The Boardman High School Lady Tankers competed this past weekend at the Northeast Ohio District Championships held at Cleveland State University Busby Natatorium, and placed 5th in a field of 38 teams.  The Boardman team qualified 2 relays and 2 individuals that will compete at the Ohio High School Swimming State Championships held at Canton McKinley’s CT Branin Natatorium on Friday and Saturday February 21st-22nd.  

“One of our favorite sayings this year is from legendary Texas coach Eddie Reese.  He would say, “If you want to swim fast, you have to swim fast.”  Nothing is more true at this D1 District meet.  This competition is tough…you can have fast times all year long, but you must hit at this meet in order to advance.  That creates a bit of pressure.  Our first race of the day was our Girl’s Medley Relay which was seeded 6th going into this meet.  Right out of the gate, our lead-off swimmer, Aly Murray had an incredible backstroke leg which gave our 2nd swimmer, Petra Crnjak a nice lead going into the breaststroke.  “Aly has been working on her underwater kick all season long.  This was the perfect way to start that race.”  Once Gina DiNapoli dove in to swim her fly leg, we knew we were in pretty good shape with her split of :26.0, and Alex Taylor anchored this relay for a 2nd overall finish and an automatic bid to the State Meet.  We dropped almost 6 seconds from last week and a great way to kick off things!  The Spartans’ 200 Freestyle Relay also qualified for the State Championship by placing 3rd overall with a time of 1:39.15, just missing the team mark by .03.  In this race, our sprinters Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, and Abbi Mihok wanted to get into open water by grabbing a nice lead in the outside lane and having DiNapoli hold on as anchor.  They performed well.    

Sophomore Alex Taylor qualified individually for the State Championships by earning an automatic berth by placing 2nd in the 100 Freestyle (52.80) and 5th in the 50 Free (24.17).  

Senior Gina DiNapoli qualified individually for the State Championships by placing 4th overall in the 100 fly and posting a :58.99.   

The Girl’s 400 Free Relay team of freshman Gina DiNapoli, Abbi Mihok, Petra Crnjak, and Ella Miller placed 6th overall and just missed the State Meet by a mere 2 seconds.    

Freshman standouts Rachel DunLany reached a PB in the 200 Free (2:04.21) placing 12th and 16th in the 100 Back (1:02.72), while freshman Cora Taylor reached a PB in the 100 Free (57.82) and in the 100 Back (1:04.36).  Senior Petra Crnjak placed 20th in the 50 Free (25.65), senior Abbi Mihok placed 11th in the 100 Fly (1:02.70). Ella Miller, sophomore racer, reached PB and 13th place in the 200 IM (2:21.04) and 10th in the 100 Fly with a PB of (1:01.93).  Junior backstroker Aly Murray punched a 1:00.89 placing 11th overall in the 100 Back, while Junior Julia Pickens placed 29h in the 100 Fly (1:06.00) and reached a PB in the 500 Free (5:51.65).  

Boardman Divers, Mazie Kauffman placed 16th,  senior Grace Miller 29th, senior Lily Warren was 34th, and sophomore Ella McGee was 48th.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Feb 16, 2025

The Boardman High School Boys Swim Team competed this past weekend at the Northeast Ohio District Championships held at Cleveland State University Busby Natatorium and placed 8th in a field of 38 teams.  The Boardman boys qualified 3 individuals that will compete at the Division 1 Ohio High School Swimming State Championships held at Canton McKinley’s CT Branin Natatorium on Friday and Saturday February 21-22.  

Senior diver RJ Keating will make his 4th appearance at the State Championships. “RJ has rebounded well from back surgery and a broken foot from last season.  He is now ready to compete at this state level one last time with Diving Coach Ron Navarra.  He is motivated to place in the top 16 in the state.  

Sophomore Zac Mihok placed 5th in the 200 Free (1:45.51) and 5th in the 100 Back (52.34) and qualified for the State Championships in both events.  “Zac’s 200 free was incredibly controlled.  He has worked very hard for this moment, and when he split a “50 point” at the 100 mark, we knew he just needed to hang on.  His backstroke was a bit different…he took off and wasn’t going to slow down until he was done.”  

Senior sprinter Matthew Amendol had one of the greatest surprises of the entire meet.  “Matthew was seeded 15th in the 100 free.  He crushed his race and placed 3rd overall, and automatically qualified for the State Championship. “Matthew narrowly missed qualifying in the 50 free by just a small margin of .07 of a second.”     

“Our relays were running hot and were close, but needed to go just a bit faster to get in.  Running in the 200 Free and 400 Free Relays were Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol. The 200 placed 5th (1:29.93) and the 400 placed 7th (3:19.57).  They gave it their all.  They made us proud.”

The boys Medley Relay consisted of freshman Carter Yocum, junior Timmy DiTosto, junior Sam DiStefano, and sophomore Lee Arent placed 18th with a 1:48.17.  This relay continued to improve over the last two weeks.  Yocum has become a great underwater kicker off the start, Timmy keeps dropping time in the breast, Sam has become very strong in the fly due to getting big in the weight room, and Lee happens to be one of our biggest surprises of the season with his sprints and butterfly swims.  

Other swimmers for Boardman that placed individually at the Districts level include senior Matthew Beichner who reached his PB and placed 24th in the 100 Breast (1:07.34), Sophomore Jack Benson who reached PB in the 200 Free placing 22nd (1:55.32) and 13th in the 100 Free (49.58), Sam DiStefano placed 24th in the 100 Fly (58.86), junior Grant Parker placed 32nd in the 100 Back (1:04.74), sophomore Dominic White placed 26th and reached a PB in the 200 IM (2:13.64), and 30th in the 100 Fly (59.80), and freshman Carter Yocum who placed 26th in the 100 Back with a time of 1:00.53. 

By Chelsea Deangelo on Feb 16, 2025

The Boardman Spartan Swim and Dive Teams qualified 25 athletes to compete in the 2025 Northeast District Division I High School Swimming and Diving Championships in Cleveland.  This is the largest team Boardman has qualified for Districts.  Nineteen swimmers and six divers will represent the Spartans at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium on the campus of Cleveland State University.  The divers will compete on Thursday and the swimmers will compete on Saturday with the goal of qualifying for the D1 Ohio State Championships the following weekend in Canton.  Only 32 total athletes per event qualify for the Ohio State Swimming Championships.

“Our boys competed well today.  The kids that were rested had a great meet, and some swam fast enough to qualify for Districts next week.  Our “District Taper” boys did well enough too, but this meet is a bit of a grind for them as they did not shave or taper for Sectionals.  As tired as they were, they did what they needed to do and pushed through to Districts.  Now they can begin to rest and have some fun!”   All three of our relays got in with safe starts so we know we can go faster.  Our Medley Relay started us off with a time of 1:48.45 which was good for 4th place (Carter Yocum, Timmy DiTosto, Sam DiStefano, and Lee Arent).  Our 200 Free Relay (Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, Matthew Amendol)  snagged 5th with a time of 1:31.62.  They wanted to go faster, and they will.  Our 400 Free Relay of Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, Matthew Amendol also qualified by placing 5th with a time of 3:29.11.  Our boys have some work to do to get to the next level but are zoned in on this goal.  

2025 Spartan Boys’’ Sectional  Recap:  PB=Personal Best: QU=District Qualifier

200 Medley Relays:  Boys:  Carter Yocum, Timmy DiTosto, Sam DiStefano, Lee Arent 4th (1:48.45) 

200 Freestyle:   Boys:  Zac Mihok 3rd (1:49.39) QU, Jack Benson 8th (1:57.84) QU, Caleb Tully 18th (2:07.63) PB, Patrick Young 24th (2:21.07) PB.  

200 Individual Medley:  Boys:  Dominic White 5th (2:14.47) PB/QU, Timofei Vinogradov 14th (2:27.24) PB, Sean Cummings 17th (2:41.78) PB, Cameron Slick 19th (2:52.27) PB.  

50 Freestyle: Boys:  Matthew Amendol 6th (22.81) QU, Sam DiStefano 26th (24.78) PB, Lee Arent 28th (25.05), Emerson Hare 32nd (25.54) PB.    

100 Butterfly:  Boys:  Sam DiStefano 8th (57.90) PB/QU, Dominic White 12th (59.55) PB/QU, Carter Yocum 13th (1:00.78) PB, Lee Arent 15th (1:02.01).   

100 Freestyle: Boys:  Matthew Amendol 6th (50.71) QU, Jack Benson 10th (51.83) QU, Grant Parker 19th (54.10) PB, Patrick Young 43rd (1:05.36) PB.  

500 Freestyle:  Boys:  Timmy DiTosto 7th (5:42.77), Matthew Beichner 9th (5:44.07) PB, Caleb Tully 12th (5:56.73), Michael Vasko 14th (6:34.04) PB 

200 Freestyle Relays:  Boys: Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, Matthew Amendol,   5th (1:31.62)  QU

100 Backstroke:  Boys:  Zac Mihok 4th (54.38) QU, Carter Yocum 7th (59.67) PB/QU, Grant Parker 10th (1:02.75) PB/QU, Emerson Hare 20th (1:10.53) PB.    

100 Breaststroke:  Boys:  Matthew Beichner 5th (1:08.21) PB/QU, Timmy DiTosto 8th (1:08.95) PB, Timofei Vinogradov 16th (1:13.97), Sean Cummings 25th (1:20.87) PB

400 Free Relays:  Boys:  Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, Matthew Amendol 5th (3:29.11).  

• Spartans Qualify 25 Athletes for the Division 1 Northeast District  Swimming and Diving Championships

• Alex Taylor Sectional Champion in the 100 Free

• Lady Tankers Take 3rd Overall 

The Boardman Spartan Swim and Dive Teams competed at the Division 1 Canton Sectional Championships and qualified 25 athletes to compete in the 2025 Northeast District Division I High School Swimming and Diving Championships in Cleveland.  This is the largest team Boardman has qualified for Districts.  Nineteen swimmers and six divers will represent the Spartans at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium on the campus of Cleveland State University.  The divers will compete on Thursday and the swimmers will compete on Saturday with the goal of qualifying for the Division 1 Ohio State Championships the following weekend in Canton.  Only 32 total athletes per event qualify for the Ohio State Swimming Championships.  

Boardman sophomore Alex Taylor won the 100 Freestyle event with a time of 53.39 and will be seeded 2nd overall at the District Championships next weekend.  

The Girl’s Medley Relay team of Aly Murray (Jr), Petra Crnjak (Sr), Gina DiNapoli (Sr), and Alex Taylor (So)  placed 5th with a time of 1:53.20 and qualified for Districts next week.  “This was a great race to start the morning for us,” Coach Cordon commented.  “Our girls were unshaved, untapered, and did not wear tech suits for this meet.  They went to work and set the tone for the rest of the meet.  We had most of our Sectional taper kids with lifetime best swims, and now we begin resting our District kids for the upcoming weekend.  

The girl’s 200 and 400 free relays also qualified for Districts.  The 200 Freestyle relay placed 4th with members  Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Gina Dinapoli with a time of 1:41.63. The 400 Freestyle placed 5th with swimmers Gina DiNapoli, Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, and Ella Miller with a time of 3:50.12.  “All of our relays had conservative starts and swam well in the water.  This sets us up nicely for next weekend in trying to get to the next level of competition.  They still have more in the tank,” Coach Cordon explained.

