JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
PIAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHERE: Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.
WHEN: Wednesday through Saturday.
DIVING SCHEDULE: Girls Triple-A final is Wednesday at 2 p.m.; boys Triple-A final is Thursday at 2 p.m.; girls Double-A final is Friday at 2 p.m.; boys Double-A final is Saturday at 2 p.m.
SWIMMING SCHEDULE: The boys and girls Triple-A meet is Wednesday and Thursday, beginning at 8 a.m. both days; the boys and girls Double-A meet is Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. both days.
DIVING NOTES: Lancaster Catholic senior Adrienne Nissley will be the lone diver representing Lancaster County. After finishing fourth in the District 3 Meet with a score of 293 ½, she will compete in the Double-A finals Friday at 2 p.m.
TRIPLE-A BOYS NOTES: Lancaster County’s top seeds here are Manheim Township senior Kevin Brazitis, who is seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (47.31) and Warwick junior Colin Schouten, who is eighth in the 500 free (4:42.60). … Brazitis, who won gold in the 100 free and 100 butterfly in the District 3 Meet, is also seeded 13th in the 100 fly (52.60). … Schouten, who won the 200 and the 500 in the L-L League Meet, is also seeded 13th in the 200 (1:44.26). … Three other swimmers from the county are seeded in two events: Manheim Township junior Chris Hoke is 26th in the 50 free and 31st in the 100 free, Conestoga Valley junior Drew Wissler is 27th in the 50 free and 27th in the 100 free, and Hempfield senior Giovanni Sherk is 25th in the 50 free and 20th in the 100 breaststroke.
TRIPLE-A GIRLS NOTES: Lancaster County’s top seeds here are Cocalico senior Cari Czarnecki, who is fourth in the 100 butterfly (57.50) and Hempfield sophomore Dana Schlief, who is seventh in the 100 backstroke (59.30). … Czarnecki is also seventh in the 100 breaststroke … Four other swimmers from the county are seeded in two events: Hempfield junior Georgia Emert is 25th in the 200 IM and 12th in the 500 free, Warwick junior Emily Eidemiller is 26th in the 100 butterfly and 11th in the 100 backstroke, Cocalico junior Kelsey Brooker is 28th in the 100 butterfly and 27th in the 100 backstroke, and Manheim Township junior Lindsay Mullican is 24th in the 200 free and 11th in the 500 free.
DOUBLE-A BOYS NOTES: Lancaster County’s top seeds here are Donegal senior Chad Houck, who is seventh in the 50 free (21.88) and Pequea Valley junior Zach Wilt, who is seventh in the 100 butterfly (53.39). … Houck is also 16th in the 100 free and Wilt is 19th in the 100 free. … Donegal junior Brandon Smith is 12th in the 100 butterfly and 18th in the 50 free. … Lancaster Catholic sophomore Thomas Mallory is 17th in the 200 IM and 22nd in the 100 butterfly.
DOUBLE-A GIRLS NOTES: Just three swimmers from Lancaster County are in the field, including Donegal senior Keri Chandler (22nd in the 50 free and 25th in the 100 free), Lancaster Catholic senior Lauren Malloy (20th in the 500 free) and Donegal senior Sara Yoskoski (30th in the 500 free).
