Bishop Guertin senior Matt Crane was a double winner for the Cards in this past weekend's Divison I state meet. (File photo courtesy of Bishop Guertin/Bro. Ralph Lebel)

Their reign is over, for now.

It was a Bedford sweep in the NHIAA Division I boys and girls swimming championships, ending a three-year title streak for the Bishop Guertin High School boys, who took second in the meet as did the Cardinal girls late Saturday at the Salem Workout Club.

The Bulldogs won the boys with 158, with BG at 134. Nashua North was ninth (36), Alvirne 10th (32), Merrimack 13th (12) and Nashua South 14th (9).

The Bulldog girls totaled a whopping 236 points, far ahead of BG’s 103, but Merrimack had a good showing for third place with 96 points. Nashua South (seventh, 45), Alvirne (12th, 12) and Nashua North (13th, 5) rounded out the local team finishes.

In the Divison II event on Sunday, also at the SWC, the Hollis Brookline girls and Souhegan boys were the local story The Cavaliers finishing second with 109 points, just 10 points behind state champion Hanover (119) but eight points ahead of third place Windham (101).

The Saber boys (109) took third, behind first place Oyster River (133) and second place Hanover (114), but ahead of fourth place Windham (73).

In the girls meet, Souhegan finished ninth (32) and Milford 16th (15). The Spartan boys were seventh (42) and the Cavs eighth (24)

Here are the highlights locally from all four meets. Remember, due to the pandemic, relays were not held in any of the meets:

DIVISION I BOYS

Guertin got two double winners – Jack Januario in the 500 free with a state record time of 4:32.99 , plus the 200 free (1:43.47) while Matt Crane was first in the 50 free (21.64) and 100 free (46.85).

Other depth finishes for the Cards, Eamon Griffin was second in the 200 IM, Markus Rantala fifth in the 100 back, and Brennden Dion sixth in the 50 free, and Garrett Konieczny seventh in the 100 breast

As for Alvirne highlights,, Murray Reynolds was fourth in the 100 free Alvirne’s Parker Hilton seventh in 100 fly

Nashua North’s Owen White was fourth in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 IM

Nashua South’s Jason Lam was sixth in the 100 breast.

Merrimack’s Tobin Stevens was seventh in the 50 free.

DIVISION I GIRLS

For the Cards, Olivia Shusta took first in the 200 free in 1:58.67 and 500 free in 5:14.70. Morgan Daudier was third in the 100 back.

Also for BG, Mia Januario fourth in the 200 IM while Kylie Donoghue was fifth, and she was sixth in the 100 breast

For Merrimack, freshman Meredith Lubelczyk was second in 200 IM (2:14.20), third in the 100 breast, and fifth the 50 free and 100 back, while Allie Marvel took second in the 500 free.

Sarah Conquest was fifth in the 100 free, eighth in the 200 IM.

Nashua South’s Haleigh Swabowicz was sixth in the 50 free, seventh in the 100 free, and teammate Katrina Norton seventh in the 50 free.

DIVISION II GIRLS

In the girls meet, the Cavaliers were led by freshman Isabela Bobocea’s triumph in the 100 free in 54.74. She was also fourth in the 500 free

Cambria Jewett, another Cavalier freshman, was first in the 100 back (58.20) and second in the 100 fly.

Gabriella Rizzuto was second in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 IM, Eleanor Cunanan fifth in the 50 free,

Souhegan’s Amanda Ulicny was first in the 200 free (1:53.86) as well as the 500 free in 5:03.37.

DIVISION II BOYS

Souhegan was paced by Miles Lim’s first places in the 200 free (1:44.68) and also in the 100 free (49.70). The Sabers took the top three spots in the 100 free, with Ethan Lim second and Hunter Daily third.

Josh Dion was second the 100 fly, third in the 100 back, Daily fifth in the 100 breast, and Sebastian Aftanas fifth in the 200 free.

Milford’s Andrew Bartolomucci is a double state champion for the second straight year, winning the 200 IM (1:57.91) and the 100 butterfly (52.68)

The Spartans’ Noah McCandless took fifth in the 50 free

HB was paced by Dylan Jewett (fourth in 50 free, second in the 100 back).

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