DeSales Knights Make a Splash at League Championships

Lockport NY-   Two DeSales swimmers secured first place finishes at the Neumann League Swim Championship held on Sunday, November 13^th at the University of Buffalo.  Joseph Cassenti swimming in the 8 and under age group brought in 2 first place finishes with the 25 Butterfly and 100 Individual Medley. While Dylan Lamont in the 11 and over age group earned a first-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley. The team earned first place in their division in all three age groups: 8 and under, 9/10 and 11 and over. Overall, the team came in 3^rd place out of 15 teams.  

The team saw many personal best times by the swimmers throughout the Championship meet. Other top individual finishers in the 8 & Under division, in conjunction to Cassenti, were Addison Beiter with a 3^rd place finish in the 25 Breaststroke, Jude Genewick earning a 7^th place finish in the 25-yard Backstroke, Silvia Hay with an 8^th place finish in the 25-yard Freestyle and a 10^th place finish in the 50 yard Freestyle and Jack Stockton with a 6^th place finish in the 25 yard Backstroke. The Medley relay team of Jack Stockton, Rileigh Rankie, Joseph Cassenti and Silvia Hay touched the wall first earning another championship gold for the team. Stockton, Cassenti and Hay also teamed up with Jude Genewick for the Freestyle relay coming in with a proud 4^th place finish.  

In the 9-10 division, Jonathan Cordle brought in a 2^nd place finish in the 50-yard Freestyle and a 3^rd place in the 50-yard Backstroke and Evelyn Couturier earned a 10^th place finish in the 50-yard Breaststroke. In the Medley relay Cordle and Couturier teamed up with Alexa Deflippo and Caroline Webster to bring in a 5^th place finish. While the team of Harrison Hathaway, Delilah Harrer, Kennedy King and Amelia Pettit brought in a 10^th place finish. The team of Cordle, Webster, Deflippo and Couturier also brought in a 5^th place finish in the Freestyle relay event.  

The 11 and Over division which included graduating 8^th graders Bethany Case, Jordan Kirchberger and Dylan Lamont excelled. In addition to Dylan Lamont earning a 1^st place finish in the 200 Individual Medley he also brought in a 2^nd place finish in the 50 yard Breaststroke, Bethany Case finished with a 4th place in the 200-yard freestyle and 8^th in the 100-yard freestyle, Weston Henning brought in a 6th place finish in the 200-yard Freestyle and 5^th in the 50-yard Backstroke while Jordan Kirchberger earned a 3^rd place finish in both the 200 Individual Medley and 50-yard Butterfly. The relay team of Henning, Lamont, Kirchberger and Case came in with a 3^rd place finish in the Medley relay. Case, Lamont and Kirchberger also teamed up with Samantha Fox earning a 3^rd place finish in the Freestyle relay as well.  

The Knights would like to thank the parents, coaches and volunteers who helped make this year a huge success.  

DeSales is Eastern Niagara County’s only Catholic School, welcoming students of all faiths in preschool through eighth grade. 

For more information call 433-6422 or visit www.desalescatholicschool.org. 

Pictured: 1^st places finishers, 8^th grader, Dylan Lamont and 4^th grader, Joey Cassenti.