Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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The Colony Knights swept the team titles during the Homer Invitational swimming and diving meet over the weekend in Homer.
The Colony boys took the sweep a step further, winning all eight individual events and the three relays.
Pierce McDonough (200 freestyle, 100 backstroke), Isaiah Hulien (200 individual medley, 500 freestyle) and Iver Gates (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) won two events each for the Knights. Landon Halstead was first in the 100 freestyle and Hudson Duguid placed first in the 100 breaststroke. Colony also won the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.
Colony finished with 190 total points in the boys standings, more than twice as many as runner-up Kenai.
The Knights finished with 122 total points in the girls team standings.
Jerzey Lane (50 freestyle), Claire Wallstrum (diving), Chloe Backburn (100 freestyle) and Hannah Cooper (100 backstroke) earned individual wins for the CHS girls. The Knights also won the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay races.
Kylie Benner (500 freestyle) and Nina Adams (100 breaststroke) led Palmer with wins in the girls races.
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