GIRLS ROAR FOR FOUR, INDIANS SCALP BOYS

When you get on a roll, sometimes success seems automatic. And that's the zone the #19 Lady Tigers find themselves in right now. They roared from the start last night to demolish a badly outgunned Anderson Indians squad 142-36 in the girls half of a dual meet at the YHS pool. That's not a typo--the girls won by a whopping 106 points in running their current dual meet winning streak to four!

The boys meet was a different story. The Indians were the sectional runners-up last season, and they staked their claim to another shot at the title this year again last night. AHS has lots of top-end talent AND dual meet scoring depth, and they rode both, winning all but two events on their way to a 109-71 victory over the YHS guys.

Lots of Lady Tigers took home at least one blue ribbon Thursday night. Larah Beaver and Caroline Grasso grabbed four each; Jessica Extine and Lauren Elston picked up three each; Ashley Sexton and Katelyn Grasso were double winners; and Sam Mahon, Macey Taylor and Katie Keller also posted first place finishes.

The YHS boys had a lot tougher evening. Only two Tigers--diver Brandon Young and backstroker Isiah Huisman--won events for the green and white. Yorktown fought hard in every swim, but Anderson simply had too much firepower for the youthful Tigers. This is going to be a season where the Mighty Men of Yorktown take a LOT of lumps in dual meets, but it will ultimately lead to a better team--and program--in the future.

There is no rest for the weary Tigers. They head to Ft. Wayne tomorrow for the Homestead Invitational, a meet chock full of state ranked teams and national caliber swimmers. The level of competition will rival that of a mini-State Meet. Seats will be at a premium, so get there early and cheer your fannies off.

GO TIGERS!
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Girls-Yorktown 142, Anderson 36
Boys-Anderson 109, Yorktown 71
Meet Results

Girls 200 Medley Relay--1. Yorktown ‘A’ (Larah Beaver, Jessica Extine, Lauren Elston, Caroline Grasso) 1:58.28, 2. Yorktown ‘B’ (Keller, Gable, Windell, Sexton) 2:10.50, 3. Anderson ‘A’ (Esther Mishler, Katherine Skeen, Anna Gustin, Victoria Brown) 2:17.75.

Boys 200 Medley Relay--1. Anderson ‘A’ (Riley Sears, Drew Hueston, Jacob Brown, Adam Scott) 1:53.44, 2. Yorktown ‘A’ (Isiah Huisman, Scott Heavilon, Thommy Brown, Luke Ledbetter) 1:53.48, 3. Yorktown ‘B’ (Brock Rees, Alec Durant, James Kemp, Jordan Fox) 2:03.08.

Girls 200 Free--1. Caroline Grasso (Y) 2:08.89, 2. Victoria Brown (A) 2:25.98, 3. Macey Taylor (Y) 2:30.70, 4. Anna Gustin (A) 2:37.91, 5. Katy Brown (Y) 2:46.35.

Boys 200 Free--1. Jacob Fugate (A) 1:52.57, 2. Scott Heavilon (Y) 1:56.78, 3. Alex Nickoli (Y) 2:07.82, 4. Alec Durant (Y) 2:10.38, 5. Jarred Gray (A) 2:11.52.

Girls 200 IM--1. Larah Beaver (Y) 2:20.84, 2. Bailey Windell (Y) 2:42.58, 3. Ashley Sexton (Y) 2:43.44, 4. Jessica Simmons (A) 2:46.75, 5. Katherine Skeen (A) 2:58.11.

Boys 200 IM--1. Kyle Johnson (A) 2:08.70, 2. Luke Ledbetter (Y) 2:25.37, 3. Drew Hueston (A) 2:30.24, 4. Adam Scott (A) 2:36.37, 5. James Kemp (Y) 2:39.39.

Girls 50 Free--1. Lauren Elston (Y) 27.00, 2. Jill Swan (Y) 30.32, 3. Brooke VanHook (A) 33.98, 4. Claire Clapp (A) 35.11, 5. Samantha Ipock (A) 45.30.

Boys 50 Free--1. Jason Cramer (A) 24.29, 2. Thommy Brown (Y) 25.96, 3. Tyler Davidson (A) 26.20, 4. Kyle Rees (Y) 26.63, 5. Jordan Fox (Y) 27.64.

Girls 1-Meter Diving--1. Sam Mahon (Y) 194.95, 2. Ellie Smith (Y) 170.70, 3. Jennifer Swan (Y) 107.85.

