Best efforts

OBSERVER Photo by Christian Storms Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley’s Olivia Burlingame is cheered on by teammates on deck, from left to right, Leah Waite, Julianna Wieczorek and Gigi Novelli, after winning the 200-yard individual medley against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool on Thursday.
FREDONIA — Alexandra Waid claimed two individual events to lead Frewsburg/Falconer to 113-73 victory over Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association swimming & diving meet Thursday.
- OBSERVER Photo by Christian Storms Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley’s Olivia Burlingame is cheered on by teammates on deck, from left to right, Leah Waite, Julianna Wieczorek and Gigi Novelli, after winning the 200-yard individual medley against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool on Thursday.
- Fredonia senior Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer twists through the air en route to a first-place finish in the diving competition.
- Leah Marsh executes a dive for the Hillbillies in Thursday’s meet against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool. OBSERVER Photo by Christian Storms
“I knew they were going to get us,” Fredonia coach Allie Saye said. “Most of their team are veterans, but we held them to only a 40-point win. That’s our best against Frewsburg/Falconer yet, boys or girls, and we got two Class A performances.”
They were Olivia Burlingame in the 100-yard backstroke, and she missed the 200-yard individual medley by about 1.5 seconds; and Waite in the 100-yard breaststroke, and she just missed the 50-yard freestyle by .16 seconds.
Other highlights for the Hillbillies were Gabby Spaulding for covering the 500-yard freestyle (dropping more than 50 seconds), the 100-yard breaststroke (dropping 16 seconds) and swimming a leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay

Fredonia senior Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer twists through the air en route to a first-place finish in the diving competition.
200y medley relay: Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley (Olivia Burlingame, Leah Waite, Georgie May, Carlie Ward), Frewsburg/Falconer, F/D/F/PV/CV. T — 2:15.69.
200y freestyle: Alexandra Waid (F/F), Kaylee Melquist (F/F), Bell Kerr (F/D/F/PV/CV). T — 2:24.83.
200y individual medley: Olivia Burlingame (F/D/F/PV/CV), Taylor Yost (F/F), Sydney Canfield (F/F). T — 2:41.25.
50y freestyle: Leah Waite (F/D/F/PV/CV), Riley Spoon (F/F), Mickey Hartley (F/F). T — 28.30.
Diving: Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer (F/D/F/PV/CV), Elayna Pitts (F/F), Leah Marsh (F/D/F/PV/CV). P — 335.10.

Leah Marsh executes a dive for the Hillbillies in Thursday’s meet against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool. OBSERVER Photo by Christian Storms
100y butterfly: Zoe Chitester (F/F), Bell Kerr (F/D/F/PV/CV), Sydney Canfield (F/F). T — 1:32.01.
100y freestyle: Riley Spoon (F/F), Mickey Hartley (F/F), Olivia Hollenbeck (F/F). T — 1:08.08.
500y freestyle: Alexandra Waid (F/F), Zoe Chitester (F/F), Genevie Bussman (F/F). T — 6:30.94.
200y freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Falconer (Mickey Hartley, Olivia Hollenbeck, Riley Spoon, Alexandra Waid), F/D/F/PV/CV, F/F. T — 1:59.51.
100y backstroke: Taylor Yost (F/F), Olivia Burlingame (F/D/F/PV/CV), Sydney Gregory (F/F). T — 1:08.16.
100y breastroke: Leah Waite (F/D/F/PV/CV), Gigi Novelli (F/D/F/PV/CV), Syerra Yeskey (F/F). T — 1:22.54.
400y freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Falconer (Riley Spoon, Alexandra Waid, Olivia Hollenbeck, Taylor Yost), F/D/F/PV/CV, F/F. — 4:26.53.








