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Among the Chester County teams at the upcoming PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships March 13-16 at Bucknell University, Conestoga looks the strongest, based on its performance at the District 1 3A meet last month. At Districts, the Pioneers finished second in the boys team competition, while Conestoga placed third in the girls competition. Conestoga is […]

Just one week after an exciting, come-from-behind 95-91 win against West Chester Henderson, the Downingtown West girls’ swim team battled to a back-and-forth 94-92 victory against previously undefeated Avon Grove Wednesday at the Lionville Community YMCA.

The Avon Grove High School girls swimming team opened its season with an impressive 114-51 win against Oxford on Friday in front of a spirited crowd at the Jennersville YMCA, while the Hornets prevailed in the boys meet, 88-61.

Last winter, the Chester County high school swimming scene featured a District 1 champion in Conestoga and the Daily Local News Girls Swimmer of the Year in Downingtown East senior Alexa Fulton. The Pioneers lost four All-American swimmers to graduation, and Fulton is now swimming for the University of Texas, but there are plenty of other fine swimmers to watch in Chester County this winter.

Downingtown West High School senior Richard Planck led the local runners at the PIAA 3A boys’ cross country state championship Saturday at Hershey, finishing seventh with a time of 16:07. “Richard ran a fantastic race on a challenging course today and we’re so incredibly proud of him,” said Downingtown West cross country head coach Scott […]

Downingtown >> In an exciting, neck-and-neck photo finish, Downingtown West senior Richard Planck edged Downingtown East senior Nick Steinfeldt to win the Ches-Mont Boys Cross Country Championships title Wednesday. Planck completed the Downingtown West course in 15:19.6, just ahead of Steinfeldt (15:20). Avon Grove senior Connor Britton placed third (15:39.8). “I felt great throughout the […]