A great last day in the Havre pool

The Billings Central Rams have owned Class A swimming for some time now. In fact, the Rams have simply been one of the best swimming programs in all of Montana for several years now, regardless of classification.

However, the Havre High girls swim team made a statement Saturday that, maybe, the times are changing in the pool.

The Blue Ponies, Rams and Hardin Bulldogs got together for the annual Class A Invitational Saturday at the Havre Community Pool, and the HHS girls put together an incredible performance, scoring 233 points to run away from the field. Billings Central was a distant second with 154 points, while the Rams did win the boys competition, with Havre finishing third with 137 points.

The Havre girls, who finished second to the Rams at last year’s state meet, were impressive in nearly every race Saturday, including sweeping all three relays. The Ponies started by winning the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:22.18, while the Havre B team was fourth. Later, Havre won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 2”09.34, with the B team finishing fourth again, and to round things out, Havre cruised to the 400 relay title with a time of 4:42.89.

The three relay wins were impressive, and should give Havre an edge later in the season. But, individually, the Pony girls were just as good.

Amelia Miller won two events Saturday, finishing first in the 200 free at 2:20.39. Teammate Lacey Huseby was also fourth in that race at 3:11.89. Miller also showed off her speed by winning the 50 free in 29.31, while Lita Cammon was second at 29.44 and Jackie Martin was fourth.

The Havre girls also got a win from Hannah Lunak in the 100 backstroke, when she finished in 1:19.10. Jillian Reighard finished third in that race in 1:33.70 and Hailee Kilgore was also fifth. Martin was also a winner for the Ponies, as she dominated the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:27.55. Havre swept the top three places in the race with Ally Padgett finishing second (1:36.33) and Jessica Otto placing third (1:41.32.).

In the 100 free, the Ponies were good, too, as Cammon placed second with a time of 1:05.71, while Aubri McCann was third at 1:08.94 and Lunak was fourth. The 100 breaststroke turned out to be a good race for the Ponies, too, as Alara Vogel was second on what was HHS’ senior day. Vogel finished in 1:31.16, while Otto finished second in the same race. Huseby also picked up a fourth-place finish in the 400 free with a time of 6:54.12 to round out the scoring on an incredible day for the Ponies.

Meanwhile, the Blue Pony boys didn’t find quite the success the girls did, but it was still an impressive final home meet for HHS.

Shandon Oberquell led the way with a win in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:29.94, while Clayton Twombly finished fourth in that race. Oberquell also garnered a fifth-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 2:38.19.

Ethan Lines also won the 100 butterfly for the Ponies, finishing with a time of 1:20.07, while Twombly finished fourth in that race. Lines also finished third in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:53.17, while Mason Sandstrom was fourth and Ammon Lines was fifth. Ammon Lines would also finish a strong second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:29.44, while teammate Dakota Acor placed fifth in that race. Sandstrom would add a fifth-place finish in the 50 free to his day, while Trevor Williams placed fifth in the 400 free and Noah Gjesdal was sixth in the 100 free.

The Havre relay teams did well, too. The Pony A team finished third in the 200 medley with a time of 2:23.87, while the B team was fifth. Havre also finished third in the 200 free relay with a time of 2:06.20, while the B team was again fifth.

And in the end, both Havre High teams made the most out of an important day. The Class A Invite gives the Ponies a chance to see where they stand against their two main rivals, and Havre proved it is right there with both the Rams and Bulldogs. Also, it was the final home meet of the year, and for all the HHS seniors, the last time they will compete in the Havre Community Pool, and they certainly made the most of it.

Now HHS will be on the road for the rest of the season, starting this Saturday when they compete in a dual meet with Great Falls High and CMR in Great Falls.

Class A Invite

GIRLS

Havre 233, Billings Central 154, Hardin 140

BOYS

Billings Central 207, Hardin 147, Havre 137

Girls 200 Medley Relay – 1. Havre A, 2:22.18; 2. Billings Central A, 2:22.64, 3. Hardin A, 2:40.83, 4. Havre B, 2:47.93, 5. Billings Central B, 2:51.10.

Boys 200 Medley Relay – 1. Billings Central A, 2:05.82, 2. Hardin A, 2:23.38, 3. Havre A, 2:23.89, 4. Billings Central B, 2:33.53, 5. Havre B, 2:47.61.

Girls 200 Free – 1. Amelia Miller, Havre, 2:20.39, 2. Nicole Nedens, Hardin, 3:06.14, 3. Lacey Huseby, Havre, 3:11.89, 4. Maddie Flamm, Hardin, 3:13.06.

Boys 200 Free – 1. Lane Blankenship, Hardin, 2:31.04, 2. Anthony Wagner, Hardin, 2:40.04, 3. Sean Dixon, Billings Central, 2:42.70, 4. Bryn Sorli, Billings Central, 2:43.14, 5. Shandon Oberquell, Havre, 2:48.19, 6. Caleb Roan, Hardin, 2:59.66.

Girls 200 IM – Maggie Meyer, Billings Central, 3:00.76, 2. Ally Padgett, Havre, 3:02.15, 3. Nicole Halfpop, Hardin, 3:07.72, 4. Jillian Reighard, Havre, 3:10.01, 5. Alara Vogel, Havre, 3:14.58, 6. Grace Mullholland, Billings Central, 3:33.09.

