Varsity Boys Swimming Results...

Year End Banquet
The Boardman Varsity Swimmers were honored at their year end banquet at Antone’s Banquet Center. Click here for a complete list of honorees.

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February 23, 2008 - STATE TOURNAMENT

<< Conner O'Halloran, Mike Barringer, Jared Ebie, Tommy Slagle

Boardman 21st at 27
Senior Conner O’Halloran led the Spartan State Swimmers with two top sixteen, All Ohio, individual finishes and a ninth place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with teammates senior Mike Barringer, senior Jared Ebie, and freshman Tommy Slagle. O’Halloran placed 12th in the 50 yard freestyle and 13th in the 100 yard freestyle in the times of 21.58 and 47.67 respectively. The 9th place 200 freestyle relay posted an All-American Consideration time of 1:28.24. Barringer placed 21st in the 100 breaststroke in the time of 1:01.28. (Coach Terry O’Halloran) “This was our 9th consecutive appearance at the state swimming meet. We were very excited to have Conner, Mike, Tommy, and Jared earn All Ohio Honors and All-American Consideration in the 200 free relay. Conner earned his 5th individual All-Ohio Honor since his freshman season. Two days before the meet our 200 free relay was in jeopardy because Mike was in the hospital with suspected appendicitis. Fortunately the tests were inconclusive so he was cleared to swim. He had a great anchor split of 21.27. Winning the State Consolation Final in the relay was a big surprise since we were seeded 16th going into the meet. Our swimmers have worked extremely hard all year to reach this meet and the hard work paid off.” The Spartans will be honored at their annual banquet on March 7 at Antone’s Banquet Center.

February 16, 2008 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
The Boardman High School Swim Team qualified four boys to swim in the Ohio High School State Swimming and Diving Championships at C. T. Branin Natatorium in Canton this coming weekend. The Spartans qualified at the Northeast District Swim Championships held at Cleveland State University this past weekend. Leading the way for the Spartans was four time state qualifier Senior Conner O’Halloran who posted a second place finish in the 50 yard freestyle (21.59) and third in the 100 freestyle (47.13). Also, four time state qualifier Senior Mike Barringer placed second in the 100 yard breaststroke (59.73). Both 100s were career best times for the Spartan co-captains and automatically qualified them for the state meet. The boy’s 200 freestyle relay placed 7th at the districts and also qualified at-large for the state meet. Joining O’Halloran and Barringer were Senior Jared Ebie and Freshman Tommy Slagle. The boys posted a time of 1:28.36. Senior Mark Brooks will be traveling to the state meet as a relay alternate. (Coach Terry O’Halloran) “We had an awesome district meet! The competition was the fastest I have seen in my 23 years of high school swimming. If you make the top twenty-four state qualifiers in Ohio in any of the events you are part of an elite group of swimmers. The girls on the relay team asked me if they could shave my head if they made it to states. After Ashley Aldan’s butterfly swim and the 200 free relay qualifying, I knew I would need to break out my knitted caps. Conner and Mike had great swims and splits on the relays. Their leadership the last four years in and out of the pool has been outstanding. We are proud that this is our eighth consecutive year at the state meet. We hope to carry our district meet momentum into Canton this weekend.”

The following Spartan swimmers participated at the Northeast District Championships. Their names, events, times, and places are listed below (* denotes career best times): 100BF: Mike Barringer 9th at 52.58. 100Breast: Mike Barringer 2nd at 59.73*. 100BF: Mark Brooks 45th at 57.78*. 100Back: Mark Brooks 32nd at 58.46*. 50FS: Jared Ebie 45th at 23.60. 100FS: Jared Ebie 48th at 51.75. 100Back: Mike Henson 27th at 57.83. 50FS: Conner O’Halloran 2nd at 21.59. 100FS: Connor O'Halloran 3rd at 47.13*. 200IM: Dewey Slagle 42nd at 2:11.00. 500FS: Dewey Slagle 42nd at 5:10.62. 200MR: Conner O’Halloran, Mike Barringer, Dewey Slagle, Jared Ebie 11th at 1:41.02. 200FSR: Conner O’Halloran, Jared Ebie, Tommy Slagle, Mike Barringer 7th at 1:28.36. 400FSR: Dewey Slagle, Mike Henson, Tommy Slagle, Mark Brooks 20th at 3:26.17. Click here for complete District Tournament results at swimmeet.com.

February 9, 2008 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
The Boy’s team placed 7th overall. Winning an individual sectional titles was Conner O’Halloran. On the Boy’s side Senior Conner O’Halloran won the 50 freestyle crown in a season best time of 21.47. O’Halloran placed second in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 48.31. He also teamed with Senior Mike Barringer, Senior Jared Ebie, and Freshman Tommy Slagle to finish second in the 200 freestyle relay. The Spartans posted a season best time of 1:29.23 in the event. Barringer took a third in the 100 butterfly in a career best time of 52.43. He also swam a career best time of 1:02.15 in placing 4th in the 100 yard breaststroke. The remaining four Boardman relays also advanced to the District Championships. The boy’s medley relay of O’Halloran, Barringer, Junior Dewey Slagle, and Tommy Slagle placed 4th in a season best time of 1:41.89. The Boys 400 freestyle relay of Senior Mark Brooks, Dewey Slagle, Tommy Slagle and Jared Ebie placed 6th in a season best time of 3:25.99. Coach Terry O’Halloran “We had one of our best overall team performances at this year’s sectional meet. Almost all of our forty-three swimmers swam their best times. Conner O’Halloran stepped it up by posting the fastest time in the 50 free for the Northeast District. He had an explosive turn and a powerful finish. Ashely Aldan had a great day Saturday breaking three school records. Her 53.14 split on the final 400 free relay was an incredible swim. Megan Palmer is one of our hardest workers. She dominated the field in the 500 free and broke a 20 year old school record in winning the event. What impressed us the most this weekend was our team chemistry. The positive energy continued to build throughout the two day meet and concluded with our 400 free relay knocking 5 seconds off the school record. We will need the same energy to get us through next week’s district pressure cooker in Cleveland.”

The following swimmers advanced to the districts: Conner O’Halloran, Mike Barringer, Dewey Slagle, Mark Brooks, Jared Ebie, Michael Henson, Tommy Slagle.

