TIGERS SWEEP TROJANS

Senior Night is one of the most emotional experiences an athlete has during his or her high school career. And the members of the YHS Class of 2011 will long remember theirs, because Thursday night's meet came down to the final event.

The Yorktown boys held an 89-82 lead over New Castle after the 100-yard breaststroke, so the outcome of the meet would depend on the finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The YHS quartet of Wes Gustin, Michael Heavilon, Alec Durant and Scott Heavilon didn't disappoint, using clean exchanges to avoid a DQ, claim first place and seal the 101-84 victory for the Tigers.

It was a comeback effort that even put Yorktown in place to take top honors. New Castle won four of the first five events in the boys meet, and held a nine point lead (67-58) over the Tigers after the 500-yard freestyle. But YHS went 1-3 in the 200-yard freestyle relay to cut the Trojan lead to three (71-68), and went ahead for good (78-77) after Voss and Michael Heavilon finished 1-2 in the backstroke.

The YHS boys were led by senior triple winners Hunter Hoffman and Adam Voss. Hoffman put up first place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.09) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.47), while Voss brought home the bacon in the 100-yard freestyle (49.77) and the 100-yard backstroke (58.03). Hoffman and Voss were also part of the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:33.25) with seniors Michael Heavilon and Wes Gustin.

The YHS ladies put on an impressive performance in their first meet following what I like to call Special Holiday Intensive Training (do your own spelling on that one). ;) The girls swam dog tired, but with a lot of courage and intensity to claim a 122-63 victory on their side of the ledger. It's the fifth time this season that the girls have gone over the 100-point mark, and the fourth time they've bettered 120 points.

The Yorktown girls had several multiple event winners against the Trojans. Junior Larah Beaver and sophomore Jessica Extine topped the list with four first-place efforts each on the night. Beaver bested the field in the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.68) and the 500-yard freestyle (in a lifetime best 5:29.16). Extine grabbed the blue ribbons in the 200-yard IM (2:22.31) and the 100-yard freestyle (58.26).

Sophomore Caroline Grasso was a three-time victor, getting to the wall first in both the 50-yard freestyle (26.63) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.34). Beaver, Extine and Grasso joined sophomore Kersea Gable on the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:57.40), while Beaver and Extine shared the load with sophomore Ashley Sexton and junior Brooke Sigler as they set the pace in the 400-yard freestyle relay (4:03.52).

Junior Sam Mahon was Yorktown's other individual champion, winning the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 190.84. Mahon led a 1-2-3 YHS sweep in diving, with sophomore Ellie Smith and junior Alexa Voss also pitching in to score 13 valuable points off the board.

The weary Tigers resume their 2010-11 season on Tuesday night, when they make the short trip down Cornbread Road to face Muncie Southside. The contest is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

GO TIGERS!
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Results--Girls: Yorktown 122, New Castle 63 Boys: Yorktown 101, New Castle 84

Girls 200 Medley Relay--1. Yorktown A (Larah Beaver, Kersea Gable, Jessica Extine, Caroline Grasso) 1:57.40, 2. New Castle A (Caitlin Becraft, Chloe Duvall, Laura Hamilton, Becca Foster) 2:19.34, 3. Yorktown B (Rachel Reising, Gabby LaVoie, Brittney Bell, Megan Morency) 2:25.44.

Boys 200 Medley Relay--1. New Castle B (Kyler Durham, Matt DeHart, William Kelsik, Tyler Ratcliffe) 1:48.78, 2. Yorktown A (Scott Heavilon, Adam Voss, Thommy Brown, Hunter Hoffman) 1:49.02, 3. New Castle A (Nick Noonan, Blake Rains, Nik Davis, Dustin Gray) 2:07.13.

Girls 200 Free--1. Andrea Hadsell (NC) 2:13.22, 2. Kirsten Nickoli (Y) 2:22.99, 3. Ashley Sexton (Y) 2:26.62, 4. Caty Hubbard (NC) 2:26.74, 5. Macey Taylor (Y) 2:28.41.

Boys 200 Free--1. Hunter Hoffman (Y) 2:02.09, 2. Alec Durant (Y) 2:09.98, 3. Collin Goodin (NC) 2:11.55, 4. Nick Noonan (NC) 2:14.11, 5. Jordan Fox (Y) 2:20.62.

Girls 200 IM--1. Jessica Extine (Y) 2:22.31, 2. Tricia Foster (NC) 2:32.65, 3. Maky Myers (NC) 2:38.79, 4. Chappell Railey (Y) 2:39.53, 5. Chloe Duvall (NC) 2:51.52.

Boys 200 IM--1. William Kelsik (NC) 2:06.23, 2. Michael Heavilon (Y) 2:09.54, 3. Thommy Brown (Y) 2:23.92, 4. Blake Rains (NC) 2:30.89, 5. Kyle Rees (Y) 2:35.51.