Boys 200 IM – 1. Will Hammond, Billings Central, 2:41.81, 2. Nels Mork, Billings Central, 2:43.32, 3. Ethan Lines, Havre, 2:53.17, 4. Mason Sandstrom, Havre, 3:00.99, 5. Ammon Lines, Havre,; 3:11.42.

Girls 50 Free – 1. Amelia Miller, Havre, 29.31, 2. Lita Cammon, Havre, 29.44, 3. Hayley Ma, Billings Central, 30.23, 4. Jackie Martin, Havre, 32.30, 5. Demi Uffelman, Hardin, 33.26, 6. Lauren Boos, Billings Central, 33.78, 13. Hailee Kilgore, Havre, 40,61, 10. Brittney Bergren, Havre, 53.47.

Boys 50 Free – 1. John Healy, Billings Central, 27.47, 2. Keenan Hooker, Hardin, 28.13, 3. Michael Neeser, Hardin, 28.70, 4. George Beddow, Billings Central, 29.99, 5. Mason Sandstrom, Havre, 30.87, 6. Ricky Hill, Hardin, 31.05, 8. Noah Gjesdal, Havre, 31.62, 14. Trevor Williams, Havre, 37,30.

Girls 100 Butterfly – 1. Jackie Martin, Havre, 1:27.55, 2. Ally Padgett, Havre, 1:36.33, 3. Jessica Otto, Havre, 1:41.323, 4. Michaela Hafemann, Hardin, 1:44.91.

Boys 100 Butterfly – 1. Ethan Lines, Havre, 1:22.07, 2. Sean Dixon, Billings Central, 1:26.80, 3. George Beddow, Billings Central, 1:29.13, 4. Clayton Twombly, Havre, 1:47.96.

Girls 100 Free – 1. Hayley Ma, Billings Central, 1:05.50, 2. Lita Cammon, Havre, 1:05.75, 3. Aubri McCann, Havre, 1:08.94, 4. Hannah Lunak, Havre, 1:11.52, 5. Nicole Halfpop, Hardin, 1:15.40; 6. Elissa Lind, Hardin, 1:16.24, 14. Laura Vance, Havre, 1:34.77.

Boys 100 Free – 1. Jack Leuthold, Billings Central, 55.44, 2. John Healey, Billings Central, 1:00.65, 3. Nels Mordi, Billings Central, 1:03.26, 4. Keenan Hooker, Hardin, 1:07.31, 5. Michael Neeser, Hardin, 1:07.81, 6. Noah Gjesdal, Havre, 1:10.67, 12. Dakota Acor, Havre, 1:17.72, 15. John Klein, Havre, 1:26.18.

Girls 400 Free – 1. Hope Welhaven, Billings Central, 5:48.35, 2. Olivia Smith, Billings Central, 6:08.48, 3. Demi Uffelman, Hardin, 6:24.64, 4. Lacey Huseby, Havre, 6:54.12.

Boys 400 Free – 1. Will Hammond, Billings Central, 5:20.57, 2. Lane Blankenship, Hardin, 5:26.90, 3. Bryn Sorli, Billings Central, 5:44.27, 4. Anthony Wagner, Hardin, 5:54.26, 5. Trevor Williams, Havre, 6:55.46.

Girls 200 Free Relay – 1. Havre A, 2:04.34, 2. Billings Central A, 2:11.89, 3. Hardin A, 2:15.99, 4. Havre B, 2:24.91, 5. Hardin B, 2:34.41, 6. Hardin C, 2:40.72.

Boys 200 Free Relay – 1. Billings Central A, 1:52.21, 2. Hardin A, 2:01.22, 3. Havre A, 2:06.20; 4. Hardin B, 2:00.67, 5. Havre B, 2:22.55.

Girls 100 Backstroke – 1. Hannah Lunak, Havre, 1:19.10, 2. Olivia Smith, Billings Central, 1:25.46, 3. Jillian Reighard, Havre, 1:33.70; 4. Kiara Bright Wings, Hardin, 1:36.79; 5. Hailee Kilgore, Havre, 1:40.51, 6. Grace Mullholland, Billings Central, 1:40.76.

Boys 100 Backstroke – 1. Jack Leuthold, Billings Central, 1:05.34, 2. Ammon Lines, Havre, 1:29.44; 3. Caleb Roan, Hardin, 1:29.67, 4. Isaac Trafton, Billings Central, 1:33.47, 5. Dakota Acor, Havre, 1:45.68.

Girls 100 Breaststroke – 1. Hope Wellhaven, Billings Central, 1:25.40; 2. Alara Vogel, Havre, 1:31.16, 3. Maggie Meyer, Billings Central, 1:32.77, 4. Elissa Lind, Hardin, 1:37.81; 5. Grace Malin, Billings Central, 1:41.93; 6. Jessica Otto, Havre, 1:53.21, 7. Laura Vance, Havre, 1:45.68.

Boys 100 Breatstroke – 1. Shandon Oberquell, Havre, 1:29.94, 2. Joey Nichols, Billings Central, 1:30.61, 3. Jordel Yarlott, Hardin, 1:31.34, 4. Clayton Twombly, Havre, 1:40.32, 5. Quinn Gerber, Billings Central, 1:45.30; 6. Hammond Graham, Billings Central, 1:58.14.

Girls 400 Free Relay – 1. Havre A, 4:42.89, 2. Hardin A, 6:00.0, 3. Hardin B, 6:16.98, 4. Billings Central A, 6:19.18.

Boys 400 Free Relay – 1. Hardin A, 4:53.93, 2. Billings Central A, 4:57.50.