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| Isaac Schreiner (left) and John Schwieters earned medals in the 100 backstroke today at sections with eighth and fourth-place finishes, respectively. PHOTO BY RANDY OLSON |
The Melrose-Sauk Centre Fusion swimming and diving team advanced five team members to the Class 1A state meet coming next weekend in Minneapolis.
M-SC's five state athletes will compete in seven different events. Those advancing to state are: Justin Hoppe (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay); John Schwieters (200 IM, 100 BK); Ben Heller (500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay); Matthew Beste (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay); Brent Blommel (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay).
"We had a terrific day today. We're very proud of the guys' efforts, and getting five down to state will be a lot of fun," said co-head coach James Schreiner following the conclusion of the Section 5A meet in Alexandria.
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| Plenty of TEAM on display for the M-SC Fusion. |
Here's video from the 200 freestyle relay race tonight, in which M-SC took third place (1:33.39) to advance to state:
And here's a clip from the 400 freestyle relay race, in which M-SC finished third with a season-best time of 3:24.52:
2014 Section 5A team standings:
1st Fergus Falls 390 points
2nd Alexandria 361 points
3rd M-SC 357 points
4th - Detroit Lakes 258
5th - Bemidji 240
6th - Park Rapids Area 237
7th - Perham-Dent 151
8th - Thief River Falls 105
9th - Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 58
In other news...the Mainstreeters girls' basketball team beat Litchfield 61-55 in a matinee game today. The Dragons are a top team in Sub-Section 6AA-South.
Sauk Centre improves to 16-5 and hosts Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta on Monday with a 7:30 p.m. tip off.
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