{"id":88083,"date":"2026-01-16T01:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/88083\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:57:12","slug":"roy-ayala-sets-pool-record-in-west-scranton-victory-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/88083\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Ayala sets pool record in West Scranton victory \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Ayala set a pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke, had a win in the 200 individual medley, and contributed to a win in the 400 free relay to lead West Scranton to a 117-53 win over Holy Cross on Thursday in Lackawanna League boys swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Ayala posted a time of 1 minute, 1.17 seconds to win the 100 breaststroke. He was pushed to the record by his brother, Jordan Ayala, who finished second in the race. Jordan also had a win in the 100 butterfly and was part of the winning 400 free relay with Roy.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Davis added a win in the 100 backstroke, and the Invaders swept the three relays.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Cholish (200 free, 500 free) and Simon Madore (50 free, 100 free) had wins for Holy Cross.<\/p>\n<p>200 Medley Relay:\u00a0West Scranton (Chuqui, Tirva, Notari, Castro) 2:51.71;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Leo Cholish (HC) 1:56.84, Camarillo (WS), Oentoyo (WS);\u00a0200 IM: Roy Ayala (WS) 2:04.74, Tirva (WS), Scochin (HC);\u00a050 Free: Simon Madore (HC) 23.22, Gonzalez (WS), Ortiz (WS);\u00a0Diving:\u00a0Darius Lorenzo (WS) 128.75, Aparicio (WS), Davis (WS);\u00a0100 Fly:\u00a0Jordan Ayala (WS) 1:03.48, Monroe (HC), Oentoyo (WS);\u00a0100 Free:\u00a0Simon Madore (HC) 53.95, Gonzalez (WS), Castro (WS); 500 Free: Leo Cholish (HC) 5:27.65, Camarillo (WS), Ortiz (WS); 200 Free Relay: West Scranton (Vidota, Wyman-McDonnell, Munoz, Castro) 2:52.68;\u00a0100 Back:\u00a0Michael Davis (WS) 1:32.93, Chuqui (WS), Scochin (HC);\u00a0100 Breast: Roy Ayala (WS) 1:01.17 (pool record),\u00a0J. Ayala (WS), Snedeker (HC);\u00a0400 Free Relay: West Scranton (Gonzalez, Camarillo, J. Ayala, R. Ayala) 3:57.79, HC, WS;\u00a0Records: WS 2-2, HC 1-4.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware Valley 130, Elk Lake 43: Ryan O\u2019Connell, John Calabria, and Samuel Fisher each won two individual events to lead the undefeated Warriors to a Lackawanna League win.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Jones won the 200 free for Elk Lake.<\/p>\n<p>200 Medley Relay: Delaware Valley (Calabria, Zaucha, O\u2019Connor, Fisher) 1:58.82, DV, EL;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Isaiah Jones (EL) 1:58.27, Zaucha (DV), O\u2019Connor (DV);\u00a0200 IM: Ryan O\u2019Connell (DV) 2:21.64, Young (DV), Dilmore (EL);\u00a050 Free:\u00a0Samuel Fisher (DV) 24.79, Jimenes (DV), Perez (EL);\u00a0Diving: Benjamin Kruler (DV) 224.75, Keeling (DV), Kameen (DV);\u00a0100 Fly: John Calabria (DV) 1:03.51, Jones (EL), V. Kruler (DV);\u00a0100 Free:\u00a0Ryan O\u2019Connell (DV) 52.40, Dilmore (EL), Jimenes (DV);\u00a0500 Free: Samuel Fisher (DV) 6:05.84, Young (DV), Buffington (EL);\u00a0200 Free Relay: Delaware Valley (Zaucha, Young, V. Kruler, O\u2019Connell) 1:40.52, EL, EL;\u00a0100 Back: John Calabria (DV) 1:07.72, V. Kruler (DV), Ryan (DV);\u00a0100 Breast: Thomas Zaucha (DV) 1:09.90, Samartina (DV), Bailey (DV); 400 Free Relay:\u00a0Delaware Valley (Fisher, Xalabria, V. Kruler, O\u2019Connell) 3:41.83, EL, DV;\u00a0Records:\u00a0DV 5-0, EL 2-3.