Wildcats win, meet unbeaten Cascade next | Swim

By JIM WALLER
Whidbey News Times Sports editor
September 21, 2012 · Updated 12:59 PM 

Superior depth helped the Oak Harbor High School swim team earn its sixth straight win 98-72 at Jackson Thursday, Sept. 20.

The Timberwolves (2-3) won six of the 11 events, but the Wildcats (6-0) dominated the remainder of the scoring slots.

The Wildcat win sets up a showdown with 5-0 Cascade at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.

Marissa Morris paced Oak Harbor with two individual firsts (200 free, 2:08.92; 500 free, 5:39.3) and a 200-free relay victory with Irysh Concepcion, Akasha Trisler and Emily Huffer (1:48.11).

The other Oak Harbor firsts came from Trisler (100 breaststroke, 1:13.58) and Mollie Briddell (100 free, 59.2).

Contact Whidbey News Times Sports editor Jim Waller at jwaller@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5060.

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