EAST WENATCHEE -- For the second straight year, the Richland and Hanford girls swim programs have risen to the top in the CBBN.
Richland defeated Wenatchee 107-79 for the 4A title and Hanford bested Eastmont 126-60 to take the 3A title in contests held Thursday at the Eastmont YMCA Aquatic Center.
"Basically, the girls went up there and swam strong and took care of business," Richland/Hanford coach Kathy Piper said.
Richland's Lisa Bratton earned state-qualifying times in the 200 IM (2:13.54) and the 500 freestyle (5:15.06)
Posting state-qualifying times for Hanford were Melissa Merrill in the 50 freestyle (25.31), Stephanie Tixier in the 100 freestlye (55.50) and Lisa Tixier in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.25). The Falcons swept the relay races.
4A team scores--Richland 107, Wenatchee 79.
200 medley relay--1, Richland 'B' (Mackenzie Ruby, Lisa Bratton, Sarah Olsen, Vanessa Whattam) 1:58.94; 2, Wenatchee 'A' 2:03.74; 3, Wenatchee 'B' 2:04.96. 200 free--1, Nicole Weinman (R) 2:02.18; 2, Olsen (R) 2:07.29; 3, Abbi Milner (W) 2:13.11. 200 IM--1, Bratton (R) 2:13.54 (SQ); 2, Danica Martin (R) 2:31.71; 3, Katherine Robinson (W) 2:33.97 . 50 free--1, Hannah Bruggman (W) 24.63 (SQ); 2, Cass Peterson (W) 26.48; 3, Whattam (R) 26.99. Diving--1, Carlie Garland (R) 147.40; 2, Randi Roberts (W) 112.20; 3, Abby Wood (R) 104.20. 100 fly--1, Olsen (R) 1:01.74; 2, Peterson (W) 1:04.06; 3, Ruby (R) 1:04.75. 100 free--1, Bruggman (W) 53.71 (SQ); 2, Whattam (R) 58.39; 3, McKenzie Schroeder (R) 59.76. 500 free--1, Bratton (R) 5:15.06 (SQ); 2, Weinman (R) 5:27.80; 3, Hannah Pickett (R) 5:38.45. 200 free relay--1, Wenatchee 'A' (Peterson, Rachel Wilt, Maddi Steitz, Bruggman) 1:43.34 (SQ) ; 2, Richland 'A' 1:49.71; 3, Wenatchee 'B' 1:50.35. 100 back--1, Ruby (R) 1:03.25; 2, Lucy Hernandez (R) 1:06.93; 3, Steitz (W) 1:08.98. 100 breast--1, Pickett (R) 1:15.42; 2, Katherine Robinson (W) 1:17.05; 3, Kaylyn Lesser (R) 1:17.19. 400 free relay--1, Wenatchee 'A' (Peterson, Claire Fryhover, Wilt, Bruggman) 3:48.62; 2, Richland 'A' 3:49.18; 3, Richland 'B' 4:03.86.
3A team scores--Hanford 126, Eastmont 60.
200 medley relay--1, Hanford 'A' (Lisa Tixier, Melissa Merrill, Stephanie Tixier, Taylor Fievez) 1:57.37 (SQ); 2, Eastmont 'A' 2:00.15; 3, Eastmont 'C' 2:16.48. 200 free--1, L. Tixier (H) 2:02.59; 2, Mylie Oberg (H) 2:03.61; 3, Brooke Myers (E) 2:09.77. 200 IM--1, Fievez (H) 2:22.59; 2, Anna Eifert (E) 2:28.83; 3, Shaylee Keiffer (H) 2:32.24. 50 free--1, Merrill (H) 25.31 (SQ); 2, Kayla Burnight (H) 27.14; 3, Cheyenne Griffith (H) 28.69. Diving--1, Nicole Realme (E) 130.05; 2, S. Tixier (H) 121.70; 3, Natalie Cramer (H) 109. 100 fly--1, Keiffer (H) 1:05.18; 2, Linnea Peacock (H) 1:05.22; 3, Allison Maynes (H) 1:08.79. 100 free--1, S. Tixier (H) 55.50 (SQ); 2, Oberg (H) 59.47; 3, Taylor Burnight (H) 1:04.01. 500 free--1, Merrill (H) 5:38.17; 2, Peacock (H) 5:50.77; 3, Myers (E) 5:50.90. 200 free relay--1, Hanford 'A' (L. Tixier, Peacock, K. Burnight, S. Tixier) 1:46.05; 2, Hanford 'B' 1:55.04; 3, Eastmont 'A' 1:55.25. 100 back--1, Fievez (H) 1:04.42; 2, Alexis Raber (E) 1:05.04; 3, Maynes (H) 1:11.74. 100 breast--1, L. Tixier (H) 1:12.25 (SQ); 2, Eifert (E) 1:13.63; 3, Adrian Marquis (E) 1:17.75. 400 free relay--1, Hanford 'A' (Merrill, Oberg, Fievez, Peacock) 3:51.76 (SQ); 2, Eastmont 'A' 3:54.72; 3, Hanford 'B' 4:09.33.
CWAC at Clarkston
Team scores--Clarkston 111, Prosser 53.
Prosser results: 200 free--2, Danielle McKeirnan (P) 2:18.34. 200 IM--3, Kassidy Burnett (P) 3:08.13. 50 free--4, Kate Burnett (P) 29.83; 3, Karlie Lusk (P) 29.01. 100 fly--1, Hailey Rankin (P) 1:01.73 (SQ); 4, Ellie Lane (P) 1:38.78. 100 free--1, McKeirnan (P) 1:03.03; 4, Lusk (P) 1:05.71. 500 free--1, Rankin (P) 5:25.28 (SQ). 100 back--3, Kas. Burnett (P) 1:24.65. 100 breast--2, Kat. Burnett (P) 1:22.91.
Team scores-- Clarkston 125, Grandview 36.
Grandview results: 200 IM--3, Amanda Marquez (G) 3:20.86. 50 free--3, Sam Castaneda (G) 29.09; 4, Kara Morris-Phillips (G) 29.21. 100 fly--3, Rikki Verduzco (G) 1:33.81; 4, Josie Wacenske 1:37.73. 500 free--3, Morris-Phillips (G) 6:44.9. 100 back--3, Castaneda (G) 1:20.07.