January 26, 2008
Boardman 131 Hubbard 29
The Spartan boys were led by seniors Conner O’Halloran and Mike Barringer. Both swimmers won four events each. O’Halloran posted victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle events in the Lake meet and the 200 and 500 free events against Hubbard. Barringer won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke against Lake and the 50 and 100 freestyle events against Hubbard. Junior Dewey Slagle won the 200 individual medley in the Lake meet and the 100 freestyle in a career best time against Hubbard. Sophomore Ryan Mitchell won the 500 free against Lake and the 100 butterfly against Hubbard. Freshman Mike Henson had wins in 100 backstroke at Lake and 200 individual medley at Hubbard. Senior Mark Brooks won the 200 freestyle against Lake. Juniors Lauren Byers and Mike Libbey won the 200 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke respectively against Hubbard while freshman Stephanie Sfara won the 100 backstroke at Lake. Career best times posted this past week: 200 Freestyle: Mark Brooks, Mike Reardon, Mike Libbey, Matt Melito. 200 Individual Medley: Mike Henson, Steven Brooks. 50 Freestyle: Tommy Slagle, Mark Brooks, Mike Henson, Mike Libbey, J. T. Nenadich. 100 Butterfly: Ryan Mitchell, Ali Azeem, Matt Melito. 100 Freestyle: Dewey Slagle, Mike Reardon, Kyle Knecht, Matt Melito. 500 Freestyle: Mark Brooks, Jake Santamas. 100 Backstroke: Mike Barringer, Dewey Slagle, Ryan Mitchell, Mike Reardon, Steven Brooks. 100 Breaststroke: Kole Gasior. Team Record: 8-4.

January 24, 2008
Boardman 136 Lake 33
200MR: Mike Henson Conner O’Halloran, Mike Barringer, Tommy Slagle 1st at 1:48.18. 200FS: Mark Brooks 1st at 2:03.32. 200IM: Dewey Slagle 1st at 2:11.03. 50FS: Conner O’Halloran 1st at 22.38. 100BF: Mike Barringer 1st at 55.30. 100FS: Conner O’Halloran 1st at 49.65. 500FS: Ryan Mitchell 1st at 5:38.43. 200FSR: Conner O’Halloran, Jared Ebie, Tommy Slagle, Mike Barringer 1st at 1:33.82. 100Back: Mike Henson 1st at 1:01.01. 100Breast: Mike Barringer 1st at 1:05.67. 400FSR: Tommy Slagle, Dewey Slagle, Mark Brooks, Jared Ebie 1st at 3:37.13.

January 11, 2008
Boardman 107.5 Jackson 60.5
Senior Conner O'Halloran, Mike Barringer and Freshman Ashley Aldan posted double individual wins in the meets against Massillon Jackson. O'Halloran won the 100 and 200 freestyle events. Barringer took firsts in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Aldan won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Senior Kayla Aldan and Junior Dewey Slagle won the 500 freestyle events. Senior Mark Brooks and freshman Stephanie Sfara took firsts in the 100 backstroke. Boardman swimmers were very strong in the relays while taking firsts in 5 out of the six events. Mike Henson, Mike Barringer, Dewey Slagle and Jared Ebie posted a winning time of 1:48.39 in the 200 medley relay. Slagle and Ebie paired up with Tommy Slagle and Conner O'Halloran to win the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1:34.48. O' Halloran, Barringer, Brooks and Tommy Slagle posted a winning time of 3:30.55 in the 400 freestyle relay. The Spartan Girls had two exciting come from behind victories in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Kayla Aldan, Kamiren Veisz, Katie Henson and Ashley Aldan touched out Jackson by three tenths of a second in winning the 200 free relay in a time of of 1:46.99. Boardman was nine tenths of a second faster in winning the 400 free relay in a time of 3:56.66. Coach Terry O'Halloran "Our girls came very close to upsetting the Jackson girls. That was a big step for our program because Jackson always has a strong girls team. Senior Mark Brooks and freshman Stephanie Sfara had big time drops in winning their backstroke events. Mark works really hard at practice and it is starting to pay off. Stephanie is a very talented athlete who also plays volleyball when she isn't in the pool."

Spartan swimmers who had career best times in the Jackson meet: 200FS: Kristen Sabo, Sara Cantanzriti, Kaila DiIanni, Matt Reardon, Matt Melito. 200IM: Jessica Gonda, Kirsten Kuffel, Jake Santamas. 50FS: Lauren DeLuca, Kaila DiIanni, Tommy Slagle, Mike Reardon. 100BF: Ashley Aldan, Stephanie Sfara, Kelly Manning, Mark Brooks, Ali Azeem. 100FS: Kevin O'Neil, Ali Azeem, Sara Cantanzriti, Jeana McEvey. 500FS: Kayla Aldan, Jessica Gona, Samantha Jamison, Steven Brooks. 100Back: Stephanie Sfara, Mark Brooks, Mike Henson, Steven Brooks.

2008 NEAC All Star Team
All swimmers who finished in the top 8 individuals places in the conference meet qualify for the 2008 NEAC All Star Team. Other Boardman Conference All Stars include the following:

Kayla Aldan (5th 200 freestyle, 7th 500 freestyle), Dewey Slagle (5th 200IM, 7th 500 freestyle), Jared Ebie (8th 50 freestyle, 8th 100 freetyle), Tommy Slagle (7th 50 freestyle), Stephanie Sfara (6th 100 backstroke), Mark Brooks (7th 100 Backstroke), Jeana McEvey (8th 100 Breaststroke).

January 5, 2008 - Northeast Aquatic Conference Championship
Canfield 492, Wooster 392, Boardman 308, GlenOak 305, Canton McKinley 149, Kent Roosevelt 144, Warren Harding 126, Massillon 70. Senior Mike Barringer won two NEAC Conference crowns in the 200 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. Barringer had a career best time in the fly of 53.04. His time in the breast was 1:02.48. Senior Conner O'Halloran took first place in the 50 free in a season best time of 21.75 and placed second in the 100 freestyle in a season best time of 48.53. O'Halloran was chosen as the mail athlete of the meet by the conference coaches. Junior Megan Palmer won the 200 yard freestyle in a career best time of 2:02.98 and placed second in the 500 freestyle in a career best time of 5:29.06. The Spartan girls posted a winning time of 1:45.66 in the 200 freestyle relay. Senior Kayla Aldan, Palmer, Senior Kamiren Veisz and Freshman Ashley Aldan took the conference crown. Palmer, Ashley Aldan and Kayla Aldan were joined by Junior Katie Henson to make up the school record breaking 400 freestyle relay. The girls 400 freestyle relay finished 2nd in the event in the time of 3:49.62. Their time broke the mark of 3:51.70 set in 2002 by Hayley and Shelby Robinson, Kristen Lower and Sarah Trinity Hochstetler who posted a 25.21 in the event. Aldan placed 3rd in the 100 freestyle in 55.16 just missing the school record by one-hundredth of a second set in 1987 by Jackie Bak Yost. Katie Henson posted a career best time of 1:04.00 in her third place finish in the butterfly. Henson also placed 5th in the 200 individual medley in a season best time of 2:24.52. The Boardman Spartan boys had season best times and second place finishes in the 200 medley and freestyle relays. Michael Henson, Conner O'Halloran, Mike Barringer and Jared Ebie posted a 1:43.96 in the medley. Barringer, Freshman Tommy Slagle, Senior Jared Ebie and Conner O'Halloran swam a 1:30.17 in the 200 free relay. Both Slagle brothers were joined by Senior Mark Brooks and Henson to place 4th in the 400 relay in the 3:36.99. Sophomore Megan Barringer joined Sophomore Jeana McEvey, Katie Henson ans Kamiren Veisz to place 6th in the 200 medley relay in a season best time if 2:02.27. Coach Terry O'Halloran "We won 5 conference titles and came very close in several other events. Senior Mike Barringer had a breakout meet. He had two upset wins in the 100 fly and the 100 breaststroke. Most of our swimmers posted career best times. Add to that two school records, a swimmer of the meet and I would say we had a great day!"

