by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
Two Sartell Sabre varsity teams – the boys’ cross-country team and the girls’ swim-and-dive team – scored triumphs last week.
For the ninth consecutive time, the swim-and-dive team won the Central Lakes Championship Oct. 28 at the meet at Sartell High School. The girls won eight of 12 competitive events. They will now head for the Section 6A semi-finals meet in Morris on Thursday, Nov. 9. The finals, also in Morris, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11.
Two highlights of the tournament included:
Junior swimmer Darah Coleman set a new conference record for the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08:63, just three seconds faster than Sartell Sabre swimmer Betsy Weil, who finished second in that category.
Anna Ellis, a senior, placed first in the 100-yard backstroke with a seasonal-best time of 59:84.
The Sartell Sabres’ win, with 631 points, bested second-place Brainerd, which earned 319 points. The other 10 teams, in order of placement, were St. Cloud Tech, Sauk Rapids, Alexandria, Rocori, Willmar, Fergus Falls and St. Cloud Apollo.
Boys’ cross-country
The boys’ varsity cross-country team finished first in the Section 8AA playoffs Oct. 26 in Fergus Falls, defeating a field of 15 teams. They will now go on to compete at state in the Class AA category at St. Olaf College Saturday, Nov. 4.
Among the top 10 finishers were Sabres Alex Nemeth, third; Nick Juntunen, sixth; and Ryan Fernholz, 10th. Patrick Hesse finished 15th and David Anderson 20th, helping the team to its first-place win.
Sartell beat Alexandria by only two points, 56-54. The others in the top 10 were Moorhead, Bemidji, St. Cloud Apollo, Detroit Lakes, Little Falls, Becker and Rocori.
Buiceag-Arama
Although the Sartell Sabres Girls Cross-Country team finished sixth at their last meet, one of its members, Ingrid Buiceag-Arama had a strong individual showing and will compete at the Class AA state meet at St. Olaf College Saturday, Nov. 4.
