East back on track; Sweet Home rebuilding
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter

Two years ago, Williamsville East boys swimming coach Mike Doerfler could barely fill out a roster for any meet. Two years later, East has 25 swimmers and hopes to be competitive.

“I hope we do pretty good this year,” said Doerfler whose team finished 6-7 last year after finished 0-13 in 2004. “The past two years we’ve been so weak I’ve been just trying to fill out rosters for meets. I wasn’t even worried about the scores.”

Doerfler returns 10 swimmers and a diver. Back are juniors Neil Batta, who Doerfler said has a shot at qualifying for the New York State Championships in the 100 or 200-yard freestyle, Kane Hsieh (breaststroke, IM), Jeff O’Gorman (200, 500 free), Rohin Sethi (200, 500 free) and Nadav Weinstock (50, 100 free). Batta can also swim the 50 free.

Other returning swimmers are seniors Ken Munroe (100 fly, 100 back), Arjun Pravin (100 free, 100 back), Josh Vekhter 10th 100 fly, 100 breast) and Jean Coignet (50, 100 free) and freshman Thomas Mitchell (200, 500 free). Sophomore diver Joe O’Gorman is also back.

Freshman Michael Anderson (200, 500 free) and sophomore Matt Geiger (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, IM) transfer from Williamsville North. Geiger swam on North’s 200 medley relay at the state meet last year. He is also the defending Section VI champion in the 100 back.

East opened against Iroquois on Tuesday but results were unavailable before The Bee went to press.
            East 2006-07 Schedule
12-18 at Lancaster ........................ 4:30 p.m.
1-2 Orchard Park............................... 6 p.m.
1-5 at Clarence................................... 6 p.m.

1-9 Jamestown ................................... 6 p.m.
1-12 at North ...................................... 5 p.m.
1-17 Frontier....................................... 6 p.m.
1-19 at W.S. West .......................... 4:30 p.m.
1-24 Sweet Home ............................   6 p.m.
1-26 W.S. East .................................... 6 p.m.
1-30 at Hamburg ................................ 5 p.m.
2-2 at Lake Shore ......................... 4:30 p.m.
2-17 ECICs at Clarence - warm-ups - large
schools 9 a.m., small schools 1 p.m.
2-22 Section VI Championships at Sweet
Home, swimming warm-ups.............   TBA
2-23 Section VI Championships at Sweet
Home, diving warm-ups ....................   TBA
2-24 Section VI Championships at Sweet
Home, diving and swimming finals.   TBA
  *All home meets are at Transit Middle
School.

Sweet Home

With the loss of seven seniors who carried most of the load, it’s a rebuilding year for Sweet Home boys swimming.

The captains are Derek Mittlefehldt and Yan Yatsynovich, two of the team’s three seniors.

Freshman Conner Hoffman will help the team in the sprint freestyle and tighten up relays, said Sweet Home coach Dan Mc- Carthy.

Hoffman is one of four freshmen. Other freshmen on the team are Charlie Bellavia, Kris O’Conner and Pavel Vityk. Thirteen sophomores comprise the bulk of the team. They are Hans Boos, Dane Bostwick, Ryan Gilinger, Danny Kozlowski, Paul Loweecey, Peter Maier, Cameron Mc- Donald, Alex Pason, Collin Sabers, A.J. Speier, Philip Stewart, Sergy Vityk and Jonathon Wolf.

“We are looking to get these kids some experience in competing at this level,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy also hopes to improve their place in the league, and knock a few records off the record board at Sweet Home.

Sweet Home is also the host for the 2006-07 Section VI Championships. Sectionals have been held in recent years at Erie Community College’s Burt Flickinger Center. ECICs, normally at Sweet Home, were moved to Clarence.
              Sweet Home
          2006-07 Schedule
12-12 at Orchard Park ..... 5 p.m.
12-15 W.S. West............ 4:30 p.m.
12-19 at Jamestown ......... 6 p.m.
1-2 at Hamburg ................. 5 p.m.
1-9 at Lake Shore ........ 4:30 p.m.
1-12 W.S. East .............. 4:30 p.m.
1-16 at East(Transit Middle) 6 p.m.
1-19 Iroquois................. 4:30 p.m.
1-26 at Frontier................. 5 p.m.
1-30 Lancaster.............. 4:30 p.m.
2-2 Clarence ................. 4:30 p.m.
2-17     ECICs     at     Clarence     -
warm-ups - large schools 9 a.m.,

small schools 1 p.m.
2-22 Section VI Championships at
Sweet         Home,         swimming
warm-ups .............................. TBA
2-23 Section VI Championships at
Sweet   Home,   diving   warm-ups
TBA
2-24 Section VI Championships at
Sweet Home, diving and swimming
        finals............................ TBA
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