Elk Lake Invitational begins new 12 months in pool – Scranton Times-Tribune

Swimmers are able to hit the pool once more after a brief vacation break.

Elk Lake High School is sponsoring its Keep the Beat Invitational on Friday. The first race begins at 11 a.m.

The occasion brings collectively athletes from a number of faculties in District 2 and District 4. Host Elk Lake and Valley View will characterize the Lackawanna League. Talented groups from Tunkhannock and Lake-Lehman are from the Wyoming Valley Conference, and Athens and Wellsboro, from District 4, can have swimmers competing.

Elk Lake’s Brynn Warriner is likely one of the featured swimmers. She was an All-Region choice final season after main the Lady Warriors to an undefeated season and the Lackawanna League championship. She is the highest seed within the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 free.

Elk Lake teammate Chelsea Grosvenor is the No. 1 seed within the 100 butterfly.

Tunkhannock has a powerful group of swimmers once more this season.

Aidan Mislevy, the meet document holder within the 100 backstroke together with his time of 58.75 from 2024, is the highest seed for the occasion this 12 months with a time of 55.22 seconds. His teammate Logan Teeman is the second seed at 57.31.

Braydon Christopher is the No. 1 seed for the 200 freestyle and the second seed, behind Athens’ Dominic Musick, within the 100 fly.

Jaden Baltrusaitis and Kyle Kozloski are seeded first and second within the 50 free dash. Baltrusaitis can also be the No. 1 seed for the 100 free. Kozloski is the No. 2 seed to Athens’ Brayden Pettitt within the 100 breaststroke.

Tunkhannock divers Scout Stauffer and Harley Shreve are the highest two seeds for the women occasion. Kaitlyn Keown is the No. 1 seed for the 200 particular person medley and the 100 IM, which is a particular occasion being held after the conclusion of the 400 free relay.

League meets forward

Lackawanna League twin meets restart Tuesday.

Delaware Valley, undefeated in each girls and boys this season, competes in opposition to Wallenpaupack, and Valley View faces Dunmore to get issues going once more.

The first vital showdown of the season is scheduled for Wednesday.

Elk Lake swims in opposition to Scranton Prep at 7:30 p.m. in a much-anticipated women meet. Last season, Elk Lake snapped Scranton Prep’s 73-meet win streak, thanks partly to sturdy scoring in diving. This 12 months’s meet is not going to have diving, as it’s a Scranton Prep residence meet on the University of Scranton.

The meet will characteristic the highest particular person swimmers within the league and a number of other All-Region athletes, together with Elk Lake’s Warriner and Grosvenor.

Scranton Prep is led by Times-Tribune Swimmer of the Year, Rebecca Oakes; Eva Kaszuba, a PIAA medal winner final season; Ella Schofield and Sophia Galko.

Talent showcase

The Elk Lake at Scranton Prep women meet takes heart stage Wednesday, however there’s a meet Thursday with equal star energy.

West Scranton competes at Abington Heights at 4:30 p.m., and that meet can have a number of the finest swimmers in District 2 racing.

Abington Heights senior Jason Casper was final season’s Times-Tribune Swimmer of the Year. He gained District 2-4 Class 3A gold within the 200 freestyle in 2025. His teammate Derek Williams gained gold within the 50 freestyle final season.

West Scranton senior Roy Ayala gained silver medals within the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke on the subregional meet final season.

All three swimmers are three-time All-Region alternatives.