PORT CLINTON – Ross’ swim teams had a busy – but productive – day Saturday.
Sophia Biggins
The varsity squads dominated the Ken Gipe relays at Port Clinton High School while the junior varsity swimmers went to Canton for the junior varsity state championship.
The Swimming Giants swept the relay event in Port Clinton, the girls winning all but one event on their way to 100 points, more than double that of second place; while the boys won all but two events, totaling 98 points – also more than double its next-closest team.
The only event the girls did not win was the final one of the day, the 200 underwater freestyle relay – where they finished third. The boys took second in both the 200 medley relay and underwater freestyle. See full list of winners below.
Ross’ top performance at the JV championships came from Sophia Biggins, who finished third in the state in the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:03.23.
Girls results
Ken Gipe Relays
1 Fremont Ross, 100; 2. Col. Crawford 48; 3. Port Clinton 36; 4(T) Perrysburg 30; 4(T) Oak Harbor 30; 6. Notre Dame 22; 7(T) Norwalk 20; 7(T) Upper Sandusky 20; 9. Sandusky 18; 10. Huron 14.
First place finishes:
850 Crescendo relay: Mara Brown, Rilee Overmyer, MaKennah Fitzgerald, Olivia DeRodes; 8:54.70
200 Fly-Breat relay: AnneMarie Moses, Hayley Wilson; Shelby Level; Alexis Prenzlin; 2:04.44
200 Breaststroke relay: Faith Zimmerman, Ellie Stover, Rachel Haitonic, MaKennah Fitzgerald; 1:57.98
300 IM relay: AnneMarie Moses, Lauren Zimmerman, Alexis Prenzlin; 3:16.92
400 freestyle relay: Faith Zimmerman, McKela Elder, Mara Brown, Olivia DeRodes; 2:55.07
200 medley relay: Ellie Stover, Lauren Zimmerman, Shelby Level, Rilee Overmyer; 1:57.57.
Boys results
Ken Gipe Relays
1. Fremont Ross, 98; 2. Perrysburg 40; 3 (T). Sandusky 34; 3 (T) Upper Sandusky 34; 5. St. John’s 30; 6(T) Port Clinton 20; 6(T) Col. Crawford 20; 8. Oak Harbor 18; 9 (T). Tiffin Columbian 16; 9(T) Huron 16; 11. Norwalk 4.
First place finishes:
850 Crescendo relay: William Taylor, Andrew Evans, Ethan Taylor, Mitchell Mullholand; 8:20.82
200 Fly-Breast relay: Dylan Weisenauer, Drew Edmonds, Tate Williams; Austin Kramer; 1:51.37
200 Breaststroke relay: Dylan Weisenauer, Mitchell Mullholand, Connor Colston; Noah Detrich; 1:48.40
300 IM relay: Andrew Evans, William Taylor, Tate Williams; 2:53.17
400 freestyle relay: Case Stevenson, Logan Kropp, Noah Hotz, Connor Colston; 3:38.52
Junior Varsity state championship
Girls Results
200 medley relay: Mackenzie Kidwell, Ronja Moeller, Bryanna Schermerhorn, Addie Burmeister, sixth
200 freestyle: Sophia Biggins, fifth
200 IM: Bryanna Schermerhorn, sixth
500 freestyle: Sophia Biggins, third
200 free relay: Sophia Biggins, Ashtyn Schneider, Ronja Moeller, Addie Burmeister, seventh
400 free relay: Bryanna Schermerhorn, Ashtyn Schneider, Alyssa Batey, Sophia Biggins, sixth
Boys Results
200 medley relay: Oliver Ellis, Zach Edmonds, Noah Egbert, Trenton Ward, fifth
200 IM: Noah Egbert, fifth