2025 Spartan Girls’ Sectional  Recap:  PB=Personal Best: QU=District Qualifier

200 Medley Relay Girls:  Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, Alex Taylor   5th   (1:53.20)  QU

200 Freestyle:  Girls:  Rachel DunLany 6th (2:05.65) QU, Allie Boyer 24th (2:41.60) PB, Grace Butto 26th (2:44.30) PB

200 Individual Medley:  Girls:  Ella Miller 12th (2:29.56) QU,  Mary Melone 13th (2:34.47) PB, Sam Viano 18th (2:40.65) PB, Kaylee Trolio 25th (2:53.01) PB  

50 Freestyle:  Girls:  Alex Taylor 4th (24.84) QU,  Petra Crnjak 9th (25.59) QU, Abbi Mihok 17th (26.69), Sohia Rubino 31st (29.29) PB 

100 Butterfly:  Girls:  Gina DiNapoli 3rd  (1:01.59) QU, Ella Miller 5th (1:03.17) PB/QU,  Abbi Mihok 12th (1:05.57) QU, Julia Pickens 13th (1:06.87) QU

100 Freestyle:  Girls:  Alex Taylor 1st (53.39) QU, Cora Taylor 14th (58.42) PB/QU, Aly Murray 17th (59.39), Mary Melone 20th (1:00.81) PB

500 Freestyle:  Girls:  Julia Pickens 8th (5:52.97) PB/QU, Sam Viano 15th (6:16.92) PB, Emma Chunn 21st (6:39.57) PB.

200 Freestyle Relays  Girls: Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, Alex Taylor 4th (1:41.33) QU                 

100 Backstroke:  Girls:  Aly Murray 8th (1:03.75) QU,  Rachel DunLany 9th (1:03.82) QU, Cora Taylor 12th (1:05.19) PB/QU, Grace Miller 23rd (1:15.80).

100 Breaststroke: Sophia Rubino 16th (1:17.83), Emma Chunn 18th (1:19.23), Kaylee Trolio 30th (1:30.17), Allie Boyer 31st (1:31.29).  

400 Free Relays:  Girls: Gina DiNapoli, Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Ella Miller  5th 3:50.12  QU          

By Chelsea Deangelo on Feb 9, 2025

The Lady Tankers finished their regular season with the annual trip to CT Branin Natatorium to take on GlenOak and McKinley.  “We are lucky to be able to use this pool for one of our away meets.  This is where we will be swimming in two weeks for our Sectional Meet and hopefully for the State Championships.  We enjoy getting a few races in this pool against two storied programs with GlenOak and McKinley before tournament time.  Our girls finished the regular season undefeated, and now, they will begin to rest and prepare for their tournament portion of the season,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Double winners for the Spartans include Senior Gina DiNapoli in the 200 IM (2:23.11) and in the 100 Breast (1:15.25),  Sophomore Alex Taylor in the 200 Free (1:58.71) and 500 Free (5:19.90), and Senior Petra Crnjak in the 50 Free (25.80) and the 100 Free (59.18).  

Single event winners for the Spartans include Junior Aly Murray in the 100 Backstroke (1:04.64) and Junior Mazie Kauffman on the 1 meter boards (211.30) 

The Spartans pulled out all three relays including the 200 Medley Relay with Aly Murray, Sophomore Ella Miller, Freshman Cora Taylor, and Sophomore Alex Taylor (1:58.95), the 200 Free Relay of Senior Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, Alex Taylor, and Petra Crnjak (1:44.47), and the 400 Free Relay of Cora Taylor, Freshman Rachel DunLany, Gina DiNapoli, and Junior Julia Pickens (4:00.34).  

Other top 3 place finishers include:  200 Free (Aly Murray 2nd, Abbi Mihok 3rd), 200 IM (Mary Melone 3rd), 50 Free (Julia Pickens 2nd), 100 Butterfly (Cora Taylor 2nd, Ella Miller 3rd), 100 Free (Abbi Mihok 2nd), 500 Free (Rachel DunLany 2nd), 100 Back (Cora Taylor 2nd, Rachel DunLany 3rd), 100 Breast (Ella Miller 2nd, and Sophia Rubino 3rd).  

The Lady Tankers finish the regular season with a record of 15-0. Next up for the Spartans is the Sectional Tournament on February 8th, at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio. 

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 26, 2025

“We had a great meet today and we enjoyed making the trip to Canton to swim in a pool where we will be visiting in two weeks for our Sectional meet.  Our boys have really worked hard this season for their success.  We have been very proud of their dedication to the team, our culture, and the tradition of the Spartan Program.  They all stepped up and have pushed themselves in the weight room and in the pool to reach our team and their individual goals.  We are excited to see what they do during the tournament run when they are a bit more rested,” said Coach Cordon.

Boardman’s double event winner was Sophomore Zac Mihok in the 100 Free (49.98) and in the 100 Back (56.88).

Single event winners include: Sophomore Jack Benson in the 200 Free (2:02.14), Sophomore Dominic White in the 200 IM (2:17.34), Senior Matthew Amendol in the 50 Free (23.41), Senior RJ Keating in the 1 meter diving (233.90), Junior Sam DiStefano in the 100 Fly (58.36),  and Junior Timmy DiTosto in the 100 Breast (1:12.35).  

The Boardman boys won three relays by winning the 200 Medley Relay with members Zac Mihok, Timmy DiTosto, Sam DiStefano, and Sophomore Lee Arent (1:46.58), the 200 Free Relay with Zac Mihok, Sophomore Dominic White, Sophomore Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol (1:36.21), and the 400 Free Relay with Freshman Carter Yocum, Dominic White, Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol (3:44.02).   

Other top 3 finishers include: In the 200 Free (Freshman Caleb Tully 2nd), in the 200 IM (Sam DiStefano 2nd, Carter Yocum 3rd), 50 Free (Lee Arent 3rd), 1 Meter Diving (Shane Plourde 3rd), 100 Butterfly (Dominic White 2nd, Grant Parker 3rd), 100 Freestyle (Jack Benson 2nd, Carter Yocum 3rd), 500 Free (Timmy DiTosto 2nd), 100 Backstroke (Matthew Amendol 2nd, Caleb Tully 3rd), 100 Breast (Matthew Amendol 2nd). 

The Spartans finish their regular season with an overall record of 13-2.  They will be off for the next two weeks as they begin to prepare for their Sectional Meet on February 8th at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 26, 2025

For the past 4 seasons, the Seniors of the Boardman Swim and Dive Team have done nothing more than train twice a day, swim 5000 yards a practice, brave the freezing cold while jumping in a pool, in hopes of continuing the winning tradition of the Spartan Swim Program.  They have reached that goal.       

It was a cold and chilly Thursday night.  However, the Beeghly Natatorium was toasty warm with over 350 spectators that came to honor Boardman’s 11 Seniors.  For the 7 girls and 4 boys, this was bittersweet.  They will not miss the early morning practices, nor the test sets.  They will, however, miss this extension of their family, the friends they have met, the teammates they have traveled with, and the memories they have made.  This was their last home meet as a Spartan.   

“Howland is a well coached team and has some very talented swimmers.  Our seniors were excited to see the crowd that showed up to support them, including their relatives, their peers at school, our administrators, and teachers.”  

Our senior girls Lily Warren, Grace Miller, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, Grace Butto, and Sophia Rubino have been great Senior role models all year.” mentioned Coach Cordon.   

Double Event Winners for the Spartans include Sophomore Alex Taylor in the 200 Free (1:58.86) and the 100 Backstroke (1:01.64).  

Single Event Winners include Senior Petra Crnjak in the 50 Free (25.63), Junior Mazie Kauffman in the 1 meter diving (185.10), Senior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Fly (1:01.40), Senior Abbi Mihok in the 100 Free (59.84), and Freshman Rachel DunLany in the 500 Free (5:50.52).    

All three Spartan Relays won including the 200 Medley Relay (2:00.37) with Senior Gina DiNapoli, Senior Petra Crnjak, Senior Abbi Mihok, and Senior Sophia Rubino.  

The 200 Freestyle Relay (1:50.09) with Sophomore Gianna Berardino, Junior Lydia Kenney, Sophomore Ella Miller, and Sophomore Alex Taylor.    

The 400 Free won with a time of (4:04.97) with Senior Gina DiNapoli, Senior Petra Crnjak, Senior Abbi Mihok, and Senior Sophia Rubino.  

The Spartans remain undefeated on the season with a 13-0 record as they conclude their regular season this Saturday against Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 24, 2025

The Boardman Spartan Swim and Dive Team has 4 Seniors Boys.  For them, their Senior Night was surreal.  They will miss so many things about this team…Poker Night, dinner at Scarcellas, winning the NEAC and AAC Championships, and especially their very last home meet as a Spartan.  

With a crowd of over 350 spectators, these seniors and the rest of the Spartans took down a surging Howland team with a solid team performance.   “Our 4 senior boys were recognized with their families prior to the meet, and they were fired up to see so many of their classmates in attendance cheering them on.  Matthew Amendol, Matthew Beichner, Emerson Hare, and RJ Keating all had an incredible night.”  

Double Event winners for the Spartans were Sophomore Zac Mihok in the 200 IM (2:10.45) and the 100 Backstroke (56.56), and Senior Matthew Amendol in the 50 Free (23.41) and the 100 Free (50.31). 

Single event winners include Senior RJ Keating on the 1 meter boards (227.40), Sophomore Dominic White in the 100 Butterfly (1:00.12), and Senior Matthew Beichner in the 100 Breast (1:12.06). 

The Spartans locked in all three of the relays including the 200 Medley Relay with Sophomore Zac Mihok, Senior Matthew Beichner, Sophomore Jack Benson, and Senior Matthew Amendol (1:47.80), the 200 Free Relay of Freshman Carter Yocum, Junior Grant Parker, Junior Timmy DiTosto, and Sophomore Dominic White (1:41.85), and the 400 Free Relay with Junior Grant Parker, Senior Emerson Hare, Senior Matthew Amendol, and Senior Matthew Beichner (3:49.61).  

The Spartan’s take their 11-2 record to Canton this weekend to conclude their regular season vs. GlenOak and Canton McKinley at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.  

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 24, 2025

Boardman High School: 1st- 533

Canfield High School: 2nd- 486

Howland High School: 3rd- 217

Warren G Harding High School: 4th- 141

Austintown Fitch High School: 5th- 35

January 11, 2025: The Spartan Lady Tankers Swimmers won their 11th consecutive AAC Conference Championship with an impressive TEAM performance.  “This is a great local conference with talented swimmers from the Youngstown and Warren areas.  This meet is held at the Warren Harding Natatorium located right on their school campus adjacent to their new indoor training facility. “If I ever hit the lottery, this is what we are going to build.” 

In order for us to be competitive at this meet, all of our athletes needed to contribute.  Swimming in general tends to be an individual sport, especially as we get closer to tournament time.  However, Conference Championships are all about the TEAM.  Our younger swimmers were asked to step up and swim events they have never tried before.  Coaches Chelsea DeAngelo, Mark Brooks, and Mikel Flatley have worked very hard with our developmental group, and now these kids have become a pivotal part of our team strength,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

The Boardman Lady Tankers, just coming off a NEAC conference win a week ago, swam their way to their 11th AAC Championship win.  “‘These two consecutive weekends in January are the final push before we reach the tournament season.  This AAC swim conference (Canfield, Howland, Warren Harding, Austintown)  is loaded with talent.  Most of these kids have been swimming with or against each other since they were 8 years old.  So there is an amount of bragging rights with this win!” 

The Boardman Girls also broke a combination of individual and relay records at the WGH Natatorium.   

Boardman girls won 10 of 12 events including:

Double event winners:  Sophomore Alex Taylor, who won Female Swimmer of the Meet, winning the 200 IM with a new Meet and Team Record (2:11.95), while also setting a new Meet and Pool record in the 100 Free (53.18).  Senior standout Gina DiNapoli, won the 50 Free (25.61) and snagged 1st in the 100 Butterfly (1:01.08).  

Junior Aly Murray, who placed 1st in the 500 Free (5:40.94) and then jumping right back in and winning the 100 Backstroke (1:01.54).  What we ask Aly to do is difficult.  She swims the longest race in high school swimming (the 500), and has very little recovery before getting right back in for her backstroke race.  Her toughness is commendable.   

Boardman’s Single Event Winners Include: Freshman Rachel DunLany, who won the 200 Free (2:05.43) while also placing 2nd in the 100 Back (1:02.43).  Rachel has a very smooth and distance per stroke and we are excited to see how she continues to improve.  

The Spartans won all three relay events while setting new marks in the 200 Medley and the 200 Free Relays.  “The 200 Medley (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Ella Miller, and Alex Taylor) opened the meet with a great time and new AAC record of 1:50.09.  The team of Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Gina DiNapoli also broke the Pool and AAC record in the 200 Free Relay (1:41.19).  The Spartans closed out the meet and won the final event, the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:53.52 with senior Gina DiNapoli, senior Abbi Mihok, junior Aly Murray, and sophomore Ella Miller.   

