Lady Barons Start Season Off Strong

By Rachel McMillen, Sports editor

Last Friday March 13th, Fountain Valley\’s swim team took on the Mater Dei Monarchs in their first dual meet of the season. The girls took home their first victory on all levels, with varsity winning by 20 points and JV winning by 8 points. The boys however did not fare as well and lost the meet by 12 points on the varsity level.

Standout performances on the girls\’ team came from juniors Alex Huynen, Erika Lucas, and Danica Fascella. Huynen captured the 100 backstroke while D. Fascella won the 200 freestyle and Lucas took first in the 50 freestyle.

This victory was particularly impressive for the ladies considering they were without two of their fastest swimmers, sophomore Shelby Webber and last year\’s OC Varsity Swimmer of the Year Cynthia Fascella (‘10). Webber and C. Fascella were training with their club team for this week\’s Jr. Nationals meet in Florida.

Missing with them were two of the fastest members of the guys\’ team as well, junior Lyndon Tran and senior Kevin Miller. All four swimmers will be returning in time for the first league meet against Marina on March 24th though.

“I\’m really excited that we won this meet without some of our best swimmers because it truly shows the depth of our team,” says D. Fascella.

As seen in Friday\’s meet, te Lady Barons are especially strong this year.Currently ranked 3rd in CIF, closely behind number two Edison, it will be extremely interesting to see what the girls are capable of.

“I think we\’re going to have a very successful season this year. I can\’t wait to see how we do against Edison and at CIF finals,” says Lucas.