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D2 swimming: Dallas delivers again, wins Class 2A girls and boys titles

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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Paul Flowers had a year and a day to think about Monday night&#8217;s 100-yard breaststroke in the District 2-4 Class 3A subregional swimming championships.</p><p>Up until just months ago, Hazleton Area teammate Tony Goulstone could not picture himself in the 500 freestyle.</p><p>Flowers and Goulstone had different preparation times, but each found the form needed to win gold medals as the weather-delayed subregional meet came to a conclusion.</p><p>Hazleton Area joined the Wyoming Valley West boys, with Josh Zawatski and Ivan Volynets, in each producing two individual gold medals on the night.</p><p>Delaware Valley swept the team titles, dominating on the girls side and edging District 4 member Williamsport, 275-261, in boys.</p><p>The Wyoming Valley West boys and Hazleton Area girls led WVC teams, each placing third.</p><p>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Flowers and Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Zawatski each added their second gold medal of the meet after also winning races Saturday night.</p><p>Flowers improved on a third-place finish when he won Saturday&#8217;s 200 individual medley. Monday, he put to rest any nagging feelings that remained from falling 9-hundredths of a second short in last year&#8217;s subregional breaststroke race.</p><p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t get any wins last year and this really shows me how my training has been going and how much I&#8217;ve improved over the past year,&#8221; Flowers said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been thinking about this race for an entire year.</p><p>&#8220;Exactly one year ago, I thought about these races and it came out beautifully. I couldn&#8217;t ask for a better result.&#8221;</p><p>It was not easy.</p><p>Flowers finished in 1:00.78, beating Delaware Valley&#8217;s Liam Naturale by less than a half-second and Scranton&#8217;s Nick Drouse by less than a second</p><p>&#8220;I knew it was going to be close through every stroke,&#8221; Flowers said. &#8220;Every stroke was neck-and-neck through the whole way.</p><p>&#8220;It was pretty much who had more heart through the last couple strokes and luckily I got my hand on the wall first.&#8221;</p><p>Goulstone, a freshman, entered high school swimming thinking of himself as a sprinter. His coaches had a hunch they saw a distance swimmer.</p><p>&#8220;At the beginning of the season, I was terrified of the distance events,&#8221; Goulstone said. &#8220;I always wanted to be a sprinter.</p><p>&#8220;My coach (Michele Yakubowski) threw me into the 500 one meet and that&#8217;s where it all started. I had a really good time coming off my first one and they just trained me for it from there.&#8221;</p><p>With the top six swimmers combining to take nearly 50 seconds off their seeding times, the top-seeded Goulstone was tested, but started and finished strong to beat Delaware Valley&#8217;s Luke Stevens by more than 2 &#189; seconds in 4:55.43.</p><p>&#8220;It took everything I had in me to go out and get it,&#8221; Goulstone said. &#8220;I have so much respect for Luke. He swam a really good race as well.</p><p>&#8220;And, everyone else in the race did, too. I know they took off a lot of time.&#8221;</p><p>Zawatski added the 100 freestyle title to the 50 freestyle that he won Saturday. His brother, Purdue University swimmer Eddy Zawatski, holds the meet record in both events.</p><p>&#8220;It just means the world to me,&#8221; Josh Zawatski said. &#8220;I love following in my brother&#8217;s footsteps.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a huge honor.&#8221;</p><p>Volynets won the 100 backstroke, an event he finished fourth in a year ago.</p><p>Each of Saturday and Monday&#8217;s winners earned spots in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships, scheduled for March 14-17 at Bucknell University.