Pony swimmers fast in their pool

Each new swim season has to start somewhere, and in some way. And for the Havre Blue Pony swim teams, there's no better way to start the season then in the friendly confines of their own pool.

That's exactly what the Blue Ponies did as they played host to the CMR Rustlers and Great Falls High Bison in the season-opening Havre Invitational at the Havre Community Pool.

"It went real well," Havre High head coach Bill Kilgore said. "We have a lot of new swimmers, where it was their first meet, so it was really good experience for them. And for the whole team, it's always nice to start the year at home. They're a little more comfortable in their pool. And overall, I think we had a real good showing."

Of course, Havre was up against two of the best programs in Class AA in the Rustlers, who swept the team titles, and the Bison, who finished second in each meet. The Havre girls scored 122 points and the HHS boys finished with 117.

Still, the Ponies got plenty of outstanding performances in the pool Saturday, and against really good competition.

On the girls side, sophomore Kobi Burchard scored 16 points for the Ponies, finishing second in both the 100-meter butterfly and the 100-meter breaststroke. Burchard had a photo finish in the 100 breaststroke, too. Lacey Huseby had a strong day as well, scoring nine points for the Ponies, placing in the 100 freestyle and the grueling 400 free. Blakelee Lines and Angela Rhines were tough, too. Lines finished fifth in the 100 free, while Rhines was sixth in both the 100 free and the 100 breaststroke.

In the relays, the Havre girls finished third and sixth in the 200 medley, sixth in the 200 free and fourth and sixth in the 400 free.

On the boys side, the Ponies were paced by exchange student Sergio Tomayo, who took second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 butterfly to score 15 points for HHS. Ammon Lines and John Klein both placed for the Ponies, scoring 10 points each. Klein finished sixth in the 400 free and fifth in the 100 breaststroke, while Lines came in fourth in the 100 breaststroke. Paxtin McCann also placed in the butterfly, as did Hiram Cammon in the 200 free.

In the relays, the Havre boys finished third in the 200 medley, fourth in the 200 free and fourth in the 400 free.

"Angela Rhines had a fantastic meet," Kilgore said. "I would say Morgan Flammond did, too. On the boys side of things, John Klein came in from the ACT and jumped in and swam back-to-back-to-back for us, he's looking good, and Sergio Tomayo, he's just phenomenal. But we had a lot of kids really stand out. They all did really well, and it was a great start to the season for us."

Indeed, Saturday was a great day for the enthusiastic Pony swim teams. It was a great jumping off point for the Ponies, who have two meets next weekend in Great Falls, then won't compete again until January.

"I'm excited about where we're at," Kilgore said. "The kids are training hard and doing a great job. So the goal moving forward is just to get a little better each day, a little better at each meet."

Havre will compete against GFH and CMR again Friday in Great Falls, the take part in the Great Falls Relays Saturday. The Ponies will be back in their own pool for the Class A Meet Jan. 5.

Havre Invitational

Team Scores

Girls: CMR 225, GFH 211, Havre 122

Boys: CMR 265, GFH 190, Havre 117

Girls 200 Medley Relay: 1. GFH A 2:25.73; 2. CMR A 2:26.88; 3. Havre A 2:32.39; 4. CMR B 2:36.44; 5. GFH BN 2:39.66; 6. Havre B 2:51.14.

Boys 200 Medley Relay: 1. CMR A 2:00.03; 2. GFH A 2:02.04; 3. Havre A 2:20.35; 4. CMR B 2:22.41.

Girls 200 Freestyle: 1. Ava Pachek GFH 2:26.96; 2. Lizzy Jaracinzki CMR 2:35.79; 3. Emilly Lamer GFH 2:45.81; 4. Abby Darnell GFH 2:56.29; 5. Kartina Lockett GFH 3:03.21; 6. Lacey Huseby HAV 3:11.49; 7. Aria Pratt HAV 3:13.17; 9 Morgan Flammond HAV 3:21.05; 10. Tori Messineo HAV 3:22.90.

Boys 200 Freestyle: 1. Luke Jaracinzki CMR 2:14.90; 2. Alex Houston CMR 2:15.53; 3. Pete Anderson GFH 2:17.94; 4. Adonai Gray CMR 2:36.98; 5. Tanner Dobney GFH 2:40.14; 6. Hiram Cammon HAV 2:40.64; 8. Logan Twombly HAV 3:22.90.

Girls 200 IM : 1. Paige Lepard CMR 2:26.62; 2. Darlene Westie CMR 2:48.76; 3. Claire Earl GFH 2:54.72; 4. Addison Brown GFH 3:06.46; 5. Kyleigh Lorang GFH 3:11.01; 6. Blakelee Lines HAV 3:25.69.

Boys 200 IM: 1. Jaxon Gronning, CMR 2:26.62; 2. Sergio Tomayo HAV 2:27.90; 3. Andrew Houston CMR 2:32.88; 4. Joel Bonilla GFH 2:35.79; 5. Jake Kittelson CMR 2:45.52; 6. Ammon Lines HAV 3:00.65.

Girls 50 Freestyle: 1. Jess Byrne CMR 29.52; 2. Shelby Banks CMR 32.55; 3. Isabelle Earl GFH 32.59; 4. Gabrielle Stull CMR 32.75; 5. Marley Taylor GFH 32.92. 6. Baylee Furthmeyer GFH 34.25; 14. Katelyn Maloughney HAV 38.05; 15. Nina Flores HAV 39.10; 22. Tali Manuel HAV 47.87; 23. Carsyn Vogel HAV 49.79.

