CHISHOLM – The Northeast Range High School girls swim team won their first meet of the season at Chisholm last Thursday. The Nighthawks beat the Bluestreaks, 56-36.
NER’s Morgan McClelland took first in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:21.72, followed by Anna Larson in second in 2:25.85. Lily Tedrick posted a first-place time of 1:07.51 in the 100 Butterfly. McLelland and Lauren Olson finished first and second in the 500 Freestyle with times of 6:47.77 and 7:20.71.
The Nighthawks’ relay team of Tedrick, Kelly Thompson, Anna Larson and McClelland finished the Freestyle Relay 160 in 1:27.80 just ahead of the Chisholm team at 1:27.81.
Alli Krekelberg finished first in the 100 Breaststroke in 1:30.29. The NRE relay team of Tedrick, Anna Larson, Thompson and McClelland finished the day with a first-place finish in the 400 Freestyle in 4:18.74.
Coach Cheri Debeltz said, “The girls are doing fantastic. All of them are gaining confidence and experience at every meet. The coaching staff is pleased with how well everyone is doing so far this season.” 
The Nighthawks competed at the Soderlind Invitational at Duluth East last Saturday, Sept. 25. They finished in ninth place with 110 points. Tedrick posted a third-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:34.24, and a fourth-place finish in the 100 Butterfly in 1:11.13. Krekelberg was 25th in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:34.90. In the 100 Freestyle, NER’s Thompson was 11th in 1:04.88, followed by Anna Larson in 12th in 1:05.69. Grace Sundell was 18th in the 500 Freestyle in 7:22.69.
The Nighthawks 200 Freestyle Relay team of Tedrick, Anna Larson, Thompson and Esther Anderson finished fifth in 1:57.06. Esther Anderson finished 13th in the 100 Backstroke in 1:18.48. Alli Krekelberg was 20th in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:33.48. In the 400 Freestyle Relay, the NER team of Tedrick, Thompson, Anna Larson and Anderson was ninth in 4:25.12.
NER was led by Tedrick individually and as part of a relay team against seven other schools on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Hibbing Invitational. The Nighthawks finished in seventh place with a team score of 135. Grand Rapids took home first place with 608 points
Tedrick finished fifth in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:09.43. In the 100 Individual Medley, Tedrick posted a fifth-place time of 2:32.17. Northeast Range swimmers, Tedrick, Kelly Thompson, Anna Larson and Morgan McClelland finished fourth in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:54.73. The same NER relay team took sixth in the 400 Freestyle Relay with a time of 4:14.69
At Denfeld on Sept. 16, the Nighthawks scored 76 points against the Hunters with 92 points.
Nighthawks swimmers swept the 200 Freestyle event, led by Tedrick with a time of 2:14.81, followed by McClelland with a time of 2:24.63, and Larson in third with a time of 2:29.43. Tedrick also took first in the 100 Butterfly in 1:09.45.
In the 100 Backstroke, Esther Anderson won first place in 1:17.80, followed by Maggie Dammann in 1:20.80. Babbitt swimmers Tedrick, McClelland, Larson and Thompson won the 400 Freestyle Relay in 4:08.21
Rock Ridge visited NER on Sept. 14. Against the Wolverines, the NER team of Anderson, Thompson, Tedrick and McClelland took first place in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 2:14.44. Thompson won the 50 Freestyle in :30.31. Tedrick won the 100 Butterfly in 1:10.34. In the 200 Relay, Tedrick, McClelland, Larson and Thompson combined for a winning time of 1:57.57. Rock Ridge had a team score of 54. NER posted 40 points.
The Nighthawks were scheduled to travel to Two Harbors Virginia this week. NER’s next home meet is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19 against International Falls.