LAURELDALE — Blue Mountain’s Nathanael Marino won a pair of events and Schuylkill Haven’s Mary Zimmerman captured gold in the 100 freestyle as swimmers from three local schools competed in the annual Muhlenberg Mayhem swimming invitational.
Marino won the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. He also teamed with Mark Boran, Stephen Johnson and Joey McLaughlin to place third in the 200 medley relay and second in the 200 freestyle relay.
Boran added a pair of individual medals in the 13-team boys’ competition, grabbing bronze in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 500 freestyle. Schuylkill Haven’s Ian McGowan and Mahanoy Area’s Liam Mansell each earned a pair of top-eight finishes.
Zimmerman went home with four medals, taking fourth in the 500 freestyle and teaming with Allison Adams, Taylor Felty and Kali Muthersbaugh to place second in both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. Adams added an individual medal by taking third in the 50 freestyle.
Erica Donohue was third in the 100 breaststroke for Blue Mountain, which was fourth in a pair of relays.
Girls’ results (Top 8 placewinners)
Team Standings — 1. Muhlenberg 331, 2. Schuylkill Valley 320 ... 5. Blue Mountain 191, 6. Schuylkill Haven 188
500 freestyle — 4. Zimmerman (SH) 5:37.69, 6. Felty (SH) 5:55.49, 8. R. Donohue (BM) 6:01.62; 50 freestyle — 3. Adams (SH) 26.00, 6. Bayliff (SH) 27.66; 100 breaststroke — 3. E. Donohue (BM) 1:16.30; 400 freestyle relay — 4. Blue Mountain (Jacobson, M. Krause, Bogotuik, R. Donohue) 4:08.80; 100 butterfly — 7. Felty (SH) 1:10.70; 200 freestyle — 8. R. Donohue (BM) 2:18.82; 200 medley relay — 2. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Felty, Muthersbaugh, Zimmerman) 2:00.65, 4. Blue Mountain (Jacobson, E. Donohue, Laughlin, Gormley) 2:06.54; 100 freestyle — 1. Zimmerman (SH) 57.22; 100 backstroke — 5. Adams (SH) 1:05.48; 200 freestyle relay — 2. Schuylkill Haven (Adams, Felty, Zimmerman, Muthersbaugh) 1:47.35, 6. Blue Mountain (Gormley, Pascuzzo, E. Donohue, R. Donohue) 1:55.18; Mixed 8x25 butterfly relay — 6. Blue Mountain A (Bogotuik, Boran, R. Donohue, Johnson) 2:16.02, 8. Blue Mountain B (Elser, Yackenchick, Coller, Wessner) 2:33.79.
Boys’ results (Top 8 placewinners)
Team Standings — 1. Muhlenberg 420, 2. Lower Dauphin 383 ... 6. Blue Mountain 207, 11. Schuylkill Haven 25, 12. Mahanoy Area 24
500 freestyle — 4. Boran (BM) 5:06.62, 7. McGowan (SH) 5:27.61;
50 freestyle — 6. Johnson (BM) 23.32; 100 breaststroke — 1. Marino (BM) 1:02.66; 400 freestyle relay — 8. Blue Mountain (Boyer, Wessner, Wilson, McLaughlin) 3:52.55; 200 freestyle — 6. McGowan (SH) 2:00.42; 200 medley relay — 3. Blue Mountain (Boran, Marino, Johnson, McLaughlin) 1:43.94; 100 freestyle — 5. Johnson (BM) 52.01, 7. Mansell (MA) 52.77; 100 backstroke — 3. Boran (BM) 55.36, 7. Mansell (MA) 1:00.54; 200 IM — 1. Marino (BM) 2:02.91; 200 freestyle relay — 2. Blue Mountain (Johnson, McLaughlin, Boran, Marino) 1:34.25.
Girls’ Swimming
Tamaqua 89
Salisbury 69
TAMAQUA — Olivia Stanek (200 IM, 100 backstroke), Danielle DeCindio (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) and Rebecca Kanaskie (500 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) each won two individual events to lead the Raiders (2-8) past the Falcons in a non-league dual meet.
200 medley relay — Tamaqua (Pederson, Kanaskie, Stanek, Andrews) 2:15.21; 200 freestyle — Brickler (T) 2:18.83; 200 IM — Stanek (T) 2:44.21; 50 freestyle — DeCindio (T) 27.20; Diving — Rago (T) 143.85; 100 butterfly — DeCindio (T) 1:07.07; 100 freestyle — Bobeck (S) 1:02.92; 500 freestyle — Kanaskie (T) 6:03.66; 200 freestyle relay — Tamaqua (Brickler, Andrews, DeCindio, Kanaskie) 1:54.56; 100 backstroke — Stanek (T) 1:13.92; 100 breaststroke — Kanaskie (T) 1:15.11; 400 freestyle relay — Salisbury (Costantini, Rogers, Welten, Bobeck) 4:33.19.
Boys’ Swimming
Salisbury 68
Tamaqua 53
TAMAQUA — Bryan Ramirez (200 free), Jeff Letterhouse (100 free) and Ben Turrano (500 free) won individual events for the Raiders (1-9) during their non-league loss to the Falcons.
200 medley relay — Salisbury (Wiener, Schler-Stone, Reihman, Sikora) 2:16.60; 200 freestyle — Ramirez (T) 2:24.78; 200 IM — Wiener (S) 2:29.26; 50 freestyle — Reihman (S) 22.89; Diving — Bonner (S) 323.25*; 100 butterfly — Reihman (S) NTA; 100 freestyle — Letterhouse (T) 1:00.41; 500 freestyle — Turrano (T) 5:54.85; 200 freestyle relay — Salisbury (Wiener, Sikora, Sechler-Stone, Reihman) 1:48.16; 100 backstroke — Wiener (S) 1:04.24; 100 breaststroke — Sechler-Stone (S) 1:40.77; 400 freestyle relay — Tamaqua (Turrano, Letterhouse, Ramirez, Castagna) 4:26.66.
* New pool record