December 22, 2007
Boardman 157, Canton McKinley 92, Massillon Washington 51
Over the two days of Federal League competition several swimers won multiple events. Seniors Mike Barringer and Conner O'Halloran won four individual events each. Barringer was a double winner in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly events. O'Halloran won the 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and doubled up in the 100 freestyles. Ashley Aldan took three firsts. She won the 50 freestyle, 100 fly, and the 100 freestyle. Junior Megan Palmer placed first in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. Sophomore Jeana McEvey had double wins in the 100 breaststroke. Junior Dewey Slagle took firsts in the 500 freestyle and the 200 individual medley. Freshman Michael Henson had double victories in the 100 backstroke. Individual winners included Junior Mike Libbey in the 100 breaststroke, Junior Katie Henson in the 100 butterfly, Sophomore Megan Barringer in the 100 backstroke, Freshman Stephanie Sfara in the 100 backstroke and Freshman Tommy Slagle in the 50 freestyle. On the relays the Spartans girls and boys won all twelve relay events. The Team of Megan Barringer, Jeana McEvey, Katie Henson and Kamiren Veisz won both 200 medley relays. The 200 and 400 freestyle relays were dominated by swimmers Kayla Aldan, Megan Palmer, Katie Henson and Ashley Aldan. On the boys side Mike Henson, Mike Libbey, Dewey Slagle, and Conner O'Halloran won the 200 medley relay at Perry while Henson, O'Halloran, Dewely Slagle and Jared Ebie took first in the tri meet with Washington and McKinley. In the 200 free relays the first place winners against Perry were Tom Slagle, Ebie, Barringer and O'Halloran. Tom and Dewey Slagle teamed with Ebie and Barringer to win the 200 free relay against McKinley and Washington. Sophomores Jake Santamas and Ryan Mitchell teamed with Senior Mark Brooks and Mike Henson to win the 400 relay at Perry. The final members of the winning 400 relays against Washington and McKinley were Barringer, Ebie, Tommy Slagle and O'Halloran.

December 21, 2007
Boardman 109 Massillon Perry 73

December 15, 2007 - CT Branin Invitational
Spartan Senior Conner O'Halloran won the 50 yard freestyle crown at the Canton City Schools Christmas Invitational Swim Meet. O'Halloran touched out senior Steven Springer from Cincinnati St. Xavier by .08 seconds in winning the event. O'Halloran also placed third in the 100 yard freestyle in 48.97. Swimmers representing over 50 top teams across the state of Ohio participated in the meet. Awards were given to the top 24 places in the competition. Seven Spartan girls and eight boys participated in the day long event. Several other Spartan swimmers and relays placed in the top 24. Senior Mike Barringer took 5th in the 100 butterfly in a season best time of 54.18. Freshman Ashley Aldan took seventh in the 200 individual medley in 2:18.17. Aldan swam a 56.29 to place 9th in the 100 freestyle. Junior Megan Palmer had a career best time of 2:05.00 to place 21st in the 200 freestyle. Freshman Mike Henson placed 23rd in the 100 yard backstroke in a career best time of 1:01.27. The Spartan girls took fourth in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay. Joining Ashley Aldan were Kayla Aldan, Junior Katie Henson, And Megan Palmer. The 4th place time was 3:52.97. Mike Barringer, Senior Jared Ebie, Freshman Tommy Slagle, And Conner O’Halloran posted a time of 1:32.24 to place 5th in the 4 by 50 freestyle relay. Senior Kamiren Veisz joined the Aldan sisters and Megan Palmer in placing 7th in the 4 x 50 freestyle relay. Their time was 1:46.51. The Boardman boy’s 200 medley relay place 8th. Junior Dewey Slagle joined brother Tommy and teammates Mike Barringer and Conner O’Halloran to post an 8th place time of 1:47.75. Coach O’Halloran “Our Swimmers did a great job! We left Boardman at 5:30 AM, The prelims were over at 2:00 PM. We were still swimming at 9:00 PM in the finals. We were very pleased to see our kids swim their best times that late at night after such a long day. They are one tough group of swimmers. Also, our bus driver Pam Mercer did an excellent job of dealing with horrible road conditions and getting us back safely from Canton. Boardman bus drivers are the best!”

December 8, 2007
Canfield 185, Wooster 171, Boardman 117, Warren Harding 58
Freshman Ashley Aldan reset her freshman record in the 100 Freestyle in less then 24 hours. Her first place winning time in the race was 55.98. Aldan also won the 200 Individual Medley in 2:18.08. Senior Conner O'Halloran win the 50 and 100 Freestyle events. He posted a 21.99 in the 50 and 48.33 in the 100. Senior Kamiren Veisz tied for first in the 50 Freestyle with Canfield's J. Dunkle in the time of 27.07. Junior Katie Henson continued to drop her time in the 100 Butterfly in a winning time of 1:05.49. Senior Kayla Aldan won the 500 Freestyle in the time 5:43.00. Coach Terry O'Halloran "We have had 6 weeks of challenging practices. It was great seeing everyone get a chance to race. We have several excellent swimmers who are already making a positive impact. Losing meets is always difficult but now we have an idea where we stand and what we have to do to reach our goals at the end of the season."

Team and Actions photos by Robert Senn Studio, the Official photographer of the BHS Athletic Program!

December 7, 2007
Boardman 81 North Canton Hoover 98
Seniors Mike Barringer and Conner O'Halloran were double winners in the Boys Swim Meet at North Canton. On the girls side Freshman Ashley Aldan also win two individual events. Barringer won the 100 Butterfly in the time of 54.96 and the 100 Breaststroke in 1:06.38. O'Halloran win the backstroke in 57.36 and the 100 freestyle in 49.35. Aldan took first in the 200 Individual Medley in the time of 2:16.83 and the 100 Freestyle in a freshman record time of 56.46. The freshman record of 57.31 was held by Katy Malys. Senior Mark Brooks won the 200 Individual Medley in the time of 2:20.42 while Junior Katie Henson won the 100 Butterfly in the time of 1:06.18. Boardman also captured firsts in three relays. Sophomore Megan Barringer, freshman Jessica Gonda, Katie Henson and Senior Kamiren Veisz won the 200 Medley Relay in 2:02.79. Freshman Michael Henson, Mike Barringer, Conner O'Halloran and freshman Tommy Slagle won the 200 Medley Relay in 1:46.6. O' Halloran, Slagle and Barringer teamed with senior Jared Ebie to win the 200 Free Relay in 1:32.38.

Varsity Girls Swimming Results...

