"It was a fantastic league meet for the swimmers!!" exclaimed head coach Barb Raasch when asked about her team's performance at the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championship Meet on February 10th and 11th.

That performance saw the boy's team finish sixth in the team standings despite just six Buckskins making the trip to Wilson High School. Daniel Ivanchikov picked up an invitation to the District 3 meet thanks to personal best times in two events. His 1:44.80 in the 200 free and his 53.86 in the 100 fly not only nabbed that district invite, it also earned him silver at the L-L meet. Ivanchikov added a sixth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay with help from Ashton Reese, Aidan Campbell, and Connor Ludwig.

Ludwig will join Ivanchikov at the district meet with his seventh place time of 1:48.54 in the 200 free, meeting the qualifying standard. The senior added a fifth-place finish in the 100 freestyle, dipping under the 50 second mark with his 48.99. Ludwig also took part in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing sixth with a time of 1:33.26 thanks to Campbell, Reese and Ivanchikov.

CV's remaining relay, the 200 medley team of Campbell, Reese, Rome Lucchese and Jack Sayres, placed ninth with a time of 1:55.16. Campbell went solo for a 13th place finish in the 100 breaststroke, turning in a 1:07.73. Reese and Sayres also went solo for a combined three races, two from Sayres. The freshman clocked a 5:43.01 to finish 21st in the 500 free and a 2:34.34 in the 200 IM, good enough for 23rd. Reese did his solo work in the 50 free, taking 25th with a time of 25.22.

On the Lady 'Bucks side it was Ainslee Helsel, Hollyn Helsel, Nastia Ivanchikov and Cheyenne Plank taking part in the festivities. The quartet swam in both the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay, finishing ninth in both events. Ainslee Helsel claimed 23rd with a 1:04.68 in the 100 free while Hollyn Helsel took 17th in the 50 free and 21st in the 100 breaststroke. Ivanchikov's solo work came in the 100 butterfly, where she finished 18th (1:15.18) and in the 100 backstroke with the senior finishing 25th (1:15.69). Plank rounded out the CV swimmers with a 20th place in the 500 freestyle and a 23rd place in the 200 freestyle.

RIFLE

Conestoga Valley's rifle team closed out their 2022-2023 season on February 11th when they hosted the L-L Individual Championships. Sierra Land topped the Buckskin shooters, finishing in a tie for third with Manheim Township's Alyssa Dunn with both posting the same 200 with no centers. Dominic Santamaria, who claimed CV's lone All-Star nod, finished up the top 25 with his 197 and one center.

BASKETBALL

The basketball season officially came to a close on February 9th when both Buckskin squads tangled with Garden Spot. Both teams enjoyed lopsided victories starting with the boy's and their 64-44 win. CV slowly built a slim six point lead over the first three quarters but erupted for a 23-9 run in the fourth to claim the 20-point victory. Griffen Rishell led all scorers with 20 points while Chris Dukes added 14 points and Tanner Petersheim 10 points.

For the Lady Buckskins it was a dominant opening quarter paving the way for a 60-29 win. In that opening frame CV posted a 19-5 edge and never looked back. The lead was stretched to 23 points at intermission before ending up at the 31-point final thanks to a 25-17 edge in the second half. Rhiannon Henry dropped 16 in the win while Isabella Johnson added 12 points.