Moses Lake tops Kamiakan
courtesy photoMoses Lake sophomore standout Elaura Grant swims during the Chiefs' victory over the Kamiakan Braves Saturday in Moses Lake.
Chiefs 121
Braves 62
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Chiefs girls swim and dive team remained perfect in 2008 following their victory Saturday over the Kamiakan Braves.
The 121-62 victory gave the Chiefs a 2-0 record and a tie for first place in the Columbia Basin League.
Natalie Ruiz of Othello swam to two state qualifying times in the 200-meter individual medley and in the 500-meter freestyle events. Ruiz attends Othello High School but competes with the Moses Lake Chiefs because the Huskies do not have a swimming program.
Ruiz has swam four state qualifying times this season while swimming with Moses Lake.
Moses Lake head coach Tony St. Onge said he is impressed with Ruiz so far.
"Rarely is a swimmer able to qualify in all eight individual events for state," he said. "She has a good possibility of accomplishing this feat."
The Chiefs are impressive this season and St. Onge credits his captains Megan Schuh, Cari Cortez, Hannah Grigg and Heather Devine.
"(They) are the hardest workers and most enthusiastic members of this team," he said. "The make coaching much easier and give us time to focus on practice performance."
Moses Lake Results
200-meter Medley Relay
1st Place: Moses Lake
(Hannah Grigg, Kim Kardong, Cari Cortez, Megan Schuh )
200-meter Freestyle
1st Place: Courtney Schweisow
2nd Place: Megan Pyle
200-meter Individual Medley
1st Place: Sydnee Jones
50-meter Freestyle
2nd Place: Elaura Grant
3rd Place: Cari Cortez
4th Place: Kim Kardong
Diving
2nd Place: HeatherDevine
3rd Place: Sammy Hendrickson
100-meter Butterfly
1st Place: Cari Cortez
3rd Place: Elaura Grant
4th Place: Alex Hammond
100-meter Freestyle
1st Place: Megan Schuh
3rd Place: Caroline Sharp
4th Place: Brianne Pauley
500-meter Freestyle
1st Place: Hannah Grigg
2nd Place: Haley Nye
4th Place: Megan Pyle
200-meter Freestyle Relay
1st Place: Moses Lake
(Elaura Grant, Hannah Grigg, Courtney Schwiesow, Cari Cortez)
100-meter Backstroke
1st Place: Megan Schuh
2nd Place: Hannah Grigg
4th Place: Caroline Sharp
100-meter Breastroke
1st Place: Courtney Schwiesow
2nd Place: Kim Kardong
4th Place: Sydnee Jones
400-meter Freestyle Relay
1st Place: Moses Lake
(Kim Kardong, Courtney Schwiesow, Elaura Grant, Megan Schuh)