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February 23, 2008 - STATE TOURNAMENT

<< Kayla Aldan, Megan Palmer, Kamiren Veisz

Freshman Ashley Aldan recorded a 1:00.64 in the 100 butterfly and finished 23rd in the state. The Spartan girls placed 24th in the 200 freestyle relay with the time of 1:42.81. The girls division I meet was won by Upper Arlington with 400 points. (Coach Terry O’Halloran) “This was our 9th consecutive appearance at the state swimming meet. We were very excited to have Conner, Mike, Tommy, and Jared earn All Ohio Honors and All-American Consideration in the 200 free relay. Conner earned his 5th individual All-Ohio Honor since his freshman season. Two days before the meet our 200 free relay was in jeopardy because Mike was in the hospital with suspected appendicitis. Fortunately the tests were inconclusive so he was cleared to swim. He had a great anchor split of 21.27. Winning the State Consolation Final in the relay was a big surprise since we were seeded 16th going into the meet. Our swimmers have worked extremely hard all year to reach this meet and the hard work paid off.” The Spartans will be honored at their annual banquet on March 7 at Antone’s Banquet Center.

February 16, 2008 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
The Boardman High School Swim Team qualified four girls to swim in the Ohio High School State Swimming and Diving Championships at C. T. Branin Natatorium in Canton this coming weekend. The Spartans qualified at the Northeast District Swim Championships held at Cleveland State University this past weekend. Freshman Ashley Aldan’s 4th place finish in the 100 butterfly (59.26) automatically moved her on to the state meet. Aldan also anchored Boardman’s 9th place school record setting 200 freestyle relay which qualified at-large for the state meet. The Spartan ladies broke the school record posting a time of 1:42.02. Ashley was joined by Senior Kayla Aldan, Junior Megan Palmer, and Senior Kamiren Veisz. The old record of 1:43.05 was set in 2002 by Shelby Robinson, Jordan Dunn, Melissa Mihalko, and Kasey Jones. Megan Palmer also broke her own school record in the 500 freestyle of 5:26.70 from last week’s sectional meet with a new time of 5:24.81. Junior Katie Henson will be traveling to the state meet as a relay alternate. (Coach Terry O’Halloran) “We had an awesome district meet! The competition was the fastest I have seen in my 23 years of high school swimming. If you make the top twenty-four state qualifiers in Ohio in any of the events you are part of an elite group of swimmers. The girls on the relay team asked me if they could shave my head if they made it to states. After Ashley Aldan’s butterfly swim and the 200 free relay qualifying, I knew I would need to break out my knitted caps. Conner and Mike had great swims and splits on the relays. Their leadership the last four years in and out of the pool has been outstanding. We are proud that this is our eighth consecutive year at the state meet. We hope to carry our district meet momentum into Canton this weekend.”

The following Spartan swimmers participated at the Northeast District Championships. Their names, events, times, and places are listed below (* denotes career best times): 100FS: Ashley Aldan 8th at 54.16. 100BF: Ashley Aldan 4th at 59.26. 100BF: Kayla Aldan 30th at 1:04.49. 200IM: Katie Henson 31st at 2:22.50. 100BF: Katie Henson 13th at 1:01.89. 200FS: Megan Palmer 24th at 2:03.27. 500FS: Megan Palmer 8th at 5:24.81*. 50FD: Kamiren Veisz 40th at 26.74. 200MR: Megan Barringer, Jessica Gonda, Katie Henson, Kamiren Veisz 19th at 1:58.94. 200FSR: Kayla Aldan, Megan Palmer, Kamiren Veisz, Ashley Aldan 9th at 1:42.02*. 400FSR: Kayla Aldan, Megan Palmer, Katie Henson, Ashley Aldan 7th at 3:45.54. Click here for complete Sectional Tournament results at swimmeet.com.

February 9, 2008 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Freshman Ashley Aldan broke two individual school records while leading the Spartan girls to a fourth place finish at the 2008 Akron Sectional Swimming Championship held at the University of Akron’s Ocasek Natatorium. After the two day sectional competition. Winning individual sectional titles were Ashley Aldan and Megan Palmer. In the relays the Spartans grabbed one win in the Girls 400 freestyle relay. Ashley Aldan anchored the first place record setting 400 freestyle relay. Aldan was joined by Junior Megan Palmer, Junior Katie Henson, and sister Senior Kayla Aldan. The girls knocked five seconds of the relay record which they had set earlier in the season. The new mark of 3:44.66 broke the previous time of 3:49.62 set in early January. Aldan placed first in the 100 butterfly in a record setting time of 58.93. The old mark of 58.99 was set by Jackie Bak Yost in 1987. Aldan also eclipsed another of Bak Yost’s mark set in 1988 in the 100 freestyle. Aldan posted a 53.80 breaking the old mark of 55.15 and placing second in the event. Junior Megan Palmer also captured a first in the 500 freestyle in a record setting time of 5:26.70. The previous mark of 5:27.90 was set by Jackie Bak Yost in 1988. Palmer also grabbed a second place in the 200 freestyle in a career best time of 2:02.20. Eighth place seed Katie Henson surprised the field with a second place finish in the 100 butterfly in a career best time of 1:01.34. The Girl’s 200 free relay of the Aldan sisters, Kamiren Veisz, and Megan Palmer also placed 4th in a season best time of 1:43.25. The Girl’s medley relay of Stephanie Sfara, Jessica Gonda, Katie Henson, and Kamiren Veisz took a 7th place in a season best time of 1:58.19. Coach Terry O’Halloran “We had one of our best overall team performances at this year’s sectional meet. Almost all of our forty-three swimmers swam their best times. Conner O’Halloran stepped it up by posting the fastest time in the 50 free for the Northeast District. He had an explosive turn and a powerful finish. Ashely Aldan had a great day Saturday breaking three school records. Her 53.14 split on the final 400 free relay was an incredible swim. Megan Palmer is one of our hardest workers. She dominated the field in the 500 free and broke a 20 year old school record in winning the event. What impressed us the most this weekend was our team chemistry. The positive energy continued to build throughout the two day meet and concluded with our 400 free relay knocking 5 seconds off the school record. We will need the same energy to get us through next week’s district pressure cooker in Cleveland.” The following swimmers advanced to the districts: Megan Palmer, Ashley Aldan, Katie Henson, Kayla Aldan, Kamiren Veisz, Jessica Gonda, Megan Barringer

January 26, 2008
Boardman 138 Hubbard 9
Senior Kamiren Veisz won the 50 and 100 freestyle in the Lake meet. Veisz also won the 500 free against Hubbard. Senior Kayla Aldan won three events in the meets. Aldan won the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke against Hubbard. She also won the 500 free against Lake. Junior Katie Henson won three individual events. She posted victories in the 100 fly in both meets and won the backstroke against Hubbard. Freshman Jessica Gonda had wins in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley against Lake and the 100 freestyle against Hubbard. Junior Megan Palmer posted wins in the 200 freestyle against Lake and the 50 freestyle at the Hubbard meet. Career best times posted this past week: 200 Freestyle: Lauren Byers, Kirsten Kuffel, Kayla Sabo. 200 Individual Medley: Kayla Aldan, Jessica Gonda, Samantha Jamison, Kirsten Kuffel. 50 Freestyle: Megan Palmer, Jessica Gonda, Lauren Gronvall, Kelly Manning, Lia Andretta. 100 Butterfly: Megan Barringer, Rachel Gresko. 100 Freestyle: Kamiren Veisz, Jessica Gonda, Sara Cantanzriti, Kaila DiIanni, Liz Fowler, Lia Andretta. 500 Freestyle: Kayla Aldan, Kamiren Veisz, Kelly Manning, Kaila DiIanni, Jeana McEvey. 100 Backstroke: Megan Barringer. 100 Breaststroke: Jessica Gonda, Kayla Aldan, Megan Barringer. Team Record: 7-5.

