Palmer girls grab Kenai Invitational team title

KENAI — The Palmer girls are officially a team to look out for in Region III.

Palmer won four individual events and a pair of relays en route to grabbing the girls’ team title at the Kenai Invitational in Kenai on Saturday.

Noelle Graham, Naomi Graham, Sarah Hanson and Katie Stark combined to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. Noelle Graham won a pair of individual events, and Hanson and Stark also won races. The Moose also won the 200 freestyle relay.

Palmer finished with 105 total points, nearly 30 more than runner-up Soldotna.

Noelle Graham won both the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. Hanson finished first in the 200 freestyle. Stark won the 100 freestyle, and finished second in the 50.

Palmer also finished fourth in the boys’ team standings.

John Snelders led PHS with a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle. He was also third in the 100 freestyle.

Porter Benson led fifth-place Wasilla with a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle.

Kenai Invitational

Friday-Saturday, Kenai

Girls team scores:

1. Palmer, 105; 2. Soldotna, 77; 3. Kenai, 59; 4. Seward, 41; 5. Homer, 36; 6. Wasilla, 11; 7. Colony, 1.

Girls individual results:

200-yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna, 2 minutes, 0.81 seconds; 2. Palmer, 2:09.04; 3. Kenai, 2:09.42; 4. Homer, 2:13.05; 5. Kenai, 2:18.92; 6. Palmer, 2:21.03.

200 freestyle — 1. Sarah Hanson, Pal, 2:12.54; 2. Celestina Castro, Ken, 2:17.20; 3. Rachael Hanson, Pal, 2:23.48; 4. Caitlin Steinbeck, Ken, 2:23.91; 5. Anessia Hubler, Ken, 2:27.07; 6. Denali Branham, Pal, 2:28.36.

200 IM — 1. Kaitlyn Groleske, Sol, 2:24.82; 2. Cheyanne Smith, Hom, 2:36.94; 3. Lauren Kuhns, Hom, 2:38.48; 4. Zoya Hanson, Ken, 2:43.51; 5. Kirsten Duran, Ken, 2:44.28; 6. Isabell Henry, Sol, 2:45.03.

50 freestyle — 1. Alex Weeks, Sol, 25.05; 2. Katie Stark, Pal, 25.81; 3. Naomi Graham, Pal, 26.17; 4. Isabel Barnwell, Sew, 26.42; 5. Millie Snelders, Pal, 26.98; 6. Olivia Beckham, Sew, 27.51.

Diving — 1. Jasmine Lewis, Hom, 171.95; 2. Katherine Dolma, Hom, 149.65; 3. Kirsten Duran, Ken, 141.95; 4. Samantha Laselle, Pal, 136.60; 5. Mikaela Pitsch, Ken, 121.45; 6. Amanda Ritchie, Ken, 108.65.

100 butterfly — 1. Noelle Graham, Pal, 1:04.42; 2. Megan English, Sol, 1:06.34; 3. Kaitlyn Groleske, Sol, 1:06.44; 4. Celestina Castro, Ken, 1:09.81; 5. Samantha Belliston, Was, 1:20.23; 6. Ashley Phillips, Was, 1:21.75.

100 freestyle — 1. Katie Stark, Pal, 56.41; 2. Naomi Graham, Pal, 57.45; 3. Millie Snelders, Pal, 59.43; 4. Molly Silta, Sol, 1:03.32; 5. Mariah Schloeman, Ken, 1:06.33; 6. Caitlin Steinbeck, Ken, 1:06.39.

500 freestyle — 1. Alex Weeks, Sol, 5:20.37; 2. Rachel Henry, Sol, 5:53.73; 3. Lauren Kuhns, Hom, 6:18.18; 4. Rachel Tougas, Sew, 6:34.77; 5. Cheyanne Sundberg, Was, 6:51.14; 6. Sierra Cappel, Col, 6:58.43.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Palmer, 1:46.36; 2. Soldotna, 1:47.80; 3. Seward, 1:53.55; 4. Palmer, 1:56.43; 5. Kenai, 1:58.84; 6. Homer, 2:02.59.

100 backstroke — 1. Isabel Barnwell, Sew, 1:05.81; 2. Megan English, Sol, 1:06.21; 3. Olivia Beckham, Sew, 1:06.28; 4. Zoya Hanson, Ken, 1:11.52; 5. Anessia Hubler, Ken, 1:13.01; 6. Isabell Henry, Sol, 1:13.91.

