Vikings tops Oak Harbor in season opener / Swim and dive

The Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team lost its first meet of the 2016-17 season 123-56 at Lake Stevens Thursday, Dec. 8.

The Wildcats, who return few veteran members and only one letterman, were no match for the perennial-power Vikings who won all but one event.

Bruce Vagt snared Oak Harbor’s lone victory with a convincing win the in 100-yard backstroke (1:04.08).

Micah Franklin (200 individual medley, 2:27.54) and Kenneth Morrow (100 breaststroke, 1:09.89) finished second for Oak Harbor in individual events.

Vagt, Jose Cabigting, Morrow and Enrique Perez took second in two relays (200 medley, 1:53.7; 200 freestyle, 1:42.96).

Oak Harbor holds its first home meet when Snohomish and Glacier Peak come to Vanderzicht Pool at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.

Other Oak Harbor results at Lake Stevens:

Third: Perez, 200 free, 2:09; 500 free, 5:45.5; Morrow, 50 free, 25.45; Franklin, 100 butterfly, 1:10.9; Vagt, 100 free, 55.17; 400 free relay (Garrett Karney, Andrew Franssen, Matt Kolden, Franklin), 4:30.08; 200 free relay (Karney, Franklin, Franssen, Aaron Martinez), 1:50.99.

Fourth: Cabigting, 200 IM, 2:35.28; 100 breast, 1:13.77; Franssen, 50 free, 25.8; 100 free, 1:0.56; Pablo Classon, 500 free, 8:05.21; Kolden, 100 back, 1:23.08.

Fifth: Karney, 200 free, 2:23.31; 100 back, 1:24.17; Kelly Holt, 100 fly, 1:54.4; 400 free relay (Martinez, Kurtis Zylstra, Holt, Classon), 5:13.4; 200 medley relay (Zylstra, Classon, Holt, Cameron See), 2:38.58.

Sixth: Closson, 200 free, 2:46.36; 100 breast, 1:39.76; Golden, 200 IM, 3:30.96; Martinez, 50 free, 27.16; 100 free, 1:06.76; 200 free relay (See, Holt, Alex Hartley, Zylstra), 2:11.35.