Scouting local boys swimming sectionals

LaPorte Sectional

When: Preliminaries -- 5:30 p.m. today. Finals, Saturday -- Diving, 9 a.m.; Swimming, 1 p.m.

Favorite: Chesterton.

Darkhorse: Valparaiso.

Participating teams: Calumet, Chesterton, Hobart, Knox, LaPorte, Merrillville, Michigan City, Portage, South Central, Valparaiso, Wheeler.

Individuals to watch: CHESTERTON -- Patrick Curley, Jr.; Andy Hurst, Jr.; Tony Kincaid, Jr.; Jack Kurfman, Jr.; Blake Pieroni, Jr.; Aaron Whitaker, Jr.; Ethan Whitaker., Jr.; Jack Wallar, Jr. LAPORTE -- Josh Arndt, Sr. MICHIGAN CITY -- Matthew Quinlan, Sr. SOUTH CENTRAL -- Kane Klimczak, So. VALPARAISO -- Andrew Antonetti, Jr.; Muyenda Burnett, Sr. WHEELER -- Brandon Bolde, So.

Fast fact: Chesterton has won 14 consecutive titles.

Crown Point Sectional

When: Preliminaries -- 5:30 p.m. today. Finals, Saturday -- Diving, 9 a.m.; Swimming, 1 p.m.

Favorite: Munster.

Darkhorse: Crown Point.

Participating Teams: Crown Point, E.C. Central, Griffith, Hammond, Clark, Gavit, Morton, Bishop Noll, Hanover Central, Highland, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, Munster, North Newton, Rensselaer, South Newton.

Individuals to watch: CROWN POINT -- Johnny Lynk, Sr., free/back; Joel Gintzler, Sr., fly; Nick Huls, Sr., free/IM; Sage Chirao, Jr., diving. LAKE CENTRAL -- Luke Paprocki, Sr., free; Josh Barajas, So., IM; Brandon Bgebrecht, Sr., back. CLARK -- Ethan Juarez, fly/IM; James Murzyn, sprints; Danny Klus, breast. GAVIT -- Peter Torres, distance; Kaine Krause, back; Mike Howard, fly/IM; Mike Walker, free/back. HAMMOND -- Erik Neverez, Sr., free/IM; Ismael Limon, Sr., free/fly. Anthony Sanchez, Sr., free/back; Mike Kaminski, Jr., free. MORTON -- Connor Davidson, Jr., sprints. BISHOP NOLL -- Brayden Banske, Sr., IM/fly; Anthony Repay, Sr., breast/sprints; Justin Figueroa, Jr.; Aaron Kruse, Jr. NORTH NEWTON -- Selby Bord, Sr., free; Jon Castle, Jr., free; Zack Bevins, Fr., breast. GRIFFITH -- Jordan Long, sprints; Alex Rosales, diving; Patrick Bolda free/fly. HIGHLAND -- Steve Castillo, Sr., sprints; Chris Dombrowski, So., distance; Sam Gordon, Sr., sprints. KANKAKEE VALLEY -- Frank Lapota, Sr., breast; Trevor Shelhart, Sr., diving; Cameron Johnson, Sr., sprints. LOWELL -- Tyler Morgan, Jr., fly/IM; Zack Wakefield, Sr., back; Jeff Potat, Sr., distance. MUNSTER -- Wilson Beckman, So., back; Joe Gardner, So., breast; Seth Weston, So., Logan Armagast, Fr., Sam Odtallah, Jr.

Fast fact: The Times No. 2 Seahorses have won a state-record 42 consecutive sectional titles.