By Cort Reynolds

BOWLING GREEN__Ada High School junior Lily Baumgartner finished second at the Bowling Green Div. II district in both the 100-yard backstroke and 100 freestyle races Friday, February 16.

She thus qualified for a third year in the row to the state Div. II meet in Canton next week. Baumgartner also set school records in both events despite a sore left shoulder. Baumgartner, committed to swim at Ohio University, finished second in both events to senior Kim Periat of Port Clinton.

Ada freshman Tim Chrissobolis finished a solid 19th in a field of 32 swimmers in the boys 200 individual medley race.

Bulldog sophomores Lydia Demascio and Alyssa Nau also competed at the district meet. DeMascio took 29th in the 100-yard backstroke, while Nau touched 31st in the 100 breaststroke.

Ada district results:

Girls 100 Backstroke

1st Kami Periat Sr Port Clinton 55.31

2nd Lily Baumgartner Jr Ada 56.32

29th Lydia Demascio So Ada 1:09.89

Girls 100 Freestyle

1st Kami Periat Sr Port Clinton 51.30

2nd Lily Baumgartner Jr Ada 51.87

Boys 200 IM

1st Andy Jiang Jr New Bremen 1:54.78

19th Tim Chrissobolis Fr Ada 2:19.91

Girls 100 Breaststroke

1st Ella West So Sandusky Perkins 1:05.82

31st Alyssa Nau So Ada 1:20.65