Visiting Stella Maris got the victory but Northeast Range/Ely had its share of strong showings in its final home meet of the regular season.
On the scoreboard, the Duluth private school prevailed 57-37 in the Oct. 22 dual meet at Babbitt.
The meet was the last home event for the Nighthawks’ lone senior Moon Vetos-Keen - and the team celebrated her in the home finale.
The Nighthawks also had two first-place relays, with Evelyn Moran, Jorden Borchert, Lindsay Isarel and Lucy Luthens combining to form the winning combination in both the 200 and 400 freestyle relay events.
Those were the only firsts for the hosts, although Luthens got second-place individual finishes in both the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.
Vetos-Keen was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke, while Moran (50 freestyle) and Nicole Freking (200 freestyle) also had runner-up showings.
NRE scored as follows:
• 200 medley relay - Raegan Borchert, Maddie Johnson, Israel, Moran, 2:19.48;
• 200 freestyle- 2. Freking, 2:40.43; 3. Olivia Johnson, 2:43.33;
• 50 freestyle - 2. Moran, 28.32;
•100 butterfly - 3. Israel, 1:23.98;
• 100 freestyle - 2. Luthens, 1:01.84;
• 500 freestyle - 3. Cora Brekke, 7:46;
• 200 freestyle relay - 1. Moran, J. Borchert, Israel, Luthens, 1:56.53; 3. Ivy Ohlhauser, R. Borchert, O. Johnson, M. Johnson, 2:08.65;
• 100 backstroke - 2. Vetos-Keen, 1:27.07;
•100 breaststroke - 2. Luthens, 1:25.07; 3. M. Johnson, 1:29.3;
• 400 freestyle relay - 1. Moran, Israel, Luthens, J. Borchert, 4:19.87.
The Nighthawks are winding the regular season down in preparation for section competition, with the Section 7A preliminaries slated for Thursday, Nov. 12 at Hibbing. The finals take place two days later.
