Pittsford S'Women
  2009 Brighton-Pittsford Post Article


Up next, the Red Raiders of Fairport and the New Hartford Invitational

Traveling to Henrietta last Thursday, the Pittsford S’Women took on the Royal Comets in their first league meet of the season.  Although R-H’s eighth grader Meghan Burns and a couple of her teammates proved to have speed on their side, the Panthers won by a score of 93-81 with numerous top four finishes throughout the meet.
Pittsford began the day, winning the 200 Medley Relay (Erica Bryson, Danielle Phillips, Sarah Dempsey and Shannon Dempsey) with a time of 1:56.04.  Coming in third with a time of 1:59.97 was the team of Jennifer Proper, Mallory Ward, Amanda House and Elizabeth Maier.
In the 200 Free, Sarah Dempsey took 1st place with a time of 2:01.17.  Jenny Riley finished 4th with a time of 2:06.57 and Danielle Phillips picked up sixth place (2:08.23).  Erica Bryson finished first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:22.85 while Danielle Proper (2:27.38) finished second and Maddie Ashworth placed fourth (2:29.07).
Pittsford’s Elizabeth Maier (26.82), Jennifer Proper (27.50) and Erin Connolly (28.08) went 3rd, 4th and 6th in the 50 Free before the diving competition took place and Carrie DeMoulin, the sole varsity diver of the meet, scored 182.95 points.
After a brief intermission and subsequent warm-up, Erica Bryson swam the 100 Butterfly in 1:02.91 finishing first.  Amanda House took 4th with a time of 1:07.37 and Katie Hart who swam the event in 1:08.30 finished 5th.  In the 100 Free, Pittsford’s Kala Wilkins finished second (56.94) while Olivia Holodnik took third (58.85).  Mallory Ward also contributed to the team’s win with a fifth place finish (1:01.62).  Sarah Dempsey cruised to victory in the 500 Free with a time of 5:17.87 (the second place finisher had a time of 5:35.06) while Jenny Riley and Amanda House finished 4th and 5th with times of 5:39.11 and 5:49.33 respectively.
The “A” team of Shannon Dempsey, Elizabeth Maier, Jenny Riley and Kala Wilkins came up just short of finishing first with a time of 1:44.20 in the 200 Free Relay (earning 2nd place) while the “B” team of Olivia Holodnik, Maddie Ashworth, Katie Hart and Danielle Proper placed third (1:49.26).
In exciting fashion, Pittsford finished 1, 2, and 3 in the 100 Backstroke.  With times of 1:06.40, 1:09.78 and 1:11.49, Kala Wilkins, Danielle Phillips and Amanda House proved dominate in this event.  Shannon Dempsey then placed first in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:12.58.  Danielle Proper (1:19.54) and Jennifer Conklin (1:26.97) earned additional points for the team with their 5th and 6th place finishes.  In the final event of the meet, the 400 Freestyle Relay, Pittsford’s “A,” “B,” and “C” teams swam exhibition.
 
