By Cort Reynolds
NORTH ROBINSON - The Ada swim teams competed at the eight-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet Saturday at the William Ferrell Natatorium.
Meet host North Robinson-Colonel Crawford swept to the boys, girls and combined team league championships. CC beat second-place Upper Sandusky in the boys standings (316.5-284) and girls standings (365-209.5), as well as in the combined scores (681.5-493.5).
The Lady Bulldog swimmers finished a strong third with 136 points. Meanwhile, the fourth-place Bulldog boys tallied 61.5 points.
Ada finished a solid fourth in the combined points standings with 197.5.
Senior Paige Cole placed first in the 100 breaststroke, and came in third in the 100 butterfly.
Ada sophomore Carlie Oldfield won the 100 backstroke and touched second in the 50 freestyle.
Cole and Oldfield also swam legs for the second-place 200 medley relay girls quartet. The duo swam for the third-place 200 free relay foursome as well. Sophomores Kaitlyn Bowden and Kayla Wince swam the other legs for both relay teams.
Bowden also finished fifth in the girls 200 freestyle race.
Freshman Jack Baumgartner posted the top Ada boys finish with a seventh-place showing in the 200 individual medley. He also swam for two fourth-place relay teams.
"We had some great swims today, and are very happy with how we did as a team," said Ada first-year head coach Katey Stuart.
Girls team standings:
1. North Robinson - Colonel Crawford 365 points
2. Upper Sandusky 209.5
3. Ada 136
4. Mt Gilead 112
5. Bucyrus Redmen 111.5
6. Bucyrus Wynford 83
7. Marion Elgin 32
8. Fostoria 7
Boys team standings:
1. North Robinson - Colonel Crawford 316.5 points
2. Upper Sandusky 284
3. Mt Gilead 246
4. Ada 61.5
5. Fostoria 32
6. Bucyrus Wynford 22
7. Bucyrus Redmen 21
8. Marion Elgin 15
Combined team scores:
1. NR Colonel Crawford 681.5 points
2. Upper Sandusky 493.5
3. Mt. Gilead 348
4. Ada 197.5
5. Bucyrus Redmen 132.5
6. Bucyrus Wynford 105
7. Marion Elgin 47
8. Fostoria 39
Scoring Ada individual finishes (all races in yards):
Girls 100 Backstroke
1st Oldfield, Carlie SO 1:05.36
Girls 100 Breaststroke
1st Cole, Paige SR 1:18.42
5th Wince, Kayla SO 1:30.04
Girls 50 Freestyle
2nd Oldfield, Carlie SO 26.05
Girls 100 Butterfly
3rd Cole, Paige SR 1:07.28
6th Bowden, Kaitlyn SO 1:13.89
Girls 200 Medley Relay
2nd Ada High School-OH A 2:06.80
1) Oldfield, Carlie SO 2) Wince, Kayla SO
3) Cole, Paige SR 4) Bowden, Kaitlyn SO
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay
3rd Ada High School-OH 1:57.64
1) Bowden, Kaitlyn SO 2) Wince, Kayla SO
3) Cole, Paige SR 4) Oldfield, Carlie SO
Girls 200 Freestyle
5th Bowden, Kaitlyn SO 2:26.28
Boys 200 Free Relay
4th Ada High School-OH A NT 2:12.83
1) Daugherty, Connor SO 2) Miller, Brayden SO
3) Hartman, Dylan SO 4) Baumgartner, Jack FR
Boys 200 Medley Relay
4th Ada High School-OH A 2:30.54
1) Hartman, Dylan SO 2) Miller, Brayden SO
3) Baumgartner, Jack FR 4) Daugherty, Connor SO
Boys 200 Individual Medley
7th Baumgartner, Jack FR 2:53.66
Boys 100 backstroke
8th Baumgartner, Jack FR 1:21.73
11th Hartman, Dylan SO 1:36.84
Boys 50 Freestyle
10th Daugherty, Connor SO 29.9
Boys 100 Freestyle
12th Daugherty, Connor SO 1:08.57
Ada will compete in a dual meet at local rival Kenton Tuesday, February 2 in the final regular season meet at the Hardin County YMCA natatorium.
Ada swims in the Div. III sectionals Saturday, February 13 at the Lima YMCA. Districts are the following weekend Feb. 19 at Bowling Green, with the state meet again at Canton Feb. 25-28.