Boys 1-Meter Diving--1. Brandon Young (Y) 172.75, 2. Brandon Segner (A) 152.55.

Girls 100 Fly--1. Larah Beaver (Y) 1:01.76, 2. Lauren Elston (Y) 1:02.23, 3. Anna Gustin (A) 1:23.12.

Boys 100 Fly--1. Jacob Fugate (A) 57.94, 2. Hamilton Smith (A) 1:00.16, 3. Thommy Brown (Y) 1:01.06, 4. Isiah Huisman (Y) 1:01.52, 5. Jacob Brown (A) 1:08.59.

Girls 100 Free--1. Ashley Sexton (Y) 1:02.91, 2. Kersea Gable (Y) 1:02.97, 3. Bailey Windell (Y) 1:03.53, 4. Esther Mishler (A) 1:07.56, 5. Brooke VanHook (A) 1:15.94.

Boys 100 Free--1. Jason Cramer(A) 52.37, 2. Luke Ledbetter (Y) 55.56, 3. Tyler Davidson (A) 56.96, 4. Riley Sears (A) 58.01, 5. Kyle Rees (Y) 1:01.21.

Girls 500 Free--1. Katelyn Grasso (Y) 6:03.54, 2. Kirsten Nickoli (Y) 6:15.08, 3. Victoria Brown (A) 6:41.84, 4. Laura Eaton (Y) 7:06.86.

Boys 500 Free--1. Kyle Johnson (A) 4:56.16, 2. Scott Heavilon (Y) 5:14.03, 3. Alex Nickoli (Y) 5:36.71, 4. Jarred Gray (A) 6:21.20, 5. Kyle Miller (Y) 6:21.33.

Girls 200 Free Relay--1. Yorktown ‘A’ (Macey Taylor, Katie Keller, Katelyn Grasso, Ashley Sexton) 1:54.69, 2. Yorktown ‘B’ (Chelsea Watters, Jill Swan, Hailey Lemon, Laura Eaton) 2:04.34, 3. Anderson ‘A’ (Katherine Skeen, Jessica Simmons, Brooke VanHook, Ashley Knight) 2:11.45.

Boys 200 Free Relay--1. Anderson ‘A’ (Jason Cramer, Hamilton Smith, Jacob Fugate, Kyle Johnson) 1:35.50, 2. Anderson ‘B’ (Drew Hueston, Jarred Gray, Tyler Davidson, Adam Scott) 1:44.07, 3. Yorktown ‘A’ (Alex Nickoli, Alec Durant, Brock Rees, James Kemp) 1:50.64.

Girls 100 Back--1. Caroline Grasso (Y) 1:03.00, 2. Katie Keller (Y) 1:12.34, 3. Esther Mishler (A) 1:17.38, 4. Kirsten Nickoli (Y) 1:19.25.

Boys 100 Back--1. Isiah Huisman (Y) 1:02.54, 2. Hamilton Smith (A) 1:02.67, 3. Jacob Brown (A) 1:07.13, 4. Riley Sears (A) 1:07.69, 5. Brock Rees (Y) 1:10.83.

Girls 100 Breast--1. Jessica Extine (Y) 1:16.49, 2. Kersea Gable (Y) 1:21.28, 3. Chelsea Watters (Y) 1:22.68, 4. Jessica Simmons (A) 1:25.66, 5. Katherine Skeen (A) 1:30.97.

Boys 100 Breast--1. Drew Hueston (A) 1:10.80, 2. Alec Durant (Y) 1:11.75, 3. Adam Scott (A) 1:12.70, 4. Cody Gray (A) 1:15.06, 5. Jordan Fox (Y) 1:20.57.

Girls 400 Free Relay--1. Yorktown ‘A’ (Lauren Elston, Jessica Extine, Caroline Grasso, Larah Beaver) 3:56.95, 2. Yorktown ‘B’ (Macey Taylor, Chelsea Watters, Katie Keller, Kersea Gable) 4:23.35, 3. Anderson ‘A’ (Anna Gustin, Jessica Simmons, Esther Mishler, Victoria Brown) 4:29.51.

Boys 400 Free Relay--1. Anderson ‘A’ (Jason Cramer, Hamilton Smith, Jacob Fugate, Kyle Johnson) 3:32.46, 2. Yorktown ‘A’ (Isiah Huisman, Jordan Fox, Luke Ledbetter, Scott Heavilon) 3:46.34, 3. Yorktown ‘B’ (Kyle Rees, Kyle Miller, Alex Nickoli, Thommy Brown) 4:02.94.