Other top 3 places to podium:  Senior Abbi Mihok 2nd in the 100 Fly and 2nd in the 500 Free, sophomore Ella Miller 3rd in the 200 IM and 3rd in the 100 Free, senior Petra Crnjak 2nd in the 50 Free, Julia Pickens 3rd in the 100 Fly, Mazie Kauffman, placing 2nd in diving after returning to the boards after recovering from knee surgery, and Lily Warren 3rd in 1 meter diving. 

We had great swims from junior Sam Viano in the 100 Fly and her 100 Free split, senior Sophia Rubino dropped more time in the 100 breast along with sophomore Kaylee Trolio, who dropped 6 seconds in the 100 Breast. Newcomer to the sport, Gianna Berardino swam a great 100 backstroke and will contend for a spot on our Sectional roster with her time, senior Grace Butto also dropped hit her PB’s in the 100 Back and 100 Free, junior Lydia Kenney is becoming a very strong distance swimmer in the 200 Free, Emma Chunn wasn’t feeling very well, but swam a great 100 Breast near the end of the meet, and Allie Boyer had a strong swim in the 100 Backstroke, Grace Miller pulling a double session for us…diving first in the morning, and staying to swim in the afternoon and placing top 8 in both events, and Mary Melone, who can swim just about any event we put her in, is someone we rely on to lock in a scoring spot in the IM and sprint events.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 12, 2025

Boardman High School: 1st- 515

Canfield High School: 2nd- 331

Warren G Harding High School: 3rd- 316

Howland High School: 4th- 249

Austintown Fitch High School: 5th- 136

The Spartan Tankers won their 11th consecutive AAC Conference Championship with an impressive TEAM performance.  “This is a great local conference with talented swimmers from the Youngstown and Warren areas.  This meet is held at the Warren Harding Natatorium located right on their school campus adjacent to their new indoor training facility. “If I ever hit the lottery, this is what we are going to build.” 

In order for us to be competitive at this meet, all of our athletes needed to contribute.  Swimming in general tends to be an individual sport, especially as we get closer to tournament time.  However, Conference Championships are all about the TEAM.  Our younger swimmers were asked to step up and swim events they have never tried before.  Coaches Chelsea DeAngelo, Mark Brooks, and Mikel Flatley have worked very hard with our developmental group, and now these kids have become a pivotal part of our team strength,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

“Our boys are coming off a NEAC Conference Championship from last week.  They wanted this AAC title as well.  Now, it’s about getting back to work and preparing for tournament action.”    

The Spartans won 7 of 12 events and used their team depth to pull ahead of 2nd place Canfield including senior RJ Keating won his 4 consecutive AAC title in 1 meter diving with a score of 490.65, while freshman newcomer Shane Plourde nabbed 2nd on the boards with a score of 323.85.  

Double event winners include:  Senior Matthew Amendol in the 50 free (22.57) and the 100 Free (50.47), and sophomore Zac Mihok in the 200 Free (1:48.39) and the 100 Butterfly (53.91).  

Boardman won two relays, including the 200 Free Relay of Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol (1:34.10) as well as the 400 Free Relay of Mihok, White, Benson, Amendol with a time of 3:27.74.   

Other Top Three Podium finishers:  

Jack Benson with 2nd place finish and a 4 second time drop in the 200 Free (1:56.21) and 2nd in the 100 Free (50.99), Sam DiStefano 2nd in the 100 Fly (58.82), Timmy DiTosto’s come from behind 3rd place finish in the 500 (5:37.96), and freshman standout Carter Yocum 3rd in the 100 Back with a new PB (1:00.68).  

Notable Swims:

Junior Grant Parker was very solid for us with a season best in the 50 free and placing 5th in the 100 Back.  Senior Matthew Beichner had season best races in the 500 Free and in the 100 Breast, Sophomore Lee Arent continues to have a great season with a 4th place finish in the 100 fly and a great split time in the Medley Relay. Freshman Caleb Tully nailed two PB in the 200 and 500 Free, sophomore Dominic White placed 4th in the 200 IM and 6th in Breast, junior Sean Cummings continues to get faster in his events (100 Back, 100 Free), sophomore Timofei Vinogradov had PB in the 200 IM and in the 100 Breast, senior Emerson Hare had great swims in the 100 Back and in the relays, sophomore Michael Vasko with a PB in the 500 Free, Cameron Slick PB in the 100 Breast, and sophomore Patrick Young, who continues to improve in the 100 fly each time he hits the water.  

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 12, 2025

The Boardman Lady Spartans pull ahead to beat the talented Jackson Polar Bears for the first time since 2019.

Sophomore Alex Taylor was the Spartans’ lone double winner, pulling out the 50 Free (24.42) and the 100 Free (54.18).  

Single event winners include Senior Gina DiNapoli in the 200 IM (2:22.91), Senior Grace Miller in the 1 Meter Diving (158.62), Senior Petra Cjrnak in the 100 Breastroke (1:12.14), and Junior Aly Murray in the 100 Backstroke (1:04.37). 

The Lady Tankers snagged the 200 Medley Relay win with a time of 1:53.29 with teammates Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Ella Miller, and Alex Taylor. Our girls also got 1st place in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:43.10. That relay included Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Gina DiNapoli.

Other notable performances include Petra Crjnak placing 2nd in the 50 Free (25.21), Lily Warren placing 2nd on the boards (157.65), Gina DiNapoli placing 2nd in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.36), and Aly Murray placing 2nd in the 500 Freestyle (5:51.49).

The Lady Tanker remain undefeated as they prepare for the AAC Championship Meet held Saturday in Warren, Ohio.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 8, 2025

The Boardman Tankers dropped their second meet of the season losing to State ranked Massillon Jackson Polar Bears. “We were happy with our swims. Jackson is a good measuring stick of talent…if you want to be good, you have to race against some of the best talent in the state,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Sophomore Zac Mihok was was the Spartans’ lone double winner finishing 1st in the 100 Butterfly (55.82) and in the 100 Backstroke (56.54).

Boardman’s only single event winner was senior RJ Keating who placed 1st in the 1 Meter Diving (241.80).

Other notable performance include Jack Benson with a 2nd place finish in the 200 Freestyle (2:01.47), Dominic White with a 2nd place finish in the 200 IM (2:16.62), Matthew Amendol with a 2nd place finish in the 50 Freestyle (23.26), Shane Plourde with a 2nd place finish on the boards (162.60), Timmy DiTosto with a 2nd place finish in the 500 Freestyle (5:46.86), and Carter Yocum with a 2nd place finish in the 100 Backstroke (1:02.92)

The Spartan’s record now stands at 10-2 as they prepare for the AAC Championship Meet held Saturday in Warren, Ohio.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 8, 2025

The Boardman Girl’s and Boy’s Swim Teams competed at their NEAC Conference Championships on Saturday January 4th at Wooster Natatorium.  This 8 team conference includes Canfield, Wooster, Akron Firestone, Canton GlenOak, Massilon Perry, Massillon Washington, and Boardman. 

The Boardman Girls had an impressive showing at the NEAC Conference Championships. “Our leadership and our team depth was our strength on Saturday.  Captains Gina DiNapoli, Abbi Mihok, Aly Murray, Sophia Rubino, and Petra Crnjak really wanted this Championship as 4 of them will be graduating after this season.  They have been pretty determined to bring home another championship banner to hang in the high school and rallied our underclassmen who were all in!” 

This conference meet comes at the right time for our team.  We just finished up our two a day practices, and our swimmers were excited to see what hard work can do for them.  By the end of the meet, we had quite a few kids with lifetime best swims,” stated Cordon.   Coach Cordon was also named NEAC Conference Boys and Girls Coach of the Year. 

Right out of the gate, the Spartans team of Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor touched out Perry in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:49.75.  “Perry’s relay is solid, and we have already raced them 4 times this season.  They beat us a few weeks ago and that was the salt we needed for the win today.”  

Boardman’s 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay also placed 1st.  “The 200 Free (Taylor, Crnjak, Mihok, and DiNapoli) won with a time of 1:41.18 with a great anchor leg from Gina DiNapoli.  

The 400 Free Relay (Cora Taylor, Abbi Mihok, Aly Murray, and Ella Miller) snagged 1st with a time of 3:51.08 over Wooster and Akron Firestone.  

Sophomore Alex Taylor was Boardman’s lone double individual winner, snagging the 200 Freestyle (1:57.15) and the 100 Freestyle (53.33).    

Other Top 8 NEAC All-Star Finishers Include:  

200 Free: Rachel DunLany 3rd (2:05.70), 

200 IM: Gina DiNapoli 3rd (2:20.94), Ella Miller 4th (2:23.06)

50 Free: Petra Crnjak 2nd (25.50), Cora Taylor 5th (26.66)

Diving: Lily Warren 3rd (227.45), Ella McGee 5th (161.40)

100 Fly: Gina DiNapoli 2nd (1:00.34), Abbi Mihok 3rd (1:03.89), Julia Pickens 7th (1:07.97)

100 Free: Ella Miller 4th (56.87), Cora Taylor (59.04)

500 Free: Aly Murray 2nd (5:39.37), Abbi Mihok 3rd (5:47.41)

100 Back: Aly Murray 2nd (1:01.34), Rachel DunLany (1:01.95)

100 Breast: Petra Crnjak 7th (1:11.52), Sophia Rubino 8th (1:19.19)

The Spartans will compete this Tuesday night at YSU against Jackson High School and again this Saturday at Warren Harding High School for the AAC Championship Conference Meet.

The Boardman Boys won 3 out of the 12 events, and placed 1st at the NEAC Conference Championships behind Wooster.  “This conference meet is a great gauge to see how we rank among the best swimmers in the District.  We were extremely proud of how our kids swam as a team and we were very proud of our boys.  They really wanted to compete and many of them were swimming new events to help out our scores.  Our boys for sure showed up today, and this was a total team win.     

Individual winners for the Spartans were Sophomore Zac Mihok who won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:47.10, Senior Matthew Amendol who won the 100 freestyle with a time of :50.12, and senior RJ Keating who won the 1 meter diving with a score of 376.95.  “RJ is a 4X NEAC Champ at this championship meet,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

All three relays of the Spartans placed 2nd including the Medley Relay team of Carter Yocum, Timmy DiTosto, Sam DiStefano, and Lee Arent, the 200 Free Relay team of Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, and Matthem Amendol.  The same 4 boys placed 2nd in the 400 Free Relay.  

Other Top 8 NEAC All-Star Finishers Include:  

200 IM: Dominic White 4th (2:15.00), Carter Yocum 7th (2:24.33)

50 Free: Matthew Amendol 2nd (222.37), Jack Benson 3rd (23.63)

Diving: Shane Plourde 3rd (240.95)

100 Fly: Sam DiStefano 2nd (59.01), Lee Arent 5th (1:01.83), Grant Parker 7th (1:03.37)

100 Free: Jack Benson 3rd (51.23)

500 Free: Timmy DiTosto 4th (5:49.33), Caleb Tully 6th (5:58.21), Matthew Beichner 7th (6:03.10)

100 Back: Zac Mihok 2nd (53.22), Carter Yocum 4th (1:01.38)

100 Breast: Timmy DiTosto 4th (1:09.66), Dominic White 7th (1:11.45)

The Spartans will compete this Tuesday night at YSU against Jackson High School and again this Saturday at Warren Harding High School for the AAC Championship Conference Meet.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Jan 5, 2025

January 4, 2025- BHS Varsity Swimming Head Coach Carlo Cordon was voted NEAC Girls Coach of the year at Saturday's NEAC Conference Championship Meet, and tied with Wooster Head Coach Chris Matthew for the Boys NEAC Coach of the Year.  Congratulations to Coach Carlo on his continued success and commitment to exclellence for the Boardman High School Swim Team!

