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Soldotna swimmers sweep Homer Invite

The Soldotna swimming and diving team swept the Homer Invitational on Saturday in Homer.

The SoHi girls scored 96 points, while Kenai had 87, Homer had 68 and Seward had 10. The Stars boys finished with 103 points, while Seward had 71, Kenai had 51 and Homer had 50.

Heidi Snyder and Charisma Watkins led the Stars to the victory on the girls side by winning two individual events. Snyder won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles, while Watkins won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. Carly Nelson also picked up two wins for Homer, taking the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle.

On the boys side, Kenai’s Samuel Anderson and Homer’s Hunter Fry won a pair of individual events. Anderson took the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, while Fry won the 50 free and 500 free.

Homer Invitational

Saturday at Homer High School

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 96; 2. Kenai, 87; 3. Homer, 68; 4. Seward, 10.

200-yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna (Burns, Watkins, Snyder, Colliver), 2 minutes, 11.17 seconds; 2. Homer, 2:12.35.

200 freestyle — 1. Heidi Snyder, Sol, 2:13.66; 2. Esme Wilder, Sew, 2:27.90; 3. Eden Alioto, Ken, 2:28.25; 4. Katie Hallam, Hom, 2:37.89; 5. Ariel Wheeler, Sol, 2:49.47; 6. Tiara Goolsby, Sol, 2:53.63.

200 IM — 1. Charisma Watkins, Sol, 2:31.64; 2. Zoe Burns, Sol, 2:42.30; 3. Evelyn Sherwood, Hom, 2:45.18; 4. Audrey McDonald, Ken, 3:07.02; 5. Caitlyn Martin, Ken, 3:17.79.

50 freestyle — 1. Sierra Hershberger, Ken, 27.17; 2. Elizabeth Siegersma, Ken, 31.61; 3. Luthien Collver, Sol, 31.74; 4. Meg Roberts, Sol, 32.25; 5. Meriedi Morrison, Ken, 32.90; 6. Marina Co, Hom, 32.98.

Diving — 1. Abriella Werner, Sol, 218.65; 2. Angelina Chavarria, Sol, 76.70.

100 butterfly — 1. Carly Nelson, Hom, 59.51; 2. Esme Wilder, Sew, 1:18.93; 3. Eden Alioto, Ken, 1:24.44; 4. Michelle Duffield, Ken, 1:27.96.

100 freestyle — 1. Heidi Snyder, Sol, 1:00.10; 2. Evelyn Sherwood, Hom, 1:04.96; 3. Luthien Collver, Sol, 1:09.66; 4. Marina Co, Hom, 1:16.33; 5. Audrey McDonald, Ken, 1:16.92; 6. Ariel Wheeler, Sol, 1:17.19.

500 freestyle — 1. Carly Nelson, Hom, 5:35.66; 2. Madison McDonald, Ken, 6:13.01; 3. Sierra Hershberger, Ken, 6:52.75; 4. Jessica Wilcox, Sol, 7:34.40.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Homer (Nelson, Sherwood, Lotscher-Franciscone, Hallam), 1:54.55; 2. Soldotna, 1:55.93; 3. Kenai, 2:09.16.

100 backstroke — 1. Annabelle Lotscher-Franciscone, Hom, 1:08.46; 2. Zoe Burns, Sol, 1:15.42; 3. Meriedi Morrison, Ken, 1:16.89; 4. Elizabeth Siegersma, Ken, 1:24.70; 5. Katie Hallam, Hom, 1:28.28; 6. Tiara Goolsby, Sol, 1:29.63.

100 breaststroke — 1. Charisma Watkins, Sol, 1:17.40; 2. Annabelle Lotscher-Franciscone, Hom, 1:20.20; 3. Madison McDonald, Ken, 1:23.61; 4. Meg Roberts, Sol, 1:27.24; 5. Michelle Duffield, Ken, 1:27.71; 6. Caitlyn Martin, Ken, 1:32.65.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kenai (Hershberger, Duffield, Alioto, McDonald), 4:33.73; 2. Kenai, 5:21.67.

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 103; 2. Seward, 71; 3. Kenai, 51; 4. Homer, 50.

200 yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna (Davidson, Reese, Monyahan, Jones), 1:51.49; 2. Kenai, 1:57.68.

200 freestyle — 1. Samuel Anderson, Ken, 1:54.81; 2. Nikita Monyahan, Sol, 1:57.25; 3. Bengimin Ambrosiani, Sew, 1:58.19; 4. Jackson Bird, Sew, 2:00.62; 5. Benjamin Merritt, Ken, 2:09.35; 6 (tie). Ben Abel, Sol, Michael Davidson, Sol, 2:09.52.

200 IM — 1. Max Reese, Sol, 2:12.87; 2. Nickolas Ambrosiani, Sew, 2:13.25; 3. Paxton Hill, Sew, 2:19.91; 4. Luke Nollar, Hom, 2:24.07; 5. Cavan Swanson, Ken, 2:56.29.

50 freestyle — 1. Hunter Fry, Hom, 24.92; 2. Benn Abel, Sol, 26.12; 3. Bebo Loukil, Hom, 26.21; 4. Espen Hennick, Hom, 26.82; 5. Derrick Jones, Sol, 27.13; 6. Brogan Storms, Ken, 27.24.

Diving — 1. Derrick Jones, Sol, 185.90; 2. Tim Karmer, Sol, 143.95.

100 butterfly — 1. Bengimin Ambrosiani, Sew, 59.11; 2. Ethan Berga, Ken, 59.21; 3. Nikita Monyahan, Sol, 59.22; 4. Nickolas Ambrosiani, Sew, 1:01.44; 5. Benjamin Merritt, Ken, 1:02.00; 6. Iver Gates, Sew, 1:05.07.

100 freestyle — 1. Bebo Loukil, Hom, 59.06; 2. Jason Johnson, Ken, 1:05.81; 3. Oliver Trobaugh, Sew, 1:08.33; 4. Jonathan White, Sol, 1:11.60; 5. Oliver Parshall, Sol, 1:13.42.

500 freestyle — 1. Hunter Fry, Hom, 5:23.29; 2. Michael Davidson, Sol, 5:55.90; 3. Enoch Frederickson, Sol, 5:58.43; 4. Brogan Storms, Ken, 6:08.00.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Seward (B. Ambrosiani, Gates, N. Ambrosiani, Bird), 1:35.97; 2. Soldotna, 1:40.74; 3. Homer, 1:44.69; 4. Soldotna, 1:53.39; 5. Kenai, 1:56.86; 6. Soldotna, 2:26.46.

100 backstroke — 1. Samuel Anderson, Ken, 56.93; 2. Iver Gates, Sew, 1:06.38; 3. Johannes Bynagle, Hom, 1:14.29; 4. Espen Hennick, Hom, 1:14.53; 5. Gavin Jones, Sol, 1:25.84; 6. Aidan Volk-Wall, Sol, 2:04.73.

100 breaststroke — 1. Jackson Bird, Sew, 1:07.72; 2. Max Reese, Sol, 1:08.21; 3. Luke Nollar, Hom, 1:11.73; 4. Enoch Frederickson, Sol, 1:16.64; 5. Ethan Berga, Ken, 1:17.45; 6. Cavan Swanson, Ken, 1:31.82.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Seward (B. Ambrosiani, Gates, N. Ambrosiani, Bird), 3:36.67; 2. Soldotna, 5:51.36.

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