Tuesday, July 22, 2008

SPORTS>> Sharks cruise

By KELLY FENTON
Leader sports editor

The Sherwood Sharks met little resistance in winning their fifth consecutive Central Arkansas Swim League Meet of Champs on Saturday at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

Thomas Heye won five individual events while Joseph Potts, Delaney Haralson and Anna Jaworski each captured four as Sher-wood amassed 519 points, easily surpassing the second-place Cabot Piranhas’ 250 points.

Cabot had some outstanding individual performances of its own. Megan Owens won four events — including the 13-14-year-old 50-yard breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle, as well as the 100-yard individual medley.

But Heye won the day, winning in the 9-10-year-old division in the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard butterfly, 50-yard breaststroke, 50-yard backstroke and the 100-yard individual medley.

In the 6-under division, Potts captured the 25-yard freestyle, 25-yard backstroke, 25-yard breaststroke and the 25-yard butterfly. Jaworski won in the girls 6-under division in the 25-yard freestyle, 25-yard backstroke, 25-yard breaststroke and 25-yard butterfly.

Haralson won in the 9-10 division of the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke, 50-yard butterfly and the 100-yard individual medley.

Christopher Heye won three events in the 11-12 division: the freestyle, breaststroke and individual medley.

Other multiple winners for Sherwood include Brandon Daugherty (7-8 freestyle, butterfly and individual medley), Emily Haynes (7-8 freestyle and butterfly), Tori Newton (9-10 freestyle and breaststroke), Kirby Jones (15-18 freestyle and backstroke), Jonathan Buzzitta (15-18 backstroke and butterfly), James Schlag (15-18 breaststroke and individual medley) and Savannah Lancaster (15-18 breaststroke and individual medley).

Thomas Heye added another first place in the 12-under 100-yard freestyle relay, while Joseph Potts and Brendan Daugherty joined up to win the 8-under freestyle relay. Delaney Haralson also added another first in the 12-under freestyle relay.

Owens was also the anchor on Cabot’s winning 100-yard freestyle relay.

Other multiple winners for Cabot include Drake Cohea (6U freestyle and breaststroke), Tommy Layman (7-8 backstroke and breaststroke), Dylan Owens (9-10 backstroke and butterfly), Erin Loraditch (15-18 butterfly and backstroke), Alex Layman (6U backstroke and butterfly) and Josh Ellis (15-18 breaststroke and butterfly).