SHS swimmers take second; soccer team blanks Agates

Kaitlin Heinen won the 200 and 500 freestyles to lead the Superior High School girls swimming team to a second-place finish out of eight teams at Saturday’s Chippewa Falls’ “ChiHi” Invitational.

The Spartan relay teams also scored many of the teams points with both the "A" and "B" relays placing solidly.

Tori Johnson, Kaitlin Sanders, Heinen and Grace Elonen swam to a tie for second in the medley relay, while the “B” relay of Alysha Johnson, Nikki Hanson, Kjersten Lisak and Julie Snyder placed ninth.

The 400 freestyle relay of Elonen, Tori Johnson, Lisak and Heinen placed third; Alysha Johnson, Lisak, Sanders and Hanson placed fifth in the 200 free relay, just ahead of the SHS “B” team of Britta Bergstrom, Keilee Gall, Ashley Kittleson and Snyder, who came in sixth edging out the other team’s top squads.

Tori Johnson, Elonen, Sanders and Hanson also scored in the top six in individual events, while Alysha Johnson and Lisak both scored in the top 12.

The Spartans, who swam at Proctor Tuesday night, swim against Duluth Denfeld at the new Duluth Middle School at 5 p.m. Thursday and at the Eau Claire North Invitational Saturday.

Tuesday at Proctor, Heinen and Tori Johnson each won two events, and Elonen and Alysha Johnson went 1-2 in the butterfly. Hanson and Grace Sanders went 1-2 in the breaststroke.

ChiHi Invitational

Team Scores

Onalaska./Holmen/Aquinas, 236; Superior, 190; Menomonie, 188; Marshfield, 187; Rice Lake, 172; Chippewa Falls, 148; Wisconsin Rapids, 131; La Crosse Logan/Central, 47.

Tuesday’s Results

Superior 53, Proctor 40

160 medley relay—1. SHS A (Tori Johnson, Kaitlin Sanders, Kaitlin Heinen, Grace Elonen), 1:35.19; 3. SHS B (Alysha Johnson, Nikki Hanson, Kjersten Lisak, Ashley Kittleson), 1:42.72.

200 Free—1. Megan Mensinger, Proctor, 2;13.64; 2. Lisak, 2:24; 4. Britta Bergstrom, 2:34.72.

160 IM—1. Heinen, 1:50.06; 3. Sanders, 2:04.59.

60 Free—1. T. Johnson, 33.19; 3. Elonen, 34.19.

100 Butterfly—1. Elonen, 1;14.84; 2. A. Johnson, 1:17.78.

100 Free—1. T. Johnson, 1:00.59; 3. Lisak, 1:03.56.

500 Free—1. Heinen, 5:23.41; 4. Bergstrom, 7:00.41.

160 Free Relay—1. SHS (Sanders, Hanson, Kittleson, Heinen), 1:30.82; 3. SHS B (Julie Snyder, Keilee Gall, Lorena Wicklund, Katelyn Stebner), 1:37.10.

100 Backstroke—1. Sonja Buraglio, Proctor, 1:10.46; 2. A. Johnson, 1:11.03; 4. Nicole Dzikonski, 1:19.75.

100 Breaststroke—1. Hanson, 1:16.37; 2. Sanders, 1;16.82.

400 Free Relay—1. Proctor; 6:21.64. Exh: SHS A (Lisak, Elonen, A. Johnson, T. Johnson), 5:19.59; SHS B (Bergstrom, Kittleson, Gall, Snyder), 5:52.71.

Boys soccer

Jarret Bryant stopped five shots and picked up the shutout as the SHS boys soccer team defeated Two Harbors 8-0 Thursday at the SHS soccer fields.

Connor Anderson-Petroske scored three goals and assisted on three others for the Spartans. Tyler Gravening and Ali Maamoun added two goals apiece and Cameron Gray tallied once.

The Spartans play at noon Saturday at Rice Lake then at Spooner at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Two Harbors 0-0—0

Superior 5-3—8

First half — 1. Ali Maamoun, 4th; 2. Cameron Gray (Connor Anderson), 14th; 3. Anderson (Tyler Gravening), 15th; 4. Anderson (Gravening), 18th; 5. Gravening (Anderson), 29th.

Second half — 6. Anderson (Alex Huwaish), 55th; 7. Gravening (Anderson), 66th; 8. Maamoun (Felix Leck), 78th.

Saves – Grant Anderson, TH, 15; Jarret Byrnes, S, 5.

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