December 28, 2024- The Boardman Lady Tankers remain undefeated on the season as they competed against perennial powerhouses Solon, Shaker Heights, and Akron Firestone.  “This has become one of our favorite meets.  It brings in some very talented kids from the Akron and Cleveland areas that we will run into at our District Championships.  With all 4 teams combined, there was close to 150 athletes competing.  We were extremely proud with how well our girls swam today.  They are tired from our double practices this week.  We tell them every day, if they want to swim fast, they have to swim fast.  They are tired, but they are swimming well,” mentioned Coach Cordon.   

Boardman won 10 out of the 12 events including Alex Taylor (sophomore), who was a double event winner in the 200 freestyle (1:58.36) and in the 500 Free (5:19.13). 

Single event winners include senior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.90), senior Petra Crnjak in the 50 Free (:26.01), senior Grace Miller in the 1-meter diving (167.75), and junior Aly Murray in the 100 Back (1:02.79). 

The Boardman Girls grabbed first in all three relays including the 200 Medley Relay (1:53.11) with Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor.  The Spartans also grabbed 1st in the 200 Free Relay in a time of 1:45.83 with freshman Cora Taylor, Petra Crnjak, senior Abbi Mihok, and sophomore Ella Miller. Boardman finished the meet placing 1st in the 400 Free Relay (3:51.06) with Ella Miller, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor.   

Other notable swims and personal bests include freshman Rachel DunLany in the 200 Free and 100 Back, freshman Ali Boyer in the 100 Fly, junior Mary Melone in the 100 free, senior Grace Butto in the 50 free, junior Lydia Kenney in the 100 free, sophomore Gianna Berardino in the 100 Free, Sam Viano in the 100 Fly, Emma Chunn in the 100 Breast, Sophia Rubino in the 100 Free and 100 Back, Kaylee Trolio in the 100 Free, and Julia Pickens in the 500 Free.  

The Lady Tanker’s record now stands at 11-0 as they prepare for the NEAC Conference Championship held next Saturday in Wooster, Ohio.   

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 29, 2024

December 28, 2024: The Boardman Boys dropped their first meet of the season against state powerhouse Solon, while defeating Shaker Heights and Akron Firestone.  This was a great meet for our boys team.  They were challenged in every race and we did well.  We were very happy with our swims and we know that we still have room to improve,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

The Boardman Boys won events, including double event winner sophomore Zac Mihok in the 200 Free (1:54.99) and the 100 Backstroke (55.34).  

The Spartans captured the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:35.68 with Zac Mihok, sophomore Dominic White, sophomore Jack Benson, and senior Matthew Amendol. The same 4 boys won the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:24.82.       

Other notable swims or personal bests include senior Matthew Beichner in the 100 Free, sophomore Patrick Young in the 100 Butterfly, Matthew Amendol in the 50 and 100 Free, Jack Benson in the 50 and 100 Free, Sam DiStefano in the 100 Butterfly, RJ Keating with his return from injury in the 1 meter diving, Timofei Vinogradov in the 100 Fly and 100 Breast, Grant Parker in the 100 Free, Michael Vasko in the 100 Free, Timmy DiTosto in the 500 Free and 100 Breast, Carter Yocum in the 100 Back, and Emerson Hare in the 100 Back. 

The Spartans record now stands at 10-1.  They will travel next Saturday to Wooster, Ohio for the NEAC Conference Championship Meet.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 29, 2024

December 23, 2025: The Boardman Spartan Divers competed at CT Branin Natatorium for the first ever Holiday Invitational Diving Tournament.  

 Senior Grace Miller placed 3rd overall in the 6 dive format with a score of 128.90, while Sophomore Ella McGee placed 10th with a score of 85.35.  Senior Lily Warren placed 43rd in the 11 dive format with a score of 197.45. “Coach Ron Navarra was very proud of how our divers competed today.  Grace has put a ton of work into her skills and actually splits time as a diver and a swimmer.  She balances these responsibilities very well.  Lily Warren is growing in confidence at the right time, and is one of the hardest and strongest workers in the weight room.  As for Ella, this was her first opportunity to compete in a 6 diver format, and she shows some very natural skills on the board with her dance background.  Coach Navarra believes she will continue to develop this year,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

On the Boys side, Boardman standout and returning State Qualifier RJ Keating placed 7th with a score of 342.45. “This was a great competition for RJ, and seeing him back on the boards after dealing with some serious injuries is a step in confidence and sets him up perfectly for the back half of his senior year,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Also competing in the 11 dive format was Freshman Shane Plourde, who placed 23rd overall with a score of 197.35.  “Shane is an athlete.  He picks up new skills and techniques very quickly and shows confidence while on the boards.    

“Coach Navarra works with dozens of divers in Youngstown and the surrounding areas.  He continues to develop this local talent into District and State Qualifiers.  What he has done with the Boardman Divers is impressive and we are excited to see what they can do at our conference meets as well as the tournament run in February.” 

On December 20th, 35 Spartan athletes competed in the 20th annual Christmas Invitational Meet held at Canton McKinley’s C.T. Branin Natatorium.  Close to 50 teams and 500 swimmers from all across the state attend this championship meet formatted with prelims and finals.  

“This is a great middle-of-the-season championship meet that brings in state level competition such as Mason, North Canton Hoover, and Jackson.  We wanted to see how our kids matched up, and we were very proud with how they competed,” said coach Carlo Cordon. “It’s a long day…the bus leaves at 5:15AM for the qualifying round of morning swims.  If they swim fast enough, they swim again at night.  Our kids had a great morning and we had quite a few make it back to swim at Finals”

“Many of our swimmers posted lifetime best times and placed Top 24 in Finals, including sophomore Alex Taylor, who led the Spartan Lady Tankers by placing 1st in the 100 Freestyle with a time of :52.89, and 3rd in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:55.37.  Junior Aly Murray placed 5th in the 500 Freestyle (5:40.49) and 6th in the 100 Backstroke 1:03.29),  senior Gina DiNapoli placed 7th in the 100 Butterfly (1:01.52) and 8th in the 200 IM (2:25.53), sophomore Ella Miller placed 11th in the 200 IM (2:23.98) and 8th in the 100 Fly (1:03.17), senior Petra Crnjak placed 12th in the 50 Free (26.13) and 8th in the 100 Breast (1:11.63).  Freshman Rachel DunLany placed 15th in the 200 Free (2:07.67) and 21st in the 100 Back (1:06.20), Senior Abbi Mihok placed 12th in thee 100 Fly (1:04.54) and 23rd in the 100 Free (1:00.38),  freshman Cora Taylor placed 22nd in the 100 Fly (1:08.18) and 24th in the 100 Backstroke 1:07.69), and junior Julia Pickens placed 16th in the 100 Fly (1:06.24).    

“All three of our relays made it back to Finals by placing top 8 in prelims.  Our relays are exciting to watch.  Our Medley Relay team of Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor placed 5th overall with a time of 1:51.08.   Our 200 Free Relay (Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, DiNapoli, Taylor) placed 2nd overall behind last year’s top 8 state relay of Mason with a time of 1:40.91, and our girls 400 Relay girls swam hard at the very end at both sessions and finished the meet well.  This last relay is a test of Grit…they wanted to make it back to finals and they did qualify.”  This team of Cora Taylor, Ella Miller, Aly Murray, and Abbi Mihok placed 6th overall with a time of 3:55.11.

The Lady Tankers are back in the water with a Quad Meet vs Shaker Heights, Solon, and Akron Firestone on December 28th at YSU’s Beeghly Natatorium with a start time of 9AM. 

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 22, 2024

On December 20th, 35 Spartan athletes competed in the 20th annual Christmas Invitational Meet held at Canton McKinley’s C.T. Branin Natatorium.  Close to 50 teams and 500 swimmers from all across the state attend this championship meet formatted with prelims and finals.  

“This is a great middle-of-the-season championship meet that brings in state level competition such as Cincinnati St. Xavier, Mason, North Canton Hoover, and Jackson.  We wanted to see how our kids matched up, and we were very proud with how they competed,” said coach Carlo Cordon. “It’s a long day…the bus leaves at 5:15AM for the qualifying round of morning swims.  If they swim fast enough, they swim again at night.  Our kids had a great morning and we had quite a few kids make it back to swim at Finals which makes it all worth it.”

On the boys side, the Spartans were led by sophomore Zac Mihok, who placed 3rd in the 100 Back with a time of :53.46.  Zac also placed 6th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:48.55.  “Zac qualifying for Finals in the 200 Free and in the 100 Backstroke is a testament to his work ethic.  He was the only swimmer in Finals without a pool attached to his high school.  As a matter of fact, the team from Mason has two pools in their community they use.  Zac knows what he is up against, and he compensates by working harder than most…he had a great day mixing it up with these other swimmers.  We also had great swims from senior Matthew Amendol, who placed 19th in the 50 Free (:23.34), sophomore Jack Benson who placed 22nd in the 100 Free (:52.17), and sophomore Dominic White placed 21st in the 200 IM (2:19.01).  

The Spartans moved along 1 relay to finals with the 400 Free Relay that placed 7th overall with a time of 3:28.74 (Jack Benson, Dominic White, Matthew Amendol, and Zac Mihok). 

The Spartans are back in the water with a Quad Meet vs Shaker Heights, Solon, and Akron Firestone on December 28th at YSU’s Beeghly Natatorium with a start time of 9AM.   

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 22, 2024

Boardman High School: 1st- 210

Wooster High School: 2nd- 162

Canfield High School: 3rd- 131

Warren G Harding High School: 4th- 22

Saturday afternoon, the Spartan Swimmers and Divers competed in a Quadrangular meet  against Wooster, Canfield, and Warren Harding at YSU’s Beeghly Natatorium.  “This was a great early morning meet against these three teams that have some talented younger swimmers.  Our Medley Relays took 1 and 4 right out of the gate and this set the tone for the rest of the competition,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  The Boardman ladies won 9 out of the 12 events.       

Boardman’s double event winners include:  Sophomore Alex Taylor in the 200 Free (1:58.87) and in the 100 Free (:54.10), and Junior Aly Murray in the 500 Free (5:45.13) and the 100 Back (1:03.53).   

Single event winners include talented senior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.83) and Senior Petra Crnjak in the 50 Free (25.60).  

The Spartans won all three relay events including:  200 Medley Relay team of Aly Murray (Jr), Alex Taylor (So), Gina DiNapli (Sr), and Ella Miller (So) with a time of 1:54.29.  The 200 Freestyle Relay with Gina DiNapoli (Sr), Abbi Mihok (Sr), Petra Crnjak Sr), and Alex Taylor (So) with a time of  (1:42.26), and the 400 Free Relay with Ella Miller (So), Abbi Mihok (Sr), Cora Taylor (Fr), Gina DiNapoli (Sr) with a time of 3:56.63.  

The Spartans showed team depth with great races from Julia Pickens (Jr), Grace Miller (Jr), Mary Melone, (Jr), Sophia Rubino (Sr), Kaylee Trolio (So), Allie Boyer (Fr), Rachel DunLany (Fr), Grace Butto (Sr), Bella Tarr-Majirsky (Fr), Mary Melone (Jr), Lydia Kenney (Jr), Sam Viano (Jr) and Emma Chunn (So), and newcomer Gianna Berardino (So).      

The Lady Tankers are now 8-0 and will be back in the water for the Christmas Invitational Meet at CT Branin Natatorium next Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 15, 2024

The Boy’s Spartan swimmers pulled out the Quad meet win with a come from behind finish over defending NEAC Champs Wooster.   “Our boys had a great meet today and we are very proud with how well they competed today.  We only won 3 out of 12 events, but our depth helped pull out this meet.  We stayed close enough to Wooster to pull out the final relay to win the meet.  We have a great group of upperclassmen along with underclassmen, and this was one of the meets they really focused on.  Our Coaching Staff of Chelsea DeAngelo, Mark Brooks, and Mikel Flatley have worked very hard training our younger boys and the results showed today.  We still have some work to do, and we only have a few weeks before our conference championships,” stated Coach Cordon. 

Boardman’s single event winners were Sophomore Jack Benson in the 100 Free (51.86) and Sophomore Zac Mihok in the 200 Freestyle (1:51.65).     

The Spartans won the final relay event to win the meet with at time of 3:32.33 in the 400 Free Relay  (Jack Benson, Dominic White (So), Matthew Amendol (Sr), and Zac Mihok (So).    

