Falcon Girls First, Boys Second at Swim Regionals

Severna Park's girls swim team won the 4A/3A East Region championship in February, clipping Crofton by just one point.

The Falcon girls scored high in several categories, headlined by Ava Mallik's second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, where teammate Cassie Steppe finished fourth. Reese Corey was second in the 100-yard backstroke, and Steppe finished second in the 200-yard freestyle, just ahead of Charlotte Fleureton.

The Falcons' 400-yard freestyle relay of Mallik, Corey, Macie Rice and Gray Neubauer finished third, as did the 200-yard medley relay of Corey, Rice, Mallik and Fleureton.

Rhys Garrahy helped lead the charge for the Falcons on the boys side, winning the 100-yard backstroke and helping the 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays to second place. Kyle Winters placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, while William Ferguson was third in the 100-yard backstroke. Denver Straub was third in the 200-yard freestyle, just ahead of Winters.

Severna Park finished second to Annapolis in the boys team standings.

Broadneck's boys and girls both finished fifth in their respective team standings.

Keely Cornelius finished second in the girls 100-yard butterfly and third in the 500-yard freestyle, while Brendan Rose was fourth in the boys 500-yard freestyle.