Newtown High Swimmers Make It Eight Straight

Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team continued it’s season-long unbeaten streak with a pair of victories – over visiting Lauralton Hall of Milford on October 7 and host Bunnell of Stratford on Tuesday – to improve to 8-0. The Nighthawks beat Lauralton 103-82 and topped Bunnell 89-76.

Newtown Coach Zach Gauvin said Lauralton provided the best competition his team has faced thus far, and that his girls swam tough. “Hopefully the experience that we gained from swimming a team as good as Lauralton will help give us an edge in the upcoming weeks,” Gauvin said.

Results of the 103-82 win over Lauralton are as follows:

200 Medley Relay, second, Kelley Baylis, Annika Fagerholm, Sally Martinelli, Zoe Eggleston. 200 Freestyle, first Abby Fagerholm; second, Amanda Mele. 200 Individual Medley, third, Zoe Eggleston. 50 Free, first, Amy Martinelli; third, Kelsey McEvoy. Diving, first, Natalie Poeltl; second, Lauren O’Connell; third, Noelle Benson. 100 Butterfly, first, Kelsey McEvoy. 100 Free, first, Amy Martinelli; second Amanda Mele. 500 Free, second, Abby Fagerholm; third, Megan McDonald. 200 Free Relay, first, Amy Martinelli, Amanda Mele, Zoe Eggleston, Kelsey McEvoy; third, Ellen Atkinson, Jane Sclafani, Claire Bassett, Bianca Solano. 100 Backstroke, second, Kelley Baylis. 100 Breaststroke, third, Annika Fagerholm. 400 Free Relay, first, Amy Martinelli, Eliza Eggleston, Amanda Mele, Kelsey McEvoy; third, Charlotte Gray, Kelley Baylis, Sally Martinelli, Abby Fagerholm.

Results of the Bunnell matchup are as follows: 200 Medley Relay, second, Kelley Baylis, Zoe Eggleston, Sally Martinelli, Amanda Mele 2:04.14; third, Morgan Cebry, Ellen Atkinson, Shannon McDonald, Emily Papp 2:24.51. 200 Free, first, Amy Martinelli 2:08.36; second, Abby Fagerholm 2:10.01; third, Jane Sclafani 2:19.08. 200 IM, first, Eliza Eggleston 2:31.86; second, Megan McDonald 2:36.85; third, Michelle Isabella 2:41.50. 50 Free, third, Amanda Mele 26.96. 100 Fly, second, Eliza Eggleston 1:08.74; third, Bianca Solano 1:13.32. 100 Free, second, Zoe Eggleston 59.89; third, Charlotte Gray 1:01.97. 500 Free, first, Annika Fagerholm 5:50.60; second, Megan McDonald 5:51.91; third, Amanda Mele 6:06.59. 200 Free Relay, first, Bianca Solano, Amy Martinelli, Kelley Baylis, Zoe Eggleston 1:49.11; third, Aless Delia, Shannon Mcdonald, Claire Bassett, Michelle Isabella 2:01.95. 100 Back, first, Charlotte Gray 1:12.12; second, Kim Gates 1:13.53; third, Kate Martinelli 1:15.20. 100 Breast, first, Jane Scalfani 1:18.16; second, Michelle Isabella 1:19.58; third, Ellen Atkinson 1:24.68. 400 Free Relay, first, Amy Martinelli, Amanda Mele, Eliza Eggleston, Abby Fagerholm 4:05.06; third, Emily Papp, Clare Donnelly, Aless Delia, Charlotte Gray 4:30.46.

The Nighthawks have two big home meets this week, as they host Pomperaug of Southbury on Friday, October 14 at 4 pm and entertain New Fairfield on Tuesday, October 18 at 7 pm, before closing out the regular campaign at Masuk in Monroe on October 21.