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Newsome Cruises To Sweep At 2A-7 Swimming

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A Tribune staff report

Published: October 20, 2007

SEBRING - Newsome dominated in the boys and girls competitions at the Class 2A-District 7 swimming and diving finals at the Sebring High pool.

Newsome's girls had 589 points to top Sebring's 382.5 and Lake Region's 290. The Newsome boys had 618 points, two and a half times Winter Haven's 240 and Sebring's 235.5.

The closest race of the night came in the boys' 50 freestyle, when Winter Haven's Derek Zellner swam a 23.71 to edge Newsome's Hayden Parker (23.76).

The girls race was also close, with Sebring's Megan Wolfe swimming a 24.94 to beat Newsome's Kylie Piche (25.54) and Kati Kyle (26.05).

In the 100 free, Armwood's Paul Vila took first with a 53.05, and Newsome's Arun Ghosh swam a 53.28.

The top eight from the district meet advance to regionals.
Amy Hart
PHU Boys, Girls Win 3A-5 Titles
PALM HARBOR - When you make winning district swimming and diving titles look like a foregone conclusion for several years, you can't help but be a bit disappointed when you tie for the title.

Palm Harbor's boys team won another Class 3A-District 5 title Friday, but this time it had to share the honor with rival Countryside, with the teams tied with 478 points. The Hurricanes made it a sweep by claiming the girls championship with 478 points, edging Countryside by 20.

'The kids definitely surpassed my expectations, because we had a lot of them who weren't usually swimming well step up for us,' Coach Lisa Bitting said. 'It's very exciting, and great for the girls because Countryside beat us in a dual meet earlier this season.

'The boys tying is a bit disappointing, because Countryside is our rival, but they swam well also, so you still have to be happy with the way things turned out.'

Individually, Gregg Cooke of Sickles won the 50 and 100-yard free, while Rachel Burns of Countryside won the 100 and 200 free.

Chris Errington
CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 9: The Northeast boys and Clearwater girls won the competition Friday at St. Petersburg's North Shore Pool.

Clearwater coach David Paul said his girls' 435-point district win was a pleasant surprise. 'I thought our boys would win and the girls would take second,' he said.

Northeast's boys finished first with 405 points, with Cameron Chambers winning the 200 and 500 freestyle. The girls finished 65 points behind the Tornadoes.

Olympic hopeful Megan Romano won the 200 free and 100 backstroke for Northeast. The 16-year-old junior is preparing for next year's trials in Omaha, Neb. 'I felt good, but didn't do any personal bests at the district meet,' she said. 'I looked at it as a sprint practice.'

Steve Sims

Grey, Soto Earn Conference Titles

NEW PORT RICHEY - Ariel Grey and Felix Soto won individual titles, and the Land O' Lakes boys and Gulf girls won team titles at the Sunshine Athletic Conference cross country meet at Starkey Park.

It was the third straight title for Land O' Lakes and the second for Soto.

Grey, a Wiregrass Ranch freshman, won in 20:51. Wesley Chapel's Jessica Furst was second in 21:06.

Gulf had 40 points for its first girls title since 2001. Wiregrass Ranch was second with 72 points.

Soto overcame a minor ankle injury to win in 16:56, leading the Land O' Lakes boys, who had 42 points. Mitchell was second with 55 points.

Larry Bugg

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