Wayne County Life

By John Addyman

johnaddyman@waynecountylife.com

   Nazareth college sophomore Jacob Kline (Newark) won two events and swam in a second-place relay to help lead the Golden Flyer men’s swim team to its first win, right before Thanksgiving. 

   Nazareth junior Jeff Baxter (Pal-Mac) swam the outbound leg of the second-place 200 Free Relay (2:09.00), was fourth in the 200 Free (2:25.78) and sixth in the 400 Free (5:09.02).

    Sophomore Joshua Haak (Pal-Mac) got points for the Flyers with a third-place finish in the 800 Free (9:48.01) and a fourth place in the 400 Free (4:53.06). He was also fifth in the 100 Backstroke (1:13.95). The Nazareth guys are 1-4.

   The Nazareth women also got a win over Pitt/Bradford.  Junior Holly Gilligan (Newark) took second in the 100 Free (1:05.42). The Flyer femmes are 4-1 in dual meets. 

   For Pitt, senior Jacob DeVolder (Newark) was second in the 400 Free (4:46.27) and fourth in the 800 Free (10:12.18).

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   Sophomore guard Tyshun Stephens (Newark) scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in the opener, then came back to have a bigger game against Dickinson --  17 points, three rebounds, six assists and two steals – and he was named to the All-Tournament team. The Golden Flyers are 1-2 after a loss to Rochester before the holiday.  

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   The Monroe Community College women have one win in six season-starting road games. The latest loss was on the Saturday before Thanksgiving a 70-59 defeat to the College of Southern Idaho in the Midland College (TX) tournament.

   Sophomore starting guard Shakista Woolfolk (Newark) contributed six points, six rebounds and three assists for the Tribunes in the loss.

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   Virginia Tech sophomore forward Alyssa Fenyn (Newark) was in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for Thanksgiving, playing in the Caribbean Challenge Tournament. She and the Hokies lost to 20^th-ranked Iowa on Friday, 72-43. Alyssa had eight points, two rebounds and three steals in the loss. Virginia Tech is off to a 4-2 start; Iowa is 7-0.

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