BABBITT— The Northeast Range-Ely swim team notched a 90-77 win here, on Sept. 14, against Duluth Denfeld on the strength of eight first-place finishes.
Anna Larson, Tuuli Koivisto, and Via DeBeltz led the way with at least three first place finishes apiece.
In individual events, DeBeltz took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:52.89, just edging Koivisto, who finised in second with a time of 2:53.12. DeBeltz also took first in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:23.52. Koivisto claimed first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:20.30, while Larson took first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:33.52.
Alli Krekelberg blew the field away in the 100 butterfly, with a time of 1:21.77, topping the second-place finisher by nearly 15 seconds. Alyssa Ice held on to win the 50 freestyle with a time of 28:01, just edging teammate Larson by 0.12 seconds.
In relay action, the team of Ice, Koivisto, Krekelberg, and Swenson totally dominated the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 4:33.23, a full 17 seconds ahead of the second place team.
In the 200 medley relay, Koivisto, DeBeltz, Larson, and Emilia Swenson claimed first with a time of 2:17.57, nearly nine seconds ahead of the second-place finishers.
Swimming in Chisholm last Thursday, the Bluestreaks narrowly edged NER-Ely, 46-42.
DeBeltz had another strong performance, with a first place in the 200 freestyle, with a time of 2:20.13, 11 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. She also took first in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:23.91. Koivisto took first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:31.76,
The team will compete Saturday at Mesabi East. They’ll be at Rock Ridge next Tuesday.