The Junior Varsity S’Women also won the day’s competition proving to be too much for the Comets’ JV squad, winning the meet by a score of 119 to 54.
In the 200 Medley Relay, the “A” team of Carroll, Ward, Ryan and Zhu placed first (2:09.99).  The “B” team of Andrews, Meyer, Hunt and Joynt placed 2nd (2:14.19) and the “C” team of Slebodnik, Branch, Singh and Stern finished 4th (2:24.97).
Anna Grazulis finished 2nd in the 200 Free (2:13.48) while Kaelan Fennell placed third (2:20.35) and Genevieve Yaeger came in sixth with a time of 2:34.91. 
The JV went 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the 200 IM.  Lydia Hunt (2:39.55), Jane Zhu (2:39.85) and Mackenzie Ward (2:43.19) all contributed to the sweep.
Izy Joynt (28.89), Lainey Hummel (29.39) and Caroline Curran (31.85) went 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 50 Free while Sydney Ryan (31.08) took first in the 50 Yard Butterfly.  Teammates Alyssa Likly (32.82) and Briana Viera (34.25) placed 2nd and 4th.  In the 100 Free, Mackenzie Ward placed second with a time of 1:04.56 while Katie Slebodnik (1:11.67) placed third and Nina Daniels finished fourth (1:11.87).   Audrey Hunt, Emily Carroll and Megan Branch finished second, third and fourth in the 500 Yard Free with times of 6:00.55, 6:17.91 and 6:23.94.
Lots of points were scored in the 200 Freestyle Relay when the “A” team of Hunt, Zhu, Andrews and Grazulis placed 1st (1:52.70), “B”  team of Ryan, Viera, Singh and Yaeger placed 2nd (2:04.22) and “C” team of Mattina, Cavanaugh, Stern and Gallagher took 4th (2:04.94) .
Kaelan Fennell took first in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:12.96 and Caroline Tuttle placed fourth (1:28.58). The team went 1-2-4 in the 100 Breaststroke.  Stephanie Andrews won the event with a time of 1:23.33 followed by Andrea Meyer who placed second (1:23.32).  Julia Cavanaugh was 4th with a time of 1:38.36.
The Pittsford JV S’Women finished the day taking 1st, 3rd, and 4th in the 400 Freestyle Relay. This time the “A” team of Hunt, Mattina, Grazulis and Fennell took first with a time of 4:16.00.  The “B” team of Hummel, Carroll, Gallagher and Likly placed third (4:31.23) and Daniels, Curran, Warner and Tuttle finished fourth (4:45.74).

The big news of the week was the Varsity’s loss to Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse by the narrowest of margins.  Down the entire meet, Pittsford tied it up with a first, third and fifth place finish in the 200 Free Relay (70-70) but CBA would reclaim the lead shortly afterwards going 1-2 in 100 Backstroke.  In the end, Pittsford’s first place finish in the final event of the meet, the 400 Free Relay, was simply not enough. CBA, whose swimmers finished in second and third place, secured the victory by a final score of 94-92.  Here now, are the specifics.
Sunday’s meet began with the 200 Medley Relay. Pittsford’s “A” team of Erica Bryson, Danielle Phillips, Sarah Dempsey and Kala Wilkins finished 2nd place with a time of 1:54.44.  The “B” team of Jennifer Proper, Mallory Ward, Amanda House and Elizabeth Maier finished in 3rd place (1:58.56).
In the 200 Free, Maddie Ashworth (2:03.03) finished in third while Jenny Riley (2:06.13) and Jennifer Proper (2:09.76) finished in fifth and sixth place. Sarah Dempsey took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.54 while Danielle Phillips captured second place (2:20.47) and Amanda House finished fifth (2:25.24).
The Pittsford S’Women went 2-3-5 in the 50 Free with Shannon Dempsey swimming a 26.18, Kala Wilkins a 26.34 and Elizabeth Maier a 26.71.  Going into the diving competition, CBA was ahead by a score of 33-29.
Pittsford’s Carrie DeMoulin, won the competition with a score of 182.65 while teammate, Courtney Stern, contributed to the cause by placing 4th overall.  Still the Panthers couldn’t shake off the 4- point lead CBA had managed to achieve.
In the 100 Butterfly, Sarah Dempsey finished second (1:01.18).  While right behind her was Erica Bryson with a time of 1:01.87 (third place) and picking up fifth place was Jennifer Conklin with a time of 1:06.30. The order of finish was identical in the 100 Freestyle.  Sarah Dempsey once again finished second (57.38), Kala Wilkins finished third with a time of 57.77 and Elizabeth Maier took fifth with a 58.69. Earning a first place finish was proving illusive.
Maddie Ashworth (5:25.90), Danielle Proper (5:32.93) and Olivia Holodnik (5:43.56) finished 2nd, 4th and 5th in the 500 Freestyle event. CBA, at this point, took a six point lead with a score of 66-60.
Excitement was starting to build as the various relay teams prepared to swim the 200 Yard Freestyle event.  The “A” team of Shannon Dempsey, Elizabeth Maier, Jenny Riley and Kala Wilkins finished first in thrilling fashion with a time of 1:43.41. The “B” and “C” teams of Olivia Holodnik , Maddie Ashworth, Katie Hart, Jennifer Proper and Erin Connolly, Jennifer Conklin, Mallory Ward, Danielle Proper finished third (1:48.38) and fifth (1:51.71) respectively.  Winning the event and placing third and fifth provided enough points to tie CBA by a score of 70-70.  As predicted, the meet was proving to be exceedingly close and the outcome might just be decided in the final event.
In the 100 Backstroke, Erica Bryson placed third with a time of 1:05.03 while Jennifer Proper (1:05.44) and Jenny Riley (1:05.81) went 4-5.  CBA’s 1-2-6 finish provided the necessary points to build back their lead; the score was now 80-76.
In the 100 Breaststroke, Mallory Ward finished second (1:11.32) while Danielle Phillips (1:11.82) placed third.  Amanda House picked up fifth place (1:16.02) but the combination of 2nd, 3rd, and 5th place finishes wasn’t enough to close the four point gap that CBA had.
In the end, the Pittsford S’Women’s last chance to capture the win was in the 400 Free Relay. The “A” team of Sarah Dempsey, Jenny Riley, Erica Bryson and Shannon Dempsey were able to win the event with a time of 3:45.39 but CBA’s second, third and sixth place finishes proved too much.  In the end, Christian Brothers Academy won by a score of 94 to 92.