100 breaststroke — 1. Noelle Graham, Pal, 1:18.05; 2. Sasha Hamner, Sew, 1:19.10; 3. Kirsten Nyquist, Ken, 1:20.58; 4. Cheyanne Smith, Hom, 1:20.60; 5. Mckenzie Musgrave, Pal, 1:23.08; 6. Sarah Hanson, Pal, 1:27.60.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Palmer (Na. Graham, Hanson, No. Graham, Stark), 3:58.34; 2. Seward, 4:13.44; 3. Soldotna, 4:33.77; 4 Kenai, 4:35.53; 5. Wasilla, 4:48.27; 6. Wasilla, 4:49.60.

Boys team scores:

1. Homer, 99; 2. Soldotna, 82; 3. Kenai, 69; 4. Palmer, 46; 5. Wasilla, 15; 6. Seward, 2.

Boys individual results:

200 medley relay — 1. Soldotna (Corona-Cain, Creglow, Hunter, McElroy), 1:46.79; 2. Homer, 1:53.20; 3. Palmer, 2:00.09; 4. Homer, 2:03.63; 5. Wasilla, 2:11.40; 6. Kenai, 2:16.64.

200 freestyle — 1. Jacob Dye, Ken, 2:05.67; 2. Cyrus Cowan, Hom, 2:09.35; 3. Kei Kawada, Un, 2:13.13; 4. Talon Davlia, Pal, 2:13.62; 5. Leo Castellani, Hom, 2:14.09; 6. Dezmond Ticknor, Ken, 2:18.59.

200 IM — 1. Remi Nagle, Hom, 2:19.86; 2. Jacob Creglow, Sol, 2:20.28; 3. Gregory Smith, Hom, 2:20.87; 4. Cody Watkins, Sol, 2:28.09; 5. Kei Kawada, Un, 2:32.35; 6. Joe Schwenke, Ken, 2:38.41.

50 freestyle — 1. Dustin Hunter, Sol, 23.77; 2. John Snelders, Pal, 24.01; 3. Mark Nagle, Hom, 25.09; 4. James Nagle, Hom, 25.19; 5. Zane Wilkinson, Hom, 25.54; 6. Tobin Sworts, Pal, 25.71.

Diving — 1. Bill Ashwell, Ken, 207.30; 2. Cole Gross, Ken, 174.65; 3. Brian Rowe, Hom, 169.15; 4. Kaec Brinster, Hom, 158.10; 5. Blaine Branham, Pal, 153.20; 6. Naephe Huntington, Pal, 122.85.

100 butterfly — 1. James Nagle, Hom, 56.58; 2. Josh Peck, Ken, 1:01.37; 3. Remi Nagle, Hom, 1:02.07; 4. Zane Wilkinson, Hom, 1:04.35; 5. Cody Watkins, Sol, 1:05.86; 6. Porter Boston, Was, 1:07.18.

100 freestyle — 1. Daniel McElroy, Sol, 51.61; 2. Chase Corona-Cain, Sol, 53.64; 3. John Snelders, Pal, 55.59; 4. Tobin Sworts, Pal, 57.35; 5. Joe Schwenke, Ken, 58.71; 6. Brent Christenson, Sol, 1:01.20.

500 freestyle — 1. Mark Nagle, Hom, 5:28.54; 2. Jacob Dye, Ken, 5:36.44; 3. Porter Boston, Was, 5:56.04; 4. Talon Davlia, Pal, 6:10.15; 5. Kjell Nilsson, Sew, 6:12.69; 6. Nick Geffken, Pal, 6:14.35.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Soldotna, 1:34.90; 2. Kenai, 1:41.38; 3. Palmer, 1:43.92; 4. Homer, 1:48.09; 5. Un, 1:49.42; 6. Palmer, 1:51.70.

100 backstroke — 1. Chase Corona-Cain, Sol, 1:02.40; 2. Gregory Smith, Hom, 1:03.65; 3. Cole Gross, Ken, 1:05.51; 4. Leo Castellani, Hom, 1:11.10; 5. Dylan Magnusen, Un, 1:13.56; 6. Gus Cook, Pal, 1:13.73.

100 breaststroke — 1. Daniel McElroy, Sol, 1:06.19; 2. Lucio Howard, Un, 1:12.45; 3. Bill Ashwell, Ken, 1:12.57; 4. Blaine Branbam, Pal, 1:16.43; 5. Tim Ticknor, Ken, 1:20.36; 6. Sam Haney, Pal, 1:20.78.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Homer, 3:45.76; 2. Kenai, 3:50.37; 3. Soldotna, 4:01.16; 4. Wasilla, 4:24.85; 5. Kenai, 4:31.90; 6. Soldotna, 4:42.66.