The Cascade High School swim team, winning its fourth straight meet, defeated Oak Harbor 110-72 at Forest Park Pool in Everett Thursday, Jan. 15.
Oak Harbor won only four of the 12 events and was hurt by not having any divers, surrendering 13 points to the Bruins in the event.
Cascade, coached by Oak Harbor High School graduate Eric Smith, raised its record to 5-3; the Wildcats are 4-3.
Micah Geist claimed two of Oak Harbor’s firsts, taking the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.53) and 100 backstroke (1:02.3). He “did a phenomenal job” in the fly, according to coach Erin Bull, trimming four seconds off his previous season best.
Joe Gorman captured the 500 freestyle (5:37.11); and Cullen Wood, Jose Cabigting, Eric Jensen and Dakota Powers won the 200 medley relay (1:57.49).
“It was a good meet, not great, but I was proud of the team for dropping time and being close to their best in almost every event without having a starting block to go off of,” Bull said.
Next up for the Wildcats is a double dual meet at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Marysville-Pilchuck High School that will also include Marysville Getchell.
Other Oak Harbor results at Cascade:
Second: Gorman, 200 free, 2:01.01; Wood, 200 IM, 2:30.24; 100 back, 1:05.62; Jensen, 100 fly, 1:01.21; Powers, 100 free, 56.4; 400 free relay (Jensen, Geist, Gorman, Powers), 3:52.1.
Third: Jensen, 50 free, 25.88; Powers, 100 breast, 1:13.17; 200 free relay (Derek Volk, Cabigting, Geist, Gorman), 1:47.06; 400 free relay (Logan Clark, Garrett Karney, Garth Westcott, Volk), 4:25.01.
Fourth: Josh Blyther, 200 free, 2:23.22; Cabigting, 200 IM, 2:35.14; David Nuanez, 100 back, 1:16.43.
Fifth: Volk, 50 free, 26.55; Cabigting, 100 breast, 12:17.72; Westcott (tie), 100 free, 1:02.08; Volk (tie), 100 free, 1:02.08; 200 medley relay (Alex Berry, Tristan Pohlman, Chris Trisler, Westcott), 2:16.23; 200 free relay (Nuanez, Pohlman, Trisler, Clark), 2:00.3.