The Chief

and Lady Chief swimmers of McIntosh High School split

their wins at two recent meets.

In a dual

meet against Starr's Mill, the undefeated Lady Chiefs

dominated the Lady Panthers with a 173 to 100 victory.

The Chiefs fell to the Panthers by the margin of 126 to

125.

The Lady

Chiefs produced several firsts against Starr's Mill.

Sophomore Anya Lee qualified for the state championships

with a 2:21.8 victory in the 200-yard individual medley.

Lee also qualified in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of

1:04.61. Senior Emily Maple won the 50-yard freestyle and

junior Molly MacGregor placed first in the 100-yard

freestyle. Freshman Ali Derr took first in the 100-yard

backstroke.

Lee, Derr,

Maple and Becca Thome combined to win the 200-yard medley

relay, qualifying the team for the state championships.

The 200 freestyle relay was won by Derr, Thome, MacGregor

and Erin Bartles. The Lady Chiefs completed the relay

sweep by winning the 400 freestyle relay in a time of

4:08.03.

Sophomore

George Clark led the Chiefs with first place finishes in

the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The Chiefs

did not have many more first place finishes, but

challenged the Panthers with many second and third place

finishes from Luke McMurray, Billy Whitehouse, Michael

Powers, Mike Broker, Phillip Hesser and Ethan Bigham.

McIntosh

then participated in a tri-meet at Sequoyah High School.

The Chiefs and lady Chiefs squared off against Sequoyah

and LaGrange. The Lady Chiefs finished on top, scoring

118 points overall. Sequoyah's girls finished with 102

points, while LaGrange scored 22 points overall. The

McIntosh boys finished in second place with 86 points.

Sequoyah's boys won the meet with 99 points, while

LaGrange placed third with six points.

Becky

Brokish led the Lady Chiefs, winning the 200- and

500-yard freestyle events. Other first place finishers

for the Lady Chiefs were Maple in the 100-yard butterfly,

Derr in the 200-yard individual medley, Asami Mase in the

100-yard freestyle and Thome in the 100-yard backstroke.

The relay teams also were victorious in the 200- and

400-yard freestyle relays.

The boys

produced their share of first place finishes as well.

Clark dominated the 200- and 500-yard freestyles, easily

winning both, while Powers won the 50-yard freestyle and

Chris Jobson won the 100-yard breaststroke. McIntosh's

boys also won the 400-yard freestyle relay.

McIntosh

swimmers get a chance to rest up as they won't be back in

action until Jan. 14, when they take on the Sandy Creek

Patriots at the Kedron Aquatic Center.