Blue Ponies churn up success against Bulldogs, Wildcats

The Havre Blue Ponies don't usually get to swim as much as they have this season at home. So, that's been a real bright spot during this season marked by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

And Saturday, HHS was in the Havre Community Pool one more time as they took on Whitefish and Columbia Falls in a double dual meet.

"I talked to the swimmers before the meet today and let them know that I had tentatively scored the meet based on the entries and times," HHS head coach Bill Kilgore said. "I knew that the meet would be close and wanted them to know that in order to win the last 'live' home meet, they'd have to give 100 percent. I told them they would have to beat the opposing swimmer next to them no matter how deep they had to dig to do it. I was blown away by our senior leadership that led the way and absolutely showed the younger swimmers just how Blue Pony Swimming rises to the occasion. I have touted our senior leadership before, but without them, today would have turned out differently. Those seniors are our captains as a collective group, and I won't detail each and every swim for them because they led the way today as group and the leaders of this team. They've taken on that role without a shred of ego or self-aggrandization. They agreed to be captains of this team because they know that team comes before self, and all of them proved that today. Every single senior stepped up to their individual challenge, and responded beyond expectations. Today's win belongs to our whole team, but make no mistake, today's performance was led by every single one of our seniors and the example they've set in hard work, effort and selflessness."

Indeed, the Ponies were really good all day. The Havre girls racked up first-place honors in both duals, while the Pony boys battled all day, as well.

Individually, the girls got a first place from Kobi Burchard in the 400-yard freestyle, while Morgan Flammond was fourth. Burchard also placed second in the 50 free where Flammond was again fourth. Kyla Burchard placed first in the 100 backstroke, while Megan Miller was third, and Burchard also took second in the 100 free, with Blakelee Lines placing fifth. Lines also placed third in the 200 individual medley, while Miller was second in that race. Other outstanding swims for the Havre girls included Tori Messineo placing fifth in the 50 free and Nina Flores taking sixth. Grace Crantz places sixth in the 200 free, while Emme Lines was third and Kate Hemmer fifth in the 100 breaststroke, and Aliviah Pratt was fourth in the 100 butterfly.

In the relays, the Ponies placed first and fourth in the 200 free, second and fourth in the 200 medley and second and third in the 400 free.

On the boys side, Brigham Blackwell had a solid day for the Ponies, finishing first in the 100 butterfly and second in the 200 IM. Wyatt Hagstrom also came up big for the Ponies, placing second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free, while Hiram Cammon was fifth in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 breaststroke. Conner McKay placed third in the 400 free and fourth in the 50 free, while Chase Mariani was fourth in the 200 free.

In the relays, the Pony boys took third in the 200 medley and second in the 200 free.

Havre will swim at home this Saturday, but it will be a part of a virtual meet that includes Great Falls High, CMR and Hardin.

For complete results from Saturday's meet, see Page B3.

2021 Havre vs Whitefish, Columbia Falls

Team Scores

Boys: Whitefish 82, Havre 72; Columbia Falls 103, Havre 73

Girls: Havre 142, Whitefish 107; Havre 154.5, Columbia Falls 104.5

Girls 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

1, Whitefish High School 'A' 2:24.21. 2, Havre High School 'A' 2:30.04. 3, Columbia Falls High School 'A' 2:38.82. 4, Havre High School 'B' 2:50.25. 5, Havre High School 'C' x3:03.56.

Boys 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

1, Columbia Falls High School 'A' 2:12.39. 2, Whitefish High School 'A' 2:13.51. 3, Havre High School 'A' 2:18.39.

Girls 200 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Hanson, Nia, Whitefish, 2:33.30. 2, McKeon, Eloise, C Falls, 2:43.17. 3, McDaniel, Patricia R, Whitefish, 2:47.31. 4, Bagley, Norah, C Falls, 2:47.35. 5, King, Kaylee, C Falls, 2:56.58. 6, Crantz, Grace, Havre, 3:11.25. 7, Messinger, Allie, Havre, 3:47.08. 8, Haslem, Clara, Havre, 3:58.16.

Boys 200 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Borgen, Thane, C Falls, 2:41.86. 2, Hagstrom, Wyatt, Havre, 2:56.90. 3, Blankenship, Johnathan, C Falls, 3:04.09. 4, Mariani, Chase, Havre, 3:17.22.

Girls 200 SC Meter IM

1, Templin, Emerald, C Falls, 2:53.64. 2, Miller, Megan, Havre, 3:01.88. 3, Lines, Blakelee, Havre, 3:16.31. 4, Mercer, Rayna, Whitefish, 3:31.73. 5, Riggin, Willow, Havre, 3:53.15.

Boys 200 SC Meter IM

1, Malmberg, Peyton M, C Falls, 2:51.78. 2, Blackwell, Brigham, Havre,

3:00.31. 3, Niles, Nathan, Whitefish, 3:33.02.

Girls 50 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Qunell, Ada J, Whitefish, 27.85. 2, Burchard, Kobi, Havre, 30.55. 3, Weaver, Kay, Whitefish, 31.74. 4, Flammond, Morgan, Havre, 32.10. 5, Messineo, Tori, Havre, 34.79. 6, Flores, Nina, Havre, x35.88. 7, Qunell, Emi, Whitefish, 36.35. 8, Pratt, Aliviah, Havre, x36.42. 9, Mercer, Rayna, Whitefish, x36.61. 10, Leonhardt, Gabbie, C Falls, 37.58. 11, Davis, Arabella, Havre, x37.79. 12, Hemmer, Kate, Havre, x39.01. 13, Taylor, Adeline, Whitefish, x39.88. 14, Dean, Mackenzie, Havre, x41.01. 15, Ypma, Madison, C Falls, 44.36. 16, Custer, Amaya, Havre, x46.95. 17, Herdina, Lennon, Havre, x48.25. 18, Alexander, Emilie, C Falls, 51.56. --, Phillips, Neveah, Havre, DQ.

