The Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team opened its home season with a solid 104-87 win over Stanwood Monday, Sept. 21, at John Vanderzicht Pool.
The Wildcats won six of the 11 events, and Taliah Black played a part in four.
Black won the 200-meter individual medley (2:42.08) and 100 breaststroke (1:21.78) and swam on two winning relay teams.
Marissa Morris, Black, Naomi Garcia and Jillian Pape captured the 200 medley relay (2:18.9); and Pape, Erica Sugatan, Black and Morris finished first in the 400 free relay (1:21.78).
Morris added a win in the 200 meter freestyle (2:23.05), and Baelee Whitinger took the 50 free (33.05).
Other highlights, according to coach Erin Bull, came from Sophie Dickinson, who dropped eight seconds from her previous best in the 400-meter freestyle, and Maya Krantz, who cut three seconds from her personal best in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.
The meet attracted a good crowd.
“We really appreciate all who came out to support the team,” Bull said.
Oak Harbor’s (3-1) next meet is also at home. Marysville-Pilchuck (0-1) and Marysville Getchell (0-1) visit at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28.
Other Oak Harbor results with Stanwood:
Second: Mariel Empinado, 200 IM, 2:55.7; Pape, 100 fly, 1:10.89; Sophie Dickinson, 400 free, 5:42.28; Morris, 100 backstroke, 1:12.54; 200 free relay (Mariel Empinado, Whitinger, Dickinson, Sugatan), 2:10.14; 200 medley relay (Katherine Lins, Gabriella Harstad, Angele Dennen, Caroline Jungman), 2:32.45.
Third: Sugatan, 200 free, 2:31.77; 100 back, 1:17.78; Garcia, 200 IM, 3:05.49; 100 breast, 1:34.81; Empinado, 100 fly, 1:19.2; Krantz, 100 free, 1:15.72; 400 free relay (Garcia, Krantz, Anna Kate Fahey, Empinado), 5:19.94.
Fourth: Dickinson, 200 free, 2:42.7; Fahey, 50 free, 35.28; 100 free, 1:18.78; Dennen, 400 free, 6:22.82; Whitinger, 100 back, 1:18.63; Krantz, 100 breast, 1:37.28.
Fifth: Dennen, 100 fly, 1:38.91; Jenna Flores, 100 free, 1:29.55; 200 medley relay (Whitinger, Krantz, Dickinson, Fahey), 3:27.98; 200 free relay (Lins, Jungman, Flores, Dennen), 2:57.53.
(Taliah Black helps the Wildcats win the 200 medley relay. Photo by Jim Waller.)
