Plainwell vs. Marshall

For those fortunate enough to be in attendance Tuesday night they certainly got more than their money’s worth in entrance fees when Plainwell hosted new conference member Marshall. A rivalry was created on this night that will not soon be forgotten as both teams battled through 12 events on way to the season’s closest finish. The final score would be 97 to 89 with Plainwell edging out Marshall for what was a closer meet than the score indicated. If you were there all you had to do was look to the stands to see this was a close meet. The crowd’s intensity and excitement sure was a sight to see. I can’t help but think it may have in some small way helped our girls reach a little deeper in route to this memorable win.  

It all started early in the first event of the night with the Medley relay team of Jones, Seiler, Ernst and Nyberg just edging out Marshall for first place in a very tight race. In the 200 free Jewell would claim the top spot and Abby Ernst earned 2nd in the IM. The 50 free was a nail biter with Seiler and L. Jones going 1 & 2.  K. Jones took first in diving with a very strong performance while Zimmer grabbed a well-deserved 2nd with a personal best score of 222. Nyberg looked strong in the 100 fly by finishing in 2nd. In the 100 free Jewell just got edged out by .03 seconds to finish in 2^nd. The 500 free proved exciting with Ernst finishing in 1st and Klein digging deep and battling to the end for 2^nd. Seiler would grab the top spot with a state qualifying time in the 100 back and Gauthier would take 2^nd with one of her best times of the year in the 100 breast. With each race being close it would take every last team members best effort and contribution to pull off this important win. Expect Marshall to be looking for payback at the conference finals come November.  Results below…

200 Free: 1^st Jewell, 3^rd Klein, 4^th Gauthier,

200 IM: 1^st Ernst, 5^th Burgess, 6^th M. Havenaar

50 Free: 1^st Seiler, 2^nd Jones, 4^th Varley, 7^th Keator, 8^th Oakes, 9^th K. Havenaar

Diving: 1^st Jones, 2^nd Zimmer, 5^th Clemens

100 Fly: 2^nd Nyberg, 5^th Hills, 6^th Brignall

100 Free: 2^nd Jewell, 4^th Jones, 6^th Burgess, 7^th Keator, 10^th Betz, 11^th Hillmann

500 Free: 1^st Ernst, 2^nd Klein, 6^th K. Havenaar

100 Back: 1^st Seiler, 3^rd Nyberg, 5^th Brignall

100 Breast: 2^nd Gauthier, 5^th Sing, M. Havenaar