January 24, 2008
Boardman 130 Lake 40
200MR: Stephanie Sfara, Jeana McEvey, Katie Henson, Kamiren Veisz 1st at 2:03.55. 200FS: Megan Palmer 1st at 2:07.20. 200IM: Jessica Gonda 1st at 2:26.38. 50FS: Kamiren Veisz 1st at 26.95. 100BF: Katie Henson 1st at 1:05.05. 100FS: Kamiren Veisz 1st at 59.96. 500FS: Kayla Aldan 1st at 5:41.20. 200FSR: Kayla Aldan, Sara Cantanzriti, Megan Palmer, Kamiren Veisz 1st at 1:48.82. 100Back: Jessica Gonda 1st at 1:17.10. 100Breast: Ashley Aldan 1st at 1:11.99. 400FSR: Kayla Aldan, Katie Henson, Megan Palmer, Megan Barringer 1st at 4:03.36.

January 11, 2008
Boardman 83 Jackson 87
Senior Conner O'Halloran, Mike Barringer and Freshman Ashley Aldan posted double individual wins in the meets against Massillon Jackson. O'Halloran won the 100 and 200 freestyle events. Barringer took firsts in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Aldan won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Senior Kayla Aldan and Junior Dewey Slagle won the 500 freestyle events. Senior Mark Brooks and freshman Stephanie Sfara took firsts in the 100 backstroke. Boardman swimmers were very strong in the relays while taking firsts in 5 out of the six events. Mike Henson, Mike Barringer, Dewey Slagle and Jared Ebie posted a winning time of 1:48.39 in the 200 medley relay. Slagle and Ebie paired up with Tommy Slagle and Conner O'Halloran to win the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1:34.48. O' Halloran, Barringer, Brooks and Tommy Slagle posted a winning time of 3:30.55 in the 400 freestyle relay. The Spartan Girls had two exciting come from behind victories in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Kayla Aldan, Kamiren Veisz, Katie Henson and Ashley Aldan touched out Jackson by three tenths of a second in winning the 200 free relay in a time of of 1:46.99. Boardman was nine tenths of a second faster in winning the 400 free relay in a time of 3:56.66. Coach Terry O'Halloran "Our girls came very close to upsetting the Jackson girls. That was a big step for our program because Jackson always has a strong girls team. Senior Mark Brooks and freshman Stephanie Sfara had big time drops in winning their backstroke events. Mark works really hard at practice and it is starting to pay off. Stephanie is a very talented athlete who also plays volleyball when she isn't in the pool."

Spartan swimmers who had career best times in the Jackson meet: 200FS: Kristen Sabo, Sara Cantanzriti, Kaila DiIanni, Matt Reardon, Matt Melito. 200IM: Jessica Gonda, Kirsten Kuffel, Jake Santamas. 50FS: Lauren DeLuca, Kaila DiIanni, Tommy Slagle, Mike Reardon. 100BF: Ashley Aldan, Stephanie Sfara, Kelly Manning, Mark Brooks, Ali Azeem. 100FS: Kevin O'Neil, Ali Azeem, Sara Cantanzriti, Jeana McEvey. 500FS: Kayla Aldan, Jessica Gona, Samantha Jamison, Steven Brooks. 100Back: Stephanie Sfara, Mark Brooks, Mike Henson, Steven Brooks.

2008 NEAC All Star Team
All swimmers who finished in the top 8 individuals places in the conference meet qualify for the 2008 NEAC All Star Team. Other Boardman Conference All Stars include the following:

Kayla Aldan (5th 200 freestyle, 7th 500 freestyle), Dewey Slagle (5th 200IM, 7th 500 freestyle), Jared Ebie (8th 50 freestyle, 8th 100 freetyle), Tommy Slagle (7th 50 freestyle), Stephanie Sfara (6th 100 backstroke), Mark Brooks (7th 100 Backstroke), Jeana McEvey (8th 100 Breaststroke).

January 5, 2008 - Northeast Aquatic Conference Championship
GlenOak 423, Canfield 394, Wooster 335.5, Boardman 299, Canton McKinley 187, Massillon 184.5, Kent Roosevelt 172, Warren Harding 71. Senior Mike Barringer won two NEAC Conference crowns in the 200 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. Barringer had a career best time in the fly of 53.04. His time in the breast was 1:02.48. Senior Conner O'Halloran took first place in the 50 free in a season best time of 21.75 and placed second in the 100 freestyle in a season best time of 48.53. O'Halloran was chosen as the mail athlete of the meet by the conference coaches. Junior Megan Palmer won the 200 yard freestyle in a career best time of 2:02.98 and placed second in the 500 freestyle in a career best time of 5:29.06. The Spartan girls posted a winning time of 1:45.66 in the 200 freestyle relay. Senior Kayla Aldan, Palmer, Senior Kamiren Veisz and Freshman Ashley Aldan took the conference crown. Palmer, Ashley Aldan and Kayla Aldan were joined by Junior Katie Henson to make up the school record breaking 400 freestyle relay. The girls 400 freestyle relay finished 2nd in the event in the time of 3:49.62. Their time broke the mark of 3:51.70 set in 2002 by Hayley and Shelby Robinson, Kristen Lower and Sarah Trinity Hochstetler who posted a 25.21 in the event. Aldan placed 3rd in the 100 freestyle in 55.16 just missing the school record by one-hundredth of a second set in 1987 by Jackie Bak Yost. Katie Henson posted a career best time of 1:04.00 in her third place finish in the butterfly. Henson also placed 5th in the 200 individual medley in a season best time of 2:24.52. The Boardman Spartan boys had season best times and second place finishes in the 200 medley and freestyle relays. Michael Henson, Conner O'Halloran, Mike Barringer and Jared Ebie posted a 1:43.96 in the medley. Barringer, Freshman Tommy Slagle, Senior Jared Ebie and Conner O'Halloran swam a 1:30.17 in the 200 free relay. Both Slagle brothers were joined by Senior Mark Brooks and Henson to place 4th in the 400 relay in the 3:36.99. Sophomore Megan Barringer joined Sophomore Jeana McEvey, Katie Henson ans Kamiren Veisz to place 6th in the 200 medley relay in a season best time if 2:02.27. Coach Terry O'Halloran "We won 5 conference titles and came very close in several other events. Senior Mike Barringer had a breakout meet. He had two upset wins in the 100 fly and the 100 breaststroke. Most of our swimmers posted career best times. Add to that two school records, a swimmer of the meet and I would say we had a great day!"

