I talked with my fellow photographers on the sideline (or what ever that section of pool is called where I just pray I don't slip or get knocked off balance and into the water,) about how I really don't know much about swimming. It's a team activity as well as an individual one, I knew that from what I've always read in the paper, but I didn't really understand it much. So one team could have the best swimmer in every single race, but still lose the meet.

It's those lane 5 and six swimmers that sometimes really come into play. The first five places earn team points, so my fellow photographer Christy Fackler told me last night. She should know, she has been photographing these kids for years because her kids are swimmers for Franklin. She says her youngest is finally going to graduate, but expects she's not done taking swimming photos any time soon. "I'll still come back and take pictures for the kids," she said.

But back to my lack of knowledge, I usually don't stay for the entire swim meets because of deadlines and frankly because they swim in winter and I dress for winter, but the pool is hot. I mean these kids are in bathing suits so it has to be. It takes awhile for equipment to stop fogging up, but by the time it does I'm usually roasting. 

I go to make pictures and I admit, once my lenses stop fogging I have fun making photos even though I seldom even know what is going on. I need to write a note to self and remember to look at it before swim meets: dress lightly and go early!

You can see more photos at https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p367192748

Cranberry hosted Sheffield on senior night and came away with seven pins and 42-30 team victory. The Berries, who co-op with Oil City, won seven of the eight contested matches. Sheffield had four forfeit wins and one pin of their own.

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After knocking out undefeated Fairview Friday by keeping the Tigers to only 30 points, the Oil City boys basketball team kept Harbor Creek to just 26 points.

The problem is the Oilers only scored 20 themselves. Oil City didn't manage to put a single ball through the net in the first quarter. Harbor Creek showed no hurry each time they had the ball and only scored 11.

The Huskies passed the ball around the horn relentlessly barely even trying to drive, when they did they'd dish out and knock down a three.

The Huskies only score 15 points over the next three quarters but held the Oiliers to only 20 for the win.

​The win was big for Harbor Creek who shares a lead now with Fairview and Warren in the region at 5-1 while Oil City drops to fourth place in the tight region.

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Rocky Grove hasn't had a lot of court time recently and unfortunately they ran up against a buzzsaw in Kennedy Catholic Tuesday night at home.

Because of the blowout, both squads were able to get their reserves little good floor time, which will help them as they move toward the second half of the season.

Kennedy looks like a pretty solid squad.

They handled and frustrated a decent Rocky Grove team who has been playing pretty solid ball all season long.
It is just one of those games they'll have move on from and regroup.

​Below are some photos from the contest with a link to even more.

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A sloppy low scoring first half was followed by a better second half as the Lady Lights came from behind to defeat the visiting Panthers from Saegertown 42-38 on Saturday.

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Late in the fourth quarter if you looked up a Saegertown's fancy scoreboard you'd see something amazing.
Their scoreboard has the point and foul totals of the players. That's not the amazing part, though you don't see many of those around these parts. What was amazing is how evenly the Panthers spread around the scoring. There were a couple in double digits, but virtually every one contributed 6 to 10 points in the 53-23 home win against visiting Cochranton.

This appears to be a scoring offense with a lot of ball movement and finding the open player who can then, apparently, put it in the basket. At least it was tonight.

​Please see more photos from the second half of tonight's game at ​https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p720802422