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SWEET HOME – The swim teams of Cove and La Grande joined six opposition teams in the pool in Sweet Home on Saturday, Jan. 4 for a day of competition.
For the Cove girls, Becca Koza finished her day with two first-place finishes, winning the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke races. In the backstroke, Koza notched a new personal best time of 1 minute, 1.22 seconds. Also in the 100 freestyle, Kenzy Spence set a new personal record, bettering her previous time by seven seconds.
The La Grande girls also headed home with some hardware as Rinnah Lynch’s 2:07.71 was the quickest time in the 200-yard freestyle race.
The Tiger boys also stood at the top of the podium. In the 200-yard freestyle, Zane Ricker proved to be the fastest in the pool. Ricker doubled up his day with a win in the 500-yard freestyle race. With a time of 2:14.39, Evan Zastrow took the medal in the 200-yard individual medley.
Combined Team Scores: 1. Sweet Home, 139. 2. Marshfield, 136. 3. Newport, 120. 4. La Grande, 76. 5. Cascade Christian, 47. 6. Molalla, 45. 7. Salem Academy, 39. 8. Cove, 14.
Girls Team Scores: 1. Sweet Home, 75. 2. Marshfield, 67. 3. Newport, 50. 4. La Grande, 45. 5. Salem Academy, 39. 6. Cove, 14. 7. Cascade Christian, 10. 8. Molalla, 8.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Newport, 70. 2. Marshfield, 69. 3. Sweet Home, 64. 4. Molalla, 37. 4. Cascade Christian, 37. 6. La Grande, 31.
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: 3. La Grande (Ginger Chandler, Parker Baum, Hannah Zamora, Jaidynlee Kast), 2:13.35.
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Rinnah Lynch (La Grande), 2:07.71.
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Zane Ricker (La Grande), 1:49.91.
Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley: 2. Hannah Zamora (La Grande), 2:36.93. 8. Jane Zastrow (La Grande), 3:07.93.
Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley: 1. Evan Zastrow (La Grande), 2:14.39.
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Becca Koza (Cove), 25.71. 8. Cecilia Villagomez Edvalson (La Grande), 29.51. 11. Opal Alf Rippee (La Grande), 32.80. 19. Eliza Pettit (Cove), 38.18.
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: 5. Cecilia Villagomez Edvalson (La Grande), 1:23.32. 6. Ginger Chandler (La Grande), 1:26.17.
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: 2. Jayden Riley (La Grande), 1:03.97.
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: 8. Parker Baum (La Grande), 1:07.10. 11. Jaidynlee Kast (La Grande), 1:08.80. 26. Kenzy Spence (Cove), 1:32.54.
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Zane Ricker (La Grande), 4:59.77.
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 2. La Grande (Cecilia Villagomez Edvalson, Parker Baum, Hannah Zamora, Rinnah Lynch), 1:53.80. 8. La Grande (Jaidynlee Kast, Opal Alf Rippee, Jane Zastrow, Ginger Chandler), 2:09.47.
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: 1. Becca Koza (Cove), 1:01.22. 2. Rinnah Lynch (La Grande), 1:03.11. 7. Ginger Chandler (La Grande), 1:15.33. 13. Opal Alf Rippee (La Grande), 1:30.29. 14. Kenzy Spence (Cove), 1:36.95. 18. Eliza Pettit (Cove), 2:13.54.
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: 3. Evan Zastrow (La Grande), 1:04.40.
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: 4. Parker Baum (La Grande), 1:20.97. 11. Jane Zastrow (La Grande), 1:38.72.
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: 6. Jayden Riley (La Grande), 1:14.15. 11. Warren Wilson (Cove), 1:28.57.
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 5. La Grande (Cecilia Villagomez Edvalson, Opal Alf Rippee, Jane Zastrow, Rinnah Lynch), 4:36.26.