Aldan breaks two school records
Freshman Ashley Aldan broke two school records in leading the Girls Team to a 4-3 season record. Aldan now holds the school record in the 50 yard freestyle, 25.32, and the 200 individual medley, 2:14.94. The 50 free record was one of the oldest records on the board and was set by Jackie Bak Yost in 1988. Yost's record was 25.32. The IM record of 2:15.46 was set in 2002 by Hayley Robinson. Both Robinson and Yost went on to be four time state qualifiers. Jackie Bak Yost is still active in USA Swimming and is planning on attending the 2008 Olympic Games in China as a team manager for Team USA. (Terry O'Halloran) "We knew it wouldn't be long for Ashley to start rewriting the school record board. She is a very talented athlete. Ashley's main strength is in her natural ability to kick her way through the water. She loves the sport and thrives on competitive situations."

December 22, 2007
Boardman 132, Massillon Washington 99, Canton McKinley 82
Over the two days of Federal League competition several swimers won multiple events. Seniors Mike Barringer and Conner O'Halloran won four individual events each. Barringer was a double winner in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly events. O'Halloran won the 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and doubled up in the 100 freestyles. Ashley Aldan took three firsts. She won the 50 freestyle, 100 fly, and the 100 freestyle. Junior Megan Palmer placed first in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. Sophomore Jeana McEvey had double wins in the 100 breaststroke. Junior Dewey Slagle took firsts in the 500 freestyle and the 200 individual medley. Freshman Michael Henson had double victories in the 100 backstroke. Individual winners included Junior Mike Libbey in the 100 breaststroke, Junior Katie Henson in the 100 butterfly, Sophomore Megan Barringer in the 100 backstroke, Freshman Stephanie Sfara in the 100 backstroke and Freshman Tommy Slagle in the 50 freestyle. On the relays the Spartans girls and boys won all twelve relay events. The Team of Megan Barringer, Jeana McEvey, Katie Henson and Kamiren Veisz won both 200 medley relays. The 200 and 400 freestyle relays were dominated by swimmers Kayla Aldan, Megan Palmer, Katie Henson and Ashley Aldan. On the boys side Mike Henson, Mike Libbey, Dewey Slagle, and Conner O'Halloran won the 200 medley relay at Perry while Henson, O'Halloran, Dewely Slagle and Jared Ebie took first in the tri meet with Washington and McKinley. In the 200 free relays the first place winners against Perry were Tom Slagle, Ebie, Barringer and O'Halloran. Tom and Dewey Slagle teamed with Ebie and Barringer to win the 200 free relay against McKinley and Washington. Sophomores Jake Santamas and Ryan Mitchell teamed with Senior Mark Brooks and Mike Henson to win the 400 relay at Perry. The final members of the winning 400 relays against Washington and McKinley were Barringer, Ebie, Tommy Slagle and O'Halloran.

December 21, 2007
Boardman 126 Massillon Perry 50

December 15, 2007 - CT Branin Invitational
Spartan Senior Conner O'Halloran won the 50 yard freestyle crown at the Canton City Schools Christmas Invitational Swim Meet. O'Halloran touched out senior Steven Springer from Cincinnati St. Xavier by .08 seconds in winning the event. O'Halloran also placed third in the 100 yard freestyle in 48.97. Swimmers representing over 50 top teams across the state of Ohio participated in the meet. Awards were given to the top 24 places in the competition. Seven Spartan girls and eight boys participated in the day long event. Several other Spartan swimmers and relays placed in the top 24. Senior Mike Barringer took 5th in the 100 butterfly in a season best time of 54.18. Freshman Ashley Aldan took seventh in the 200 individual medley in 2:18.17. Aldan swam a 56.29 to place 9th in the 100 freestyle. Junior Megan Palmer had a career best time of 2:05.00 to place 21st in the 200 freestyle. Freshman Mike Henson placed 23rd in the 100 yard backstroke in a career best time of 1:01.27. The Spartan girls took fourth in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay. Joining Ashley Aldan were Kayla Aldan, Junior Katie Henson, And Megan Palmer. The 4th place time was 3:52.97. Mike Barringer, Senior Jared Ebie, Freshman Tommy Slagle, And Conner O’Halloran posted a time of 1:32.24 to place 5th in the 4 by 50 freestyle relay. Senior Kamiren Veisz joined the Aldan sisters and Megan Palmer in placing 7th in the 4 x 50 freestyle relay. Their time was 1:46.51. The Boardman boy’s 200 medley relay place 8th. Junior Dewey Slagle joined brother Tommy and teammates Mike Barringer and Conner O’Halloran to post an 8th place time of 1:47.75. Coach O’Halloran “Our Swimmers did a great job! We left Boardman at 5:30 AM, The prelims were over at 2:00 PM. We were still swimming at 9:00 PM in the finals. We were very pleased to see our kids swim their best times that late at night after such a long day. They are one tough group of swimmers. Also, our bus driver Pam Mercer did an excellent job of dealing with horrible road conditions and getting us back safely from Canton. Boardman bus drivers are the best!”

December 8, 2007
Canfield 195.5, Wooster 143, Boardman 141.5, Warren Harding 46
Freshman Ashley Aldan reset her freshman record in the 100 Freestyle in less then 24 hours. Her first place winning time in the race was 55.98. Aldan also won the 200 Individual Medley in 2:18.08. Senior Conner O'Halloran win the 50 and 100 Freestyle events. He posted a 21.99 in the 50 and 48.33 in the 100. Senior Kamiren Veisz tied for first in the 50 Freestyle with Canfield's J. Dunkle in the time of 27.07. Junior Katie Henson continued to drop her time in the 100 Butterfly in a winning time of 1:05.49. Senior Kayla Aldan won the 500 Freestyle in the time 5:43.00. Coach Terry O'Halloran "We have had 6 weeks of challenging practices. It was great seeing everyone get a chance to race. We have several excellent swimmers who are already making a positive impact. Losing meets is always difficult but now we have an idea where we stand and what we have to do to reach our goals at the end of the season."

Team and Actions photos by Robert Senn Studio, the Official photographer of the BHS Athletic Program!

December 7, 2007
Boardman 74 North Canton Hoover 104
Seniors Mike Barringer and Conner O'Halloran were double winners in the Boys Swim Meet at North Canton. On the girls side Freshman Ashley Aldan also win two individual events. Barringer won the 100 Butterfly in the time of 54.96 and the 100 Breaststroke in 1:06.38. O'Halloran win the backstroke in 57.36 and the 100 freestyle in 49.35. Aldan took first in the 200 Individual Medley in the time of 2:16.83 and the 100 Freestyle in a freshman record time of 56.46. The freshman record of 57.31 was held by Katy Malys. Senior Mark Brooks won the 200 Individual Medley in the time of 2:20.42 while Junior Katie Henson won the 100 Butterfly in the time of 1:06.18. Boardman also captured firsts in three relays. Sophomore Megan Barringer, freshman Jessica Gonda, Katie Henson and Senior Kamiren Veisz won the 200 Medley Relay in 2:02.79. Freshman Michael Henson, Mike Barringer, Conner O'Halloran and freshman Tommy Slagle won the 200 Medley Relay in 1:46.6. O' Halloran, Slagle and Barringer teamed with senior Jared Ebie to win the 200 Free Relay in 1:32.38.

