Club Olympia received a special invite to compete last weekend against five of the top swim clubs from Northwest Indiana in the Munster Swim Club 2021 Winter Invitational.
Due to scheduling conflicts, many of Club Olympia’s swimmers opted out of the competition. However, a group of 13 swimmers made the trip and had a major impact on the meet.
Those 13 Club Olympia Swimmers achieved 50 personal records (PRs), nine Divisional cuts and five Age Group State cuts. Club Olympia swimmers also won three of the eight High Point Awards and had two swimmers place second in high-point scoring for their age group.
Leading the way was 10-year-old Josh Pendleton, who won the 10U High Point Award with five wins, four PRs and three state cuts in the 11-12-year-old division. Pendleton currently is the top-rated swimmer in the state in 11 events for the 10U age group.
Tony Machavariani was the high point winner for 8U boys with five wins. Lily Pendleton was the high point winner for 8U girls with five PRs and a first, second, two thirds and a fourth in five events.
Misha Machavariani and Hope Westphal were both high point runners up in the 11-and-over open division events, combining for four PRs, three first-place and two third-place finishes.
Connelly Furnish, competing in the 11-and-over open division events, had three PRs and added two more state cuts to her total. Todd Hundley and Braylee Moore each had four PRs and added one divisional cut.
Ethan Hall had five PRs and added four divisional cuts. Hall was the Swimmer of the Meet for Club Olympia.
Brooklyn Pendleton had five PRs and added one divisional cut. Alexa Mollenhoff and Tynlee Mollenhoff combined for six PRs.
Six-year-old Chad Pendleton, in his first meet, won his heat in one of his two events.
This most likely was the last “tuneup” meet for Club Olympia as it prepares for the Indiana Swimming Divisional and State Championship meets. The Club is well positioned with 27 swimmers qualified for individual events at the divisional meet and 12 qualified for individual events at state.
HOCKEY
Bantams go 4-0
Columbus Flames Bantams beat South Sharks 4-0 and 2-1 and beat Junior Fuel White 5-1 and 3-2. Jack Warble led the team with four goals. Noah Marsh netted two goals and two assists; Callijah Kenney scored two goals; Sam McGhehey and Wyatt Warner each recorded one goal and two assists; Jadan Pagan, Dane Weinzapfel, Cam Edmonson and Cole Vreeland all had one goal and one assist; Cole Finney notched three assists; Blake Avery had two assists and Bryce McDonald, Kaitlyn Buickel, John Warble and John Roberts all added one assist. Zach Goggins and Jackson Wheatley each were in net two games.
Columbus Flames Peewee A beat Junior Fuel Black 3-1 and 6-4. River Degner led the team with two goals and one assist. Lance Kitterman scored two goals; Keaton Russell, Drew Weed and Tsukasa Udo all netted one goal and one assist; Tyson Tyner and Eduardo Aranda each scored one goal and Sawyer Patterson and Will Jamerson each had two assists. Lane Barringer was in net.
Columbus Flames Peewee B fell to Junior Fuel White and 4-1 and 5-0 and beat Indiana Hill 5-1 and 8-1. Ryan McGhehey led the team with three goals and three assists. Ashton Nguyen scored three goals; Lilly Donica and Zane Lynch each netted two goals; Ayden Richardson had one goal and one assist; Jonah Young, Lillian Grunow and Gabe Marsh all scored one goal; Carter Kareus notched four assists; Griffin Mudd had two assists and Bryson Moore added one assist. Gabe Marsh and Hudson Beckom each were in net two games.
Squirt Flames A beat Indian Hill Rangers 4-3 and won 5-1. Brooks Larsh led the team with two goals and three assists. Aaron Warble netted two goals and one assist, Carter Harris and Henry Schloemer each scored two goals, Kai Bergman had one goal and Maddox Coy and Rowan Correll each notched one assist. Canyon Long was in net with a save percentage of 71.43%.
Squirt Flames B lost to the Knoxville Ice Bears 2-0, the Carolina Jr Hurricanes 5-0, the Hunstville Chargers 4-3 and the Knoxville Ice Bears again 7-0 in the Scruffy City shootout in Knoxville, Tennessee. Henry Jamerson, Nolan Sparkman and Daniel Wallace all scored one goal; and Bentley Hampton, Garrett Uy, Cooper Ross and Clare Neff all had one assist. Cayden Long was in net two games with a save percentage of 77.14%, and Knox Coen was in net two games with a save percentage of 78.05%.
The Columbus Icemen fell to Bloomington Blades Varsity 5-4 in overtime and Brebeuf Jesuit 7-1. Andrew Clark scored three goals, Brayson Bennett netted two goals and one assist and Alex Clark added two assists. Cam Stattenfield and Jake McMullen were in net.
BROOMBALL
Hansons stay unbeaten
Hansons remained unbeaten with a 2-0 win against CCA (6-3). John Lane and Matt Street scored for Hansons (7-0-2).
The Steagles edged Our Name Is Earl 2-1. Jacob Edwards and Thomas Smith scored for Steagles (7-1-1). Darren Eckerly scored for Earl (3-5-1).
Jennings County BC (1-7-1) topped Toyota Tsunamis 4-2 behind three goals from Eric Wernke and one from Kyle Hunterman. Dalton McNealy and Jimmy Robertson scored for Tsunamis (0-8-1).
