The 2025 Section V Class A Diving Championship took place Saturday, February 1, at Churchville-Chili. Sixteen divers took to the boards coming from Brighton, Churchville, Fairport, Hilton, Penfield, Rush-Henrietta, and West Irondequoit. Competition was fierce amongst all competitors, including a battle royale between last year’s champion, senior George Ligozio of West Irondequoit, and junior Kyler Thomas of Churchville-Chili. The two Section V heavy-hitters have been battling it out all season with the last three meets coming down to the final dive. This year’s championship was no exception.
Thomas’ final dive catapulted him to the win, besting Ligozio by 13.5 points with a winning score of 516.30. Teammates Jordan Leastman and Isaac Bailey also did some heavy lifting, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Leastman’s final score was 452.80. Bailey finished with 447.65, just 2.35 points shy of a state meet cut. Thomas and Leastman will continue to the state championship this March. Pictured are Coach Ricky Krebs and Kyler Thomas.
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