PARKERSBURG -Ever hear of a sporting event other than a boxing match ending in a split decision?
You have now.
That's what took place on Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg swimming pool, where six schools gathered for the Frank Burton Parkersburg South Invitational.
The host Patriots won the boys competition, outscoring second place Parkersburg High, 404 to 342, while the Big Red girls rolled to a dominating victory, outpointing runner-up Spring Valley, 503.5 points to 208.5. South was third with 203.
Needless to say, the coaches at both Parkersburg schools were pleased with their respective team's performances.
"Our boys team was amazing today,'' said South coach Steve Lutz, whose Patriots already had won the title at the Cabell Midland Invitational.
Fact Box
Frank Burton PSHS Invitational
Girls Team Scores: Parkersbug 503.5, Spring Valley 208.5, Parkersburg South 203, Williamstown 127, Cabell Midland 88, Doddridge County 27
200 Medley Relay: 1. PHS (Claire Collette, Hannah Wareheim, Alexa Standley, Tara Foster) 2:04.45; 2. PSHS (Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Natalie Fish, Anna Pasternak) 2:16.18; 4. WHS (Shealee Mossor, Savannha Dedrick, Kristianna Weppler, Tori Poole), 2:25.90; 6. PHS (Jacqueline Braham, Shalyn Baylor, Gracie Staats, Ainsley Cheuvront), 2:40.40; 8: DDCS (Rachel Casteel, Brittany Jarvis, Sarah Sisson, Lacey Starkey), 3:36.05
200 Freestyle: 1. Claire Collette (PHS), 2:11.65; 2. Sarah Snider (PHS), 2:15.11; 3. Jen Standley (PHS), 2:21.36; 5. Sarah Debolt (WHS), 2:39.15; 6. Teri Poole (WHS), 2:44.08; 7. Chelsey Butler (WHS), 2:46.11; 8. Brittany Jarvis (PHS), 2:50.05; 10. Laura Pasternak (PS), 2:54.19; 11. Olivia Miller (PS), 3:01.71; 12. Sallie Samolitis (PHS), 3:05.50; Valerie Newell (PS), 3:38.57
200 Individual Medley: 2. Hannah Wareheim (PHS), 2:32.12; 3. Kristianna Weppler (WHS), 2:49.05; 4. Rachel Kirk (PS), 2:51.83; 5. Shalyn Baylor (PHS), 3:03.06; 8. Sarah Sisson (PHS), 3:20:37
50 Freestyle: 2. Tara Foster (PHS), 27.55; 3. Anna Pasternak (PS), 28.37; 5. Katie Colley (PHS), 29.68; 6. Alexia Haislop (PHS), 29.77; 9. Jacqueline Braham (PHS), 31.36; 11. Ryan Hesselrode (PS), 31.84; 12. Shealee Mossor (WHS), 32.32; 13. Kyra Harrington (PHS), 33.00; 15. Savannha Dedrick (WHS), 33.48; 17. Katie McDuffy (WHS), 33.89; 20. Molly McFarland (PHS), 34.73; 21. Ainsley Cheuvront (PHS), 35.27; 27. Alli Corra (WHS), 41.53; 28. Valerie Newell (PS), 42.37; 29. Rachel Casteel (DCHS), 44.57; 31. Lacey Starkey (DCHS), 49.25; 32. Tierra Leggett (DCHS), 58.04
100 Butterfly: 1. Tara Foster (PHS), 1:09.07; 2. Alexa Standley (PHS), 1:11.04; 3. Katie Cooley (PHS), 1:15.84; 4. Natalie Fish (PS), 1:19.20
100 Freestyle: 1. Jen Standley (PHS), 1:00.4; 2. Lacey Dulaney (PHS), 1:03.07; 3. Alexa Standley (PHS), 1:03.38; 5. Emily Lowden (PS), 1:09:46; 6. Sowji Mukkamala (PHS), 1:11.73; 9. Chelsey Butler (WHS), 1:14.52; 10. Savannha Dedrick (WHS), 1:15.31; 11. Kyra Harrington (PHS), 1:15.34; 12. Ryan Hesselrode (PS), 1:16.66; 15. Laura Pasternak (PS), 1:18.10; 17. Ainsley Cheuvront (PHS), 1:21.67; 21. Renata Silva (DCHS), 1:32.87; 22. Sallie Samolitis (PHS), 1:36.62; 26. Rachel Casteel (DCHS), 1:48.60; 27. Tierra Liggett (DCHS), 2:12.2
