YOUTH SPORTS: SMS swim team holds first dual of season

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | May 8, 2024 1:00 AM

MOSCOW — Lou Foust won the 100-yard individual medley, the 100-yard free, and was part of the winning 200-yard medley and 200-yard free relays and the Sandpoint Middle School boys won their first dual meet of the season against Moscow on Saturday.

Also winning events for the Bullpups were Dextar Williams (50 free), Bodi Demmons (50 fly), and Gunnar Gustafson (50 breast). For the girls, Irelyn Blasar (25 free), Alivia Storms (50 breast and 100 IM), and Claire Ballard (100 free) took home victories.

This year is Moscow’s first year with a middle school swim team. In 2023, Sandpoint started their middle school team, which was the only one in North Idaho … swimmers practiced from 6 to 7:30 a.m. in order to make it happen.

The two teams will meet again Friday at the Litehouse YMCA in Sandpoint. Times are expected to be slower due to no diving starts and because the pool is measured in meters instead of yards, but should be a competitive meet nonetheless.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Moscow 75.5; 2, Sandpoint 43.5.

25 Yard Free — 1, Irelyn Blasar, SMS, 19.39; 2, Carol Lee, MMS, 24.80; 3, Desi Whiting, MMS, 38.24. 50 Yard Free —1, Mackenzie Waynant, MMS, 35.53; 2, Allie Watson, SMS, 40.49; 3, Addy Tyler, SMS, 41.92. 50 Yard Back — 1 Emmi Quist, MMS, 38.64; 2, Jane Lawrence, MMS, 39.05; 3, Allie Watson, SMS, 44.04. 50 Yard Fly — 1, Izzy Allison, MMS, 37.54; 2, Athena de Leeuw, SMS, 38.45; 3, Dorris Attebury, MMS, 58.89. 50 Yard Breast — 1, Alivia Storms, SMS, 40.00; 2, Claire Ballard, SMS, 40.98; 3, Mackenzie Waynant, MMS, 42.20.

100 Yard IM — 1, Alivia Storms, SMS, 1:17.04; 2, Izzy Allison, MMS, 1:24.35; 3, Leta Sumner, MMS, 1:31.33. 100 Yard Free — 1, Claire Ballard, SMS, 1:08.36; 2, Jane Lawrence, MMS, 1:15.49; 3, Tayla Whitehall, MMS, 1:18.04. 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, MMS A, Jane Lawrence, Mackenzie Waynant, Izzy Allison, Emmi Quist, 2:29.77; , MMS B, 3:31.47. 200 Yard Free Relay — 1, MMS (Emmi Quist, Tayla Whitehall, Izzy Allison, Mackenzie Waynant) 2:17.88; 2, SMS, 2:21.15.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 67; 2, Moscow 46.

25 Yard Free — 1, Jasper Morscheck, MMS, 26.15; Jameson Eyle, MMS, 27.12; 3, Nic Roesler, MMS, 55.26. 50 Yard Free — 1 Dextar Williams, SMS, 35.02; 2, Benton Brown, MMS, 35.42; 3, Gunnar Gustafson, SMS, 42.67. 50 Yard Back — 1, Benton Brown, MMS, 37.27; 2 Royal Rauch, MMS, 38.99; 3, Dextar Williams, SMS, 41.23. 50 Yard Fly — 1, Bodi Demmons, SMS, 32.67; 2, Henry Brunner, MMS, 36.86; 3, Royal Rauch, MMS, 38.20. 50 Yard Breast — 1, Gunnar Gustafson, SMS, 49.14; 2, Isaac Johnston, MMS, 52.02.

100 Yard IM — 1, Lou Foust, SMS, 1:05.49; 2, Bodi Demmons, SMS, 1:10.89; 3, Henry Brunner, MMS, 1:21.19. 100 Yard Free — 1, Lou Foust, SMS, 57.04. 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, SMS (Lou Foust, Oliver Leavitt, Bodi Demmons, Nolan Owens, 2:26.68; 2, MMS, 2:32.86. 200 Yard Free Relay — 1, SMS (Bodi Demmons, Bodi, Oliver Leavitt, Nolan Owens, Lou Foust), 2:05.93; 2, MMS, 2:13.20.