Krupp top performer; Rocket boys, girls win Bay titles Published by sports@presspub. on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 12:08pm
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Oak Harbor swimmer Eli Sherman. (Photo by Laura Bolander)
The Oak Harbor boys and girls swim teams swept the Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division swim meet. It is Oak Harbor’s fifth straight league title for the girls and fourth straight for the boys. Oak Harbor has brought home 11 league titles during coach Andrea Sorg’s stint. The girls team scored 268 points to beat second place Margaretta (180), followed by Willard (88), Sandusky St. Mary (68), Huron (36), Gibsonburg (17), and Calvert (6). Oak Harbor senior Elayna Krupp was named the SBC Bay Division Performer of the Year, winning five events and setting multiple records.
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BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
OAK HARBOR For the third year in a row, the Port Clinton girls swim team is the champion of the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division.
The Redskins won the meet in convincing fashion and set a number of records along the way, finishing with 291 points, well ahead of Sandusky, which was second with 156 points, followed by Perkins (126), Tiffin Columbian (48), Vermilion (23) and Norwalk (12).
It is the fourth league championship for the program under the leadership of Danny Diaz.
“I was super excited. This was the third year in a row that we won (the championship),” said Diaz, now in his 21st season coaching the team. “We set a few Lake Division meet records, and I was extremely pleased.”
Behind Smith, Golden Bears seek third straight title Published by sports@presspub. on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 1:37pm
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Gibsonburg wrestler Cole Pietrowski works toward a pin. (Photo courtesy Innovations Portrait Studio/www.InnovationsVisualImpact.com)
If anyone is not convinced yet that Gibsonburg sophomore Connor Smith is an all-around athlete, they might want to reflect on what he’s done so far. In his sophomore year on the football field, the running back ran for 1,639 yards on 213 carries, averaging 7.7 yards per carry and scoring 19 touchdowns. He also caught a 57-yard pass, scoring another TD, plus he had 105 tackles on defense, including 24 combined sacks and tackles for a loss and two interceptions.