Lucas reaches milestone; Cougars sweep previous Lake-Lehman – Hazleton Normal Speaker

HAZLE TWP. — Add Lorelei Lucas’ identify to the rising checklist of Hazleton Area’s 1,000-point swimmers.

The junior completed first in each the 200-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly and she or he contributed her skills to 2 profitable relay groups to place her previous the milestone because the Lady Cougars beat visiting Lake-Lehman, 102-68, in a Wyoming Valley Conference meet on Tuesday.

Lucas touched the wall first in 2:10.12 within the 200 free and was first within the 100 butterfly in 1:06.67. She additionally joined Mercede DeLorenzo, Lia Ochs and Mariannyi Brache Minaya on the first-place 200 medley relay group (2:05.71) and was with DeLorenzo, Brache Minaya and Kathleen Rodgers on the profitable 200 freestyle relay group (1:54.52).

Rodgers added particular person wins in each the 200 particular person medley (2:37.60) and 100 free (1:02.35). The freshman additionally was a part of the profitable 400 freestyle group with Ochs, Ashley Malaga and Lily Kash. Its time was 4:11.86.

Ochs helped with firsts in each the 50 free (26.03) and 500 free (5:29.43); DeLorenzo took prime honors within the 100 backstroke (1:16.72 and Malaga beat everybody to the wall within the 100 breaststroke (1:25.56), because the Lady Cougars stayed unbeaten (6-0) in opposition to WVC competitors and in first place within the convention standings.

Meanwhile, Hazleton Area’s boys’ swim group bought two particular person wins apiece from Cody Scholl, Chase Kaschak and Nicholas Pop and a sweep of all three relays to defeat the Black Knights, 91-85.

Scholl was the winner in each the 200 freestyle (1:58.64) and 100 butterfly (58.72); Kaschak was the quickest swimmer in each the 200 IM (2:14.03) and 500 free (5:24.76); and Pop sprinted to wins in each the 50 free (23.69) and 100 free (52.61). The trio additionally was with Cason Machey on the profitable 200 freestyle relay group (1:36.62). Scholl later anchored the profitable 400 relay group, following Morris Hunsinger, Max Vasquez and Samuel Schenk to the wall. Its profitable time was 3:47.55.

Hunsinger and Wellington Reyes contributed wins within the 100 backstroke (1:00.39) and 100 breaststroke (1:08.72), respectively.

The Cougars’ 200 medley relay group of Schenk, Machey, Matthew Buchman and Vasquez was victorious in 1:55.41, serving to Hazleton Area publish its fifth win in six WVC meets and keep tied with Wyoming Valley West for second place behind Tunkhannock within the convention standings.

Both Hazleton Area groups will probably be again of their dwelling pool for WVC meet in opposition to Valley West on Thursday.