THS girls up tally

The Hatchet swim team finished right in the middle of Saturday’s GNC Swim Meet by 186 points, a dozen more than last year’s showing.
“Tomahawk set 17 personal records including very strong swims by Mary Galloy, Heidi Massa, Maddy McPherson, Emily Zurfluh, Jamie Sterr, Taylor Hansen, Sami Kleich and Nicole Nerva,” THS coach Theresa L’Esperance said. “Karli Cecil, Baylee Dallman and Morgan Weber also had a strong swims in their pre-taper performances.
“It was tough to not be intimidated by the strong swimming of the Medford team, but the Lady Hatchets held strong.  The swimmers continuing on to sectional (this) week were encouraged by their teammates who were fully tapered for the GNC meet. The sectional team is right in the middle of their season-ending taper. The Hatchets who will be swimming next week will have strong performances.”
Weber earned All Conference honors in the 100 free with a 3rd-place time of :59.72. She was 5th in the 50 free (:26.64), as was Michaela Galganski in the 100 brea (1:17.38).
THS went 6-7 in the 100 back with Katherine Russell (1:11.89) and Kelsey Maki (1:13.43). Other fine finishers included: Karli Cecil (6th, 10 fly, 1:10.70/9th, 500 free, 6:14.82); Mikhayla Kleich (7th, 500 free, 6:08.49/ 9th, 200 free, 2:18.22); Russell (9th, 200 IM, 2:40.23); Sami Kleich (10th, 100 fly, 1:14.53).
In the 200 medley, THS ranked 4th, 9th, 10th with Russell, Galganski, Maki, Weber (2:04.00), Madeline McPherson, Heidi Massa, Taylor Hansen, Hannah Schmit (2:12.26), and Nicole Nerva, Jamie Sterr, S. Kleich, Mary Galloy (2:13.63). In the 200 free, they ranked 4th and 7th with Weber, Schmit, Galganski, M. Kleich (1:50.96) and Hansen, Galloy, Baylee Dallman, Cecil (1:54.65). In the 400 free, they were 6th, 8th and 10th with Schmit, Cecil, Dallman, M. Kleich (4:14.91), S. Kleich, Galloy, Russell, Hansen (4:16.05), and Nerva, Emily Zurfluh, Maki, McPherson (4:28.69).
Team scores–Lakeland 333, Medford 287, Ladysmith 231, Tomahawk 186, Wittenberg 118, Rhinelander 102, Colby/Abby 45.