It’s hard to believed, but we’re almost midway through the 2012-13 boys’ swimming and diving regular season already. Here’s a peek at the standings after last night’s action.
League, Overall
New Paltz 6-0, 6-0
Minisink Valley 5-0, 6-0
Pine Bush 5-0, 5-0
Kingston 4-1, 4-1
Cornwall 3-2, 3-2
Newburgh 3-2, 3-2
Middletown 2-3, 2-3
Monroe-Woodbury 2-3, 2-3
Warwick 2-3, 2-3
Washingtonville 2-3, 2-3
Marlboro 1-4, 1-4
Valley Central 1-4, 1-4
Roosevelt 1-6, 1-6
Rhinebeck 0-6, 0-6
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With New Paltz, Minisink Valley, Pine Bush and Kingston having emerged as the teams most likely to challenge for team titles at the OCIAA and Section 9 meets in 2013, here are some meets to watch for the rest of the season:
Dec. 20: Pine Bush at Kingston
Jan. 8: New Paltz at Pine Bush
Jan. 15: New Paltz at Kingston
Jan. 17: New Paltz at Minisink Valley
Jan. 29: Pine Bush at Minisink Valley
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Minisink Valley senior James Crumm poses at the Warriors' pool on Nov. 30, 2012. (Steve Borland photo/Times Herald-Record)
Here are our local qualifiers for the state meet to this point:
200 freestyle
James Crumm, Minisink Valley, 1:46.86
100 backstroke
Hudson Carroll, New Paltz, 54.78
Diving
Nick Rusek, Warwick, 510.90
Nicholas Fry, Newburgh Free Academy, 455.70
Chris Deaver, Warwick, 434.80
Brian Green, Warwick, 434.30
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Anything you’re looking forward to seeing in the pool over the second half of the regular season? Let me know on Twitter: @THR_Montgomery.
Our weekly boys’ swimming and diving page will start on Monday, Dec. 24. I caught up with Cornwall senior Dylan Burns, who was 0.12 seconds away from qualifying for the state meet in the 50 freestyle last year. He’s using that – among other things – as motivation to make his first trip to states in 2013. We’ll have weekly stories every Monday through the rest of the season leading up to the championship meets.
