NEW HARTFORD – Before a prolonged late-season break, the Baldwinsville girls swim team had one more road trip to make.
The Bees went east, to New Hartford, competing Monday night in the wake of its first win of the season over Syracuse City on Sept. 30.
And while the Spartans prevailed 90-82 on the team side, there was still some great efforts, with Eva Smith again at the forefront.
Smith, in the 200-yard freestyle, finished in one minute, 55.89 seconds, able to beat the state qualifying standard by more than a second and post the fastest time in Section III in that event this fall.
Later, in the 100 butterfly, Smith prevailed in 1:01 flat, ahead of the 1:04.44 from New Hartford’s Katie Lester, who had gone 2:01.85 in the 200 freestyle.
Mia Rinko was victorious in the 50 freestyle, her time of 27.59 seconds edging the 27.61 from the Spartans’ Jana Hans by two-hundredths of a second.
Henna Luke, in a clocking of 6:04.45, held off New Hartford’s Torie Kolek (6:07.23) for first place. Makenna Williams was second in the 200 indivdual medley in 2:48.38 to go with a 1:26.69 in the 100 breaststroke as Addison Grosso put up 1:17.54 in the 100 backstroke.
Rinko, aside from swimming the 100 freestyle in 1:01.95, helped Smith, Luke and Ava Corey go 2:06.10 in the 200 freestyle relay as the Bees went 2:21.33 in the 200 medley and 4:31.82 in the 400 freestyle relays.
B’ville has just one more home meet left, on Oct. 20 against Jamesville-DeWitt, before it prepares for the Section III championships in early November.