500 Freestyle: 1. Sarah Snider (PHS), 5:54.71; 2. Rachel Kirk (PS), 6:52.52; 3. Sarah Debolt (WHS), 6:59.24; 5. Gracie Staats (PHS), 7:18.16; 7. Sarah Sisson (PHS), 7:28.05; 8. Hevanna Edwards (PHS), 8:22.21; 9. Olivia Miller (PS), 8:23.15
200 Freestyle: 1. PHS (Tara Foster, Hannah Wareheim, Lacey Dulaney, Jen Standley), 1:51.57; 2. PSHS (Emily Gersper, Natalie Fish, Emily Lowden, Anna Pasternak), 1:59.75; 4. PHS (Katie Cooley, Alexia Haislop, Ainsley Cheuvront, Kyra Harrington), 2:06; 5. WHS (Sarah DeBolt, Shealee Mossor, Chelsey Butler, Kristianna Weppler), 2:06.53; 8. PHS (Jacqueline Braham, Jarvis Brittany, Sarah Sisson, Gabby Cox), 2:12.13; 9. WHS (Alli Corra, Katie McDuffy, Savannha Dedrick, Tori Poole), 2:19.19; 10. PSHS (Ryan Hesselrode, Olivia Miller, Laura Pasternak, Darienna Miller), 2:24.57; 11. DCHS (Rachel Casteel, Tierra Leggett, Lacey Starkey, Brittany Greathouse), 3:11.84
100 Backstroke: 1. Claire Collette (PHS), 1:09.00; 2. Alexia Haislop (PHS), 1:11.78; 3. Kristianna Weppler (WHS), 1:13.58; 4. Lacey Dulaney (PHS), 1:14.56; 5. Jacqueline Braham, 1:20.94; 6. Emily Lowden (PS), 1:22.30; 7. Shayln Baylor (PHS), 1:25:37; 9. Shealee Mossor (WHS), 1:26.90; 11. Molly McFarland, (PHS) 1:29.22; 12. Katie McDuffy (Will), 1:32.13; 13. Gabby Cox (PHS), 1:37.99; 15. Hevanna Edwards (PHS), 1:48.77
400 Freestyle Relay: 1. PSHS (Rachel Kirk, Emily Gasper, Natalie Fish, Anna Pasternak), 4:30.83; 2. PHS (Brittany Jarvis, Kyra Harrington, Sowji Mukkamala, Lacey Dulaney), 4:48.12; 4. PHS (Sallie Samolitis, Molly McFarland, Gracie Staats, Shayln Baylor), 5:19.95; 5. PSHS (Emily Lowden, Valerie Newell, Olivia Miller, Laura Pasternak), 5:36.03
Boys Team Scores: 1. PSHS 404; 2. PHS 342; 3. Spring Valley, 217; 4. Cabell Midland 187; 5. Doddridge County, 3
200 Medley Relay: 1. PSHS (Lane Burton, Garret DePergola, Garrett Fink, Corey Johnson), 1:55.92; 4. PHS (Peyton Hughes, Wesley Azinger, Stephen Cottrell, Michael West), 2:03.53; 5. PSHS (Brady Starcher, Casey Dye, Ryan Pritchard, Chase Dye), 2:09.78; 6. PHS (Austin Druid, Eric Eisenmann, Anthony Kist, Brandon McIntire), 2:23.33
200 Freestyle: 1. Sean Snider (PS), 1:54.38; 2. Kinzie Bailey (PS), 2:02.11; 3. Joe Miller (PS), 2:04.57; 6. Jack Terosky (PHS), 2:32.46; 7. Brady Starcher, 2:34.78; 8. Zach Marion (PS), 2:36.95
200 IM: 1. Garrett Fink, 2:16.81; 2. Garrett DePergola, 2:24.36; 3. Lane Burton (PS), 2:29.71; 5. Eric Eisenmann, 2:41.46; 6. Anthony Kist, 2:49.51
100 Butterfly: 1. Garrett Fink, 1:00.79; 2. Stephen Cottrell, 1:06.18; 3. Nic Cheuvront, 1:13.16; 5. Ryan Pritchard, 1:18.73
100 Freestyle: 1. Preston Padden (PHS), 49.71; 2. Corey Johnson, 56.52; 3. Peyton Hughes, 56.72; 6. Casey Dye, 1:01.76; 7. Michael West, 1:05.63; 9. Austin Druid, 1:07.51; 11. Clayton Tichy, 1:10.94; 12. Brandon McIntire, 1:12.33; 13. Ryan Mizia (DCHS), 1:16.11; 14. Tyler Pittman (PS), 1:17.78
