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Piranhas sweep area championships

The Peninsula Piranhas swim club swept the South Central Area Championships on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

In the girls competition, the Piranhas scored 192 points while the Kachemak Swim Club had 190, the Seward Tsunami Swim Club had 103 and the Soldotna Silver Salmon had 54.

In the boys competition, the Piranhas had 292, the Tsunami had 102, the Silver Salmon had 86 and Kachemak had 62.

Individual results follow:

Individual scores

GIRLS

8 and under — 1. Arya Crossley, Sew, 33; 2. Anika Sundheim, Kac, 23; 3. Grace Oliver, Kac, 12; 4. Shyanne Turkington, Kac, 11; 5. Lilliana Spratt, Kac, 9; 6. Olivia Dolifka, Sol, 6; 7. Mathilde Bynagle, Kac, 3; 8. Hazel Wilson, Pir, 2.

9-10 — 1. Hadley Darr, Pir, 28; 2. Alli Phillips, Sew, 23; 3. Eden Austin, Kac, 20; 4. Willow Bouman, Kac, 16; 5. Annie Price, Pir, 8; 6 (tie). Tayla Darr, Pir, GG Merritt, Pir, 4; 8. Jackie Anderson, Pir, 3; 9. Kai Roady, Pir, 2; 10 (tie). Taylor Cramer, Pir, Annalise Ashley, Pir, 1.

11-12 — 1. Kailey Crouse, Pir, 33; 2. Molli Sansotta, Pir, 23; 3. Etta Bynagle, Kac, 22; 4. Reyna Reddy, Kac, 11; 5. Caitlyn Cramer, Pir, 8; 6 (tie). Ava Sawyer, Sew, Riley Cramer, Pir, 3; 8 (tie). Afton Luck, Sol, Mattie Castimore, Pir, Olivia Kobylarz, Sol, 2; 11. Tirzah Brueckner, Sew, 1.

13-14 — 1. Abigail Price, Pir, 33; 2. Isla Crouse, Pir, 23; 3. Izzy Clarke, Kac, 14; 4. Alta Liljemark, Sew, 13; 5. Aubrey Wilder, Sew, 9; 6. Selah Brueckner, Sew, 8; 7 (tie). Lucy Anderson, Pir, Emma Castimore, Pir, 4; 9. Maren Bickling, Sew, 2.

15-18 — 1. Carly Nelson, Kac, 35; 2. Charisma Watkins, Sol, 24; 3. Heidi Snyder, Sol, 19; 4. Evelyn Sherwood, Kac, 14; 5. Esme Wilder, Sew, 11; 6. Eden Alioto, Pir, 5; 7. Jessica Wilcox, Sol, Michelle Duffield, Pir, 1.

BOYS

8 and under — 1. Sawyer Ridolf, Sew, 28; 2. Landen Lane, Sew, 20; 3. Lucas Cramer, Pir, 17; 4. Zachary Merritt, Pir, 13; 5. Alaska Hippchen, Sol, 11; 6. Evan Miller, Kac, 9; 7. Ellis Sawyer, Sew, 8; 8. Baylor Sansotta, Pir, 2; 9. Sean Johnson, Kac, 1.

9-10 — 1. Alex Moore, Pir, 33; 2. Gavin Sansotta, Pir, 27; 3. Aaron Moore, Pir, 17; 4. TyTy Abel, Sol, 10; 5. Jace Strecker, Pir, 7; 6. Casey Ellsworth, Sew, 6; 7. Leelan Lane, Sew, 4; 8. Mikail Mooter, Sew, 2; 9. Nick Hnat, Sew, 1.

11-12 — 1. Vincent Moore, Pir, 31; 2. Bennett Martin, Pir, 27; 3. Odin Rydberg, Sew, 20; 4. Elias Sundheim, Kac, 12; 5. Noah LaRow, Sew, 8; 6. Sammy Merritt, Pir, 7; 7. Finn Bird, Sew, 5.

13-14 — 1. Patric Wilcox, Sol, 31; 2. Everett Poulin, Pir, 25; 3. Josiah Reddy, Kac, 17; 4. Jake Merritt, Pir, 15; 5. Dwight Brown, Sol, 11; 6. Lyman McBride, Pir, 6; 7. Peyton Katzenberger, Pir, 1.

15-18 — 1. Sam Anderson, Pir, 33; 2. Hunter Fry, Kac, 21; 3. Ethan Berga, Pir, 17; 4. Nikita Monyahan, Sol, 14; 5. David Price, Pir, 10; 6. Max Reese, Sol, 9; 7. Ben Merritt, Pir, 4; 8. Luke Nollar, Kac, 2.

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