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really excited about that,&#8221; Volynets said. &#8220;Here, of course, is great competition, but down there, it&#8217;s a different world.</p><p>&#8220;You get to meet people that are 10 times better than you and you have such a great opportunity to learn so many new things. I&#8217;m really excited about it.&#8221;</p><p>The night&#8217;s top finishes by WVC girls, both belonged to Hazleton Area.</p><p>Maggie Yannes was second in the 500 freestyle.</p><p>Megan Llewellyn and Alissa Platukis finished 2-3 in the 100 breaststroke to briefly move the Lady Cougars into second in the team standings.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Ivan Volynets of Wyoming Valley West won the 100-yard backstroke in 57.89 at Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final at Wyoming Valley CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a3faa-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Ivan Volynets of Wyoming Valley West won the 100-yard backstroke in 57.89 at Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final at Wyoming Valley CYC. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a4_faa-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazletons Megan Llewellyn finish second in the 100-yard breaststroke behind Karolina Baranowski of Delaware Valley at Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a4_faa-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Hazletons Megan Llewellyn finish second in the 100-yard breaststroke behind Karolina Baranowski of Delaware Valley at Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a5_faa-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazletons Maggie Yannes makes a turn in the 500 freestyle during Monday&#8217;s 3A final. Yannes finish second behind Cailin Campbell of Wallenpaupack Area. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a5_faa-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Hazletons Maggie Yannes makes a turn in the 500 freestyle during Monday&#8217;s 3A final. Yannes finish second behind Cailin Campbell of Wallenpaupack Area. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a1_faa-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Josh Zawatski of Wyoming Valley West won the 100-yard freestyle in 47.20 during Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final at the Wyoming Valley CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_d23a1_faa-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Josh Zawatski of Wyoming Valley West won the 100-yard freestyle in 47.20 during Monday&#8217;s Class 3A final at the Wyoming Valley CYC. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Robinson</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>District 2-4 Class 3A Championships</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>GIRLS</strong></p><p><strong>Standings</strong> &#8211; 1. Delaware Valley (DV) 321; 2. Williamsport (WIL) 239; 3. Hazleton Area (HAZ) 236; 4. Abington Heights (AH) 157; 5. Wallenpaupack (WAL) 135; 6. Scranton (SCR) 87; 7. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 84; 8. Pittston Area (PA) 63.</p><p><strong>100 Free</strong> &#8211; 1. DV Sierra Gillan 53.59; 2. WAL Isabelle Griswold 54.87; 3. DV Esther Lee 57.97; 4. HAZ Sarah Lloyd 30.92; 5. WAL Annie Rosenow 59.42; 6. DV Julia Weinreb 59.75; 7. DV Taylor Ristaino 1:00.48; 8. AH Sarah Bath 1:01.26; 9. PA Kaitlyn Connors 1:01.65; 10. WVW Alba Trillo Izquierdo 1:03.02; 11. AH Kyra Sladicki 1:03.10; 12. PA Kiersten Grieco 1:03.78.</p><p><strong>500 Free</strong> &#8211; 1. WAL Cailin Campbell 5:23.06; 2. HAZ Maggie Yannes 5:37.23; 3. WIL Elisa Dinicola 5:48.11; 4. DV Andi Loihle 5:54.71; 5. WIL Cecilia Fink 5:58.75; 6. HAZ Bridget Reed 6:05.89; 7. WVW Sydney Bruno-Beck 6:11.26; 8. DV Sophia Fouse 6:16.38; 9. DV Caroline Toomer 6:18.76; 10. HAZ Stefany Malaga 6:19.10; 11. PA Taylor Maas 6:27.51; 12. DV Morgan Liebson 6:31.85.