Blackhawk swimmers beat Ellensburg 98-72

The Cheney Blackhawks girls swimming team had an excellent showing at their Sept. 15 meet, overtaking the Ellensburg Bulldogs 98-72 and notching five first-place finishes.

The team relied on some heavy hitters to dominate both 200-yard relays, with the 200 medley relay team of freshman Janie Richards, freshman Jade Gere, junior Echo Mecklenburg and senior Courtney Hanson finishing first with a time of 2:05:42 and the 200-freestyle team of Richards, Gere, Hanson and junior Izzy Williams coming out on top with a time of 1:52:50.

The Blackhawks swept the 50-yard freestyle, with Hanson taking the...