Forget the records. Green Valley sophomore Abby Richter is excited about the music.
Girls Swimming & Diving
With the team standings of the Division I Sunset Region girls swimming and diving meet pretty much a formality, Palo Verde coach Brent Gonzalez had his sights set elsewhere Saturday.
Faith Lutheran’s Bowen Becker won two events in dominating fashion on Friday to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title in the Division I-A Southern Region swimming and diving meet at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium.
For many elite girls swimmers, the high school season often is viewed as a respite from the ultra-competitive club season.
Sami Dillow won two individual events at Heritage on Saturday to help Foothill’s girls swimming team to a 170-102 win over Rancho.
Ashlyn Lessenger and Paige Jacobsen each won two individual events Wednesday to lead Spring Valley’s girls swimming team to a 142-116 victory over host Adelson School.
Olivia Johnson, Tonicia Thomas and Astrid Villegas each won two individual events Saturday at Multi-Generational to help Rancho’s girls swimming team defeat Liberty, 137-107.
Riley Molina won two individual events Wednesday to help Clark’s boys swimming team to a 197-64 win over Bonanza at Adelson School.
Montana Lloyd and Alex Hubel each won two individual events Tuesday to lead Boulder City’s girls swimming team to a 208-52 win over Del Sol at Heritage Park.
Mckenzie Grimes won two individual events at Pavilion on Saturday to lead Centennial’s girls swimming team to a 163-130 win over Desert Oasis.
Kaleb Irwin and Jorge Padilla each won two events to help Spring Valley’s boys swimming team to a 125-97 victory over Cheyenne on Wednesday at Adelson School.
Alexis Domingo won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 27.72 seconds on Saturday to help Arbor View’s girls swimming team to a 150-133 win over Desert Oasis at Pavilion.
Morgan Kankoski won two individual events Wednesday to lift host Adelson School’s boys swimming team to a 96-66 win over Moapa Valley.
Faith Lutheran senior Bowen Becker could be remembered as the fastest swimmer in Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association history by the end of the season. “I want to be remembered to where people will say my name and actually know who you”re talking about,” he said.
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