Belle Vernon, EF swimmers split meet
Belle Vernon (boys) 86, Elizabeth Forward 84; Elizabeth Forward (girls) 76, Belle Vernon 37 – The Belle Vernon boys and the Elizabeth Forward girls emerged victorious Thursday night in the Section 5-AA meet held at Belle Vernon.
The Leopards edged the Warriors, 86-84, while the Elizabeth Forward girls had an easier time, 76-37.
Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan tied the school record in the 100 butterfly, and joined Tucker West, Alex Miller and Robert Spekis to win the 400 freestyle relay in a school-record time.
West (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Spekis (200 IM) also had first-place finishes. Shahan, Spekis, West and Mason Marchetti won the 200 medley relay.
Miller hit the WPIAL qualifying time in both the 200 and 500 freestyles.