Sherpa has Mt. Lebanon swimming off to quick begin

Mt. Lebanon is off to a quick begin this swimming season and Rinzen Sherpa is main the way in which.

“Rinzen has been putting the work in for months,” stated Lebo coach Tom Donati. “He and the other guys are locked in. They want to win the section and have a great championship season.”

Sherpa shattered the Mt. Lebanon High School pool document within the 200-yard particular person medley on Dec. 18 throughout a twin meet with North Allegheny. The junior posted a time of 1:52 in profitable the occasion by greater than two seconds over NA’s Danny Lesinski, who completed in 1:54.24.

Lesinki, nevertheless, would get better from the loss with vengeance. He shattered the pool document in profitable the 100 backstroke in 49.76.

NA’s 200 free relay staff of Odin His, Zachary Totin, Alex Harebaugh and Mason Shantz additionally took down one other Lebo pool document because the Tigers went on to brush the meet, profitable 109-71 towards the boys and 105-70 towards the women.

Sherpa continued his profitable methods because the Lebo boys dominated the competitors on the Jim Stacy Memorial Winter Championships held over the vacations on the Spire Institute Academy’s aquatic middle in Geneva, Ohio.

The Blue Devils received the boys staff title, rolling up 522 factors.

Peters Township and Bethel Park adopted in second and third place with respective 369 and 294 scores.

Sherpa received the 100 breaststroke in 56.48, a break up .27 seconds forward of his teammate Michale Zhu.

Sherpa additionally completed first within the 200 IM in 1:51.09.

The Blue Devils additionally captured first locations within the 400 free and 200 medley relays.

On the women’ facet, Mt. Lebanon completed in fifth place with a 260 rating. Franklin Regional edged Hudson, 361-360, for first whereas Brunswick and Mentor tied for third with 292 scores.

“We had an outstanding weekend of swimming at Spire Academy,” stated Donati. “Records fell and there were so many fast swims. Plus, our WPIAL team grew.”

The Blue Devils have certified girls and boys groups within the 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relays for the WPIAL championships set for Feb. 26-27 at Trees Pool on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus.

In addition to Sherpa and Zhu, a number of different swimmers have certified individually for particular races within the championships.

Among the opposite males to date to satisfy the qualifying occasions are: Thomas Vilardaga, Noah Loboda, Lee Campbell, William Thomas, Anton Skorski, Matthew Burton, William Coleman, Rafael Labriola, Benjamin Watterson, and Peter Goslin.

Among the person Lebo females are: Sarah Albu, Lillyan Evan, Gwyn Davis, Clara Shellenberger and Leah Werzyn.

The Blue Devils, who swept Thomas Jefferson in a twin meet and break up selections towards Franklin Regional with a boys victory, 100-85, and a ladies loss, 94-84, are again in motion this week visiting Fox Chapel on Jan. 5 and entertaining Montour on Jan. 8.

South Hills rivalry meets are set at Upper St. Clair on Jan. 29 and Peters Township on Feb. 12, however the Blue Devils host Bethel Park on Jan. 22.

The Black Hawks characteristic Jackson Edwards, who received the 100 freestyle (45.44) and backstroke (49.60) races on the Jim Stacy Winter Championships whereas the Indians boast Wyatt Stetor and Isaac Lee, who’re coming off respective wins within the 500 free (4:39.67) and butterfly (51.82) throughout that meet. Peters Township additionally received the 200 free relay (1:27.97) within the Jim Stacy championships.