RICHLAND -- Hanford gritted its chattering teeth, dominated the lanes and defended its title in chilly conditions at the 13th annual Tri-Cities Championship at George Prout Pool in Richland.
The Falcons scored 364 points to outpace Richland (246) and Southridge (209).
Hanford took the top spot in 11 of 12 events, with double victories posted by Kristen Bennett (200 IM, 500 Free), Stephanie Tixier (200 Free, 100 Free) and Christine Tixier (100 Fly, 100 Breast).
Mikaela Niles of Southridge won the diving with a mark of 180.05.
Teams Scores -- Hanford 364, Richland 246, Southridge 209, Prosser 100, Kennewick 55, Kamiakin 40. 200 medley relay--Hanford (Melissa Merrill, Kristen Bennett, Christine Tixier Taylor Burnight), 2:00.17; Richland, 2:04.57; Prosser, 2:06.01. 200 free--Stephanie Tixier (Hanford), 2:02.85; Merrill (Hanford), 2:02.94, Nicole Weinman (Richland), 2:05.59. 200 IM--Bennett (Hanford), 2:21.57; Meghan Pickett (Richland), 2:23.54; Hailey Rankin (Prosser), 2:23.65. 50 free--Burnight (Hanford), 27.14; Katelyn McLaughlin (Southridge), 27.27; Alisha Sanchez (Southridge), 27.94. Diving--Mikaela Niles (Southridge), 180.05; Katie Smoot (Southridge), 176.99; Backy Alderson (Southridge), 144.75. 100 fly--C.Tixier (Hanford), 1:02.6; Hailey Murphy (Kennewick), 1:03.02; McKenzie Gant (Prosser), 1:04.29. 100 free--S.Tixier (Hanford), 55.93; Sanchez (Southridge), 59.71; Burnight (Hanford), 1:00.88. 500 free--Bennett (Hanford), 5:22.17; Weinman (Richland), 5:26.25; Murphy (Kennewick), 5:26.71. 200 free relay--Hanford (Merrill, Burnight, C.Tixier, S.Tixier), 1:46.23; Southridge, 1:50.34; Prosser, 1:57.24. 100 back--Merrill (Hanford), 1:04.14; Gant (Prosser), 1:05,51; Mackenzie Ruby (Richland), 1:07.71. 100 breast--C.Tixier (Hanford), 1:12.38; Hanna Rankin (Prosser), 1:12.93; McLaughlin (Southridge), 1:14.69. 400 free relay--Hanford (S.Tixier, Bennett, Stephanie Heeney, Megan Maynes), 4:06.51; Richland, 4:11.05; Hanford, 4:20.04.
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