The Spartans had great performances from diver Shane Plourde (Fr), swimmers Sam DiStefano (Jr), Carter Yocum (Fr), P. Young (So), Sean Cummings (Jr), Michael Vasko (So), Lee Arent (So), Timofei Vinogradov (So), Caleb Tully (Fr), Grant Parker (Jr), and great swims from senior Matthew Beichner and Timmy DiTosto in the breaststroke events to keep the Boardman team in close striking distance near the end of the meet.  

The Spartans now stand at 8-0 and will be competing next in the Christmas Invitational Meet at CT Branin in Canton, Ohio next Saturday.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 15, 2024

Boardman High School: 1st- 155

Perry High School: 2nd- 104

Massillon Washington High School: 3rd- 29

The Spartans competed in a tri-meet and won after winning 8 out of the 10 events at the Massillon Tiger’s Natatorium.  “Our kids are a bit tired and it’s usually very difficult to race fast after a long bus trip mid week.  We were very happy with our results,” quoted Coach Carlo Cordon.  

Single event winners for the Spartans include Sophomore Alex Taylor in the 200 IM (2:13.70), Freshman Rachel DunLany in the 200 Free (2:13.14), Senior Petra Crnjak in the 50 Free (25.37), Senior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.29), Sophomore Ella Miller in the 100 Free (59.25), and Junior Aly Murray in the 500 Free (5:48.01).

The Spartans won all 3 relay events including the 200 Medley Relay (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor), the 200 Free Relay (Gina DiNapoli, Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, and Abbi Mihok), and the 400 Free Relay (Alex Taylor, Ella Miller, Petra Crnjak, and Gina DiNapoli).  

The Spartans will compete this Saturday in a Quad Meet vs Canfield, Warren G. Harding, and Wooster in an early season NEAC Conference showdown at Beeghly Natatorium.  

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 11, 2024

Boardman High School 1st 152

Perry High School 2nd 58

Massillon Washington High School 3rd 54

The Boardman Spartan Boys Swim won 9 out of 10 events to defeat the Massillon Tigers and Perry Panthers.   We wanted to try some of our younger boys in different events to see how they would approach a new race for them, and we were happy with how they were able to respond.  Our boys are pretty tired at this early stage of the season, and they had some great races against some talented swimmers at Perry and Massillon.  As they become stronger throughout the season, we are excited to see how they peak during tournament time.  

Double event winners for the Spartans include Sophomore Jack Benson in the 200 Free (2:02.46) and in 100 Free (53.78), Sophomore Zac Mihok in the 200 IM (2:08.05) and in the 500 Free (5:26.10), and Senior Matthew Amendol in the 50 Free (23.15) and the 100 Back (1:02.00.   

Boardman’s single event winner was Senior Matthew Beichner in the 100 Breast  (1:15.83). 

The Spartans pulled wins in 2 relays, including the 200 Medley Relay (Zac Mihok, Matthew Beichner, Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol), and the 200 Free Relay (Zac Mihok, Sophomore Dominic White, Junior Grant Parker, and Sophomore Lee Arent).   

The Spartan Tanker’s will swim this Saturday at Beeghly Natatorium as they take on Warren G. Harding, Canfield, and Wooster in a NEAC Conference showdown. 

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 11, 2024

December 7, 2024: The Boardman Boys won the NEAC Conference Relay Meet at Warren Harding in a classic showdown between 8 teams.   “This meet is full of tough races and excitement.  Our boys haven’t won this meet since 2021.  This took a total team effort to pull off this win and it started with our diving relay with senior Emerson Hare, who hasn’t dove in 2 years, stepping in for RJ Keating who was out with an illness, and pairing with Shane Plourde while snagging a 2nd place finish in the diving relay.  This was a great start for the team, and we are proud of what our kids are willing to do for our TEAM.  Out of 10 events, our boys only won 3.  However, our team depth really paid off and we kept snagging 2nd and 3rd places in the other relays.  This was enough for us to win the meet.     

Boardman’s first place relays include: the 200 Butterfly Relay (Grant Parker, Carter Yocum, Lee Arent, and Samuel DiStefano), the 200 Backstroke Relay (Carter Yocum, Jack Benson, Matthew Amendol, and Zac Mihok), and the 200 Breaststroke Relay which brought the house down (Timmy DiTosto, Timofei Vinogradov, Emerson Hare, and Matthew Beichner). 

Other top 3 places for the Spartans included a 2nd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (Zac Mihok, Dominic White, Jack Benson, and Matthew Amendol), a 2nd place in the 400 Medley (Dominic White, Lee Arent, Samuel DiStefano, Carter Yocum), and 3rd place in the 100 Free Relay (Emerson Hare, Grant Parker, Timmy DiTosto, and Matthew Beichner), and a 3rd place in the 250 Medley Relay (Caleb Tully, Matthew Beichner, Grant Parker, and Timmy DiTosto). 

Other notable swims include best times from Michael Vasko, Cameron Slick, Patrick Young, Sean Cummings.  

The Spartans will compete again Tuesday night vs Massillon and Perry at the Massillon Natatorium.

December 7, 2024: On a cold and crisp Saturday morning, Warren Harding hosted the Northeast Aquatic Conference Relay Championship meet.  “This meet includes all 8 teams from our conference dand we compete in relay events only,” stated Coach Carlo Cordon.   The kids are excited to swim in different relays and to see how much their hard work has paid off.  We were incredibly proud with how well our kids swam, but we were more impressed with the support they had for one another.  This is what these meets are all about!”  

“Out of 10 events, our girls won 5.  We wanted to finish strong at the end of the meet, and we did. We had many great swims, and the coaching staff was happy with how well our young swimmers competed.  Our relays that grabbed a 1st place included the Medley Relay (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor), our 200 butterfly Relay (Ella Miller, Abbi Mihok, Alex Taylor, and Gina DiNapoli), our 200 Free Relay (Abbi Mihok, Rachel DunLany, Ella Miller, and Petra Crnjak), our 400 Medley IM Relay (Abbi Mihok, Julia Pickens, Cora Taylor, Ella Miller), and our 400 Freestyle Relay (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, Alex Taylor).     

Boardman also had 4 relays that placed top 3.  These included: The Diving Relay placing 2nd (Lily Warren and Grace Miller), the 100 Free Relay placing 2nd (Emma Chunn, Sam Viano, Julia Pickens, Mary Melone), the 200 Backstroke Relay placing 2nd (Cora Taylor, Sophia Rubino, Rachel DunLany, Aly Murray), and the 250 Crescendo Relay placing 3rd (Sophia Rubino, Emma Chunn, Cora Taylor, Rachel DunLany).  Other notables were impressive time drops by Gianna Berardino, Bella Tarr-Majirsky, Kaylee Trolio, Grace Butto, Allie Boyer, and Lydia Kenney.   

The Spartans will compete again Tuesday night vs Massillon and Perry at the Massillon Natatorium.   

Boardman High School 1st - 163

Poland Seminary High School 2nd- 58

South Range High School 3rd- 16

Mcdonald High School 4th- 12

Badger High School 5th- 8

Austintown Fitch High School 6th- 6

December 4,  2024: The Spartans kicked off their season opener by winning 9 of 12 events. “Our kids have been working very hard since September and are really tired at this point. We have been doing quite a few power workouts in the pool and in the weight room and we couldn’t be happier with the results. We wanted to gauge this first meet and go from there. Our captains, Aly Murray, Gina DiNapoli, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Sophia Rubino, not only raced well, but also were pivotal in preparing our underclassmen for their first high school competition. Our culture is our super strength,” quoted Coach Carlo Cordon.

The lone double event winners for the Spartans was Sophomore Alex Taylor in the 200 IM (2:16.87) and the 100 Free (54.70).

Single event winners were Senior Gina DiNapoli in the 50 Free (26.22), Freshman Rachel DunLany in the 200 Free (2:07.85), Freshman Cora Taylor in the 100 Butterfly (1:06.98), Junior Aly Murray in the 500 Freestyle (5:46.93).

The Spartans won all 3 relay events including the 200 Medley Relay with swimmers Aly Murray, Sophomore Emma Chunn, Gina DiNapoli, and Petra Crnjak in a time of 1:57.72, the girls 200 Free Relay of Cora Taylor, Alex Taylor, Gina DiNapoli, and Aly Murray with a time of 1:43.62, and the 400 Free Relay of Alex Taylor, Sophomore Ella Miller, Junior Julia Pickens, and Petra Crnjak with a time of 3:56.22.

The Spartans will compete this Saturday in the annual NEAC Relay Meet against Wooster, Canfield, GlenOak, Massillon, Perry, Warren Harding, and Akron Firestone at Warren G. Harding.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 4, 2024

Boardman High School 1st -152

Poland Seminary High School 2nd- 81

Austintown Fitch High School 3rd- 27

South Range High School 4th- 4

December 4, 2024: The Boardman Spartan Boys Swim and Dive Team opened up their season by winning a multiple team invitational meet. The Spartans won 7 out of the 12 events and used it’s team depth to pull ahead.

“Our boys are pretty tired at this early stage of the season, and they had some great races against a talented Poland team. Our Captains tonight (Emerson Hare, Zac Mihok, Matthew Beichner, and Matthew Amendol) were instrumental in getting our younger athletes pumped up to compete.”

The double event winner for the Spartans was sophomore Zac Mihok, who won the 200 Freestyle (1:52.53) and the 100 Back (:57.18).

Single event winners include newcomer and freshman 1-meter diver Shane Plourde (151.30), Junior Samuel DiStefano in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.64), and Junior Timmy DiTosto in the 500 Freestyle (5:41.73).

The Spartans pulled wins in 2 relays, including the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:34.10 (Zac Mihok, Sophomore Dominic White, Sophomore Jack Benson, and Senior Matthew Amendol). The same 4 boys won the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:43.62.

The Spartans will compete this Saturday in the annual NEAC Relay Meet against Wooster, Canfield, GlenOak, Massillon, Perry, Warren Harding, and Akron Firestone at Warren G. Harding.

By Chelsea Deangelo on Dec 4, 2024

The Boardman High School Boys Swim Team competed this past weekend at the Northeast Ohio District Championships held at Cleveland State University Busby Natatorium and placed 5th in a field of 38 teams.  The Boardman boys qualified 1 individual and 2 relays that will compete at the Division 1 Ohio High School Swimming State Championships held at Canton McKinley’s CT Branin Natatorium on Friday and Saturday February 23rd and 24th.

On the boy’s side, Junior diver RJ Keating will make his 3rd appearance at the State Championships.  “RJ has been battling a back injury all season.  Diving Coach Ron Navarra had a very good training plan for him to get through the season as pain free as possible and perform well at this meet.  RJ placed 8th overall and will now advance and dive on Tuesday February 20th.  RJ was top 16 last season is motivated to do even better.   

The Boys 200 Medley Relay Team of freshman Zac Mihok, senior Ben Herrmann, senior Landon Mitchell, and junior Matthew Amendol, after watching their teammates on the girls side automatically qualify for the State Championships, decided they wanted to join them in Canton.  “They were motivated all season to get to this moment.  We narrowly missed getting into the State Meet last season with two relays, so these boys worked extremely hard since March of 2023.  This Medley dropped over 5 seconds and placed 3rd overall with a time of 1:36.20.  These boys swam incredibly well.  They lit up the board with fast splits.  These same 4 boys placed 2nd in the 200 Free Relay and qualified automatically with a time of 1:27.64.    

The Boys 400 Free Relay (Owen Lee, Samuel DiStefano, Jack Benson, and Mason Prosser) placed 14th overall with a time of 3:33.88.  

Other boys for Boardman that placed individually at Districts include diver and senior Vince Tran who placed 13th, senior Mason Prosser that placed 11th in the 200 IM and 11th in the 500 Free, junior Matthew Amendol placed 8th in the 100 free and 10th in the 50 Free, freshman Jack Benson placed 26th in the 100 Free and 32 in the 100 Back, sophomore Timmy DiTosto placed 26th in the 100 Breast, senior Ben Herrmann placed 5th in the 100 Breast and 16th in the 50 Free, senior Owen Lee placed 15th in the 100 Butterfly, freshman Zac Mihok placed 12th in the 100 Fly and 7th in the 100 Back, senior Landon Mitchell placed 8th in the 100 Fly and 9th in the 50 Free.

