BEDFORD – Bedford North Lawrence swept to wins over New Albany during high school swimming action on Saturday.
The Stars dominated both meets, winning the boys by a 119-47 count and the girls by a 108-58 final.
“A great showing today by both teams,” BNL coach Adam Young said. “The girls team has now won two in a row. We haven’t done that in a number of years. This team just keeps getting better and I think things are really starting to gel.”
In the boys meet, the Stars posted nine wins, including a sweep of the relays. Oliver Brown won two individual races, taking the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.15) and the 100 free (55.93). Garrett Gabhart was also a double winner, touching first in the 50 free (22.56) and the 100 backstroke (54.75).
Carson Puckett won the 100 butterfly (1:05.40) and Logan Langley won the 100 breaststroke (1:14.33).
In the relays, Dustin Haltom, Langley, Gabhart and Porter Brown combined to claim the 200 medley relay (1:52.94). Langley, Puckett, Porter Brown and Oliver Brown won the 200 free relay (1:45.45), while Oliver Brown, Puckett, Haltom and Gabhart took the 400 free relay (3:49.88).
“All the swimmers are starting to show some signs of fatigue,” Young said. “That is a good thing. They are putting the work in, and I think we are starting to see a glimpse of what the end of the season could hold.”
In the girls meet, the Stars also nine events. Ava Lipp was a double winner in the 200 individual medley (2:32.13) and 100 backstroke (1:06.38), while Cookie King posted two wins in the 200 free (2:19.16) and 100 butterfly (1:07.10). Other winners included Sabrina Lipp (27.72 in the 50 free) and Mia Manke (1:04.27 in the 100 free).
BNL also swept the relays, taking the 200 medley relay (Manke, Emma Heinzman, King and Sabrina Lipp in 2:08.10), 200 free (Sabrina Lipp, Jabrie Sullivan, Francesca Orozco and Ava Lipp in 1:56.57), and the 400 free (Manke, Heinzman, King and Ava Lipp in 4:18.07).
“We had a lot of PRs today and our newer swimmers are starting to pick up steam,” Young said. “However, Frannie Orozco had a day of days, putting up lifetime bests across the board.”
BNL will host Columbus North and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the program (with an alumni meet) on Dec. 21.
