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Swimmers Top Cocalico, LS Before Loss to ET

BY ERIC PYLES

The Conestoga Valley boy’s swimming team has been making a splash with an 85-82 win over Cocalico on the 10th and a 96-64 victory over LampeterStrasburg on the 11th offsetting a 111-56 loss to Elizabethtown on the 16th. Daniel Ivanchikov, Connor Ludwig and Rome Lucchese account for all 11 solo wins over that stretch with Ivanchikov accounting for six on his own. The trio, along with Aidan Campbell, Ashton Reese and Isaiah Dentel have also accounted for four relay wins, including a relay sweep in the win over Lampeter-Strasburg.

The Lady Buckskins have not been able to generate the same level of splash with losses to Cocalico (120-39), Lampeter-Strasburg (110-43) and Elizabethtown (130-33) dropping CV to 0-6 on the year.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

‘New year, new you’ is a popular phrase used this time of year but often has little meaning in the world of basketball, but that is not the case for the Conestoga Valley boys’ team. The Buckskins closed out 2022 with a 4-4 mark and dropped to 4-6 in the initial days of 2023 with two quick losses but have turned things around with four straight wins, pushing their record to 8-6.

Three of those four wins came with a double-digit margin starting with the 51-40 triumph over Elizabethtown on the 13th. Griffen Rishell led the way with 16 points while Owen Fisher added 12 points, helping the ‘Bucks hold the scoring edge in three of the four frames.

One day later CV hit the road to take on Manheim Township and used a 10-0 run through the overtime period to come home with a 65-55 victory. Township nearly stole the win with a strong fourth quarter, but CV was able to regroup using the OT shutout to collect the win. Rishell netted 24 points while Fisher added 10. Tanner Petersheim made it three in double figures with his 15-point effort.

Conestoga Valley stretched the winning streak to four games with a 51-35 romp over Garden Spot on the 17th. The Buckskins started slowly, holding just a five-point, 2318, lead at the break. A 28-17 run through the second half pushed the final margin to 16-points. Petersheim netted 12 points while Rishell posted a team-high 17.

The winning streak started back on the 10th when CV slipped by Ephrata 52-50. The Mountaineers controlled the first half, taking a 23-17 lead into the break but CV managed a 35-27 edge in the second half to secure the victory. Rishell was held in check leaving Fisher’s 15 points as team high. Nasziir Anderson picked up some slack to collect 11 points.

That two-point win over Ephrata was a bounce back game thanks to Warwick handing out a 62-41 loss on January 6th. Rishell finished with 19 points, but Warwick held the scoring edge in three of the four frames to collect the win.

AIR RIFLE

Over on the rifle range the Buckskins have faltered with losses to Manheim Central, Elizabethtown, Garden Spot and Manheim Township dropping CV’s record to 1-7. The first pair of those losses saw CV fall just short with Central posting a 491-488 win on the 5th and E-town claiming a 588-586 victory on the 10th. Garden Spot collected a more comfortable win with their 494-489 final on the 12th while Township breezed to a 496-486 win on the 17th.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Two wins does not officially qualify as a winning streak to most, but they still feel nice. Especially when they move your overall record from 2-11 to 4-11, as is the case for the Conestoga Valley girls’ basketball team.

Of course, before getting to those two victories the Lady Buckskins suffered losses to Warwick, and Ephrata by a combined 28 points. The bulk of that came from the 43-16 setback to Ephrata on the 10th where CV was held to single digits in all four quarters. That left Erin Figart and her six points as team high.

The loss to Warwick went down on the 6th with the Lady Warriors needing double overtime to steal a 45-44 win. CV needed a 14-6 run though the fourth to force extra time and stayed with Warwick through one extra session but could not keep up in the second OT frame. Rhiannon Henry collected 21 points in the loss.

The Lady Buckskins got back to winning on the 13th, rolling by Elizabethtown 3920. Eight different players cracked the box score, led by Henry and her 11 points.

Conestoga Valley followed with another double-digit win on the 17th, this one by a 54-40 final over Garden Spot. Henry led a trio of double-digit scorers with 12 points, helping CV to a scoring edge in three of the four frames. Ashley Cirilo and

Megan Fliegel rounded out that trio with matching 10-point games.

BOWLING

The new year has been a boon for the bowling team with wins over Penn Manor, Lebanon and Warwick moving CV to 24-32 overall. The Penn Manor and Warwick victories were nerve-racking kind, each ending with the Buckskins up 4-3. The going was a lot easier on the 10th where CV posted their first 7-0 win of the season over Lebanon.

WRESTLING

The wrestling team kept busy recently by taking part in the Hamburg Duals on the 7th while also hosting Hempfield on the 11th. Conestoga Valley found themselves on the wrong end of a 40-27 final in that Hempfield match after dropping eight of the 13 weight classes. Andrew Stoltzfoos (152), Abdoul Akala (172) and Nick Horton (107) all earned pinfall wins while Luke Needham (160) enjoyed an injury default win. Zander Rider (215) collected the lone decision for CV.

Conestoga Valley went 4-1 in their time at Hamburg with wins over Bensalem (56-15), Tamaqua (59-12), LampeterStrasburg (53-15) and Dallastown (37-28) coupled with a 65-6 loss to Faith Christian Academy.

Photo by Cheri Sine

Buckskin junior Alyssa Hershey clocked a 1:36.50 to place fourth in the 100 breaststroke in the Conestoga Valley girls’ 130-33, Section Two loss to E-town last Monday at Elizabethtown College.

Photo by Cheri Sine

Daniel Ivanchikov won the 100 freestyle in 0:50.78, and the 200 individual medley in 2:02.69 to give the CV boys two of their three event victories in their 111-56 Section Two loss to Elizabethtown on January 16.

Photo by Cheri Sine

CV’s Ainslee Helsel posted a person-best time of 30.93 to finish third in the 50 freestyle in the Lady Buckskins’ 130-33, Section Two loss to host E-town on January 16.

Photo by Cheri Sine

Conestoga Valley’s Rome Lucchesse posted a 1:04.36 to win the 100 Backstroke in the Buckskins’ 111-56, Section Two loss to Elizabethtown last Monday at Elizabethtown College.

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