Girls 50 Free--1. Caroline Grasso (Y) 26.63, 2. Gabby LaVoie (Y) 28.46, 3. Becca Foster (NC) 29.01, 4. Chloe Duvall (NC) 31.47, 5. Megan Morency (Y) 33.64.

Boys 50 Free--1. Matt DeHart (NC) 23.51, 2. Wes Gustin (Y) 23.89, 3. Scott Heavilon (Y) 25.37, 4. Tyler Ratcliffe (NC) 26.08, 5. Nik Davis (NC) 26.65.

Girls 1-Meter Diving--1. Sam Mahon (Y) 190.84, 2. Ellie Smith (Y) 162.35, 3. Alexa Voss (Y) 155.10, 4. Mady Cook (NC) 143.65.

Boys 1-Meter Diving--1. Reggie Wright (NC) 228.50, 2. Tyler Donges (Y) 177.80, 3. Jose Dimas (NC) 171.90, 4. Dustin Gray (NC) 163.35.

Girls 100 Fly--1. Larah Beaver (Y) 1:03.68, 2. Maky Myers (NC) 1:14.53, 3. Kirsten Nickoli (Y) 1:18.02, 4. Kirbee Taylor )Y) 1:25.64, 5. Laura Hamilton (NC) 1:25.78.

Boys 100 Fly--1. William Kelsik (NC) 55.64, 2. Thommy Brown (Y) 1:02.23, 3. Wes Gustin (Y) 1:02.81, 4. Kenton Durham (NC) 1:14.75, 5. Joe Eskew (Y) 1:18.03.

Girls 100 Free--1. Jessica Extine (Y) 58.26, 2. Erin Moreno (Y) 1:03.96, 3. Crystal Cory (NC) 1:06.50, 4. Rachel Reising (Y) 1:12.33, 5. Felicity New (NC) 1:17.34.

Boys 100 Free--1. Adam Voss (Y) 49.77, 2. Kyler Durham (NC) 50.06, 3. Nik Davis (NC) 58.70, 4. James Kemp (Y) 1:00.31, 5. Blake Rains (NC) 1:02.47.

Girls 500 Free--1. Larah Beaver (Y) 5:29.16, 2. Andrea Hadsell (NC) 5:29.95, 3. Brooke Sigler (Y) 5:46.22, 4. Caitlin Becraft (NC) 6:04.86, 5. Chelsea Watters (Y) 6:27.94.

Boys 500 Free--1. Kyler Durham (NC) 5:14.53, 2. Scott Heavilon (Y) 5:25.70, 3. Joe Eskew (Y) 5:41.03, 4. Collin Goodin (NC) 5:52.20, 5. Brock Rees (Y) 6:18.88.

Girls 200 Free Relay--1. Yorktown A (Caroline Grasso, Kersea Gable, Ashley Sexton, Gabby LaVoie) 1:52.75, 2. New Castle B (Tricia Foster, Maky Myers, Andrea Hadsell, Becca Foster) 1:56.59, 3. Yorktown B (Chelsea Watters, Chappell Railey, Macey Taylor, Erin Moreno) 2:01.08.

Boys 200 Free Relay--1. Yorktown A (Hunter Hoffman, Michael Heavilon, Adam Voss, Wes Gustin) 1:33.25, 2. New Castle A (Matt DeHart, Tyler Ratcliffe, William Kelsik, Kyler Durham) 1:36.19, 3. Yorktown B (Brock Rees, Jordan Fox, Andy Wolfe, Kyle Rees) 1:54.81.

Girls 100 Back--1. Caroline Grasso (Y) 1:03.34, 2. Brooke Sigler (Y) 1:10.99, 3. Caitlin Becraft (NC) 1:13.99, 4. Crystal Cory (NC) 1:18.92, 5. Rachel Reising (Y) 1:24.46.

Boys 100 Back--1. Adam Voss (Y) 58.03, 2. Michael Heavilon (Y) 1:02.30, 3. Nick Noonan (NC) 1:08.65, 4. Tyler Ratcliffe (NC) 1:11.13, 5. Kenton Durham (NC) 1:17.02.

Girls 100 Breast--1. Tricia Foster (NC) 1:18.07, 2. Kersea Gable (Y) 1:18.65, 3. Chelsea Watters (Y) 1:22.44, 4. Duyen Dao (NC) 1:33.07, 5. Megan Morency (Y) 1:36.79.

Boys 100 Breast--1. Hunter Hoffman (Y) 1:03.47, 2. Matt DeHart (NC) 1:08.83, 3. Alec Durant (Y) 1:14.24, 4. Kyle Rees (Y) 1:28.14, 5. Bret Nguyen (NC) 1:30.41.

Girls 400 Free Relay--1. Yorktown A (Jessica Extine, Ashley Sexton, Brooke Sigler, Larah Beaver) 4:03.52, 2. New Castle A (Andrea Hadsell, Maky Myers, Caitlin Becraft, Tricia Foster) 4:21.08, 3. Yorktown B (Brittney Bell, Macey Taylor, Chelsea Watters, Kersea Gable) 4:33.94.