With a score of 114-62, the results of the Junior Varsity contest proved more favorable. 
The “A” team of Andrews, Ward, Ryan and Zhu placed first in the 200 Yard Relay with a time of 2:06.34.  The “B” team of Fennell, Meyer, and the Hunt sisters placed third (2:09.85) and the “C” team of Cavanagh, Waldman, Viera and Selbodnik finished fourth (2:21.97).
In the 200 Free, Anna Grazulis won the event with a time of 2:13.55.  Jenna Mattina placed third (2:19.08).  Pittsford went 1-2 -4 in the 200 IM.  Sydney Ryan (2:34.12) and Stephanie Andrews (2:35.15) were first and second while Laura Petishnok (2:50.97) picked up fourth place. Jane Zhu, Mackenzie Ward and Olivia Waldman went 1-2-5 in the 50 Free. Jane swam a 28.97, Mackenzie a 29.51 and Olivia a 30.64.
In the 100 Butterfly, Sidney Ryan finished first with a time of 1:10.75 while Lydia Hunt (1:16.01) placed third and Genevieve Yaeger (1:22.07) was fourth. The 100 Freestyle event was won by Anna Grazulis (1:02.20) while Lainy Hummel placed second with a time of 1:03.00.   Rebecca Warner finished sixth (1:09.14). Audrey Hunt completed the 500 Free in 5:58.95 for first place.  Emily Carroll came in third (6:16.64) and Meagan Branch swam a 6:22.20 to finish fifth.
The  “A” team of Andrews, Ryan, Zhu, Grazulis placed first in the 200 Free Relay (1:52.85) while the “B” team of Viera, Petishnok, Singh and Yaeger took third (2:04.86).  Right behind them was Gallagher, Daniels, Cavanagh, and Warner swimming in the “C” relay.  They finished fourth with a time of 2:06.34.
Kaelan Fennell finished first (1:11.65) in the 100 Backstroke while Stephanie Andrews used a 1:14.18 to finish second.  Caroline Curran (1:19.33) placed fourth.  In the 100 Breaststroke, Mackenzie Ward (1:18.12) picked up first while Jane Zhu finished third (1:19.54) and Andrea Meyer was fourth swimming the event in 1:21.51.
Although the combinations of swimmers were different the results of the 400 Free Relay was nearly identical.  The “A” team of Hunt, Hummel, Carroll and Fennell won with a time of 4:21.23.  In third place was the “B” team of Waldman, Branch, Tuttle and Singh (4:41.34) while Daniels, Selbodnik, Waldman and Cavanagh took fifth (4:45.16) for the “C” team.
Looking ahead, the next dual meet will be at home (4:30pm) on Thursday September 24th against rival the Red Raiders of Fairport and then both team’s are off to the New Hartford Invitational on Saturday September 26th..



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