May 21, 2006 By SAM LEEPER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Bishop Gorman bench coach Ted Concepcion, center, hugs players Donn Roach, right, and Corey Roveri after the Gaels’ 2-1 win over Silverado in the Class 4A state baseball title game Saturday in Reno. It certainly was a week to remember for Coronado co-head swimming coaches Brook Brayman and Brenda Totman-Brayman. On Monday, the Braymans celebrated the birth of their third child. On Saturday, the couple was back at work trying to accomplish a feat no Southern Nevada girls swimming and diving team has accomplished in 15 years -- winning the state championship meet. The Cougars came through, finishing with 97 points to outdistance second-place Bishop Gorman, which finished with 69 at Las Vegas Municipal Pool. Gorman won the 400-yard freestyle relay to cap the meet, but would have needed a record time -- with the accompanying 20 bonus points -- and no better than a sixth-place finish by Coronado to catch the Cougars. But there was no record, and Coronado took second in the relay to wrap up the victory. Reno turned in an impressive performance to take the boys championship with 121 points, with Palo Verde a distant second at 70. Coronado was third at 69 and Class 3A Boulder City fourth at 64. "What a week," said Totman-Brayman, with the newborn close by. "Going into the week, I didn't even know we were favored. But we swam really well today, and this is indeed an honor to win this title." Coronado became the first Southern Nevada girls team to take the crown since Chaparral in 1991. Bishop Gorman sophomore Jace Howanitz had the biggest day individually, winning the 200 individual medley (2 minutes, 3.68 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (51.94), and she was on the winning units in the 200 free relay (1:41.71) and 400 free relay (3:39.26). Other members of the Gaels' relay teams were Shannon Colavito, Erica Christianson and Erika Antisdale. Coronado's Sean Smith had a strong showing in the boys meet, winning the 200 free (1:45.37) and the 500 free (4:45.23). "I really focused well today," said Smith, headed to Duke. "I wasn't worried about anything around me, just about doing my job. It's a big relief now that the meet is over, but it's great to go out on top." Other area swimmers taking individual titles were: Palo Verde's Garrett Peterson in the 200 individual medley (1: 57.69); Coronado's Jeff Byrd in the 100 butterfly (52.64); Boulder City's Mike Merrill in the 100 backstroke (52.54); and Durango's Corban Fleming in the 100 breaststroke (59.34). The only state record to fall was in the 100 freestyle, with Reno's Jordan Smith clocking a 45.74, snapping the 17-year-old mark of 46.15. Smith also won the 50 free (20.88) and swam the first leg on Reno's winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams. The state diving titles went to locals, with Sierra Vista's Megan McGhie and Green Valley's Ryan Chatwin winning. McGhie finished with 384.65 points to take the girls title, and Chatwin scored 398.85.