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Saturday, March 13, 1999 Page:
PIAA Swimming: Day 1 highlights
Friday’s Area Medalists
Class 2A girls
Bishop Hoban: The Argents’ 200-yard medley relay team of Shana Keeler,
Shandra
Keeler, Maria Davis and Liz Byron won silver with a time of 1:52.56Shana
Keeler: The Bishop Hoban junior won a fourth-place medal in the 200 freestyle
with her time of 1:57.16.
Liz Byron: The Bishop Hoban freshman won a fourth-place medal in the 50
frestyle with a time of :24.75.
Class 2A boys
Steve Fisher: The Tunkhannock senior won silver in the 50 freestyle with a
time of :21.65.
Matt Kawczenski: The Hanover Area senior won bronze in the 100 butterfly
with a time of :52.98.
Friday’s All-State Finishers
Class 2A girls
Wyoming Seminary: The Blue Knights’ 200 freestyle relay of Tricia Rado,
Kourtney Koslosky, Kristin Clay and Mimi Alinikoff finished ninth with a time
of 1:43.25.
Class 2A boys
Joe Wizda: The Valley View sophomore placed 10th in the 100 butterfly with
a time of :54.80.
Tim O’Donnell: The Wyoming Seminary senior placed eighth in the 200
individual medley with a time of 1:59.52.
Tunkhannock: The Tigers’ 200 freestyle relay team of Dave Dussinger, Jason
Dobrinski, Caleb Shiffer and Levi Bonnice finished 12th in 1:45.76. The
Tigers’ 200 freestyle relay team of Steve Fisher, Jason Dobrinski, Dave
Dussinger and Jim Hudock finished ninth in 1:31.59.
Class 3A boys
Corey Welch: The Wyoming Valley West sophomore finished ninth with a time
of 1:57.30.
Amazing Drop
Valley West’s Corey Welch dropped over five seconds from his seed time to
finish ninth in the 200 indvidual medley. He was seeded 29th in the event but
put together a remarkable two swims to earn all-state status for his top 12
finish.
Today’s schedule
8 a.m.- Class 2A preliminaries.
11:30 a.m.- Class 3A preliminaries.
5 p.m.- Class 2A finals and consolation finals.
8 p.m.- Class 3A finals and consolation finals.