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FPC swimmers sink Atlantic at Belle Terre

Staff Writer
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

The FPC girls swim team won all four of their events, including six individual races and two relays, Thursday in the dual meet at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, beating Atlantic 120-50.

Posting wins were seniors Rebecca Cronk and Laura Stumbre, who won three freestyle races and the 100 breaststroke individually, and Cronk’s younger sister, Micayla, who captured the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. The three Lady Bulldog swimmers and teammate Samantha Lauria gave the team 20 points by winning both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

The times appeared to be slow but the Belle Terre pool is metered. Rebecca Cronk won the 50-meter freestyle in 31.62 seconds and the 100-meter free in 1:08.28. Stumbre captured the 200 freestyle in 2:47.10 and the breaststroke in 1:32.31. Micayla Cronk, a state champion last season, did 2:24.97 in the 200 IM and was 1:33.44 swimming the 100 fly. FPC’s winning time for the 200 meter free relay was 2:05.19 and 4:33.75 in the 400 free relay. 

BOYS SWIMMING

FPC 115, Atlantic 53: Matt Pokorny and Allan Kiperberg scored double wins for the Bulldogs and the team won nine of 11 races outright in the meet at the metered Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club pool last Thursday.

Pokorny maintained his reputation as one of the area's best distance swimmers by taking the 200 freestyle in 1:58.83 and the 500 freestyle in 4:37.25. Kiperberg won the 200 meter individual medley in 2:3375 and came back later to capture the 50 freestyle in27.13 seconds.

FPC also got wins from Jarod Araujo, who took the 100 freestyle in 1:04.06 and Tate Underberg in the 200 breast stroke in 1:27.31. The Bulldogs also won both the 200 meter free relay in 1:57 even and the 400 freestyle relay in 3:26.87.

GIRLS GOLF 

Matanzas 185, Ponte Vedra 239: Home course advantage worked well for Beatrice Dietz and Carolyn Reuter last week on the 9-hole front nine at Palm Harbor Golf Club. Dietz led all golfers with a one-over 37 and barely nipped her teammate Reuter, who scored 38. Sarah Bentley and Hailey Gearst both carded 55s for the Lady Pirates. 

FPC 201, Seabreeze 278: Ninth grader Katie Parsons led the Lady Bulldogs Sept. 11 on the always challenging Oceanside Country Club front nine in Ormond Beach with a 46 to take medalist honors. Emily Racer scored 49 and FPC got two scores of 53 from Taylor Morland and Caroline Rizzo on the windy Oceanside course.

BOYS GOLF 

NSB 175, FPC 192: Cameron Coates led the Bulldogs with a 43 last week in a 9-hole match played at Palm Harbor Golf Club. Joseph Rizzo scored 45, Brock Underberg carded 49 and Alex Machado finished with a 55. New Smyrna’s Jared Smith medaled with a five over 41.

-- Andy Mikula