The Corry Beavers swimming and diving teams were back in action Monday night hosting the Girard Yellowjackets in a region 2 showdown at the YMCA of Corry's Arlene and Bruce Smith Natatorium. The Beaver boys and girls both picked up their second win in as many meets as they defeated the Yellowjackets. The Lady Beavers, though out-numbered, swam away comfortably by a score of 95-65 while the boys won by a score of 83-62. The girls improve to 5-2 and the boys climb to 4-3 in the region 2 standings.   The Lady Beavers swept every event and had four girls win the maximum four events. Alli Goodwill, Mahra Goodwill, Taylor Moats, and Mackenzie Spence led the way with four wins apiece. Individually Junior Alli Goodwill paced the 500 freestyle (6:04.22) and 100 Breaststroke (1:16.05). Mahra Goodwill was a winner in the 200 (2:12.05) and 100 (59.49) freestyles. Taylor Moats won the 50 freestyle (28.03) and 100 butterfly (1:17.26). Mackenzie Spence picked up wins in the 200 IM (2:24.76) and 100 backstroke (1:04.79). Sylvia Elmquist remained red hot on the diving board with a score of 222.45. The Ladies swept all three relay events on the evening as well. Spence, Alli Goodwill, Rachel Moats, and Vonneece Hayes teamed up to open the meet with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay (2:06.92). Alli Goodwill, Mahra Goodwill and Taylor Moats were joined by Lily Hogan to win the 200 Freestyle relay (1:52.03). To cap off the Lady Beaver victory, Taylor Moats, Rachel Moats, Mahra Goodwill and Spence teamed up to pace the 400 freestyle relay (4:05.71). Rachel Moats added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Lily Hogan finished with a pair of 3rd place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyles.    The Beaver men were led by Seniors Jonathan Albers and Aiden Knapp who each won two events on the evening. Albers was a winner in the 200 IM (2:20.79) and 100 freestyle (54.16) while Knapp won the diving competition (155.70) and 100 backstroke (1:08.75). Junior Gavin Maleski paced the 50 freestyle (26.36) and also added a 3rd place finish in the 100 freestyle. Levi Merrill, Tyler Aderhold, Jameson Dyne, and Brandon Jackson joined up to win the 400 freestyle relay (4:47.55). Jackson added a 2nd place finish in the 500 freestyle and a third place effort in the 100 breaststroke. Sophomore Logan Amy added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke.    The Beavers will be back in action Thursday to start the beginning of the second half of the season, hosting the Union City Bears at the YMCA of Corry's Arlene and Bruce Smith Natatorium. Doors open at 5 with competition beginning at 6pm. Come out and support your Corry Beavers swimming and diving teams. 

The Corry Beavers swimming and diving teams were back in action Thursday night as they hosted the Harborcreek Huskies for a Region 2 showdown at the YMCA of Corry's Arlene and Bruce Smith Natatorium. A week removed from defeat at the hands of defending Region 2 champion Fairview, the Beavers were able to sweep the Huskies. The Lady Beavers, despite being short-handed and out-numbered, pulled off a come from behind victory highlighted by wins in the final five events of the dual. Their winning 400 Freestyle relay capped off the comeback and secured a 85-81 victory to improve to 4-2 in the Region 2 standings. The Beaver boy's team was dominant from start to finish with a 96-39 victory over the visiting Huskies. The boy's improve to 3-3 in region competition.   