2006-07 Varsity Swimming Results...

February 24, 2007 - STATE TOURNAMENT
Boardman 11th at 53
Boardman High School Spartan Swimmers Junior Conner O'Halloran, Senior Kenny Drombosky, Senior Brian Worhatch and Junior Mike Barringer earned All American and First Team All Ohio Swimming honors while breaking the school record and placing seventh in the 200FSR at the Ohio State Swimming Championships in Canton. The 7th place finish was the first time a Spartan Relay has finished in the top eight at the State Championship meet. Conner O'Halloran also earned All American Consideration by placing 4th in the 50FS with a personal best time of 21.43. O'Halloran now joins former Spartan standout swimmers Jackie Bak Yost and his brother Tyler O'Halloran in placing in the top eight sports at the State Championships. Coach Terry O'Halloran said "We had one of our best team performances at this year's State Meet. Our guys swam fast under pressure. Conner had a big time drop in the 50FS Friday night and that got us off to a great start. In the finals on Saturday night we decided to switch the order of our 200FSR which turned out to be a great move. Conner got us the lead with a great swim of 21.47. Kenny and Brian followed with career best splits of 22.30 and 21.96. Mike had a great relay take off and career best split of 21.67 to anchor the relay. The Swimmers, Spartan fans and Coaches were thrilled to see an automatic All-American and school record time of 1:27.40 on the scoreboard. These four guys have spent countless hours in the weight room and pool to reach this goal. Their hard work really paid off." Boardman placed 10th in the 200MR with a time of 1:39.51. O'Halloran swam backstroke. Barringer swam the breaststroke. Worhatch swam the butterfly and Drombosky anchored the freestyle leg. O'Halloran also placed 21st at State in the 100FS with a time of 48.70.

February 17, 2007 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
The Spartan Boys snapped two school records while qualifying two relays and two individual events for the Ohio State Swimming and Diving Championships in Canton on February 23 and 24. Junior Conner O'Halloran, Junior Mike Barringer, Senior Brian Worhatch and Senior Kenny Drombosky set new school records in the 200MR and the 200FSR. The second place time of 1:27.74 in the 200FSR and third place time of 1:38.99 in the 200MR automatically qualified the Spartans to swim in the state meet this weekend. O'Halloran qualified by placing third in the 50FS while swimming a personal best time of 21.69. He also qualified in the 100FS in another personal best time of 47.93. He placed 6th in the event. (Coach Terry O'Halloran) "We had one of our best district meets in the history of our program. Our guys were ready to swim fast and hopefully will swim faster at the state meet. They have worked hard all year in and out of the pool. Knowing that they have put in the work gives them a much better chance of success. Also, this is the third year at the state meet for Conner, Mike and Brian and the big meet experience gives them the extra edge. The state swimming championship is a pressure cooker with all of the best swimmers fighting it out in one of the fastest meets in the country." Both of the school record times will be considered for All-American certification. The previous All-American record time of 1:39.42 in the 200MR was set in 2003 by Lee Knight, Tyler O'Halloran, Brian Katz and Grant Brown. The 200FSR All-American record time of 1:28.11 was set in 2000 by Tyler O'Halloran, Kevin Gesacion, Grant Brown and Tom Masters. Barringer just missed making the state meet in the 100Breast by less than a half of a second. He finished 7th in a personal best time of 1:02.42. The time was the second fastest time in that event in school history. Barringer also had a 14th place finish in the 200IM. Worhatch placed 9th in the 100BF in 53.29 which was also lass that a hald of a second off of a state qualifying time. Worhatch and Drombosky teamed with Senior Mark Kuntzman and Sophomore Jared Ebie to place 13th in the 400FSR. Drombosky had a 23rd place finish in the 50FS in a personal best time of 22.73. Kuntzman placed 34th in the 200FS in a time of 1:53.08 and 36th in the 500FS in the time of 5:09.48. Sophomore Dewey Slagle swam a 2:12.82 in the 200IM to place 40th. Slagle went a 5:13.86 in the 500FS to place 46th. On the Girls side of the meet Sophomore Megan Palmer, Junior Kayla Aldan, Junior Kamiren Veisz and Sophomore Katie Henson teamed up in the 400FSR to place 18th in the district meet. Aldan placed 28th in the 200FS with a time of 2:04.64 and 29th in the 100BF in the time of 1:05.29. Palmer placed 27th in the 500FS in 5:34.35 and 34th in the 200FS in the time of 2:05.75. (Coach O'Halloran) "Our Girls have come a long way since the beginning of the season. Aldan and Palmer have had big time drops this year. We have some fast girls coming up next year who will mix well with our rapidly improving underclassmen. Coaches Carlo Cordon, Greg McAtee and I are very excited about the future of Girls Swimming at BHS!"

February 9/10, 2007 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
The Boardman High School Swim Team won three individual event titles and one relay title at the Akron Boys Sectional Swimming Championships. The seventeen team meet was held at Ocasek Natatorium on the campus of Akron University. The Soartan Boys advanced seven swimmers and the girls advanced four swimmers to the Northeast District Championships at Cleveland State University on February 16-17. Over 100 teams will compete at the District Meet to try to reach the State Swimming and Diving Championships in Canton on February 23-24. (Coach Terry O'Halloran) "This was our best team effort at the Sectional Tournament. Our guys and girls were very focused. Almost all of our swimmers had career best times. We can't be overconfident at this point because we still have to swim faster at the next level. The Cleveland District Championships is a pressure cooker and will be a true test of what we can do." Junior Conner O'Halloran paced the Spartans by winning two Sectional Titles in the 50FS and 100FSevents.  Senior Brian Worhatch win the 100BF. O'Halloran and Worhatch teamed with Senior Kenny Drombosky and Junior Mike Barringer to win the 200MR. The relay team was only 4 hundredths of a second off the school record set at the State Meet in 2003 by Lee Knight, Tyler O'Halloran, Brian Katz and Grant Brown. The time of 1:39.47 will give the Spartans the number one seed at the District Meet. O'Halloran's winning times of 21.71 (career best) in the 50FS and 48.19 in the 100FS are also the number one seeds at the District Meet. Worhatch is seeded in third place in the 100BF with a career best of 52.78. Barringer took second place in the 100Breast in a career best time of 1:03.03 and will have a third place seed at the District Meet. Barringer, Drombosky, Worhatch and O'Halloran also placed second in the 200FSR. The 200FSR is seeded second at the District Meet. Barringer placed 5th in the 200IM and will be the ninth place seed. Sophomore Megan Palmer placed third in the 500FS with a career best time of 5:30.60. She will be seeded 20th in the 500FS and 30th in the 200FS. Kenny Drombosky placed 9th in the 50FS with a career best time of 22.78. Junior Kayla Aldan placed 10th in the 100BF and dropped her time by four seconds to 1:04.34. Aldan will be seeded 25th in the fly and 23rd in the 200FS. Aldan's 100Bf time and Palmer's 500FS time are the second fastest times in school history behind swimming great Jackie Bak Yost.

