RICHLAND -- Richland High School defeated rival Hanford 100-71 in a fund-raising exhibition called Duel in the Pool at Columbia Basin Racquet Club.
Proceeds will be applied to cost associated with both teams participating in the Kentridge Invite earlier this month.
Richland teachers vs. Hanford teachers--1, Richland (Sevigny, White Bolos, Sax, Filipy) 2:47.99; 2, Hanford 3:16.08. 200-meter medley relay--1, Richland A (Eric Blanchard, Tyler Pickett, Cody Roberts, Nathaniel Weinman), 1:54.57; 2, Hanford A, 1:59.69; 3, Hanford B, 2:11.50. 200 free--1, Weinman (R), 2:04.41; 2, Blanchard (R), 2:06.04; 3, Scott Gallagher (R), 2:36.61. 200 IM--1, Joe Wertz (H), 2:17.34; 2, Pickett (R), 2:19.43; 3, Nick Connors (H), 2:27.74. 50 free--1, Roberts (R), 24.81; 2, Danny Tixier (H), 26.04; 3, Cameron Foster (R), 28.57. 100 fly--1, Roberts (R), 57.99; 2, Tixier (H), 1:07.12; 3, Jeff Grindel (H), 1:09.76. 100 free--1, Wertz (H), 56.35; 2, Weinman (R), 56.72; 3, Connors (R), 1:00.94. 400 free--1, Keith Meline (H), 4:59.26; 2, Joseph Hendry (H), 5:16.95; 3, Mitch Sturtevant (R), 5:17.26. 200 free relay--1, Richland A (Connors, Weinman, Pickett, Roberts), 1:47.50; 2, Hanford A, 1:51.93; 3, Richland B, 2:02.40. 100 back--1, Eric Blanchard (R), 1:06.24; 2, Robbie Pfaff (H), 1:14.87; 3, Devin Beatty (H), 1:18.75. 100 breast--1, Pickett (R), 1:14.03; 2, Grindel (H), 1:14.29; 3, Eric David (R), 1:18.92. 400 free relay--1, Richland A (Casey Morris, Connors, Foster, Blanchard), 4:07.86; 2, Hanford A, 4:10.65; 3, Richland B, 4:37.95.
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Team scores--Richland 150, Davis 16; Richland 142, Eisenhower 41; Hanford 136, Kamiakin 49.
200 medley relay--1, Richland (Ruby, Lesser, Pickett, Bratton) 2:00.51; 2, Hanford 2:04.07; 3, Richland 2:07.59.
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RICHLAND -- Richland's Lisa Bratton posted state qualifying times in the 200 freestyle (1:57.41) and 100 backstroke (1:02.28) on Saturday in a nonleague dual meet against Ballard at George Prout Pool in Richland.
Hanford's Stephanie Tixier and the Bombers' Sarah Olsen posted SQ times in the 100 butterfly. Tixier was first with a time of 59.94 seconds and Olsen placed second in the race with 1:00.53.
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