Junior Mackenzie Spence led the Lady Beavers winning four times. Her win in the 100 backstroke (1:04.71) was the turning point of the meet as teammate Rachel Moats finished just behind her in second place. Moats and Spence teamed up with Freshman Lily Hogan and Sophomore Taylor Mitchell to open the meet with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay (2:17.83). Moats and Spence then joined Alli and Mahra Goodwill in the deciding 400 Freestyle relay (4:01.47). Spence also joined the Goodwills and Taylor Moats to win the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:50.48). Rachel Moats was also a winner in the 100 butterfly (1:08.70) in addition to her relay efforts and her big second place finish in the 100 backstroke. "Mackenzie and Rachel's 1-2 finish in the 100 backstroke was critical in us coming away with the meet" mentioned coach Gerould. "Then Alli Goodwill and Lily Hogan finished first and fourth to give our 400 freestyle relay a shot at winning." Junior Taylor Moats won the 200 (2:13.22) and 500 (5:56.90) freestyle events on top of her relay effort while Alli Goodwill won the 100 breaststroke. Senior Sylvia Elmquist picked up a win on the diving board with a season best score of 224.75.    Senior Jonathan Albers and Sophomore Logan Amy led the boys with four wins apiece. Albers paced the 50 freestyle (24.23) and 100 butterfly (1:00.39) while Amy won the 200 IM (2:24.54) and 100 breaststroke (1:11.08). The two teamed up with Senior Aiden Knapp and Junior Levi Ehrhart to open the meet with a win in the 200 Medley relay (1:51.54). Albers, Amy and Ehrhart then joined Junior Gavin Maleski to win the 200 Freestyle relay (1:41.90). Knapp was a winner on the diving board in addition to his relay effort. Freshman Brandon Jackson also picked up a win in the 200 freestyle (2:19.50).    The Beaver boys team will continue their schedule as they will travel to Iroquois High School for the 39th annual Iroquois coaches association Invitational on Saturday. The invitational will consist of a prelim/final format where the top 12 swimmers from the preliminary heats will qualify to swim in the finals to score team points. The Beavers will look to improve upon their 9th place finish in 2022.    The Beavers will pick up Region 2 action Monday as they are scheduled to host the Girard Yellowjackets at the YMCA of Corry. Come out to support your Corry Beavers Varsity swimming and diving teams.

The Corry Beaver Ladies swimming and diving team traveled to North East Saturday to compete in the 35th annual North East girls swimming and diving invitational. The Lady Beavers team of nine, competed amongst 15 teams from the District 10 region in the mid-season championship and came away with a 4th place team finish. Cathedral Prep (formerly Villa Maria Academy - Erie) won the 2023 team title while General McLane finished 2nd and Fairview placed 3rd. "Our girl's were one of the smallest teams in attendance and were able to finish 4th ahead of some very deep and talented teams. Our ladies made it known loud and clear that, pound for pound, we are one of the best teams in district 10" exclaimed coach Doug Gerould. "Every one of our girls had incredible time drops and contributed to our team finish".    Sylvia Elmquist, the Beavers only senior, set the tone in the morning diving competition with a 2nd place finish out of 12 female competitors. She was the Lady Beavers best finisher throughout the swimming and diving competition. Beavers diving coach Richard Zarger was very pleased with Emquists results on the diving board. "Sylvia went back-and-forth for first place with Fairview's Elena Veres for most of the diving competition", mentioned Zarger. Elmquist's 11-dive score of 383.00 was her personal best, surpassing her total from last season's district 10 diving championships where she finished 8th.    The Ladies continued to ride the momentum set by Elmquist's morning efforts on the diving board. Corry junior Mackenzie Spence found the podium in each of her two individual events finishing third in both the 100 butterfly (1:01.76) and 100 backstroke (1:01.63). Spence's times in both would have qualified her for the 2022 PIAA State championships. Alli Goodwill, also a junior, finished 5th in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.30) and 9th in the 200 IM (2:27.68). Taylor Moats, another junior, finished with a couple of personal best times, placing 8th in both the 200 freestyle (2:09.98) and 500 freestyle (5:47.11). Rachel Moats, a freshman, had strong performances with two personal best swims as she finished 8th in the 100 backstroke (1:05.69) and 10th in the 200 IM (2:28.34). Mahra Goodwill, also a freshman, had a good showing in the sprint events where she finished 8th in the 100 freestyle (58.37) and 14th in the 50 freestyle (26.71). Lily Hogan, another freshman, finished 30th in the 100 freestyle (1:09.35) and 31st in the 50 freestyle (30.44). Sophomore Taylor Mitchell finished 34th in both the 50 (30.99) and 100 (1:10.93) freestyle events while Vonneece Hayes, another sophomore, finished 40th in the 50 freestyle (33.08) and 43rd in the 100 freestyle (1:15.86).    