</p><p><strong>100 Back</strong> &#8211; 1. DV Miranda Murray 1:02.75; 2. DV Shannon Deignan 1:03.93; 3. HAZ Marina O&#8217;Hara 1:05.50; 4. AH April Sokalsky 1:05.60; 5. SCR Claire Brier 1:06.05; 6. DV Julia Weinreb 1:07.75; 7. DV Hannah Grathwohl 1:07.93; 8. PA Juliet Lawler 1:09.06; 9. AH Sarah Bath 1:09.77; 10. HAZ Stefany Malaga 1:09.86; 11. WIL Ella Meckley 1:13.85; 12. SCR Abigail Eckenrode 1:13.86.</p><p><strong>100 Breast</strong> &#8211; 1. DV Karolina Baranowski 1:11.03; 2. HAZ Megan Llewellyn 1:11.34; 3. HAZ Alissa Platukis 1:13.24; 4. AH Abby Brock 1:13.49; 5. WIL Lydia Smith 1:14.09; 6. SCR Claudia Pitts 1:15.95; 7. WIL Sarah Waltz 1:18.05; 8. AH Peyton Gualtieri 1:18.38; 9. WAL Mary Harmuth 1:18.46; 10. DV Jordan O&#8217;Connor 1:18.51; 11. DV Autumn DeBlock 1:21.41; 12. DV Laura Bogert 1:21.49.</p><p><strong>400 Free Relay</strong> &#8211; 1. WIL (Annie Rosenow, Elisa Dinicola, Lydia Smith, Isabelle Griswold) 3:46.08; 2. DV (Esther Lee, Miranda Murray, Julia Weinrub, Karolina Baranowski) 3:50.31; 3. WAL (Mary Harmuth, Claire Carfora, Kara Campbell, Cailin Campbell) 3:53.90; 4. HAZ (Alissa Platukis, Stefany Malaga, Maggie Yannes, Bridget Reed) 4:00.62; 5. SCR (Abigail Eckenrode, Krysta Bernold, Claudia Pitts, Clair Brier) 4:10.04; 6. AH (Abby Brock, Kyra Sladicki, Lucy Earl, Peyton Gualtieri) 4:19.07; 7. PA (Juliet Lawler, Olivia Norwillo, Morgan Gromelski, Kiersten Grieco) 4:21.07; 8. WVW (Stephanie Sepko, Alexis Schweizer, Sydney Bruno-Beck, Alba Trillo Izquierdo) 4:25.92.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>BOYS</strong></p><p><strong>Standings</strong> &#8211; 1. Delaware Valley (DV) 275; 2. Williamsport (WIL) 261; 3. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 186; 4. Hazleton Area (HAZ) 173; 5. Abington Heights (AH) 160; 6. Scranton (SCR) 154; 7. Wallenpaupack (WAL) 72.</p><p><strong>100 Free</strong> &#8211; 1. WVW Josh Zawatski 47.20; 2. SCR Aidan Drouse 47.65; 3. WAL Matthew Beard 49.31; 4. DV Damian Baranowski 49.37; 5. AH Josh Przekop 50.48; 6. AH Jarred Ocwieja 50.88; 7. SCR Jason Ardan 51.67; 8. WAL Riley Hockman 51.81; 9. DV Evan Dong 52.68; 10. HAZ Dylan Gould 53.93; 11. DV Daniel Ocasio 53.95; 12. WAL Owen McCabe 54.98.</p><p><strong>500 Free</strong> &#8211; 1. HAZ Tony Goulstone 4:55.43; 2. DV Luke Stevens 4:58.06; 3. WVW Maxim Kowalski 5:04.66; 4. AH John Frantz 5:06.96; 5. WIL Quinn Serfass 5:08.84; 6. WIL Jack Beattie 5:08.84; 7. WIL Zachary Swoyer 5:13.87; 8. HAZ Brandon DaGrosa 5:17.13; 9. DV Marc Mireau 5:19.93; 10. AH Jack Wasko 5:43.73; 11. AH Sloan Seid 5:50.97; 12. WIL Matthew Getgen 5:51.32.</p><p><strong>100 Back</strong> &#8211; 1. WVW Ivan Volynets 57.89; 2. SCR E.J. Mundia 58.35; 3. HAZ Justin Reyes 59.32; 4. WIL Justin Downs 59.82; 5. DV Steven Schermerhorn 1:00.12; 6. HAZ Tony Goulstone 1:00.13; 7. WVW Jared Zawatski 1:02.05; 8. DV Ryan Mrozinski 1:05.02; 9. DV Robert Riccio 1:06.13; 10. HAZ Cody Manherz 1:06.46; 11. AH John Graham 1:06.80; 12. AH Brandon Beck 1:07.33.</p><p><strong>100 Breast</strong> &#8211; 1. HAZ Paul Flowers 1:00.78; 2. DV Liam Naturale 1:01.26; 3. SCR Nick Drouse 1:01.45; 4. WIL Joshua Bonislawski 1:03.10; 5. DV Lucas Santiago 1:05.64; 6. WAL Justin Romeo 1:06.23; 7. DV Brandon Ciralli 1:08.38; 8. WVW Logan Siliekus 1:10.07; 9. AH Sloan Seid 1:13.82; 10. SCR Justin Grier 1:14.88; 11. AH Connor Ocwieja 1:20.24; 12. HAZ Matthew Hartz 1:22.79.</p><p><strong>400 Free Relay</strong> &#8211; 1. SCR (Aidan Drouse, Nick Drouse, Jason Ardan, E.J. Mundia) 3:21.87; 2. WIL (Joshua Bonislawski, Samuel Hillman, Quinn Serfass, Matthew Beard) 3:22.93; 3. HAZ (Paul Flowers, Brandon DaGrosa, Justin Reyes, Tony Goulstone) 3:23.21; 4. DV (Damian Baranowski, Evan Dong, Liam Naturale, Luke Stevens) 3:25.04; 5. AH (Josh Prezkop, John Frantz, Jack Wasko, Jarred Ocwieja) 3:25.27; 6. WAL (Thomas McCabe, Stephen Kober, Owen McCabe, Justin Romeo) 3:43.49; 7. WVW (James DeCosmo, Jared Zawatski, Illia Volkovinsky, Logan Siliekus). 3:48.86.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLsports</p></shirttailMeta></div>

D2 swimming: WVC claims four gold medals on final day of 3A championships