OJR girls shine at PAC Championship meet

The Owen J. Roberts girls swim team won five events Friday on the way to placing first in the Pioneer Athletic Conference’s championship meet at Perkiomen Valley.

Mikayla Niness scored a pair of individual firsts for OJR in the 50 free (24.34) and 100 free (53.39), Abbey Malmstrom headed the 500 free (5:22.16) and Meredith Mutter won the 100 breast (1:07.32). Roberts’ 200 free relay of Madison Gadzicki, Lilia Crew, Malmstrom and Niness took first in a time of 1:40.49.

Winners of other individual events were Boyertown’s Grace McKee (200 free, 1:57.72) and Hannah Shaner (100 back, 1:01.63) as well as Phoenixville’s Erini Pappas (200 IM, 2:09.08; 100 fly, 57.19). Phoenixville won the 200 medley relay (1:50.61) and Boyertown the 400 free relay (3:43.01).

Owen J. led the team standings with 57 points, followed by Boyertown (46), Phoenixville (30) and Methacton (15).

Wrestling

PAISAA » The Hill School had three wrestlers reach the semifinal round in their respective weight classes through the opening day of the Pa. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s (PAISAA) tournament at Malvern Prep.

Cody Craig (113), Austin Vincent (126) and Kyle Gorant (132) all remain in the gold-medal hunt when the tourney resumes Saturday. The Hill also has Ted Kennedy (120), Wyatt Hare (145) and Anthony Martinez alive in consolations, each going 2-1 on the day.

West-Mont Christian has Austin Hallman (170) reach the semifinal round aand Brad Burpe (182) still going in wrestlebacks off a 2-1 day.

Girls basketball

SPRINGSIDE-CHESTNUT HILL 47, HILL SCHOOL 40 » The Blues fell in the first round of the PAISAA tournament.