Boys 50 Freestyle: 1. Ben Houtair CMR 26.11; 2. Isaac Woldvedt GFH 26.64; 3. David Geisen CMR 27.49; 4. William Evans GFH 27.54; 5. Kyle Carroll CMR 28.70; 6. Mason Spiller CMR 31.39; 7. Christian Mathis HAV 31.49; 8. Paxtin McCann HAV 32.32; 10. Pedro Bereta HAV 33.78; 12. Sawyer Manuel HAV 36.03; 14. Casey Mariani HAV 38.81; 15. Riley Klein HAV 38.86; 17. Troy Powell HAV 41.40.

Girls 100 Butterfly: 1. Paige Lepard CMR 1:15.11; 2. Kobi Burchard HAV 1:21.29.

Boys 100 Butterfly: 1. Ben Woldvedt GFH 1:03.67; 2./ Andrew Houston CMR 1:03.87; 3. Sergio Tomayo HAV 1:04.39; 4. Joel Bonilla GFH 1:10.01; 5. John Shaw CMR 1:10.32; 6. Mason Spiller CMR 1:19.19; 7. Paxtin McCann HAV 1:26.80.

Girls 100 Freestyle: 1. Ava Pachek GFH 1:06.17; 2. Isabelle Earl GFH 1:13.83; 3. Gabrielle Stull CMR 1:14.53; 4. Maddie Meyer CMR 1:16.67; 5. Blakelee Lines HAV 1:19.91; 6. Angele Rhines HAV 1:21.36; 8. Morgan Flammond HAV 1:25.61; 9. Katelyn Maloughney HAV 1:27.94; 10. Nina Flores HAV 1:32.36; 13. Tali Manuel HAV 1:52.52; 14. Carsyn Vogel HAV 1:53.67.

Boys 100 Freestyle: 1. Ben Houtari CMR 57.01; 2. Isaac Woldvedt GFH 1:01.93; 3. Nick Houston CMR 1:03.06; 4. Tanner Dobney GFH 1:06.51; 5. David Geisen CMR 1:07.94; 6. Matthew Spiller CMR 1:12.38; 9. Pedro Bereta HAV 1:26.64; 10. Sawyer Manuel HAV 1:29.75; 11. Riley Klein HAV 1:31.12; 13. Troy Powell HAV 1:36.62; 14. Casey Mariani HAV 1:37.77.

Girls 400 Freestyle: 1. Jess Byrne CMR 5:17.14; 2. Raegan Ostenkowski CMR 5:34.33; 3. Kartina Lockhart GFH 6:24.22; 4. Andrea Downard GFH 6:26.35; 5. Hannah Brennan CMR 6:29.49; 6. Lacey Huseby HAV 6:42.65; 7. Natalie Verpolegen HAV 7:50.76.

Boys 400 Freestyle: 1. Jaxon Gronning CMR 4:41.06; 2. Pete Anderson GFH 4:54.83; 3. John Shaw CMR 4:58.62; 4. Alex Houston CMR 4:59.58; 5. Reno Popisil GFH 5:33.01; 6. John Klein HAV 6:04.32; 9. Logan Twombly HAV 7:35.02.

Girls 200 Freestyle Relay: 1. CMR A 2:14.35; 2. GFH A 2:19.69; 3. GFH B 2:39.87; 4. CMR B 2:41.86; 5. GFH C 2:51.02; 6. Havre B 2:55.94.

Boys 200 Freestyle Relay: 1. CMR A 1:53.64; 2. GFH A 1:53.82; 3. CMR B 1:57.24; 4. HAV A 2:09.48; 5. GFH B 2:16.98; 6. CMR C 2:29.68; 7. HAV B 2:39.82.

Girls 100 Backstroke: 1. Darlene Westie CMR 1:15.89; 2. Raegan Ostenkowski CMR 1:23.34; 3. Shelby Banks CMR 1:24.31; 4. Marley Taylor GFH 1:24.75; 5. Addison Brown GFH 1:24.75; 6. Hannah Brennan CMR 1:30.40; 9. Tori Messineo HAV 1:45.04; 12. Natalie Verploegen HAV 1:55.94.

Boys 100 Backstroke: 1. Ben Woldvedt GFH 1:08.81; 2. Joseph Guter GFH 1:09.66; 3. Nick Houston CMR 1:11.01; 4. Kyle Carroll CMR 1:11.71; 5. Jake Kittelson CMR 1:12.90; 6. Adonai Gray CMR 1:15.88; 7. Christian Mathis HAV 1:20.32.

Girls 100 Breaststroke: 1. Claire Earl GFH 1:27.90; 2. Kobi Burchard HAV 1:28.19; 3. Lizzy Jaracenszki CMR 1:30.00; 4. Maddie Carroll CMR 1:37.41; 5. Kyleigh Lorang GFH 1:39.28; 6. Angela Rhine HAV 1:42.76; 7. Aria Pratt HAV 1:43.73.

Boys 100 Breaststroke: 1. Luke Jaracenszki CMR 1:17.33; 2. William Evans GFH 1:19.42; 3. Reno Pospisil GFH 1:31.00; 4. Ammon Lines HAV 1:31.45; 5. John Klein HAV 1:36.86; 6. Brevyn Goosen CMR 1:37.55.

Girls 400 Freestyle Relay: 1. CMR A 4:42.81; 2. GFH A 4:49.85; 3. GFH B 5:41.27; 4. HAV A 5:43.79; 5. CMR B 5:44.91; 6. HAV B 6:51.77.

Boys 400 Freestyle Relay: 1. CMR A 4:01.76; 2. GFH A 4:03.35; 3. CMR B 4:18.42; 4. HAV A 4:26.17; 5. GFH B 4:37.25; 6. CMR C 5:27.70; 7. HAV B 6:15.84.