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January 9, 2009

6 swimmers win invitational events

PLATTSBURGH — AuSable Valley's Ben Ford and Plattsburgh High's Larry Harney each won two individual events Friday in the non-scoring Midseason Swimming Invitational at Plattsburgh Middle School.

Plattsburgh's Josh West and Brian Goodell, Franklin Academy's Tyler Spillane and AuSable Valley's Zach Hamilton also won events while PHS took two of the three relays. AuSable Valley won the 200 freestyle relay. No names for the relays were available.

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Midseason Swimming Invitational

at Plattsburgh Middle School

200 medley relay- 1, PHS, 1:58.26. 2, Franklin, 1:58.31. 3, AuSable, 2:06.25. 200 freestyle- 1, Ford (AVC), 2:05.26. 2, Moore (FA), 2:05.44. 3, Emery (PHS), 2:19.41. 200 ind medley- 1, West (PHS), 2:31.41. 2, Rydgren (FA), 2:36.78. 3, Ritter (PHS), 2:37.21.

50 freestyle- 1, Harney (PHS), 24.41. 2, Parsons (FA), 27.50. 3, Boyer (FA), 27.68. 100 butterfly- 1, Harney (PHS), 1:01.08. 2, Moore (FA), 1:09.92. 3, Miller (AVC), 1:12.43. 100 freestyle- 1, Hamilton (AVC), 59.76. 2, Emery (PHS), 59.81. 3, Schanck (FA), 1:00.12.

500 freestyle- 1, Ford (AVC), 5:47.90. 2, Spillane (FA), 5:59.64. 3, Rhino (AVC), 6:48.82. 200 freestyle relay- 1, AuSable, 1:51.17. 2, Franklin, 1:54.29. 3, PHS, 1:56.18.

100 backstroke- 1, Spillane (FA), 1:08.55. 2, Qudsi (PHS), 1:15.50. 3, Godding (PHS), 1:19.64. 100 breaststroke- 1, Goodell (PHS), 1:15.79. 2, Parsons (FA), 1:15.87. 3, West (PHS), 1:16.46. 400 freestyle relay- 1, PHS, 3:56.86. 2, Franklin, 3:57.63. 3, AuSable, 4:14.93.

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