Sect. VII gymnasts, swimmers compete at states

PHOTO PROVIDED The 2021-22 CVAC Gymnastics All-Stars, from left to right, Lilly Swyers, Shawna Manor, Lauren Prescott, Maleah Lunan, Oona Hall, Caleigh Latour, kennedy Beyer, Nate Sarnow, Ninah keliihananui, kendra Lawliss and Maddy Witkewicz. The North Country contingent recently trekked downstate to compete at the NYSPHSAA Gymnastics State Championships. Section VII gymnasts compete at

States, CVAC all-stars named

BUFFALO — A North Country contingent traveled to Kenmore West High School to represent Section VII at the 2022 NYSPHSAA Gymnastic Championships, March 5.

The Section VII group took last place in the team score, but several locals had strong performances on the day.

Beekmantown standout Nate Sarnow was the section’s top finisher in every category, but snagged his highest finishes in the vault and all-around categories, finishing 21st in both.

Fellow Eagle Shawna Manor, a Saranac student competing for Beekmantown, finished 33rd in the vault and 29th in the allaround.

Peru’s Lilly Swyers and Kendra Lawliss tied for 30th in the vault, while Lauren Prescott tied for 36th in the bars. Nighthawk Kennedy Beyer took 36th in the vault and tied for 36th in the bars and tied for 27th in the allaround.

Plattsburgh’s Caleigh Latour was the squad’s top finisher in the all-around, taking 38th, while she also tied for 37th in the floor category and tied for 39th in the bars.

Fellow Hornet Maleah Lunan took 33rd in the beam and 34th in the bars, while Oona Hall, a Seton Catholic student competing for Plattsburgh High, finished 41st in the beam and floor disciplines.

Ninah Keliihananaui took the 35th spot in the vault for Plattsburgh.

ALL-STARS

The Champlain Valley Athletic Conference gymnastics all-stars for the most recent season were also announced last weekend.

All of the Section VII athletes who competed at the States event were named allstars, as well as Peru’s Maddy Witkiewicz, who was injured at the time of the event.

Beekmantown’s Celeste Lukasiewicz was an honorable mention, and Sarnow was recognized with the sportsmanship award for Section VII.

Full results of the state championship meet can be found online at tinyurl. com/3uewdxds.

T30, Kendra Lawliss (PCS), 7.850. 33, Shawna Manor (BCS), 7.725. 35, Ninah Keliihananaui (PHS), 7.650. 36, Kennedy Beyer (PCS), 7.375.

Bars

30, Nate Sarnow (BCS), 7.550. 34, Maleah Lunan (PHS), 7.350. T36, Kennedy Beyer (PCS), 7.200. T39, Caleigh Latour (PHS), 6.950. 41, Lauren Prescott (PCS), 6.750. 47, Shawna Manor (BCS), 5.250.

Beam

T30, Nate Sarnow (BCS), 8.125. 33, Maleah Lunan (PHS), 7.950. T41, Oona Hall (PHS), 7.575. 43, Kennedy Beyer (PCS), 7.450. 45, Shawna Manor (BCS), 6.975. 47, Caleigh Latour (PHS), 6.350.

Floor

T30, Nate Sarnow (BCS), 8.500. T37, Caleigh Latour (PHS), 7.800. 38, Kennedy Beyer (PCS), 7.775. 39, Lilly Swyers (PCS), 7.750. 41, Oona Hall (PHS), 7.650. 42, Shawna Manor (BCS), 7.625.

All-around

21, Nate Sarnow (BCS), 32.850. T27, Kennedy Beyer (PCS), 29.800. 29, Shawna Manor (BCS), 27.575. 38, Caleigh Latour (PHS), 21.100. 50, Lilly Swyers (PCS), 15.600. 53, Maleah Lunan (PHS), 15.300. 54, Oona Hall (PHS), 15.225. 82, Kendra Lawliss (PCS), 7.850. 86, Ninah Keliihananui (PHS), 7.650. 90, Lauren Presscott (PCS), 6.750.

PHOTO PROVIDED Members of the AuSable Valley and Plattsburgh High boys swim teams. Pictured left to right are: Isaac Dubay, Ben Insley, Ryan Recore, Chandler Perry, Alix Perras, David Butler, Patrick Hagadorn, Hayden Wells, Cohen Fitzwater, Rafael kowal.

Plattsburgh High and AuSable Valley swimmers compete at States

ITHACA — A group of Plattsburgh High and AuSable Valley boys swimmers recently traveled to the 2022 NYSPHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships, March 4 and 5.

The Hornets saw Isaac Dubay, Ben Insley, Ryan Recore, Hayden Wells, Cohen Fitzwater and Rafael Kowal compete in the event, while Chandler Perry, Alix Perras, David Butler and Patrick Hagadorn swam for the Patriots.

Standouts of the meet for Section VII were Kowal, Wells, Fitzwater and Insley, whose 1:37.55 time in the 200 yard free relay earned Plattsburgh an appearance in the finals of the event last Saturday.

In the finals, the Hornet team placed 24th with a time of 1:37.55.

For full results, visit https://nysphsaa.org/documents/2022/3/8//NYSPHSAA_2022_Meet_Results.pdf