Girls swimming: St. Viator takes top honors in own invitational
St. Viator's girls swimming team earned the top finish in the nine-team invitational it hosted Saturday.
The Lions won with 345 points, ahead of runner-up Mother McAuley and third-place Prospect.
Relays were a strength for St. Viator, as coach Sam Wilcher's foursomes finished second in the medley relay, second in the 200 free relay and third in the 400 free relay.
Lions senior Ashley Altieri won the 50 free in 26.65, just ahead of Prospect freshman Jackie Vierneisel (26.67).
St. Viator had a double individual winner in junior Hannah Higginson, who was tops in the 100 fly (1:00.92) and the 100 breaststroke (1:10.28), and the Lions got a 2-3 placement from Rita Battin and Jayne Bottarini in the 100 free.
Prospect had the winning 200 free relay as Erin Danielewicz, Amanda Baenke, Kaitlin Sattley and Katie Mueller finished in 1:46.94.
Elk Grove's top finish came in the 100 fly, where freshman Natalie Wlodarz was third in 1:03.93.
Barrington d. Evanston: The visiting Fillies used their impressive dual-meet lineup to claim a 141-45 victory.
In three individual events, Barrington was able to net 1-2-3 finishes.
In the 200 free, Maggie Emary was tops in 1:55.30, ahead of teammates Bridget O'Leary and Becca Galovich.
In the 500 free, O'Leary won in 5:15.63, with Maria Pritchett and Addy Reader finishing 2-3.
And in the 100 breaststroke, Ally Penrod finished in 1:06.22, just ahead of Catherine Kitzman (1:06.53) and Olivia Gawronski (1:10.84).
Highland Park Invite: Hersey put together a strong effort to win in a seven-team field, finishing with 348 points to edge out Vernon Hills (343).
Huskies coach Dick Mortensen said he was pleased with how his team's depth translated to success. That was most evident on the relays, as all three placed second. The medley finished in 1:52.53, the 200 free was 1:44.12 and the 400 free clocked in at 3:43.84.
Individually, the highlights were senior Olivia Kusio winning the 100 breaststroke (1:07.64), Shannon Blumenfeld taking the 500 free (5:25.75) and diver Madeline Bovino placing third (321.05).