<\/p>\n<p>Girls swimming<\/p>\n<p>Delaware Valley capitalized on its roster depth and closed the meet with a win in the 400-yard free relay to defeat Elk Lake, 93-83, in the Lackawanna League.<\/p>\n<p>Chloe Cruz won in the 200 free and the 100 breaststroke for Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Brynn Warriner (50 free, 100 free), Chelsea Grosvenor (200 IM, 100 fly), Taylor States (diving), Alayna Stang (500 free), and McKenna Puterbaugh (100 back) had individual wins for Elk Lake. The Lady Warriors also won the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay.<\/p>\n<p>200 Medley Relay: Elk Lake (Puterbaugh, Kerr, Grosvenor, Stang) 2:11.04, DV, DV;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Chloe Cruz (DV) 2:21.88, Stang (EL), Perez (DV);\u00a0200 IM: Chelsea Grosvenor (EL) 2:34.97, Holderith (DV), Bailey (DV);\u00a050 Free:\u00a0Brynn Warriner (EL) 26.19, Novikov (DV), Cady (DV);\u00a0Diving:\u00a0Taylor States (EL) 141.75;\u00a0100 Fly:\u00a0Chelsea Grosvenor (EL) 1:04.99, Holderith (DV), O\u2019Connell (DV); 100 Free:\u00a0Brynn Warriner (EL) 56.87, Novikov (DV), Moreira (DV);\u00a0500 Free:\u00a0Alayna Stang (EL) 6:28.97, Bailey (DV), Long (EL);\u00a0200 Free Relay: Elk Lake (Grosvenor, Long, Kerr, Warriner) 1:51.52, DV, DV;\u00a0100 Back:\u00a0McKenna Puterbaugh (EL) 1:16.06, O\u2019Connell (DV), Babcock (DV);\u00a0100 Breast: Chloe Cruz (DV) 1:20.64, Kerr (EL), Wyss (DV);\u00a0400 Free Relay: Delaware Valley (Bailey, Cady, O\u2019Connell, Novikov) 4:18.87, EL, DV;\u00a0Records:\u00a0DV 5-0, EL 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>West Scranton 79, Holy Cross 32:\u00a0Isabella Stanton won the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, and contributed to a win in the 200 free relay to lead the Lady Invaders.<\/p>\n<p>Elle Brewster (diving), Adrianna Wyman-McDonnell (100 fly), and Carmella Vidota (100 back) added wins for West Scranton.<\/p>\n<p>Ava Kochmer won the 200 free and 50 free, Anna Polishan won the 100 free, and Claire Polishan won the 500 free to lead Holy Cross.<\/p>\n<p>200 Medley Relay:\u00a0No result;\u00a0200 Free:\u00a0Ava Kochmer (HC) 2:26.54, C. Polishan (HC), Vidota (WS);\u00a0200 IM:\u00a0Isabella Stanton (WS) 3:01.67;\u00a050 Free: Ava Kochmer (HC) 29.99, A. Polishan (HC), Munoz Lanche (WS); Diving: Elle Brewster (WS) 164.60, Almonte Martinez (WS); 100 Fly: Adrianna Wyman-McDonnell (WS) 2:02.76, Castro (WS);\u00a0100 Free: Anna Polishan (HC) 1:25.00, Munoz Lanche (WS); 500 Free: Claire Polishan (HC) 7:39.24, Brewster (WS), Wyman-McDonnell (WS);\u00a0200 Free Relay: West Scranton (Vidota, Wyman-McDonnell, Munoz Lanche, Castro) 2:52.68; 100 Back: Carmella Vidota (WS) 2:18.79, Almonte Martinez (WS); 100 Breast: Isabella Stanton (WS) 1:28.08; 400 Free Relay: West Scranton (Stanton, Castro, Wyman-McDonnell, Brewster) 6:14.28; Records: WS 2-2, HC 1-4.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roy Ayala set a pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke, had a win in the 200 individual medley,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":{"0":"post-88083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-high-school-sports","9":"tag-scranton","10":"tag-scranton-headlines","11":"tag-scranton-news","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}