In relay action, the Lady Beavers led off the 200 Medley relay with Rachel Moats, Alli Goodwill, Mackenzie Spence, and Mahra Goodwill teaming up for a 4th place finish (1:59.32). Then in the 200 Freestyle relay, Taylor Moats, Alli Goodwill, Mackenzie Spence, and Mahra Goodwill joined up to finish 5th with a time of 1:49.28. To cap off the Beaver relays, Taylor Moats, Rachel Moats, Vonneece Hayes, and Taylor Mitchell teamed up to finish 12th in the 400 Freestyle relay (4:30.21).   "Its tough to say who had the Beavers top swims with all of them finishing with season best and personal best swims" mentioned coach Gerould. " Vonneece Hayes had a breakout meet dropping significant time in the sprint events and improving her placement in each. She also stepped up to help the Beavers 400 freestyle relay to a 12th place finish". Taylor Moats dropped the most time, shedding over 8 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Mackenzie Spence was the ladies leader in points as she found the podium twice."    The Beavers will continue their 2022-23 schedule as they will host the Harborcreek Huskies on Thursday at the YMCA of Corry's Arlene and Bruce Smith Natatorium. The Beaver men will prepare to compete at the 39th Iroquois coaches association boy's invitational at Iroquois High School on Saturday.   

The Corry Beavers swimming and diving teams hosted the Fairview Tigers in Region 2 action Thursday evening at the YMCA of Corry's Arlene and Bruce Smith natatorium. The Beavers were no match for the defending Region 2 boy's and girl's champions as the Tigers swept Corry by scores of 117-61 girl's and 129-47 boy's.    The Lady Beavers were led by Junior co-captain Alli Goodwill who won three times in the loss. Goodwill won the 200 IM (2:27.88) and 100 Breaststroke (1:14.49) and was joined by teammates Mackenzie Spence, Rachel Moats, and Mahra Goodwill to pace the opening 200 Medley Relay (2:00.58). Spence was a winner in the 500 Freestyle (5:49.05) and added a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle. Moats won the 100 Backstroke (1:07.07) and was 3rd in the 100 Butterfly while Mahra Goodwill finished 3rd in the 100 freestyle and 4th in the 50 Freestyle. The Goodwill's and Spence were also joined by Taylor Moats to finish 2nd in the 200 Freestyle relay. The Lady Beavers fall to 3-2 in the Region 2 standings.    The Boy's were led by Senior captain Jonathan Albers who picked up wins in the 50 (23.73) and 500 (5:37.09) freestyle. He also joined fellow senior Aiden Knapp, Logan Amy and Gavin Maleski to finish 2nd in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. Knapp was a winner on the diving board (155.50) and added a third place swim in the 100 freestyle. Freshman Brandon Jackson contributed a runner-up finish in the 100 Breaststroke. The Beavers fall to 2-3 in the Region 2 standings.    The Lady Beavers will be back in action Saturday as they will travel to North East for the 35th annual North East girl's invitational. Sylvia Elmquist will compete on the diving board in the morning while the swimming competition will take place Saturday afternoon.    Mahra Goodwill, a freshman, was nominated and voted athlete of the week by goerie.com for winning four events in the Lady Beavers route of Union City on January 3rd. Mahra has qualified for the district 10 championships in multiple events and has played a big roll in all three of the Lady Beavers victories this season. 