The Boardman High School Lady Tankers competed this past weekend at the Northeast Ohio District Championships held at Cleveland State University Busby Natatorium and placed 9th in a field of 38 teams.  The Boardman girls broke 3 team records while qualifying 2 relays and 2 individuals that will compete at the Ohio High School Swimming State Championships held at Canton McKinley’s CT Branin Natatorium on Friday and Saturday February 23th and 24th.  

“This meet can be mentally grueling…you can have fast times all year long, but you must hit your best times at this meet in order to advance.  This, of course, creates a bit of pressure for these kids to perform at this level, at this moment, when it’s needed the most.  Our first race of the day was our Girl’s Medley Relay which was seeded 5th going into this meet.  Our girls (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor) crushed their times right out of the gate, dropped almost 5 seconds and placed 2nd overall…we were pumped!  This automatically punched their ticket to the State Meet next weekend.  Their time of 1:47.50 broke our previous Team Record by .50.  This definitely set the stage for the rest of the meet.  The Spartans’ 200 Freestyle Relay also qualified for the State Championship by placing 4th overall with a time of 1:39.16, just missing the Team Record by .03.  In this race, we had our sprinters (Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor) pumped up and they performed well.  This relay will also be heading to Canton for the State Championships.    

Freshman Alex Taylor qualified individually for the State Championships by earning an automatic berth by placing 2nd in the 50 Freestyle, breaking her own record with a :23.67.  Alex posted the fastest relay split in the District with a 23.11, and we knew she would go fast in her 50.  Taylor also qualified individually with a 4th place finish in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:54.51.   Junior Gina DiNapoli qualified individually for the State Championships by placing 4th overall and breaking her own Team Record in the 100 butterfly and going a :57.97.   Gina has gotten much stronger this season and her underwater kick-outs were amazing.  That was the key to her race today! Gina also placed 15th overall in the 200 IM (2:20.91).

The Girl’s 400 Free Relay team of freshman Ella Miller, senior Sam Murray, junior Abbi Mihok, and sophomore Aly Murray also placed 13th with a time of 3:49.86.   

Other Boardman girls that finished individually for Boardman include sophomore Mazie Kauffman 13th in 1 meter diving, Junior Lily Warren 31st in the 1 meter diving, Junior Grace Miller 45th in 1 meter diving, Junior Maddie Mraz 22nd in 200 IM and 20th in the 100 Breast, Junior Petra Crnjak 23rd in the 50 Free and 16th in the 100 Breast, Senior Sam Murray placed 22nd in the 100 Freestyle, Senior MacKenzie Kelso 27th in the 100 Butterfly, Junior Abbi Mihok 29th in the 50 Free and 19th in the 100 Butterfly, Freshman Ella Miller 22nd in the 100 Butterfly and 28th in the 100 Freestyle, Sophomore Aly Murray 9th in the 100 Backstroke, and Sophomore Sadie Satterfield 31st in the 100 Breaststroke.

January 27, 2024: “We had a great meet today and we enjoyed making the trip to Canton to swim in a pool where we will be visiting in two weeks for our Sectional meet.  Our boys have really worked hard this season for their success.  Our upperclassmen have really bonded well with the younger guys and they continue to push each other to get faster.  They are all willing to swim any event to help out the team.  They are a great group of student-athletes.  All of these boys push themselves at practice and in the weight room every day in order to reach their goals.  We are excited to see what they do during the tournament run when they are a bit more rested,” said Coach Cordon.

Double event winners include Senior Mason Prosser in the 200 IM (2:12.05) and the 500 Free (5:40.36) and Freshman Zac Mihok in the 100 Butterfly (56.37) and the 100 Backstroke (58.05).  

Single event winners include Senior Landon Mitchell in the 50 Free (23.10), Junior RJ Keating in the 1 meter diving (219.20), and Junior Matthew Amendol in the 100 Free (52.22).

The Boardman boys won two relays by winning the 200 Medley Relay with members Zac Mihok, Ben Herrmann, Landon Mitchell, and Matthew Amendol (1:44.23) The same four boys won the 200 Free Relay in a time of 1:34.25.    

The Spartans finish their regular season with an overall record of 12-2. They will be off for the next two weeks as they begin to prepare for their Sectional Meet on February 10th at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

January 27, 2024: The Lady Tankers finished their regular season with the annual trip to CT Branin Natatorium to take on GlenOak and McKinley.  “This pool is one of the fastest in the country.  We will be here next week for the JV Championships and again in two weeks for our Sectional Tournament.  We enjoy getting a few races in this pool before Sectionals so the kids can experience their racing environment.  Our kids swam tired, but they pulled out a win vs GlenOak and McKinley.  Now, they will begin to rest and prepare for their tournament portion of the season,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Double winners for the Spartans include Junior Gina DiNapoli in the 200 IM (2:23.70) and the 100 Butterfly (1:01.44) and Freshman Alex Taylor in the 200 Freestyle (1:59.20) and the 50 Free (:25.03). 

Single event winners for the Spartans include Senior MacKenzie Kelso in the 500 Free (6:15.55), Sophomore Aly Murray in the 100 Backstroke (1:04.86), and Junior Petra Crnjak in the 100 Breaststroke (1:13.31).  

The Spartans pulled out all three relays including the 200 Medley Relay with Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor (1:55.70), the 200 Free Relay of Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor (1:44.52), and the 400 Free Relay, which pulled out a come from behind race with Senior Sam Murray, Freshman Emma Miller, Abbi Mihok, and a terrific race from Aly Murray with a time of 4:03.01.  

The Lady Tankers finish the regular season with a record of 15-2.  Next up for them will be the Junior Varsity Championships on February 3rd and the Sectional Tournament on February 10th, both at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

January 25, 2024: For most of the competitive swimmers in this area, Applewood Swim and Tennis Club and the Boardman Tennis and Swim Club are where many of these kids learn to swim… usually as the early of an age 5 or 6.  By the time they reach the Boardman High School level, they are racing machines!  On a Thursday night at YSU’s Beeghly Natatorium, close to 350 spectators came to honor the 11 Spartan Seniors that have grown and accomplished so much together.  For the 5 Senior girls and 6 Senior boys, this was bittersweet.  They will not miss the early morning practices and the racing test sets that their coaches would throw their way, but they will miss this family, and so many more things.  Especially their very last home meet as a Spartans.  

“Poland is a well coached team and has some very talented individuals.  However, our 5 seniors were pretty fired up to see their administrators, teachers and friends in the bleachers and were ready to race right out of the gate.  Maddie Mraz, Cadence Vlaiku, Sam Murray, Lacie Dray, and MacKenzie Kelso have been great Senior role models all year and raced until the end,” mentioned Coach Cordon.   

Double Event Winners for the Spartans include freshman Alex Taylor in the 100 Free (54.53) and the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.26).  

Single Event Winners include Senior Maddie Mraz in the 200 IM (2:31.20), Senior MacKenzie Kelso won the 500 Freestyle (6:12.88), Junior Abbi Mihok won the 50 Freestyle (26.78), Junior Gina DiNapoli won the 100 Butterfly in a time of 1:01.89.  Freshman Ella Miller won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:15.08, Junior Petra Crnjak won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:!2.80, and Sophomore Mazie Kauffman won the 1 meter diving with a score of 252.90.  

All three Spartan Relays won including the 200 Medley Relay (2:08.04) with Senior Lacie Dray, Junior Gina DiNapoli, Junior Abbi Mihok, and Sophomore Julia Pickens.  

The 200 Freestyle Relay (1:54.39) with Freshman Alex Taylor,  Freshman Emma Chunn, Freshman Ella Miller, and Junior Sophia Rubino.  

The 400 Free won with a time of (4:08.04) with Junior Gina DiNapoli, Sophomore Samantha Viano, Sophomore Mary Melone, and Freshman Ella Miller.  

The Spartans conclude their regular season this Saturday against Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

January 25, 2024: For the 6 Spartan Seniors, this meet was surreal.  They will miss so many things about this team, especially the group they had this year and this final moment…their very last home meet as a Spartan.  

With a crowd of over 350 spectators, these seniors and the rest of the Spartans took down a surging Poland team with a solid team performance.   “Our 6 senior boys were recognized with their families prior to the meet, and they were fired up to see so many of their classmates in attendance cheering them on.  Ben Herrmann, Landon Mitchell, Owen Lee, Mason Prosser, Brandon Slick and Vinny Tran all had an incredible meet tonight.”  

Leading the Spartan charge was Senior Landon Mitchell, a double winner in the 50 Free (22.95) and the 100 Butterfly (58.52), 

Single event winners include Senior Mason Prosser, who won the 200 IM right out of the gate posting a time of 2:12.92. Senior Ben Herrmann won the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.20, Junior sensation RJ Keating continued his dominance on the 1 meter diving boards with a first place finish and a score of 262.80, and Freshman talent Zac Mihok won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:00.51.  

The Spartans locked in all three of the relays including the 200 Medley Relay with Seniors Mason Prosser, Ben Herrmann, Owen Lee, and Landon Mitchell (1:46.78), the 200 Free Relay of Zac Mihok, Sophomore Samuel DiStefano, Freshman Jack Benson, and Junior Matthew Amendol (1:36.55), and the 400 Free Relay with Seniors Ben Herrmann, Owen Lee, Mason Prosser, and Landon Mitchell (3:35.41).     

The Spartan’s conclude their regular season on Saturday  vs. GlenOak and Canton McKinley at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio. 

January 20, 2024: The Boardman Swim Team traveled to Solon, Ohio to compete in what was to be a Quad Meet between Akron Firestone, Solon, Shaker Heights, and Boardman.  “Firestone had to pull out due to the weather.  This still made for a very challenging and fast dual meet that nears the end of our dual meet season.  Solon’s natatorium is connected to their school and it’s just incredible!  Shaker Heights also has a pool attached to their school but are actually building a new one in the next 18 months.  Although our goal is to have our own pool someday, we don’t use this as an excuse…we still have to compete at a high end to reach our goals and that is what we are set to do.  We swam some great races, our depth paid off, and we were able to win this meet!  We were very happy with our swims and know that we still have room to improve,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Double event winners include freshman Zac Mihok in the 100 Butterfly (55.87) and the 100 Backstroke (57.64).  Boardman’s only other event winner was senior Mason Prosser in the 200 IM (2:11.65).  

The Spartans captured the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:43.07 with Zac Mihok, senior Ben Herrmann, senior Lanodn Mitchell, and junior Matthew Amendol. The same 4 boys won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:36.11.  

The Spartans record now stands at 9-2.  They will conclude their regular season this Thursday during their senior night vs Poland and Saturday vs Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley. 

January 20, 2024: The Boardman Lady Tankers split against state powerhouses Solon and Shaker Heights.  “We are extremely proud of how well our girls swam.  They were swimming tired, but they still swam tough.  More importantly, they loved the challenge today against some of the best girls in the District.  We know if they want to make it to the next level during tournament time, they have to swim in this type of competition.  

Boardman’s Alex Taylor was a double event winner in the 200 freestyle (1:59.41) and in the 100 Free (55.13). 

Single event winners were junior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Butterfly (1:01.08) and sophomore Mazie Kauffman in the 1-meter diving (167.50).  

The Boardman Girls tagged first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:54.66) with sophomore Aly Murray, junior Petra Crnjak, junior Gina DiNapoli, and freshman Alex Taylor.  The Spartan Tankers also grabbed 1st in the 200 Free Relay in a time of 1:46.15 with teammates Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Gina DiNapoli.  

The Lady Tanker’s record now stands at 12-2.  

Boardman is back in the water this Thursday as they honor their seniors during their annual Senior Night vs Poland.  They will conclude their regular season next Saturday at CT Branin Natatorium vs. Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley. 

