Westfield’s Kelsey Johnstone competes in the 200 yard individual medley. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School girls’ swimming and diving team remain undefeated at 4-0 after topping a talented Agawam squad 124-99 in the Bombers closest meet to date.
Westfield jumped ahead to a 12-2 lead by taking first and second in the 200 medley relay with the teams of Kate McCabe, Rachel Charette, Hayley Jurczyk, and Sara Russell, and Liz Gelinas, Kelsey Johnstone, Madison Stinehart, and Sarah Lander.
Johnstone went on to win both the 200 individual medley (2:18.82) and the 100 breaststroke (1:1:11.20).
The Bombers owned the sprint events.
The 50 freestyle was a very strong event for Westfield with Sara Russell (27.57) and Sarah Lander (28.28) taking first and second. Russell also went on to win the 100 freestyle (1:01.05) with teammates McCabe and Anne Goyette completing the sweep with second and third.
Westfield dominated the 200 freestyle relay (4 x 50), finishing first, second and third.
With the teams of Hannah Ditto, Charette, Georgia Seymour, and Kaitlyn Moran, the team of Lander, McCabe, Goyette, and Deseree Morceau and – completing the sweep – Casey Sturmer, Russell, Madison Stinehart, and Gianna Langone.
Charette (1:09.95) won an exciting 100 butterfly helping to extend the team’s lead. McCabe (1:06.82) and Alexis Bradley took first and second in the 100 backstroke.
BOYS’ RESULTS
Agawam 96, Westfield 82
The lean Bomber boys’ team lost a very close meet to a tough opponent.
Although Westfield finished first in six of the first nine events and led with only three events remaining, the Bombers ran out of swimmers and couldn’t seal the deal for the win.
Highlights of the meet for the Bombers included an opening win in the 200 medley relay by the team of senior captain Chris Tu, Nick Rosso, Gabe Centeno, and Slav Pashuk.
Rosso and Centeno combined to take first and second place in the 200 individual medley. Senior captain James Wagner took top honors in diving in a close three-way competition. Rosso won the 100 freestyle handily in 55.98.
Westfield’s Sam Cloutier, quickly emerging as a tough competitor in the long distance 500 freestyle, won the event for the third meet in a row with a solid 6:02.62.
Westfield fell to 2-2.