The Corry Beavers Swimming and Diving teams hosted the General McLane Lancers in Region 2 action Thursday night at the YMCA of Corry. The Beaver men bounced back from Tuesday's loss to Union City with a 80-54 victory over the Lancers while the Lady Beavers fell to the Lancers by a score of 130-52.    The Beaver men were led by Jonathan Albers, Logan Amy and Aiden Knapp with four wins apiece. Albers was a winner in the 50 Freestyle (23.94) and 100 Butterfly (1:00.00) while Amy won the 200 IM (2:26.54) and 100 Breaststroke (1:08.39). Knapp took the diving board with a score of 163 and also touched first in the 100 Backstroke (1:06.37). The three were joined by Gavin Maleski to win the 200 Medley (1:53.41) and 400 Freestyle (3:56.85) relays.  Maleski also joined Levi Merrill, Tyler Aderhold, and Brandon Jackson to pace the 200 Freestyle relay (1:53.45). Jackson finished runner up in the 500 Freestyle and picked up a third-place in the 200 freestyle. Merrill added a third-place swim in the 50 freestyle while Aderhold finished with a pair of fourth-place efforts in the 100 and 200 freestyles. Apache Swanson rounded out the scoring with a fifth-place effort in the 50 Freestyle.  The Beavers improve to 2-1 in the Region 2 standings.    The Lady Beavers were led by Mackenzie Spence who accounted for the lone victory in the loss to the mighty Lancers. Spence was a winner in the 100 Backstroke (1:04.64) and also added a runner-up finish in the 100 Butterfly. Taylor Moats finished with a pair of runner-up finishes coming in the 200 and 500 Freestyles. Mahra Goodwill added a pair of runner-up finishes as well in the 50 and 100 Freestyles. Alli Goodwill finished second in the 100 Breaststroke and was third in the 200 IM.  The Lady Beavers fall to 2-1 in the Region 2 standings with the loss.    The Beavers will pick up Region 2 action Monday night as they travel to North East to take on the Pickerfish

The Lady Beavers Swimming and Diving team continue Region 2 success with 101-58 victory over the Union City Lady Bears. The win improves the girl's to 2-0 in the region standings as they prepare to clash with General McLane Thursday evening.  Alli Goodwill, Mahra Goodwill, Taylor Moats, and Mackenzie Spence each won all four of their events to propel the Lady Beavers Tuesday evening. Alli Goodwill was the winner of the 200 IM (2:33.23) and 100 Breaststroke (1:15.44). Mahra Goodwill, a Freshman, brought home wins in the 50 (26.94) and 100 (1:00.07) Freestyles. Taylor Moats won the 200 (2:11.21) and 500 (5:57.62) Freestyles while Mackenzie Spence won the 100 Butterfly (1:04.63). Hannah Roach joined Spence, Alli Goodwill and Taylor Moats for a victory in the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:53.65).  Freshman Rachel Moats added a first place effort in the 100 Backstroke (1:10.06) and added a pair of relay wins to give her 3 first place efforts. Moats joined Spence and the Goodwills to pace the winning 200 Medley Relay (2:01.92) and then teamed up with Mahra Goodwill, Taylor Moats and Spence to cap off the night with a victory in the 400 Freestyle relay (4:10.79).   

