YOUTH

SWIMMING

The Newport Hills Killer Whales fell to the first-place Green Valley Dolphins in a South Coast Swim Conference dual meet held July 15.

Although the score was close throughout the meet, the Dolphins’ older girl swimmers helped lead Green Valley to the victory.

A number of Newport Hills swimmers established season-best times at the meet, including Paige Nelson in the girls’ 7- and 8-year-old division backstroke.

Other season bests were posted by Morgan Cortens in both the boys’ 6-and-under 25-yard breaststroke and 25 backstroke, Henry Wilde in the boys’ 6-and-under 25 butterfly, Mitch Dean in the 7-8 boys’ 25 freestyle, Taylor Cortens in the 7-8 boys’ 50 freestyle and Andrew Larsen in the 9-10 boys’ 50 breaststroke.

The Killer Whale boys’ 6-and-under group swept the top three places in the 25-yard freestyle and 25 backstroke, finished first and second in the 25 butterfly and 25 breaststroke, respectively, and won both the 100 medley relay and 100 freestyle relay.

The Newport Hills 7-and 8-year-old boys swam to first and second place in the 25-yard freestyle, also winning the 25 backstroke, 25 breaststroke, 50 freestyle and both the 100 medley relay and 100 freestyle relay.