Wildcats start season with win | Swimming

Giving new coach Erin Bull her first win in her first meet, the Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team cruised by host Everett 111-66 at Forest Park Pool Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Giving new coach Erin Bull her first win in her first meet, the Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team cruised by host Everett 111-66 at Forest Park Pool Tuesday, Sept. 16.

It was a strong opening for the Wildcats as they won nine events and posted 12 district-qualifying times.

Marissa Morris (200-yard freestyle, 2:12.62; 500 freestyles, 5:46.99), Taliah Black (200 individual medley, 2:32.08; 100 breaststroke, 1:15.16) and Mollie Briddell (100 free, 1:01.11; 100 backstroke, 1:08.87) each met two district times while winning twice.

Jillian Pape won the 100 butterfly in a district qualifying 1:10.11. She also “showed great potential in diving,” Bull said, as she scored on three dives for 64.6 points.

Morris, Black, Briddell and Pape teamed up to win the 200 medley relay (2:02.26) and 400 free relay (4:16.86).

Michelle Robinson (200 IM, 2:32.44; 100 backstroke, 1:11.31) and Erica Sugatan (200 IM, 2:32.36; 100 back, 1:11.97) each clocked a pair of district times, and Mariel Empinado picked up one in the 500 free (6:34.39).

The Wildcats also received compliments from Everett (0-1) for their “amazing sportsmanship,” Bull said.

Oak Harbor (1-0) opens its home season with Monroe (0-1) at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22.