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06-03-2025
- Sport
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‘Our time': Boardman boys ready to contend at State
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Boardman boys bowling is making the trip up to the OHSAA State Bowling Tournament for a third consecutive year as a team. 'This is a great group led by three really strong seniors and we've thrown it great all year,' head coach John Lucansky said. 'I just hope we can continue that one more weekend, one more day and bring home a state title.' After claiming the All-Conference Conference title, the Spartans went on to also win the Sectional and District Championships on the way to a state berth with high hopes. 'We just really want to win this. The girls set a high standard last year. We just want to hold that up,' senior Caden Wilcox said. 'It's our last time to do this. We just want to win it out and get off on a good note.' They have three experienced seniors to lean on with Austin Rule and Don Bagdassarian paired with Wilcox. But they are solid throughout, with juniors Jessy McCutcheon and Chase Realty, along with sophomore Ben Hildebrand, completing the rotation. 'A lot of teams that went to districts and state, they only had like a solid three or four, which is still good, but we have a strong five,' Bagdassarian said. 'So the fact that we know that we don't have to necessarily strike every time because we have teammates that will strike, it's a lot less nerve-racking while you're out there.' The Spartans also take one of the highest scores from all the district champions into the weekend in Columbus with a team total of 4,580. 'These guys have been through a lot past four years. We've qualified three times. I think it's our time; I hope so anyway,' Lucansky said. The Division I Bowling State Championships begin on March 7 at H.P. Lanes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-02-2025
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Freeport's Tristan Peterson primed to show again he is one of the best divers in Illinois
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Local high school swimmers and divers are gearing up for IHSA sectional competition this Saturday. Freeport junior Tristan Peterson is the heavy favorite in the diving at the Jefferson Sectional. He's one of the very best divers in don't have to know a lot about diving to be able to appreciate that Peterson is very good at it. He landed several outstanding ones at the recent NIC-10 championships. He also set a new pool record at Boylan that day.'It was a good meet,' said Peterson. 'I definitely put my list together, and I felt really happy with how I did.'His final dive was an impressive front one-and-a-half two twist.'It's my dive. I love that. I'm really good at twisters in my opinion. It's my high-scoring dive.''His back dive is probably the most unique,' said Freeport diving coach Scott Piehn. He's the only one that does it that way, and there's maybe two or three other divers that even do it. His back twisters are the most unique.'Peterson first started diving when he was five years old.'I remember I was at my community pool, and I saw divers. I was like, 'Oh, I want to do this. I really need to do this.' I just took off and then I loved it.'When he is on the board, Peterson is focused on his form and his takeoff. He constantly does drills on having great form and good body control. Then there's the mental aspect of diving.'The hardest part about diving is definitely your mental side of the sport. What I do is I just put my trust in my coaches. They tell me to do something, I'm going to do it.'Peterson travels almost every day after school up to Madison for training, and sometimes he'll go to Chicago.'It's tough with school going on right now, because sometimes I'm going back home at like 10 p.m. or 10:30.'Piehn is impressed with Peterson's drive to be the best diver he can be. 'He is committed to it year-round. It's almost an obsession for him since he's been in high school.'Last summer, Peterson competed at the AAU Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He placed in the top 12 in all three events, the one-meter board, the three-meter board and on the tower. His next goal is to win the Sectional on Saturday then return to the IHSA State Meet and top the seventh- place finish he had last year as a sophomore. He won't be the favorite to win, but he should crack the top five.'There's a few kids that I just can't beat yet, and they're seniors. I'm not going in for a state championship. I'm going there to have a good time. It's my junior year. I'm just relaxed.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
