Pittsfield Girls, Taconic Boys Pick Up Wins at Boys and Girls Club
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jackie Roccabruna, Kiera Devine and Riley Steinman each won a pair of events Tuesday to lead the Pittsfield girls swimming team to a 62-31 win over Taconic on Senior Day for the Generals at the Boys and Girls Club.
The Taconic boys defeated Pittsfield, 60-7, behind a pair of wins apiece by Steve Zuccalo and Ben Bradway.
Roccabruna was named the winner in a dead heat with Taconic’s Mia Zuccalo in the 50-yard freestyle after both swimmers were clocked in 27 seconds flat.
Roccabruna also took first in the 100 free with a time of 59.31.
Steinman won the 100 butterfly (1:09.81) and 100 backstroke (1:11.06).
Devine touched first in the 200 free (2:11.81) and the 500 free (5:46.62).
Tuesday gave the city’s high school swimmers a chance to celebrate the friendly rivalry between Taconic and Pittsfield and perseverance of seniors on both squads who battled through a season all but canceled by the pandemic and returned to regular competitions this winter.
“It was really fun,” Pittsfield senior Emily Bradford said after her final home meet. “I love having the meets here. My favorite thing about the swim team is being able to cheer on my teammates and cheer on other teams’ swimmers on the other teams as well.
“It’s a really great community. I’m going to miss it. I know it’s a lot smaller this year, but I’m thankful we were able to get more people.”
Neither school’s boys team has the numbers needed to fill out all the events on the program this winter.
Pittsfield had just two boys competing on Tuesday. Asa Chard posted a couple of second-place finishes for the Generals, in the 50 freestyle and 100 free.
Taconic’s Zuccalo won both those events, taking the 50 in 25.57 and the 100 in 58.32.
Bradway swam on his own in the 100 butterfly (1:09.22) and edged Jack Bradway in the 100 backstroke.
The Taconic girls got two individual wins, from Mia Bencivenga in the 200 individual medley (2:31.82) and Mia Zuccalo in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.72).
In addition, Taconic’s 200 medley relay quartet, which finished second, qualified for the Western Massachusetts Championships.
The regular season for swimmers ends next week, with the season-ending Berkshire County Individuals meet scheduled for Feb. 5 at New Lebanon High School.
Taconic Boys 60, Pittsfield 7
200 medley relay: 1. Taconic (J. Bradway, Langlois, B. Bradway, Zuccalo) 2:00.41.
200 freestyle: 1. Anthony Trapani, T, 2:35.34; 2. Emmett Krantz, T, 3:05.00.
200 individual medley: 1. Jack Bradway, T, 2:55.34; 2. Gauge Statley, T, 3:02.56.
50 freestyle: 1. Stevie Zuccalo, T, 25.57; 2. Asa Chard, P, 26.49; 3. Scott Langlois, T, 27.00.
100 butterfly: 1. Ben Bradway, T, 1:09.22.
100 freestyle: 1. Stevie Zuccalo, T, 58.32; 2. Asa Chard, P, 58.69; 3. Emmett Krantz, T, 1:24.34.
200 free relay: 1. Taconic (J. Bradway, Trapani, Krantz, Stately), 2:10.81.
100 backstroke: 1. Ben Bradway, T, 1:07.46; 2. Jack Bradway, T, 1:23.59.
100 breaststroke: 1. Scott Langlois, T, 1:15.28; 2. Anthony Trapani, T, 1:22.50; 3. Peter Kirian, P, 1:38.03.
400 free relay: 1. Taconic (Zuccalo, B. Bradway, Stately, Langlois), 4:15.91.
Pittsfield Girls 62, Taconic 31
200 medley relay: 1. Pittsfield (Steinman, Bradford, Devine, Roccabruna), 2:06.34; 2. Taconic, 2:10.32; 3. Pittsfield, 3:04.91.
200 freestyle: 1. Kiera Devine, P, 2:11.81; 2. Leila Paredes, 2:47.68; 4. Mia DiNicola, T, 3:00.15.
200 individual medley: 1. Mia Bencivenga, T, 2:31.82; 2. Emily Bradford, P, 2:37.56; 3. Kaitlyn Millette, T, 2:57.63.
50 freestyle: 1. Jackie Roccabruna, P, 27.00; 2. Mia Zuccalo, T, 27.00; 3. Carissa Berard, P, 34.44.
100 butterfly: 1. Riley Steinman, P, 1:09.81; 2. Alissa Schettini, T, 1:10.53; 3. Jada Siv, P, 1:31.60.
100 freestyle: 1. Jackie Roccabruna, P, 59.31; 2. Hailey Rumlow, P, 1:02.22; Autumn Lewis, T, 1:23.22.
500 freestyle: 1. Kiera Devine, P, 5:46.62; 2. Leila Paredes, P, 7:46.56; 3. Rachel Rathbun, T, 8:19.31.
200 free relay: 1. Pittsfield (Bradford, Paredes, Siv, Rumlow), 2:04.19; 2. Taconic, 2:34.06.
100 backstroke: 1. Riley Steinman, P, 1:11.66; 2. Mia Bencivenga, T, 1:13.28; 3. Hailey Rumlow, P, 1:16.84.
100 breaststroke: 1. Mia Zuccalo, T, 1;13.72; 2. Emily Bradford, P, 1:20.47; 3. Kaitlyn Millette, 1:32.38.
400 free relay: 1. Pittsfield (Steinman, Rumlow, Devine, Roccabruna); 2. Taconic, 4:22.04; 3. Pittsfield, 6:13.06.