ERIE - Warren gave Mercyhurst Prep a strong challenge, but the Lakers ultimately ended the evening with a sweep of the Dragons in a Region 3 makeup meet held Tuesday at Penn State Behrend.
The Warren boys suffered a 99-75 setback with the girls coming even closer to the victory with a 96-81 loss. Warren's boys (10-5) and girls (8-7) finish off the regular season Thursday with a 6:30 p.m. home meet against Cathedral Prep (boys) and Villa Maria (girls).
In addition, divers Drew Huey, Allie Sedon and Christine Kuzminski will take part in the District 10 Class AAA Diving Championships scheduled for Friday at Penn State Behrend.
On Tuesday, the Warren swimmers swam right along with some of the best talent in District 10. The boys ended the day with a pair of victories, including Huey in the diving competition and the 200 free relay team of Clark Eason, Logan Gearhart, Bennett Steber and Cameron Daniels.
According to Warren assistant coach Brian Collins, Gearhart added a strong swim in the boys 200 free, swimming to a second-place finish in a personal best time of 1:51.54. Collins also praised the efforts of all three 50 free competitors - Daniels, Eason and Sean McGuinness.
In the girls competition, the Lady Dragons battled hard and earned a total of two first-place finishers. Both of those came from standout Elin Smith.
Fact Box
Mercyhurst Prep 99, Warren boys 75
200 medley relay: 1. Mercyhurst Prep 1:46.26, 2. Warren (Sean McGuinness, Max Pierson, Bob McAvoy, Darren Liu), 3. Warren (Keith Ruzich, Christian Olson, Wyatt Pierson, Morgan Latshaw)
200 free: 1. Schaetzel (M) 1:29.51, 2. Logan Gearhart (W), 5. Christian Olson (W), 6. Eric Cecco (W)
200 IM: 1. McKowski (M) 2:12.45, 4. Bob McAvoy (W), 5. Sammy Sherrard (W), 6. Darren Liu (W)
50 free: 1. Euliano (M) 23.31, 2. Cameron Daniels (W), 3. Clark Eason (W), 4. Sean McGuinness (W)
Diving: 1. Drew Huey (W) 121.00
100 fly: 1. Geary (M) 1:06.79, 3. Bob McAvoy (W), 4. Max Pierson (W)
100 free: 1. Euliano (M) 50.97, 2. Cameron Daniels (W), 3. Clark Eason (W), 5. Liam Boger (W)
500 free: 1. Campbell (M) 5:21.70, 3. Wyatt Pierson (W), 4. Christian Olson (W), 5. Eric Cecco (W)
200 free relay: 1. Warren (Clark Eason, Logan Gearhart, Bennett Steber, Cameron Daniels) 1:38.75, 2. Merychurst Prep, 3. Warren (Darren Liu, Luke Wortman, Cody McGraw, Morgan Latshaw)
100 back: 1. Schaetzel (M) 53.31, 2. Logan Gearhart (W), 3. Sean McGuinness (W), 5. Sammy Sherrard (W)
100 breast: 1. McKowski (M) 1:03.84, 2. Bennett Steber (W), 3. Max Pierson (W)
400 free relay: 1. Merychurst Prep 3:35.15, 3. Warren (Logan Gearhart, Bennett Steber, Clark Eason, Cameron Daniels), 4. Warren (Wyatt Pierson, Christian Olson, Darren Liu, Luke Wortman)
Mercyhurst Prep 96, Warren girls 81
200 medley relay: 1. Mercyhurst Prep 1:59.94, 2. Warren (Elin Smith, Bethany See, Mandy Fehlman, Ellis Beardsley), 3. Warren (Claudia Olson, Lexie Gee, Alexis Vavala, Natalie Peterson)
200 free: 1. Elin Smith (W) 2:11.93, 4. Lacey Grinnen (W), 5. Megan Waterfield (W)
200 IM: 1. Phillips (M) 2:27.27, 2. Ellis Beardsley (W), 4. Lilya Renner (W)
50 free: 1. Klomp (M) 24.99, 2. Christine Kuzminski (W), 3. Mandy Fehlman (W), 5. Alexis Vavala (W)
Diving: 1. Taylor (M) 151.30, 2. Allie Sedon (W), 3. Christine Kuzminski (W), 4. Lindsay Onuffer (W)
100 fly: 1. Weisenfluh (M) 1:04.72, 3. Claudia Olson (W)
100 free: 1. Klomp (M) 54.94, 2. Mandy Fehlman (W), 4. Alexis Vavala (W), 5. Natalie Peterson (W)
500 free: 1. Weisenfluh (M) 5:50.97, 2. Lacey Grinnen (W), 3. Megan Waterfield (W), 4. Lexie Gee (W)
200 free relay: 1. Mercyhurst Prep 1:51.30, 2. Warren (Christine Kuzminski, Elin Smith, Mandy Fehlman, Ellis Beardsley), 3. Warren (Allie Sedon, Lilya Renner, Megan Waterfield, Natalie Peterson)
100 back: 1. Elin Smith (W) 1:03.35, 4. Claudia Olson (W), 5. Lilya Renner (W)
100 breast: 1. Euliano (M) 1:16.50, 3. Bethany See (W), 4. Lexie Gee (W)
400 free relay: 1. Mercyhurst Prep 3:56.25, 2. Warren (Claudia Olson, Lacey Grinnen, Allie Sedon, Ellis Beardsley)
Smith remained undefeated in the 100 backstroke this season with a winning time of 1:03.35. Earlier in the night, Smith swam to victory in the 200 free, finishing the race in 2:11.93.
Senior Ellis Beardsley volunteered to swim the 200 IM on Friday and finished a close second, clocking in less than a half-second after the event winner. Beardsley broke district qualifying time for the event, but will not compete in the IM at next week's District 10 Class AAA Swimming Championships.
Collins added that Allie Sedon and Christine Kuzminski were extremely strong in diving. Sedon finished second by less than a half point. He also said Bethany See continues to improve in the 100 breaststroke and is extremely close to hitting district qualifying time.