BABBITT— The Northeast Range/Ely swim team posted seven first-place showings in their contest with Stella Maris Academy here last Thursday, but it wasn’t enough as the Sentinels edged NR/E 51-43.
Alyssa Ice and Via DeBeltz had big afternoons, both notching two individual first-place varsity finishes. Ice won the 50 freestyle in a time of 28.29, just half a second ahead of the second-place finisher from Stella Maris. Ice also won the 100 freestyle, besting the field by just over a second with a finish time of 1:06.87.
DeBeltz crushed the field in the 500 freestyle, with a time of 6:17.47, besting the field by nearly 25 seconds. DeBeltz also took first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:19.62, topping the field by nine seconds.
Anna Larson notched a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:11.96, besting the field by nearly four seconds. Larson also finished second in the 200 individual medley, with a time of 2:43.99.
Larson, DeBeltz, Tuuli Koivisto, and Brynn Larson teamed up for a first place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:58.12. With Ivy Ohlhauser replacing Koivisto, the same team combined for a win in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 4:24.23.
NR/E is slated to visit Cloquet on Saturday. They’ll host the Lumberjacks on Tuesday.