Visiting Proctor had too much depth and rolled to an easy win over Northeast Range/Ely in the Nighthawks’ second dual meet of the season.
The Rails won all but one contested event on the way to a 52-38 high school girls swimming victory on Aug. 29.
Via DeBeltz, a junior, picked up the Nighthawks’ only contested individual win.
DeBeltz scored her second straight win in the 500 freestyle, gaining a firstplace finish with a time of 6:18.95 and racking up a nearly six-second margin against the second-place swimmer from Proctor.
NRE’s Alyssa Ice had a second-place individual showing, taking second in the 50 freestyle in 29.23 seconds.
Ice also took third in the 100 freestyle (1:09.39) and the Nighthawks’ Tuuli Koivisto placed third in the 500 in 7:04.66.
Koivisto also was third in the 200 individual medley (3:02.11), and NRE’s 200 medley relay of Isla Carlson, Jorden Borchhert, Ivy Ohlhauser and Brynn Larson took third (2:32.78).
Also third was the 200 freestyle relay foursome of Ice, Larson, Koivisto and DeBeltz (2:31.75).
After the meet was decided, Proctor put its swimmers as “exhibition’” status for the remaining events.
NRE racked up additional points as follows:
• 100 backstroke -1. Israel, 1:36.5; 2. Sabrah Hart, 1:38.39;
• 100 breaststroke - 1. Borchert, 1:29.82; 2. Maddie Johnson, 1:40.60;
• 400 freestyle relay Koivisto, DeBeltz, Borchert, Ice, 4:40.60; 2. Ohlhauser, Grace Flynn, Lindsey Israel, Hart, 5:16.15.
In the junior varsity event, Proctor prevailed 55-37, although Flynn won the 300 freestyle as part of a one-two finish with Carlson.
NRE also won the JV 400 freestyle relay with Carlson, Moon Vetos-Keen, Bela Moskowitz and Maddie Johnson forming the winning team.
• Ahead on the NRE schedule is a Sept. 10 meet at Rock Ridge and the Sept. 14 Hibbing Invitational, with the next home action set for Sept. 19 and a dual meet against Chisholm.
