ATHENS GIRLS TOP LEWISBURG; BOYS DROP CLOSE DECISION

By: Tim Birney  /  January 22, 2022  /  Photo: Liza Henderson

TOWANDA — Senior Brooke Kopatz, and juniors Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher were double-winners to lead Athens to a 60-36 win over Lewisburg here Saturday afternoon, while the Wildcat boys dropped a 53-48 decision in non-league swimming action.

Lewisburg was also swimming against Towanda at the meet.

GIRLS
Athens 60, Lewisburg 36
Athens won six events, and also had seven second-place finish in the three-team meet, pulling out a 60-36 win over Lewisburg.

Williams won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:10.39, and sophomore Emily Marshall was third in 1:24.04.

Fisher won the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:38.62, and Kopatz was second in 2:41.89.

Kopatz won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:17.43, and junior Alli Thoman was second in 1:21.93.

Kopatz, Williams and Fisher teamed with Marshal to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:57.14.

Sophomore Grace Cobb won the 500-yard freestyle in a mite of 6:43.28, and freshman Elizabeth Talada was second in 7:08.07

Freshman Abby Panek won the 1-meter diving competition with 181.35 points.

Williams finished second inn the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:14.78, and Cobb was fourth in 2:28.83.

Fisher finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:14.73, and Marshall was third in 1:21.40.

Thoman finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 30.78 seconds, and Talada was fourth in 33.15 seconds.

Senior Hannah Walker finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 1:16.98.

BOYS
Lewisburg 53, Athens 48
Junior Ethan Denlinger was a double-winner, but Athens came up just short in a 53-48 loss to powerhouse Lewisburg in the three-team meet that also included Towanda.

Denlinger won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:05.7, and junior Joe Blood was fourth in 2:32.77. Denlinger finished second in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:52.34.

Chris DeForest won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.0 seconds, and freshman Ryan Gorman was third in 27.35 seconds. DeForest finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.64.

Freshman Ethan Hicks won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:06.08. He was third in 200-yard IM in a time of 2:27.57, and freshman Ronel Ankam was fourth in 2:46.11.

Ankam won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:21.44, and Gorman was third in 1:28.38.

Denlinger teamed with Blood, senior Reuven Gifeisman and freshman Aiden Oldroyd to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 4:23.5.

Freshman Treyvon Simpson was second in the 1-meter diving competition with 131.25 points, and freshman Carter Lewis was third with 100.05 points.

Gifeisman finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 1:02.33, and Lewis was fourth in 1:04.63.