January 13, 2024: Since 2014, the faces have changed…the coaches have changed…however, the one constant that hasn’t changed is that the Spartans are once again the AAC Swimming Champs.  In 2014, the Spartans were led by legendary Swimming Coach, Terry O’Halloran. “Coach O’Halloran always enjoyed this meet due to the amount of local talent and the amount of fans that would come and support the kids.  Since then, Boardman has won this “Backyard Bragging Rights” and continues to set the standard.  I am grateful that I can reach out to Coach “O” anytime for strategy and advice.  No surprise, he was the first one to reach out and wish us well before the meet,” mentioned Coach Cordon. 

   The Boardman Lady Tankers, just coming off a huge NEAC conference win a week ago, swam their way to another championship win.  “‘These two consecutive weekends in January are the final push before we reach the tournament season.  This AAC swim conference (Canfield, Howland, Warren Harding, Austintown)  is loaded with talent.  Most of these kids have been swimming with each other on their club team since they were 8 years old.  So there is a certain amount of bragging rights with this win!  Warren Harding has a great facility to host this meet, and our kids enjoy swimming there.” 

Freshman Alex Taylor won Female Swimmer of the Meet, winning the 200 Freestyle with a new Pool, Meet, and Team Record (1:53.70) and the 500 Free with a new Meet Record (5:11.03).  Taylor also broke the Pool, Meet, and Team record in the 50 Free (24.23) with her lead off leg of the 200 Free Relay.  Junior standout Gina DiNapoli won the 200 IM (2:18.70) by over 4 seconds and also snagged 1st in the 100 Butterfly (1:00.05).  Junior Abbi Mihok won the 50 Free (26.31) while placing 2nd in the 500 Free (5:49.18), and sophomore Aly Murray won the 100 backstroke (1:01.22).  Sophomore Mazie Kauffman won the 11 dive Championship with a new Team Record in the 11 dive meet with a score of 422.70.  “Coach Ron Navarra has been working very hard with our Spartan Divers, and their mastery of their craft is beginning to show.  Mazie, along with Grace Miller and Lily Warren are showing more confidence every time they step foot on the board.”  

The Spartans won all three relay events while setting a new The girl’s 200 freestyle relay.  The team of Taylor, junior Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, and Gina DiNapoli shaved close to a second off the old Meet Record held by Canfield and set a new mark of 1:41.86.  The 200 Medley Relay team of Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Abbi Mihok also placed 1st (1:51.06).  The Spartans closed out the meet and won the final event, the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:51.07 with senior Sam Murray, freshman Ella Miller, Aly Murray, and Alex Taylor.  

Other top 3 places to note:  Lily Warren 3rd in 1 meter diving, Sam Murray 3rd in the 200 Free and 2nd in the 100 Free, senior Maddie Mraz 3rd in the 200 IM, junior Petra Crnjak 2nd in the 50 Free, senior MacKenzie Kelso 2nd in the 100 Fly and 3rd in the 500 Free, and Julia Pickens 3rd in the 100 Fly.  

The Lady Tankers will compete again next Saturday at Solon High School against Solon, Shaker Heights, and Akron Firestone.

Janaury 13, 2024: Since 2014, the faces have changed…the coaches have changed…however, the one constant that hasn’t changed is that the Spartans are once again the AAC Swimming Champs.  In 2014, the Spartans were led by legendary Swimming Coach, Terry O’Halloran. “Coach O’Halloran always enjoyed this meet due to the amount of local talent and the amount of fans that would come and support the kids.  Since then, Boardman has won this “Backyard Bragging Rights” and continues to set the standard.  I am grateful that I can reach out to Coach “O” anytime for strategy and advice.  No surprise, he was the first one to reach out and wish us well before the meet,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  Our boys have been working very hard and were a bit upset not winning NEAC’s last weekend, but they put that memory away and were really excited for this meet.  Coaches Chelsea DeAngelo and Mark Brooks have been working with both teams all week and getting them focused and ready to race.  Our boys showed up!”  

RJ Keating, coming off a back injury, won the 1 meter diving (442.28) while teammate Vince Tran placed 2nd (405.00) on the boards.  Freshman standout Zac Mihok won the 100 Butterfly (53.98) and 2nd in the 100 Back (56.38) while senior Ben Herrmann was the only other event winner for the Spartans with a great come from behind finish in the 100 Breaststroke (1:03.28). Herrmann also snagged a 3rd place finish in the 50 Free.   Boardman won two relays, the 200 Medley Relay of Zac Mihok, Ben Herrmann, senior Landon Mitchell, and junior Matthew Amendol (1:40.07) as well as the 200 Free Relay of Herrmann, Amendol, Mihok, and Mitchell.    

Other top three finishers include:  

Mason Prosser 2nd in the 200 IM (2:05.37) and 2nd in the 500 Free (5:18.10).  Mason continues to improve his times in all of his events.  Senior Landon Mitchell placed 2nd in the 50 Free and 2nd in the 100 Fly, junior Matthew Amendol placed 2nd in the 100 Free and 3rd in the 100 Back. 

The Spartans will compete again next Saturday at Solon High School against Solon, Shaker Heights, and Akron Firestone.   

January 9, 2024: In Northeast Ohio, there are two known facts…the weather is unpredictable, and the local swimming talent is deep.  On a night when the gusting winds were howling outside Beeghly Natatorium, the Spartans warmed the waters and swam to victory.   

“We just came off our NEAC Conference meet this past weekend and sometimes there is a little bit of fatigue that sets in.  The teams we swam against tonight are well coached at the Youngstown YMCA by Coach Terry Patterson, and we were hoping to continue to swim fast.  We were happy with the results,” stated Coach Cordon from the Spartans.    

The Spartans won 11 out of 12 events including double event winners:  Freshman Alex Taylor, winning the 100 Butterfly (1:01.07) and the 100 Backstroke (1:02.76), junior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Freestyle (58.41) and the 100 Breaststroke (1:18.08), and Sophomore Aly Murray in the 200 Free (2:11.34) and the 50 Free (27.29). 

Single event winners include:  Sophomore diver Mazie Kauffman (238.75), junior Abbi Mihok in the 200 IM (2:29.33), Senior Sam Murray in the 500 Free (6:11.95),  

The Lady Tankers snagged two of the three relays including the 200 Free Relay with a time of (1:49.48) with teammates MacKenzie Kelso, senior Sam Murray, junior Abbi Mihok, and freshman Alex Taylor.   The 400 Free Relay also snagged a win with a time of 4:05.67 (sophomore Mary Melone, senior Maddie Mraz, junior Gina DiNapoli, and junior Abbi Mihok).   

The Spartan’s record now stands at 11-1 as they prepare for their AAC Conference Championship meet at Warren High School on January 13th.

January 9, 2024: Coming off a close 2nd place finish in their NEAC Conference Championships, the Spartan Swimmers and Divers used this meet vs. South Range to swim aggressively and to put this close loss in the past.  “We had a great conference meet and we were really proud of our swimmers and more importantly, the commitment to their teammates.  However, that’s competitive sports at its best.  Sometimes you are going to lose the close ones and you have to get back up and move on.  We are now focused on the AAC Champs coming up this weekend, but we had to get past a small but speedy South Range team,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  

Boardman won 11 out of the 12 events.  

Boardman’s lone double event winner was freshman standout Zac Mihok in the 200IM (2:10.84) and the 500 Free (5:27.07).

Boardman’s single event winners include junior Matthew Amendol in the 200 Free (2:04.07), senior Mason Prosser in the 50 Free (24.47), junior RJ Keating on the 1 meter boards (248.00), senior Ben Herrmann in the 100 Butterfly (58.72), senior Landon Mitchell in the 100 Backstroke (1:04.47), and sophomore Timmy DiTosto in the 100 Breast (1:11.42).   

The Spartans won all three relays including the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 2;04.43 (sophomore Sam DiStefano, junior Matthew Beichner, freshman Dominic White, and senior diver Vince Tran).  Boardman also grabbed the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:35.62 (senior Landon Mitchell, junior Matthew Amendol, senior Mason Prosser, and freshman Jack Benson), as well as the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:51.16 (Mason Prosser, Sam DiStefano, Matthew Beichner, and Zac Mihok).  

The Spartan’s record now stands at 7-2 as they prepare for their AAC Conference Championship meet at Warren Harding High School on January 13th.

January 6, 2024: The Boardman Girls had an impressive showing against state powerhouse Akron Firestone and Wooster.  “Our leadership and our team depth was our strength on Saturday.  Our girls were motivated by last year’s NEAC title and wanted to reclaim it this year,” mentioned Coach Cordon. “This conference meet comes at the right time for our team.  We just finished up our two a day practices, and our swimmers were excited to see what hard work can do for them.  By the end of the meet, close to 100% of our kids had their lifetime best swims,” stated Cordon. Coach Cordon was also named NEAC Girls Coach of the Year by the other coaches in this conference.  “I am honored to receive this award from my peers, but it’s definitely a shared award with Coaches Chelsea DeAngelo and Mark Brooks.” 

Right out of the gate, the Spartans relay team of Aly Murray, Petra Crjnak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor snagged first place in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:49.33.  

The Spartans 200 Free Relay also placed 1st (Petra Crjnak, Abbi Mihok, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor) with a time of 1:41.65, while the 400 Freestyle placed 3rd (Sam Murray, Abbi Mihok, Aly Murray, and Ella Miller) with a time of 3:54.10    

Freshman Alex Taylor and junior Gina DiNapoli were the individual event winners: Taylor in the 200 Freestyle (New Freshman Record of 1:55.34) and DiNapoli in the 100 Butterfly (59.58).

Top 8 Finishers Include:  Alex Taylor 1st in the 200 Free and 2nd in the 500 Free, Aly Murray 5th in the 200 Free and 3rd in the 100 Backstroke, Gina DiNapoli 3rd in the 200 IM and 1st in the 100 Fly, Maddie Mraz 7th in the 200 IM and 8th in the 100 Breastroke, Petra Crnjak 4th in the 50 Free and 5th in the 100 Breastroke, Sam Murray 5th in the 50 Free and 4th in the 100 Free, Abbi Mihok 4th in the 100 Fly and 5th in the 500 Free, MacKenzie Kelso 6th in the 100 Fly. , and Ella Miller 6th in the 100 Free and 8th in the 100 Backstroke. 

In the 1 meter diving events: Mazie Kauffman placed 3rd and Lily Warren placed 7th.

The Lady Tankers are back in the water Tuesday as they take on South Range. They will also compete on Saturday January 13th in the AAC Conference Championships at Warren Harding High School.

January 6, 2024: The Boardman Boys had a fabulous showing and placed 2nd at the NEAC Conference Championships behind Wooster.  “This conference is a good gauge to see how we rank among the best swimmers in the District.  We were extremely proud of how our kids swam as a team.  Our goal was to make a run for the title but the Wooster team swam really well and we didn’t have enough speed to catch up. These boys have been working very hard in and out of the water and have a lot to be proud of,” mentioned Coach Cordon.

Junior RJ Keating was our only individual event winner. He placed 1st in the 11 dive event on Friday evening with a score of 387.85.

The Spartans relay team of Zac Mihok, Ben Herrmann, Landon Mitchell, and Matthew Amendol were 2nd place in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:39.46, just behind Wooster. The same 4 boys were again touched out by Wooster placing 2nd 200 Free Relay (1:29.98) while the 400 Free Relay placed 3rd (3:39.02) with Owen Lee, Sam DiStefano, Jack Benson, and Mason Prosser.

Top 8 finishers include:  Owen Lee 5th in the 200 Free and 4th in the 100 Fly, Mason Prosser 3rd in the 200 IM and 2nd in the 500 Free, Ben Herrmann 4th in the 200 IM and 2nd in the 100 Breastroke,  Landon Mitchell 2nd in the 50 Free and 3rd in the 100 Free, Matthew Amendol 4th in the 50 Free and 2nd in the 100 Free, Jack Benson 8th in the 50 Free and 5th in the 100 Back, Zac Mihok 2nd in the 100 Fly and 3rd in the 100 Back (New Freshman Record of 55.33) , Sam DiStefano 6th in the 100 Fly, Timmy DiTosto 8th in the 500 Free and 5th in the 100 Breastroke, and Matthew Beichner 7th in the 100 Breaststroke.

In the 1 meter diving events: RJ Keating placed 1st and Vince Tran placed 3rd.

