The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swimmers combined for nine top-five individual finishes and two event wins in the La Grande Invitational swim meet Jan. 14 in La Grande.
The 11-member The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swim teams competed in two meets last week, recording nine top-five finishes in one and 14 in another.
At the seven-team Madras Invitational meet Jan. 3, The Dalles senior Lydia DiGennaro highlighted the meet for the girls squad by winning the 50-yard freestyle in 26.11 seconds. DiGennaro also recorded a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:07.63.
The Dalles junior Lydia DiGennaro finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle to lead Riverhawks’ finishers at the OSAA Class 5A state swimming meet Friday in Beaverton.
The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swim teams competed in their fourth meet of the season Jan. 29 at Redmond, where they amassed 22 top-five finishes.
For the first time in nearly two years, The Dalles High Riverhawks boys and girls swim teams will be focusing on achieving their goal of reaching the OSAA Class 5A state swimming meet.
Wrapping up a frenzied stretch of swimming with a dual meet and a daylong tournament, The Dalles girls claimed a victory and the boys were second Thursday in Portland, the girls placed second and the boys were third at Saturday’s White Buffalo Classic in Madras.
