St. Benedict's defeats St. Edmund's, wins first of year

St. Benedict's swim team defeated St. Edmund's on Sept. 17 in the first meet of the 2006 Newman Catholic Swim League season.

St. Benedict's 8-and-under group dominated with seven first places. Winners included:

medley relay Katie Fickhesen, Connor Parish, Sean Andrews and David Matthew;

individual medley Andrews; 25 free Mackenzie Mcdermid; 25 fly Andrews; 50 free Anthony Maisano; 25 back Fickhesen; free relay Maisano, Hanna Floss, Parish and Elizabeth Phinney.

St. Benedict's 9-10 group had three first place finishes. They were: medley relay Sarah Parish, Grace Garlick, Patricia Andrews and Kyra Sweeney; 50 free Sweeney; 50 breast Andrews.

The 11-and-older group had two wins individual medley Julian Cavanaugh; 100 free Mary O'Rourke.

St. Edmund's first place finishers included - 8-and-under: H. Skoney (25 breast), 9-10: Daniel Fleming (IM, 50 free), David Hazelet (25 fly, 25 back), free relay (Julie Flemming, Jeremy Richardo, Victoria

Knobloch and Daniel Flemming); 11-and-older: L. Gennaro (200 free); T. Greene, A. Skoney, B. Demchick and E. Park (medley relay), A. Skoney (50 free, breast), Christine Hazlett (50 fly), T. Greene (50 back), L. Gennaro, A. Skoney, B. Demchick and E. Park (free relay).

St. Benedict's takes on Nardin on Sept. 24.