Boys 50 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Botner, Logan, Whitefish, 27.04. 2, Schrader, Adam, C Falls, 27.30. 3, Dicks, Aaron, Whitefish, 30.09. 4, McKay, Conner, Havre, 30.21. 5, Cammon, Hiram, Havre, 30.57. 6, Meuter, Zane, Whitefish, 32.16. 7, Phung, Jack, C Falls, 33.75. 8, Clark, Quinn, C Falls, 35.02.

Girls 100 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Macintyre, Sydney, Whitefish, 1:18.96. 2, Bagley, Norah, C Falls, 1:23.33. 3, Friar, Jolie, C Falls, 1:41.15. 4, Pratt, Aliviah, Havre, 1:42.42.

Boys 100 SC Meter Butterfly

1, Blackwell, Brigham, Havre, 1:32.66.

Girls 100 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Qunell, Ada J, Whitefish, 1:00.16. 2, Burchard, Kyla, Havre, 1:11.98. 3, McKeon, Eloise, C Falls, 1:12.62. 4, Weaver, Kay, Whitefish, 1:13.71. 5, Lines, Blakelee, Havre, 1:14.67. 6, Stoddard, Emma, C Falls, 1:19.17. 7, Qunell, Emi, Whitefish, 1:20.93. 8, McCrady, Linnea, Whitefish, x1:22.17. 9, Flores, Nina, Havre, 1:23.44. 10, Crantz, Grace, Havre, x1:24.57. 11, Lines, Emme, Havre, x1:25.30. 12, Leonhardt, Gabbie, C Falls, 1:25.44. 13, Davis, Arabella, Havre, x1:26.00. 14, Riggin, Willow, Havre, x1:26.19. 15, Custer, Amaya, Havre, x1:42.27. 16, Ypma, Madison, C Falls, x1:45.99. 17, Haslem, Clara, Havre, x1:49.63. 18, Herdina, Lennon, Havre, x1:54.29.

Boys 100 SC Meter Freestyle

1, McDaniel, Jack, Whitefish, 1:00.48. 2, Schrader, Adam, C Falls, 1:01.37. 3, Hagstrom, Wyatt, Havre, 1:13.28. 4, Phung, Jack, C Falls, 1:17.69. 5, Mariani, Chase, Havre, 1:26.11.

Girls 400 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Burchard, Kobi, Havre, 5:19.56. 2, Hanson, Nia, Whitefish, 5:23.07. 3, Templin, Emerald, C Falls, 5:24.45. 4, Flammond, Morgan, Havre, 6:20.23. 5, Dean, Mackenzie, Havre, 7:38.95.

Boys 400 SC Meter Freestyle

1, Botner, Logan, Whitefish, 4:56.61. 2, Cheff, Connor, C Falls, 5:05.41. 3, McKay, Conner, Havre, 5:54.61.

Girls 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Havre High School 'A' 2:12.23. 2, Whitefish High School 'A' 2:21.59. 3, Columbia Falls High School 'A' 2:27.69. 4, Havre High School 'B' 2:32.18. 5, Havre High School 'C' x3:02.58.

Boys 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Whitefish High School 'A' 1:56.64. 2, Havre High School 'A' 2:02.46.

Girls 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Burchard, Kyla, Havre, 1:24.00. 2, Macintyre, Sydney, Whitefish, 1:24.46. 3, Miller, Megan, Havre, 1:24.75. 4, King, Kaylee, C Falls, 1:29.60. 5, McCrady, Linnea, Whitefish, 1:34.16. 6, Hull, Evalyn, C Falls, 1:35.76. 7, Stoddard, Emma, C Falls, 1:37.83. 7, Messineo, Tori, Havre, 1:37.83. 9, Taylor, Adeline, Whitefish, 2:02.43. 10, Alexander, Emilie, C Falls, x2:12.15. 11, Messinger, Allie, Havre, x2:17.97.

Boys 100 SC Meter Backstroke

1, Dicks, Aaron, Whitefish, 1:15.69. 2, Borgen, Thane, C Falls, 1:18.28. 3, Malmberg, Peyton M, C Falls, 1:21.22. 4, Clark, Quinn, C Falls, 1:46.99.

Girls 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

1, Keith, Kathleen, C Falls, 1:32.20. 2, McDaniel, Patricia R, Whitefish, 1:40.96. 3, Lines, Emme, Havre, 1:45.08. 4, Friar, Jolie, C Falls, 1:52.37. 5, Hemmer, Kate, Havre, 2:05.85. 6, Hull, Evalyn, C Falls, 2:14.88. --, Phillips, Neveah, Havre, DQ.

Boys 100 SC Meter Breaststroke

1, Cheff, Connor, C Falls, 1:20.05. 2, McDaniel, Jack, Whitefish, 1:23.85. 3, Cammon, Hiram, Havre, 1:27.58. 4, Niles, Nathan, Whitefish, 1:37.12. 5, Blankenship, Johnathan, C Falls, 1:54.00. 6, Meuter, Zane, Whitefish, 1:54.42.

Girls 400 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Whitefish High School 'A' 4:39.34. 2, Havre High School 'A' 5:03.45. 3, Havre High School 'B' 5:56.87. 4, Columbia Falls High School 'B' 6:41.94. --, Havre High School 'C' DQ. --, Columbia Falls High School 'A' DQ.

Boys 400 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

1, Columbia Falls High School 'A' 4:20.77.