Bobcats swim past Hawks in final dual meet

Aberdeen’s boys swimming &diving team sent out its six seniors with a dual meet win on Wednesday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor.

The Bobcats won nine of the 12 events to overpower River Ridge for a 116-59 victory.

Sophomores Robby Lewis and Dustin Young both accounted for four event wins — two individual and two relay — for Aberdeen.

Lewis scored a season-best time in the 200-yard individual medley and nearly qualified for the state 2A meet in the 100 butterfly. Young easily cruised past the district qualifying times in the 50 and 100 freestyles.

Young and Lewis were both a part of the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. In the 200 medley, Lewis and Young were joined by junior John Jugum and senior Levi Rose. In the 200 free relay, senior Britton Tatro and junior Jeremiah Smith took the first two legs before Lewis and Young.

Rose finished with two wins on the day, adding the diving event to his relay team win. Senior Ryan McElliott claimed the 500 free and sophomore Jeran Paris hit a personal best in winning the 100 back.

“I thought it was a great day,” AHS head coach Angie Durr said. “I am very proud of everyone’s hard work and I see the results of their work in practice in the last two meets.”

Coach Durr cited McElliott and senior Roman Langley for their swims in the 500 free and Paris’ PR in the 100 back.

After the diving event, the team honored its six seniors — Rose, Tatro, McElliott, Langley, Antoine Johnson and Jake MacKinder. Johnson, a Hoquiam student, swims for Aberdeen in the regular season and will represent Hoquiam in the postseason meets.

On Saturday, Aberdeen will finish the regular season with a trip to Longview for the Southwest Washington Invitational at Mark Morris High School.

Bobcats 116, Hawks 59

200 MR — 1:53.96 — Aberdeen (Lewis, Jugum, Rose, Young), River Ridge, Aberdeen. 200 Free — 2:08.54 — Provost (RR), McElliott (A), Langley (A), Smith (A). 200 IM — 2:17.27 — Lewis (A), Francom (RR), Scroggs (A), Eberl (RR). 50 Free — 24.21 — Young (A), Johnson (RR), Tatro (A), Bridges (A). Diving — 189.50 — Rose (A), Paris (A). 100 Fly — 58.94 — Lewis (A), Rose (A), Cannizzo (RR), Wagner (A). 100 Free — 53.73 — Young (A), Provost (RR), Smith (A), Johnson (RR). 500 Free — 6:14.94 — McElliott (A), Langley (A), Massey (RR). 200 FR — 1:44.73 — Aberdeen (Tatro, Smith, Lewis, Young), River Ridge, Aberdeen. 100 Back — 1:12.07 — Paris (A), Tatro (A), Phelps (RR), Crowell (RR). 100 Breast — 1:13.98 — Francom (RR), Jugum (A), Johnson (A), Cannizzo (RR). 400 FR — 4:12.51 — River Ridge, Aberdeen, Aberdeen.