Putnam Swimmers Go 1-1

The combined high school swim team of Mahopac/Putnam Valley/Carmel went 1-1 in two meets recently. Photo provided by Coach Erica Burlenski.

CARMEL – The combined high school swim team of Mahopac/Putnam Valley/Carmel went 1-1 in two meets last week, beating Bronxville-Tuckahoe, 91–79, but falling to John Jay Cross River-North Salem, 89-81.

“The girls came out strong, built momentum throughout the meet, and delivered some impressive performances across the board,” said Coach Erica Burlenski of the win.

The team opened the meet by taking first and third in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Chloe Forger, Elisabeth Knuth, Kira Furfaro, and Keira Troccoli captured first place, while Adelina Loza, Laura Svrcek, Olivia Brady, and Alyza Laufman followed with a third-place finish.

Forger kept the momentum going with a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle. In the 200 individual medley, Knuth took first, while Savannah Jarrett finished fourth.

In the 50 freestyle, Troccoli raced to first place, followed by Laufman in fourth.

“It was also exciting to see several of our younger swimmers make great improvements in this event,” said Burlenski. “Olivia Telesco, Emmalyse Colon, Abigail Long, Maria Antunez, and Zabria Pelobello all dropped time, showing the hard work and progress they continue to make.”

The girls closed out the meet on a high note in the 400 freestyle relay. Laufman, Jarrett, Loza, and Troccoli took first place, while Olivia Brady, Paola Yunga, Gabriella Ferreira, and Macie Thompson finished third.

In the losing meet, the girls started with a strong performance in the 200 medley relay. Forger, Knuth, Furfaro, and Troccoli took first place and officially achieved the New York State qualifying time.

One of the biggest highlights of the meet came in the 500 freestyle. After coming so close earlier in the week, Troccoli finally achieved the NYS qualifying time with an outstanding first-place performance.

Girls’ Swimming

MAHOPAC – With the bright lights of Broadway just miles away, Kira Waring of Mahopac High School put herself in the spotlight, finishing sixth in the girls’ varsity C race at the Manhattan University Cross-Country Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

The race is considered one of the biggest and most prestigious events on the cross-country circuit. Nearly 4,000 runners were registered to cover the 2.5-mile course. There were more than 200 runners just in Waring’s race alone.

She covered the distance in a time of 15 minutes and 3.3 seconds.

Teammate Cara O'Halloran finished the race in 16th place.

Girls’ Soccer

MAHOPAC – Kayleigh Dolan of the Mahopac High School girls’ soccer team outscored John Jay-Cross River by herself. Dolan tallied twice to lift ’Pac to a 3-1 league win over the Indians.