500 Freestyle: 1. Sean Snider, 5:20.79; 2. Kinzie Bailey, 5:29.64; 3. Joe Miller, 5:49.28; 5. Chase Dye, 6:49.55; 6. Evan Clark, 6:53.69; 7. Zach Marion, 7:06.75; 8. Jack Terosky, 7:08.95
200 Freestyle: 1. PHS (Sean Snider, Nic Cheuvront, Stephen Cottrell, Preston Padden), 1:39.22; 3. PSHS (Corey Johnson, Casey Dye, Joe Miller, Kinzie Bailey), 1:44.13; 4. PHS (Eric Eisenmann, Austin Druid, Jack Terosky, Michael West), 1:54.23; 6. PSHS (Evan Clark, Zach Marion, Tyler Pittman, Clayton Tichy), 2:00.79
100 Backstroke: 1. Lane Burton, 1:04.22; 3. Peyton Hughes, 1:04.67; 4. Eric Eisenmann, 1:11.64; 5. Ryan Pritchard, 1:15.34; 6. Brady Starcher, 1:15.34
100 Breaststroke: 2. Garrett DePergola, 1:13; 4. Stephen Cottrell, 1:19.55; 7. Evan Clark, 1:26.11; 8. Wesley Azinger, 1:27.9; 10. Ryan Mizia, 1:31.96
400 Breaststroke: 1. PSHS (Joe Miller, Kinzie Bailey, Garrett DePergola, Garrett Fink), 3:44.12; 2. PHS (Sean Snider, Nic Cheuvront, Peyton Hughes, Preston Padden), 3:48.64; 4. PSHS (Ryan Pritchard, Brady Starcher, Chase Dye, Lane Burton), 4:15.63; 6. PHS (Wesley Azinger, Brandon McIntire, Jack Terosky, Anthony Kist), 4:7.40
"Our girls dominated,'' said PHS coach Linda Alt.
Both were right.
Three events illustrate the domination of the Big Red girls. Start with the 100 and 200 freestyle races, each of which saw PHS competitors finish 1-2-3. In the 100, Jen Standley won, followed by Lacey Dulaney and Alexa Standley. In the 200, Claire Collette finished first, followed by teammates Sarah Snider and Jen Standley. Then there's the 100 butterfly, won by Tara Foster, with Alexa Standley second and Katie Cooley third.
Collette had a perfect day, winning the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke and teaming with Hannah Wareheim, Alexa Standley and Tara Foster to win the 200 medley relay. Snider won the 500 freestyle, finishing nearly a minute ahead of her closest competitor. Wareheim won the 100 breaststroke and teamed with Foster, Dulaney and Jen Standley to win the 200 freestyle relay.
South's girls, with only nine competitors, got a first in the 400 freestyle relay from the team of Rachel Kirk, Emily Gersper, Natalie Fish and Anna Pasternak. That same quartet also was second in the 200 medley relay.
The Patriot boys got a pair of firsts from freshmen Garrett Fink, who won the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.
Fink also teamed with Lane Burton, Garrett DePergola and Corey Johnson to win the 200 medley relay, and with Joe Miller, Kinzie Bailey and DePergola for the 400 freestyle title.
The most inspirational performance of the day was turned in by Burton, who won the 100 backstroke. The meet is named in honor of Burton's father, Frank Burton, who passed away in February.
PHS had a pair of double winners in Sean Snider (200 and 500 freestyle) and freshman Preston Padden 50 and 100 freestyle). That duo teamed with Nic Cheuvront and Stephen Cottrell to capture the 200 freestyle relay.