The Corry Beavers Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving teams both opened their season with victories as they visited the Iroquois Braves Monday night. The Beaver Boys swept every event en route to a 93-13 win in their season opener. The Lady Beavers scrapped together a 77-69 victory over the hosting Iroquois Braves.  The Beaver boys were led by Jonathan Albers, Aiden Knapp, Gavin Maleski, and Brandon Jackson who each won 4 events. Senior captain Jon Albers was a winner in the 200 IM (2:18.80) and 100 Butterfly (1:04.74). Knapp won the 50 freestyle (25.42) and 100 Backstroke (1:09.79). Jackson took the 200 Freestyle (2:24.74) and 100 Breaststroke (1:18.74) while Maleski touched first in the 100 Freestyle (1:04.34). The four joined up to win the 200 Medley (1:58.90) and 200 Freestyle relay (1:46.52). Jameson Dyne added a pair of victories coming in the 500 Freestyle (7:51.15) and teamed up with Maleski, Tyler Aderhold, and Levi Merrill to cap off the victory with a win in the 400 Freestyle relay (5:11.25).  The Lady Beavers were led by Junior captains Alli Goodwill and Mackenzie Spence as well as Freshman Mahra Goodwill with three wins apiece. Alli Goodwill set the pace in the 100 Freestyle (1:01.91) and 100 Breaststroke (1:16.02). Spence won the 50 Freestyle (27.61) and 100 Backstroke (1:05.07). Mahra Goodwill won the 100 Butterfly (1:11.94). Alli Goodwill and Mahra Goodwill teamed up with Rachel Moats and Taylor Moats to open the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay (2:03.83). Rachel and Taylor Moats then joined Mahra Goodwill and Spence to cap off the night with a victory in the 400 Freestyle Relay (4:08.08).  The Beavers qualified 6 individuals to the District 10 Swimming Championships. Jonathan Albers qualified for his fourth D10 Championship in the 200 IM and 100 Butterfly. Joining him in the 200 Medley relay were Brandon Jackson, Aiden Knapp, and Gavin Maleski. The Lady Beavers achieved qualifying times in all three relay events. Alli Goodwill Taylor Moats and Mackenzie Spence all qualified for their third District 10 Championship meet. Freshmen Mahra Goodwill and Rachel Moats each punched their ticket to their first District 10 Championships in their debut.  The Beavers will be off until January 3rd when they will visit the Union City Bears in a rescheduled Region 2 contest. 

The Corry Beavers swimming and diving teams traveled to North East to take on the Pickerfish in Region 2 action Monday night. The Lady Beavers emerged victorious with a 87-66 route of the Lady Pickers while the Beaver boy's dropped another close one by a score of 80-75. The girl's improve to 3-1 in the region 2 standings as the boys fall to 2-2.    The Lady Beavers were led by Alli Goodwill and Mackenzie Spence who each won four events on the evening. Goodwill paced the 200 IM (2:30.89) and 100 breaststroke (1:14.84) while Spence was a winner in the 100 butterfly (1:05.77) and 100 backstroke (1:05.49). The two teamed up with Rachel Moats and Mahra Goodwill to win the opening 200 Medley Relay (2:02.48). They then joined Mahra Goodwill and Taylor Moats to pace the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:51.23).    Taylor Moats was a three time winner for the Lady Beavers, taking the 200 (2:11.08) and 500 (5:57.89) freestyles in addition to her efforts in the winning 200 freestyle relay.    Mahra Goodwill was a runner-up in the 50 and 100 freestyles while Rachel Moats added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Rachel was joined by sister Taylor Moats, Hannah Roach, and Taylor Mitchell to finish 2nd in the 400 freestyle relay.    The Beaver boy's were led by Levi Ehrhart and Aiden Knapp who each won twice. Ehrhart won the 100 backstroke (1:08.04) while Knapp was a winner on the diving board (164.85). The two also joined up with Gavin Maleski and Brandon Jackson to win the 400 Freestyle relay (4:06.43).    Jonathan Albers was a winner in the 50 freestyle (24.06) and added a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly. Logan Amy added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. They joined Aiden Knapp and Levi Ehrhart to finish 2nd place in both the 200 Medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.    Jameson Dyne also added a 2nd place finish in the 200 freestyle and was 3rd in the 500 freestyle. Brandon Jackson finished 2nd in the 500 freestyle in addition to his relay efforts while Gavin Maleski added a runner-up finish of his own in the 100 freestyle.    The Beavers will be back in action Thursday where they will host the Fairview Tigers in another Region 2 showdown at the YMCA of Corry. Then the Lady Beavers will take another trip to North East to compete in the 35th North East Girl's swimming and diving invitational Saturday.