The Boardman Boys went to 9-4 on the season by defeating McKinley and Lake and losing to GlenOak in Federal League competition this past week. The Girls record went to 6-7 with a win over Lake and losses to McKinley and GlenOak.

January 27, 2007
BOYS: GlenOak 156, Boardman 105, McKinley 59
In the meet with Canton GlenOak and McKinley, Spartan Junior Conner O'Halloran posted a career best time of 48.10 which is the 11th fastest time in the Ohio State Rankings this year. Senior Brian Worhatch swam a career best time of 53.18 in 100Butterfly which placed him in 15th state wide. O'Halloran and Worhatch teamed with Mike Barringer and Kenny Drombosky to win the 200FSR in a time of 1:30.95. Boardmans' 200FSR is ranked 2nd in the state with the time of 1:28.96. The 200MR made up of the same four swimmers is ranked 8th with a 1:40.08. O'Halloran continues to hold his 4th place ranking in the 50FS with a time of 21.77.

GIRLS: GlenOak 163, McKinley 91, Boardman 71
In the losses to McKinley several swimmers posted season best times. Katie Henson swam a 27.80 on the opening leg of the 200FR. Senior Leah Mohl posted 1:19.34 in the 100BF. Freshman Kelley Manning swam a 1:21.86 in the 100BF. Sophomore Sara Cantanzriti swam a 1:12.61 in the 100Back.

January 26, 2007
BOYS: Boardman 58 Lake 36
On the Boys side Boardman won ten out of eleven events at Lake. Sophomore Dewey Slagle paced the Spartans with two individual victories. Slagle posted a career best time of 2:15.20 in the 200IM and won the 500FS in the time of 5:32.52. Senior Mark Kuntzman won the 200FS in 1:59.78. Senior Kenny Drombosky won the 50FS in a season best time of 23.11. Junior Mark Brooks took first in the 100Butterfly in 1:04.44. Junior Jared Ebie win the 100FS in 54.02. Sophomore Matt DiIanni posted a winning time of 1:04.99 in the 100Back. 

GIRLS: Boardman 74 Lake 20
The Spartan Girls took first place in all eleven events against Lake. Double winners were Sophomores Megan Palmer and Katie Henson and Junior Kayla Aldan. Aldan captured firsts in the 100Butterfly in a career best time of 1:07.02 and the 500FS in the time of 5:51.76. Henson posted winning times of 2:28.96 in the 200IM and 1:10.19 in the 100Back. Palmer doubled up wins in the 200FS in the time of 2:11.57 and 1:00.75 in the 100FS. Henson, Palmer and Aldan teamed up with Junior Kamiren Veisz to win the 200FSR. The three girls also teamed with Senior Adrienne Porter to win the 400FSR. Porter and Veisz teamed with Freshman Megan Barringer and Jeana McEvey to win the 200MR. Veisz won the 50FS while McEvey won the 100Breast. 

January 13, 2007
BOYS: Boardman 132 Hubbard 33
The Spartan Boys won all of the events against Hubbard. Mark Kuntz was a double winner in the 200 and 500 Freestyle events. Conner O'Halloran took firsts in 50 and 100 Free events. Junior Mark Brooks won the 200 Individual Medley. Brian Worhatch posted a 54.63 to win the 100 Butterfly. Sophomores Matt DiIanni and Mike Libbey took firsts in the 100 Backstroke and 100 Breaststroke events. Relay winners in the 200 Medley were DiIanni, Libbey, Brooks and Senior Andrew Mitchell. Barringer, Drombosky, Worhatch and O'Halloran won the 200 Freestyle Relay. Kuntzman, Ebie, Drombosky and Worhatch won the 400 Medley Relay. Team Records: Boys 7-3.

GIRLS: Boardman 133 Hubbard 35
In the victory against Hubbard, Juniors Kamiren Veisz and Kayla Aldan led the way with double wins. Veisz posted a winning time of 27.89 in the 50 Free and a 2:01.01 in the 100 Free. Aldan won the 200 Free and 100 Fly in times of 2:10.24 and 1:07.57. Senior Melanie Sfara won the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:39.43. Megan Palmer swam a 5:42.53 in winning the 500 Freestyle. Freshman standouts Megan Barringer and Jeana McEvey captured firsts in the 100 Backstroke in 1:10.82 and the 100 Breaststroke in 1:18.17. Barringer teamed with McEvey, Adrienne Porter and Palmer to win the 200 Medley Relay. The 200 Free Relay winning swimmers were Porter, Aldan, Veisz and Palmer. Porter, Aldan, Barringer and Palmer won the 400 Free Relay. Team Records: Girls 5-5.

January 11, 2007
BOYS: Boardman 121 Massillon Jackson 49
The Spartan Boys took first places in ten out of eleven against Jackson. Juniors Mike Barringer and Conner O'Halloran and Senior Brian Worhatch were double winners in the Jackson meet. Barringer took firsts in the 100 Breaststroke and the 100 Freestyle. O'Halloran won the 500 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke. Worhatch captured firsts in the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly. Senior Kenny Drombosky won the 50 Freestyle in the time of 23.47. Drombosky teamed with O'Halloran, Worhatch and Senior Mark Kuntzman to win the 200 Medley Relay. Worhatch, Drombosky, Kuntzman and O'Halloran won the 400 Freestyle Relay while Worhatch and Barringer teamed with Sophomore Dewey Slagle and Mark Brooks to win the 200 Freestyle Relay.

GIRLS: Boardman 70 Massillon Jackson 100
On the Girls side Katie Henson and Megan Palmer won two events each in the meet against Massillon Jackson. Henson posted winning times of 2:25.72 in the 200 Individual Medley and 1:07.05 in the 100 Backstroke. Palmer swan a 27.31 in the 50 Free and 59.09 in the 100 Freestyle.

January 6, 2007 - Northeast Aquatic Conference Championship
Boardman Boys captured three conference titles, set one meet record and won three runner-up titles in the Northeast Aquatic Conference Championship in Canton. GlenOak won the Boys and Girls Team scoring. Boardman Boys finished 4th and the Girls finished 6th.

The Spartan Boys Swim Team shattered a conference record in winning the 200 Freestyle Relay. The old mark of 1:30.66. was set in 2005 by Wooster High School. Junior Mike Barringer, Senior Kenny Drombosky, Senior Brian Worhatch and Junior Conner O'Halloran set the new mark of 1:28.96 in winning the event. Conner O'Halloran also won individual conference titles in the 50 Freestyle in a career best time of 21.77 and the 100 Freestyle in a career best time of 48.38. Barringer had career best times of 2:03.39 and 1:03.31 in winning runner-up conference titles in the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Breaststroke. O'Halloran, Barringer, Worhatch and Drombosky came close to breaking the conference record in the 200 Medley Relay but got touched out of first place by North Canton GlenOak by 18 one-hundredths of a second. Boardman's time of 1:40.08