Following the Kennett High School boys swim team’s 120-43 win against Oxford Saturday at the Kennett YMCA, which clinched the Ches-Mont American Division title for the Blue Demons, Kennett head coach Cindy Millison reflected on what qualities made this team special.
West Chester University landed four players on the US Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America squad, which was announced Thursday by that publication. Two of them, West Chester graduate student goalkeeper Jessica Gorr (a Bishop Shanahan High School alum) and senior midfielder Hannah Stanislawczyk were first team picks. Junior midfielder Keri Barnett was second team, and senior defensive midfielder Grace Frasso was a third-team selection. […]
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.