The Spartans compete again Tuesday as they take on South Range. They will also compete on Saturday January 13th in the AAC Conference Championships at Warren Harding High School.  

December 16, 2023: Freshman Alex Taylor broke a 9 year old school record at the CCS Christmas Invitational Meet.  The previous 500 yard freestyle record of 5:18.25 was set by Brooke Bailey in 2014.  The new mark of 5:08.85, set in the Prelims session, broke the record by nearly 10 sessions.  Congratulations Alex!

December 16, 2023: 29 Spartan athletes competed in the 19th annual Christmas Invitational Meet held at Canton McKinley’s C.T. Branin Natatorium.  Close to 40 teams and 400 swimmers from all across the state attend this championship meet formatted with prelims and finals.  

“This is a great middle-of-the-season championship meet that brings in state level competition such as Cincinnati St. Xavier, Mason, North Canton Hoover, and Akron Firestone.  We wanted to see how our kids matched up, and we were very proud of how they competed,” said coach Carlo Cordon. “It’s a long, gruelling day…the bus leaves at 5:15AM for the qualifying round of morning swims.  If they swim fast enough, they swim again at night.  Our kids had a great morning, and 16 of our 24 swimmers made it back for finals.  Our divers competed in the 11 dive session and also did very well.”

“We had great individual swims.  Many of our kids posted lifetime best times and placed Top 24 in Finals, including freshman Alex Taylor, who led the Spartan Lady Tankers by placing 3rd in the 50 Freestyle with a new freshman record of :24.54, and 4th overall in the 500 Freestyle with a new team record of 5:08.85.  “Alex broke the oldest team record we have on the board set by Brooke Bailey in 2014.  Brooke was the first one to reach out to congratulate Alex, and even came to the Finals session to watch her swim!”  Junior standouts Gina DiNapoli placed 6th in the 100 Butterfly (:59.60) and 15th in the 200 IM (2:24.74), Petra Crnjak placed 24th in the 50 Free and had her PB time in the 100 Breast (1:10.71) and placed 7th.  Senior Maddie Mraz placed 19th in the 100 Breast (1:15.38) and 16th in the 200 IM (2:30.70).  Junior Abbi Mihok placed 14th in the 100 Butterfly (1:04.51), Sophomore Julia Pickens placed 20th in the 100 Butterfly (1:09.31), Freshman Ella Miller placed 22nd in the 100 Free (:58.30), Sophomore Aly Murray placed 24th in the 100 Free (58.73) and 10th in the 100 Backstroke (1:02.32).  Sophomore diver Mazie Kauffman led the Spartan divers with a 16th place finish (275.05) while junior Lily Warren placed 43rd (182.10) and Grace Miller placed 46th (160.50) 

“All three of our relays made it back to Finals by placing top 8 in prelims.  We were really excited about this and our Medley Relay set the tone right out of the gate!  Our Girl’s Medley Relay of Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor placed 3rd overall with a time of 1:49.86.  This is one of the fastest times we have ever posted at this point in the season.  Our 200 Free Relay (Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, DiNapoli, Taylor) placed 3rd overall (1:42.36).  “Our 400 Relay girls swam at the very end of both sessions, and this is always a test of Grit…they wanted to make it back to finals, and they swam really well to get this relay in.”  The team of Sam Murray, Ella Miller, Aly Murray, and Abbi Mihok placed 3rd with a time of 3:54.73.

On the boys side, Senior Ben Herrmann led the Spartans and placed 7th in the 50 Free (:22.57) and 7th in the 100 Breast (1:02.59).  Freshman Zac Mihok rebroke his freshman record in the 100 Backstroke (:55.88) and placed 8th.  Mihok also placed 8th in the 100 Butterfly (54.00).  Senior Mason Prosser placed 5th overall in the 200 IM (2:07.30) and 20th in the 100 Back (:58.93), Senior Owen Lee placed 19th in the 100 Butterfly (:56.80) and 21st in the 200 Freestyle (1:59.00), Senior Landon Mitchell placed 5th in the 50 Free (:22.43) and 12th in the 100 Free (50.55), , and Junior Matthew Amendol placed 18th in the 50 Free (23.22) and 21st in the 100 Free (51.62).  Junior diver RJ Keating placed 6th overall with a score of 345.55 and Senior Vinny Tran snagged an 11th place with a score of 243.50.    

All three of the Spartan relay teams made it back to finals and placed well.  The 200 Medley Team of Zac Mihok, Ben Herrmann, Landon Mitchell, and Matthew Amendol placed 4th overall with a time of 1:40.80.  These same 4 guys swam the 200 Free Relay and placed 3rd with a time of 1:29.63.  We were also proud of our 400 Free Relay (Owen Lee, Sophomore Samuel DiStefano, Sophomore Grant Parker, and Mason Prosser) that snuck into Finals and placed 8th overall with a time of 3:38.70.   

The Spartans will be back in the water on Wednesday December 2oth when they take on Massillon Jackson and Canton McKinley at CT Branin Natatorium in Canton at 4:40PM.

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Northeast Aquatic Conference hosted their annual Relay Championship meet at Warren G. Harding High School.  “This is a conference meet where all 8 teams compete in relay events only,” stated Coach Carlo Cordon.   There is a ton of excitement, and the venue is conducive to a competition in team spirit!  We loved how our team supported one another.  This is what these meets are all about!”  

“Our girls won 4 out of the 10 relays and held on at the end.  Our 1st place relays included our Medley Relay (Aly Murray, Petra Crnjak, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor), our 100 Free Relay (Sadie Satterfield, Mary Melone, Sam Murray, and MacKenzie Kelso), our 200 butterfly Relay which set a new meet record (Ella Miller, Abbi Mihok, Alex Taylor, and Gina DiNapoli), and Diving Relay of Mazie Kauffman and Lily Warren.   

Boardman also had 5 relays place top 3 including:  The 250 Crescendo Relay (Mary Melone, Maddie Mraz, Julia Pickens, and Sam Murray), the 200 Free Relay (Petra Crnjak, Julia Pickens, Aly Murray, Abbi Mihok), the 400 Medley Relay (Maddie Mraz, Saide Satterfield, Julia Pickens, and MacKenzie Kelso), the 200 Breaststroke Relay (Emma Chunn, Ella Miller, Maddie Mraz, and Petra Crnjak), and the 400 Free Relay (Abbi Mihok, Aly Murray, Gina DiNapoli, and Alex Taylor).  

The Spartans will compete again next weekend at the Canton Christmas Invitational Meet at CT Branin Natatorium.  This Invitational will host teams from across the state of Ohio.

December 9, 2023: The Boardman Boys placed 2nd in a NEAC Conference Relay Meet showdown.  “This meet on the guy’s side is full of tough races and excitement.  This is a great time of year to race these teams as they all bring in some talented swimmers,” mentioned Coach Cordon.  “Out of 10 events, our boys only won 1.  However, we tried to stay within the top 3 places to keep our chances within striking range and we did stay very competitive.”    

Boardman’s sole first place relay was the 200 Medley Relay (Zac Mihok, Ben Herrmann, Landon Mitchell, and Matthew Amendol).

Other top 3 places for the Spartans include the 100 Free Relay (Matthew Beichner, Dominic White, Timmy DiTosto, and Lee Arent, the 200 Butterfly Relay (Grant Parker, Jack Benson, Samuel DiStefano, and Mason Prosser), the 250 Crescendo Relay (Lee Arent, Timmy DiStefano, Grant Parker, and Jack Benson), the 200 Free Relay (Ben Herrmann, Matthew Amendol, Landon Mitchell, and Zac Mihok), the 200 Backstroke Relay (Samuel DiStefano, Mason Prosser, Grant Parker, Jack Benson), the 400 Medley Relay (Brandon Slick, Matthew Beichner, Samuel DiStefano, and Mason Prosser), the 200 Breaststroke Relay (Lee Arent, Brandon Slick, Matthew Beichner, and Timmy DiTosto), and the 400 Free Relay (Ben Herrmann, Matthew Amendol, Landon Mitchell, and Zac Mihok)    

The Spartans will compete again next weekend at the Canton Christmas Invitational Meet at CT Branin Natatorium.  This Invitational will host teams from across the state of Ohio.

December 5, 2023: The Boardman Lady Tankers defeated Perry and Massillon in a Tri-Meet at Youngstown State Univeristy’s Beeghly Natatorium on Tuesday night.  The Spartans won 10 out of 12 events.  “We consider Tuesday a midweek meet.  These are pretty tough due to our Monday workout and what the kids have going on at school.  We knew Perry and Massillon have some talented kids, and we wanted to see what our kids could do when they swim tired.  They were very tired, but we were very impressed!  We still have some work to do, and we are back at it this Saturday for our NEAC Conference Relay Meet!   

Senior Maddie Mraz was a double event winner in the 200 IM (2:31.34) and the 100 Breast (1:17.62).  

Single event winners include sophomore Aly Murray in the 200 Free (2:13.00), sophomore Mazie Kauffman in the 1 meter diving (201.20), junior Abbi Mihok in the 100 butterfly (1:04.41), junior Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Free (57.90), and freshman Alex Taylor in the 500 Free (5:25.55).  

The 200 Medley Relay of Abbi Mihok, Maddie Mraz, Gina DiNapoli, and Petra Crnjak placed 1st with a time of 1:58.10.  The 200 Free Relay of senior MacKenzie Kelso, Alex Taylor, Petra Crnjak, and senior Sam Murray tagged 1st with a time of 1:48.22.  At the end of the meet, the girls 400 Free Relay snagged 1st with a come from behind win over Perry with a time of 3:56.22 with members Petra Crnjak, Abbi Mihok, Sam Murray, and Alex Taylor.  

Placing second for the Spartans include Alex Taylor in the 50 Free with a new freshman record time of :24.88, Aly Murray in the 100 Free (1:00.76), Gina DiNapoli in the 100 Backstroke (1:06.04).   

Other notable swims include senior Sam Murray in the 50 and 100 Free, freshman Ella Miller in the 200 Free and the 100 Breast, sophomore Julia Pickens in the 200 IM, along with sophomore Mary Melone, Sadie Satterfield, Sam Viano, Lydia Kenney, Payton Konnerth, juniors Sophia Rubino, Grace Butto, seniors Lacie Dray and freshman Kaylee Trolio and Emma Chunn.  

The Spartan Lady Tankers will compete once again this Saturday at Warren G Harding Natatorium for a NEAC Conference Relay Meet.  

The Spartans record stands at 6-0

December 5, 2023: The Boardman boys defeated Perry and Massillon in a Tri-Meet at Youngstown State Univeristy’s Beeghly Natatorium on Tuesday night.  The Boardman boys swept all 12 events in high school swimming.  

Leading the Spartans were seniors Ben Herrmann in the 50 Free (24.12) and the 100 free (52.27), sophomore Samuel DiStefano in the 100 Butterfly (1:02.39) and the 500 Free (6:11.35), and Junior Matthew Amendol in the 200 IM (2:19.45) and the 100 Back (1:03.25).  

Single Event Winners include Senior Landon Mitchell in the 200 free (2:07.24), Sophomore Timmy DiTosto in the 100 Breast (1:11.77) and Junior RJ Keating the in 1 Meter Diving (240.75).

The 200 Medley Relay team of freshman Jack Benson, Timmy DiTosto, Landon Mitchell, and Ben Herrmann snagged 1st with a time of 1:52.34.  The 200 Free Relay grabbed first with a time of 1:42.46 with members Matthew Amendol, sophomore Grant Parker, junior Matthew Beichner, senior Mason Prosser.  Closing up the meet and winning the 400 Free Relay in a time of 3:45.53 include relay members Landon Mitchell, Grant Parker, Jack Benson, and Ben Herrmann. 

Other notable performances include senior Vinnie Tran in the 1 meter diving, freshman Dominic White swimming the 200 and 500 distance races, and Lee Arent, Mason Prosser, Brandon Slick, Timofei Vinogradov, Sean Cummings, Patrick Young in the 50 and 100 sprint races.

The Spartan will compete once again this Saturday at Warren G Harding Natatorium for a NEAC Conference Relay Meet.  

The Spartans record stands at 5-1