Centerville hosted the inaugural Eastern Indiana Conference swim meet on Saturday, Jan. 18. The conference was formed for schools with conference affiliation in most other sports but not swimming. 

Centerville captured the boys competition. Oak Hill was second and Hagerstown was third. Oak Hill won the girls competition. Centerville was second, Hagerstown was sixth. 

Carter Ramsey from Hagerstown was a dual winner in individual events in the boys meet. Kenae Drollinger from Oak Hill won two individual events in the girls meet.  

Carter Ramsey glides to a win in the butterfly at the Eastern Indiana Conference swim meet. Photo by DAJO Photos

Team standings for boys: Centerville 322, Oak Hill 317, Hagerstown 195, Purdue Poly Englewood 118, Eastern Hancock 114, Blackford 86, Elwood 76

Event winners for Centerville: 

  • The team of Sean Whaley, Jayden Cornett, Sebastian Dam and Eli West won the 200 freestyle relay
  • Devon Whaley won 100 backstroke 
  • The team of Sean Whaley, Cornett, Dam and West won the 200 freestyle relay 
  • The team of Eli Brummett, Sean Whaley, Thatcher Anderson-Thompson and Devon Whaley won the 400 freestyle relay 

Event winners for Hagerstown: 

  • Carter Ramsey won both the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly
  • Connor DeBruler won the 100 freestyle 

Team standings for girls: Oak Hill 386, Centerville 296, Blackford 154, Eastern Hancock 121, Elwood 113, Hagerstown 95, Purdue Poly 55

Event winners for Centerville: 

  • Avery Dickerson won the 200 freestyle 
  • The team of Evie Morgan, Taylor Heaston, Yare Moreno-Espitia and Kenna Hemmerling won the 200 freestyle relay
  • Taylor Heaston won the 100 backstroke  
  • Anna Nevels won the 100 breaststroke 
  • The team of Morgan, Heaston, Moreno-Espitia and Hemmerling won the 200 freestyle relay
Centerville’s Avery Dickerson swims to victory in the 200-yard freestyle at the Eastern Indiana Conference meet. Photo by DAJO Photos

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A version of this article appeared in the January 22 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.

Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.