Sports Editor
LIMESTONE — Competing in a meet at Limestone-MSSM for the second time in four days, the Presque Isle boys and girls swimmers continue to stroke to success.
Against Caribou Jan. 2, the Wildcat girls outdistanced Caribou 89-43, while the Presque Isle boys were victorious 87-23.
The following swimmers have qualified for states: Grace Short (100-yard breaststroke); Kyle Gilson (50 freestyle, 100 free, 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke); and Erica Hemphill (50 free, 100 free, and 200 free, 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly).
The individual Wildcat girls results were:
200 medley relay — 1, Presque Isle (Divya Bisht, Grace Short, Erica Hemphill and Dara Raymond), 2:26.89; and 2, Presque Isle (Alecia Palmer, Sarah McEachern, Rilee Elliott Currie and Jesse Lucas), 2:42.53.
200 free — 1, Hemphill, 2:27.03; and 2, McEachern, 3:12.
50 free — 1, Short, 31.82; 2, Raymond, 32.13; 4, Lucas, 36.34; and 7, Ashley Burlock, 47.30.
100 butterfly— 1, Hemphill, 1:17.73.
100 free— 1, Raymond, 1:14.98; and 3, Palmer, 1:17.88.
500 free —1, Currie, 7:32.81; and 4, Burlock, 10:30.59.
200 free relay — 1, Presque Isle (Short, Palmer, Raymond and Hemphill) 2:11.22; and 2, Presque Isle (Divya Bisht, Jesse Lucas, Sarah McEachern and Rilee E. Currie), 2:25.81
100 back —1, Palmer, 1:36.28.
100 breaststroke — 1, Short, 1:23.82.
400 free relay — 1, Presque Isle (Lucas, Bisht, McEachern and Currie), 5:41.82.
The individual Wildcat boys results were:
200 medley relay —1, Presque Isle (Locke Robbins, Jacob Brawn, Stephen Goulet and Kyle Gilson), 2:19.70.
200 free — 1, Brock Cassidy, 2:43.80; 3, Ethan York, 3:03.06; and 4, Tristan Russell, 3:15.24.
200 individual medley — 1, Gilson, 2:32.20.
50 free — 1, Brawn, 29.39; 2, Robbins, 29.57; and 5, York, 35.02.
100 butterfly — 1, Goulet, 1:16.45.
100 free —2, Brawn, 1:14.87.
500 free — 1, Robbins, 7:56.11.
200 free relay —1, Presque Isle (Gilson, Goulet, Cassidy and Brawn), 2:15.07.
100 back —1, Gilson, 1:10.03.
100 breast — 1, Goulet, 1:23.01; 2, Cassidy, 1:27.23; and 3, Russell, 1:31.05.
400 free relay — 1, Presque Isle (York, Robbins, Russell and Cassidy), 5:36.73.
On Dec. 30, the Wildcats teams lost to Ellsworth, but beat Caribou at a tri-meet in Limestone.
The individual Wildcat girls results were:
200 medley relay —2, Presque Isle (Shae Adler, Short, Hemphill and Raymond) 2:20.57; and 4, Presque Isle (Bisht, Palmer, Currie, and McEachern), 2:41.72.
200 free — 3, Palmer, 3:00.77; and 4, McEachern, 3:15.96.
50 free — 1, Hemphill, 29.57; 2, Short, 32.43; 6, Lucas, 35.96; 7, Bisht, 36.96; and 16, Burlock 46.24.
100 butterfly —2, Hemphill, 1:15.64.
100 freestyle — 2, Adler, 1:11.31; 5, Raymond, 1:15.92; 7, McEachern, 1:25.69.
500 free —3, Currie, 7:40.96; and 4, Burlock, 10.20.08.
200 free relay —1, Presque Isle (Short, Adler, Palmer and Raymond), 2:09.38; and 3, Presque Isle (McEachern, Lucas, Bisht and Currie), 2:24.11.
100 breaststroke —1, Short, 1:26.65; 2, Palmer, 1:29.00; and 5, Bisht, 1:44.27.
400 free relay — 2, Presque Isle (Hemphill, Currie, Bisht and Raymond), 5:04.75.
100 backstroke — 1, Alder, 1:20.33.
The individual Wildcat boys results were:
200 medley relay — 2, Presque Isle (Robbins, Goulet, Brawn and Gilson), 2:10.53.
200 free — 3, Cassidy, 2:52.94.
200 individual medley — 2, Gilson, 2:36.44.
50 free —4, Brawn, 29.51; 5, Robbins, 29.57; and 8, York, 33.28.
100 butterfly —3, Goulet, 1:17.96.
100 free — 3, Gilson, time unavailable; and 8, Russell, 1:27.31.
500 freestyle — 3, Robbins, 7:54.07; and 4, York, 8:48.06.
200 free relay — 2, Presque Isle (Goulet, Cassidy, Gilson and Brawn), 1:57.43.
100 breast —3, Goulet, 1:24.00; 4, Cassidy, 1:26.95; and 5, Russell, 1:31.30.
400 free relay —2, Presque Isle (York, Russell, Robbins and Cassidy), 5:24.16.
Staff photo/Joseph Cyr
BOBBING ALONG — Grace Short of Presque Isle swims the breaststroke during a Dec. 30 meet against Caribou at the Limestone pool. Short has already qualified for the upcoming state meet in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Staff photo/Joseph Cyr 
