BABBITT – The Northeast Range/Ely varsity girls swim team of Anna Larson, Morgan McClelland, Cedar Ohlhouser and Kelly Thompson scored the Nighthawks’ only first-place finish, in the 400 Freestyle Relay, last week in a dual meet here against Duluth Denfeld.
Denfeld amassed 46 points and NER/Ely had 31 points.
The local team had a time of 4:29.50 to take the win. The second-place Nighthawks team in that event, Emma Fedders, Alice Wolter, Lauren Olson and Grace Sundell, had a time of 5:03.85.
Other second-place NER/Ely finishers, by event, name and time, included 200 medley relay, Esther Anderson, Lauren Olson, Morgn McClelland, Alice Wolter, 2:26.78, 200 freestyle, Kelly Thompson, 2:26.03, 200 individual medley, Cedar Ohlhauser, 3:01.33, 50 freestyle, Kelly Thompson, 30.31, 500 freestyle, Morgan McClelland, 6:30.31, and 200 freestyle relay, Anne Larson, Cedar Ohlhauser, Morgan McClelland, and Kelly Thompson, 1:59.10.
The Nighthawks were set to travel to Chisholm on Thursday, Sept. 24, and return home on Saturday, Sept. 26 to host Cloquet.