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6 Wednesday, February 18, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Stewart smashes school records By rongi yost Correspondent Sisters swimmers recorded numerous personal bests at the Special 4A Districts, which were held in Albany on Friday and Saturday, February 13-14. At the end of the two- day event, Sweet Home was crowned district champs and Sisters finished fourth. Swimmers who place first in their event get an auto- matic berth to state. The only Outlaw swimmer to do this was Mary Stewart, who won both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle. Mary took first place in the 50 free- style for the third consecu- tive year, and broke her own school record. Stewart also shattered the school record in the 100 freestyle. In Friday’s prelims every- one on the Outlaws squad made excellent swims. The girls medley A relay (Hawley Harrer, Anna Bartlett, Maddi Boettner, Brooke Knirk) placed eighth. The team took four seconds off their entry time for a finish of 2:14.75. Brook Knirk swam an extraordinary race and dropped five seconds for a finish of 2:26.12 in the 200- yard freestyle. “Brooke showed interest in this event late in the sea- son, so we haven’t had time to specifically train for the 200,” said Coach Brittany Morioka. “I am excited to see what she can do with it over the next couple of years.” Camilla Knoop, Moriah Jones, Tara Greaney and Hawley Harrer all swam personal-best times in the 50-yard freestyle. Harrer (6th), Emily Christen (5th), and Mary Stewart (1st) all went on to swim in the finals on Saturday. On the boys side, Patrick Krevi, Cody Martin, Chris Burdick, Will Werts and Alex Cyrus all swam personal bests. Most notable was Werts who dropped a second and a half off for a time of 27.88. “Will is just a sopho- more,” said Morioka. “I see him being a real asset to the team over the next couple of years as he becomes bigger and stronger.” Hannah Stuwe was the Outlaws’ lone competitor in the 100-yard butterfly and finished 11th. Stuwe earned a spot in the consolation finals on Saturday. Hannah dropped four seconds for a time of 1:28.86. On the boys side, Noah Huber swam a personal best for a time of 1:32.64. Jonathan Luz (6th) and Shawn Horton (4th) went on to finals on Saturday. In the 100-yard freestyle, Tara Greaney, Madelyn Zadow, Brooke Knirk and Hannah Stuwe all swam per- sonal bests. “Madelyn and Brooke have both been working their way out of a plateau all season and finally dropped two sec- onds each, getting themselves into consolation finals on Saturday,” said Morioka. “Mary Stewart came out of prelims second, going into finals on Saturday.” Patrick Kevi, Cody Martin, and Alex Cyrus all swam their best times in the 100-yard freestyle. Cyrus’ two-second personal record of 1:01.95 earned him a 12th-place spot in consolation finals on Saturday. In the finals on Saturday, Mary Stewart was the 50-yard freestyle District Champion for the third year in a row. Stewart swam .1 off her own personal best and the current Sisters High School school record with a time of 25.15. “This was one of the best races of the day,” said Morioka. “For us, it was so exciting to have three out of six swimmers competing in the same final.” Emily Christen placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (26.15), and Hawley Harrer took sixth (27.19). Hannah Stuwe finished 11th overall in the 100-yard butterfly and dropped another second from the previous day for a time of 1:27.03. On the boys’ side, Shawn Horton and Jonathan Luz both had awe- some races. Shawn walked away with a fourth-place overall finish and another time drop for a personal-best time of 1:01.92. Jonathan took off another second from the previous day for a fifth- place overall finish with a time of 1:03.82. “The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.” — Author unknown Come In… Relax…Enjoy! Tim Westcott Ronnica Westcott Jenny Duey Mary Morgan 541-588-6611 220 W. Cascade Ave. Come in, Relax, Enjoy! Dr. ponnie Malone, DC photo by Jerry baldoCk mary Stewart (photo from a previous meet) raced in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events and set a new school record in the 100. “They (Horton and Luz) both give 100 percent in each and every one of their races,” said Morioka. “Their determi- nation and willpower far out- weigh their competitors’.” Mary Stewart had the race of the day in the 100-yard freestyle. Stewart shattered the school record of 56.36 and her previous best time of 56.48 with a time of 54.19. “Tears were shed by all as she swam to first place,” said Morioka. “It was a very emotional event for us, as she has been training to beat that record for the last three years. Additionally, we honestly never believed that she could walk away with a first-place finish. We came into districts with the goal of second place and getting wild-carded into state. “When I first looked at my stopwatch, I thought the time was a mistake,” added Morioka. “In the 100-yard freestyle, for an experienced swimmer it is very unreal- istic to drop that much time, but then her time flashed up on the scoreboard and I was immediately speechless. It was an incredible moment.” In the same event, Madelyn Zadow took seventh with a two-second drop from Friday for a time of 1:01.74, and Brooke Knirk took ninth with a two-second improve- ment from Friday for a time of 1:02.12. Alex Cyrus swam a best time for a 12th-place finish and time of 1:01.65 in the 100-yard freestyle. Anna Bartlett earned an eighth-place overall finish in the 500-yard freestyle. “The day before, Anna swam a perfectly paced race, and hit every split at 40 sec- onds,” said Morioka. “She dropped exactly a second per 50, and hit every single split at 39 and finished 10 seconds See SWImmINg on page 28 Now is the time to be thinking about what your choices are Sisters Chiropractic Clinic • 16190 Hwy. 126, Sisters • 541-549-7141 Realtors® Represent Seller’s Side Serving Sisters for 33 Years Sellers’ agents stage homes: Yes, but only high-price-bracket homes 4% Thanks for Letting Us Help You Spread the Love in Sisters this Valentine’s Day! No, do not stage homes 5% Yes, but only diffi cult cult-to-sell to sell homes 13% No, only suggest seller declutter/fi x property faults 44% Yes, all homes 34% Family-wtyle Dinnerw Fri. & Sat. at 6 p.m. Pre-set menu online 541-516-3030 401 E. 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