotties let the other teams know that they were there. Seniors Keegan Bumpus, Chad Bell, Eric Allen
Scottie swimmers Mikal Blackstone, Cyrus Dittmar, Brady Jacobs-Bell and Will Kline teamed to record 3 firsts and 2 seconds in the boys 200 Free Relay. Also contributing for the Dawgs was the team of Blaine Cox, Tracy Beale, Sean Lacy
In individual events, the Scottie seniors made their presence known. Keegan Bumpus finished first against three of his opponents, second against one and one against the other in the 200 Free. He was followed by Freshman Nathan Sauerbrey and Sophomore Brady Jacobs-Bell.
Senior Chad Bell was a force in the 200 Individual Medley as he recorded three firsts and three seconds. Teammates Cyrus Dittmar and Sean Lacy picked up points for seconds and thirds as they added to the Tri-Valley point totals.
Eric Allen was impressive in both the 50 Free as well as the 100 Free where he added six firsts, three seconds and
Senior Keegan Bumpus dominated the boys 100 Butterfly with impressive
Tri-Valley boys McDaniel, Blackstone and Blaine Cox made their presence felt in the 100 Backstroke where they recorded eight places against the five-school competition. As a cap to the boys’ each of events, Chad Bell was back on the point totals podium where he recorded three firsts and two swims followed in the 100 Breaststroke event. Fellow Seniors Sean Lacy and Will Kline also swam in 100 Breast.
As indicated, there was a lot going on in a very big meet and the Dresden swimmers had their hands full. As a team, they continue to improve and look forward to the upcoming Viking Classic scheduled for New Albany High School on Saturday, January 5 at 9:35 am.
Team photo by Mary Kay Waggle.