Lady Leopards Defeat Orrville for 1st Win – Swimming
The Louisville Leopards Swim Teams hosted the Orrville Red Riders back on Saturday, January 16 at the Louisville YMCA.
The Louisville Boys notched their second straight victory with a 65-10 win over Orrville to even their record at 3-3 on the season.
The Lady Leopards also earned their first win of the season with a 103-58 victory over the Lady Red Riders. The LHS girls are now 1-5 on the year.
Boys: Louisville 65, Orrville 10
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Louisville won 7 of the 8 events as Orrville only had one swimmer.
Louisville’s Isaac Budinski placed 1st in the 100 meter backstroke 11.15 seconds ahead of Orrville’s Sawyer Zimmerman. This was the only event that involved swimmers from both schools. Zimmerman raced alone to capture the other team points for the Red Riders in the 100 Meter Butterfly.
Michael Conway placed first in the 200 meter freestyle and 400 meter freestyle. Budinski also won the 100 meter freestyle and Bryson Puckett finished first in the 100 meter freestyle.
Both the 200 meter medley and 200 meter freestyle relay teams both captured first place points after swimming unopposed as well.
Other Leopard highlights included Ty Hopkins placing second in the 200 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle. Puckett also claimed second in the 50 meter freestyle and Mason Carrington took second in the 400 meter freestyle.
Girls: Louisville 103, Orrville 58
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The Red Riders won the first 5 events of the meet, but the Lady Leopards took first in the final 6 events including the final 2 relays to win their first meet of the year.
Louisville was led by Shaelyn Clark, Taylor Dimmerling, and Ashley Menegay who all captured first place in an individual event and also second place in another. Clark won the 100 meter freestyle after earlier taking second place in the 50 meter freestyle. Dimmerling placed second in the 400 meter freestyle before finishing first in the 100 meter breaststroke. Menegay was the swimmer that captured first in the 400 meter freestyle ahead of Dimmerling after she had taken second in the 200 meter IM.
Sophia Warner also won the 100 meter backstroke to round out individual first place finishes. Other individual highlights included Jenna McIntyre finishing second in the 200 meter freestyle and Delany Phillips placing second in the 100 meter butterfly.
The Lady Leopards also won 2 of the 3 relays for the meet. This included the 200 meter freestyle relay team consisting of Jenna Girton, Menegay, Philips, and Warner. The 400 meter freestyle relay team was also victorious and consisted of Clark, Dimmerling, McIntyre, and Menegay.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Cloverleaf Colts for Senior Night on Friday, January 29. Meet is slated to start at 5:00 PM.
Orrville at Louisville Swimming Full Results
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