Neptunites dominate against Blue Dolphins behind 100 free relay

On Tuesday, the Corcoran Blue Dolphins swam into town to face off against the Porterville Neptunites.  

It was an evening filled with victories for the home team and the nine- and ten-year-old Neptunites saw their share of those victories.  

In the 100-yard freestyle relay, these swimmers did a fabulous job.  Claiming the top spot for the girls was the team of Brianna Likewise, Isabel LoBue, Jaybree Lopez, and Hailey Scott.  

Finishing first for the boys was the squad of Steven Chapman, Daniel Davis, Grant Snyder, and Jeffrey Scheer.

The four girls on the first-place freestyle relay monopolized the top awards in the individual freestyle event.  

Hailey Scott touched the wall first, followed by Brianna Likewise (second), Isabel LoBue (third), and Jaybree Lopez (fourth).

Leading the way for the boys in the individual free event was Steven Chapman (first place).  

Grant Snyder (second), Jeffrey Scheer (third), and Bradley Guelker (fourth) were strong contenders.

In the backstroke, the nine- and ten-year-old Neptunite girls who led the group were Hailey Scott (first place), Isabel LoBue (third), and Lilly Espinoza (fourth).  

Highest honors amongst the boys went to Grant Snyder (first place), Jeffrey Scheer(second), and Mateo Allard (third).

Racing well in the girls 10-and-under 100-yard IM were Madison Bower (second place), Avangeline Hernandez (third), and Gracie Duffield (fourth).  

Steven Chapman had a clear first-place finish for the boys, coming in almost eight seconds ahead of the nearest competitor.  

Clayton Dignam (third place) and Caleb Brumley, age 8, (fourth) earned special recognition.

The nine- and ten-year-old Neptunites swept the butterfly event.  

Excelling for the girls were Brianna Likewise (first place), Hailey Scott (second), and Madison Bower (third).  

Finishing strong for the boys were Steven Chapman (first place), Grant Snyder (second), and Enrique Martinez (third).

In the breaststroke event, the dominant swimmers for the nine- and ten-year-old Neptunites girls were Isabel LoBue (first place), Brianna Likewise (second), and Tristin Bennett (fourth).  

The highest-placing boys in the category were Jeffrey Scheer (first place), Bradley Guelker (second), and Lance Martin (fourth).

In the medley relay, the nine- and ten-year-old team of Hailey Scott, Isabel LoBue, Brianna LoBue, and Jaybree Lopez grabbed the first-place award for the girls.  

The group of Grant Snyder, Jeffrey Scheer, Steven Chapman, and Daniel Davis secured the second-place finish for the boys. 

Scores of Neptunites in the nine- and ten-year-old age group captured their best times of the season.

Worthy of mention are Alexandria Ulloa (-10.72 seconds, breaststroke), Madison Lawson (-9.10 seconds, freestyle; -1.39, backstroke), and Allie Efseaff (-4.73 seconds, backstroke; -0.94, butterfly).

Ages 6 and Under

Johanna Scheer – freestyle

Zannah Castaneda – backstroke

Zannah Castaneda, Allyssa Bodoh, Elissabel Ortiz, Johanna Scheer – freestyle relay

Seth Lopez, Gabe Bower, Zackary Castaneda, Owen Spindler – freestyle relay

Ages 7-8

Lauren Parnell – freestyle, breaststroke

Caleb Brumley – freestyle, breaststroke

Hannah Anderson – backstroke

Brock Fleischman – backstroke

Moses Bower – butterfly

Moses Bower, Brock Fleischman, Enrique Gomez, Caleb Brumley – boys freestyle relay

Hannah Anderson, Lannah Martin, Lauren Parnell, Rosemary Chapman – girls medley relay

Caleb Brumley, Moses Bower, Enrique Gomez, Brock Fleischman – boys medley relay

Ages 11-12

Carly Innis – freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke

Mikayla Balangue – backstroke, IM

Zack Acencio – backstroke

Kyle Grissom – IM, butterfly

Sara Hann, Karina Gomez, Mikayla Balangue, Carly Innis – girls freestyle relay

Kyle Grissom, Aaron Zike, Jacob Sandoval, Zack Acencio – boys freestyle relay

Kasara Serr, Mikayla Balangue, Carly Innis, Sara Hann – girls medley relay

Kyle Grissom, Brandon Kehoe, Jacob Sandoval, Zack Acencio – boys medley relay

Ages 13-14

Mikayla Scheer – freestyle, IM, breaststroke

Geoffrey Camarena – freestyle

Shannon Kaye – backstroke

Caleb Parnell – backstroke, butterfly

Gabbie Acencio – butterfly

Gregory Haas – breaststroke

Shannon Kaye, Gabbie Acencio, Mary Crocker, Mikayla Scheer – girls freestyle relay

Geoffrey Camarena, Hans Schalembier, Gregory Haas, Caleb Parnell – boys freestyle relay

Shannon Kaye, Milynn Scheer, Gabbie Acencio, Mikayla Scheer – girls medley relay

Geoffrey Camarena, Gregory Haas, Christopher Moore, Caleb Parnell – boys medley relay

Ages 15-18

Bailey Likewise – 100-yard freestyle

Colton Conway – 100-yard freestyle

Alexandria Bernard – 50-yard freestyle, backstroke

Patrick Burns – backstroke

Elyse Borba – IM

Andrew Pugh – IM 

Kyla Hill – butterfly

Shiloah Gibson – breaststroke

Titus Moore – breaststroke

Kyla Hill, Alexandria Bernard, Elyse Borba, Amanda Kaye – girls freestyle relay

Alexandria Bernard, Amanda Kaye, Kyla Hill, Elyse Borba – girls relay medley