Nighthawks notch win at Chisholm

CHISHOLM- The Northeast Range/Ely swim team earned a 46-39 road win over the Chisholm Bluestreaks last Thursday, using five first-place varsity finishes and several key second-place efforts to pull out the close dual.
The Nighthawks opened the meet with a win in the 160-yard medley relay, as Raegan Borchert, Lucy Luthens, Lindsay Israel, and Evelyn Moran finished in 1:50.60. Borchert added a victory in the 100-yard backstroke, while Luthens won the 100-yard breaststroke and Ivy Ohlhauser took first in the 100-yard butterfly.
Borchert, Jorden Borchert, Moran, and Luthens also won the 160-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.78. The Nighthawks’ second relay placed second, with Ohlhauser, Israel, Nicole Freking, and Maddie Johnson swimming a 1:42.70.
Jorden Borchert placed second in the 200-yard freestyle, Ruby Ice was second in the 160-yard IM, and Moran took second in the 60-yard freestyle. Israel placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, while Moon Vetos-Keen finished second behind Borchert in the 100-yard backstroke.
NREG/Ely returned home Tuesday to compete against the Two Harbors Agates. Team scores were not reported.
Luthens won both the 100-yard freestyle in 1:04.02 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:26.41. The Nighthawks also took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:00.92, with Moran, Jorden Borchert, Israel, and Raegan Borchert, and in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:34.14, with Raegan Borchert, Jorden Borchert, Moran, and Luthens.
Raegan Borchert, Luthens, Israel, and Moran placed second in the 200-yard medley relay. The Nighthawks’ second 200-yard freestyle relay team of Ohlhauser, Freking, Maddie Johnson, and Olivia Johnson finished second, as did their 400-yard freestyle relay team of Ohlhauser, Israel, Freking, and Maddie Johnson. Moran added a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, while Maddie Johnson was second in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Chisholm, Sept. 24
Team score: Northeast Range/Ely 46, Chisholm 39
 160-yard medley relay: first, 1:50.60, Raegan Borchert, Lucy Luthens, Lindsay Israel, Evelyn Moran; third, 1:58.67, Moon Vetos-Keen, Maddie Johnson, Ivy Ohlhauser, Nicole Freking
 200-yard freestyle: Jorden Borchert, second, 2:27.66; Maddie Johnson, fourth, 3:02.09
 160-yard IM: Ruby Ice, second, 2:36.27; Olivia Johnson, third, 2:41.31
 60-yard freestyle: Evelyn Moran, second, 37.14; Ellie Klingsheim, third, 48.43
 100-yard butterfly: Ivy Ohlhauser, first, 1:25.92
 100-yard freestyle: J. Borchert, third, 1:07.83; Freking, fourth, 1:13.30
 500-yard freestyle: Israel, second, 7:20.05
 160-yard freestyle relay: first, 1:33.78, R. Borchert, J. Borchert, Moran, Luthens; second, 1:42.70, Ohlhauser, Israel, Freking, M. Johnson
 100-yard backstroke: R. Borchert, first, 1:26.68; Vetos-Keen, second, 1:30.48
 100-yard breaststroke: Luthens, first, 1:24.08
Two Harbors, Sept. 29
 200-yard medley relay: second, 2:21.10, R. Borchert, Luthens, Israel, Moran; fourth, 2:32.39, Vetos-Keen, M. Johnson, Ohlhauser, Freking
 200-yard freestyle: J. Borchert, third, 2:25.86; Freking, fourth, 2:47.21
 50-yard freestyle: Moran, second, 29.44; Vetos-Keen, fourth, 35.29
 100-yard butterfly: Israel, third, 1:23.89
 100-yard freestyle: Luthens, first, 1:04.02; J. Borchert, fourth, 1:09.17
 500-yard freestyle: Ohlhauser, third, 7:00.61
 200-yard freestyle relay: first, 2:00.92, Moran, J. Borchert, Israel, R. Borchert; second, 2:13.75, Ohlhauser, Freking, M. Johnson, O. Johnson
 100-yard backstroke: Vetos-Keen, third, 1:29.76; R. Borchert, fourth, 1:31.26
 100-yard breaststroke: Luthens, first, 1:26.41; M. Johnson, second, 1:32.04
 400-yard freestyle relay: first, 4:34.14, R. Borchert, J. Borchert, Moran, Luthens; second, 5:00.94, Ohlhauser, Israel, Freking, M. Johnson