Washington Girls Swimming

Lovell wins regional diving title

Jayden Lovell of Cedar Rapids Kennedy won the regional diving title Thursday night at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.

Lovell finished with 390.60 points. Brookyn Corey of Linn-Mar placed second at 361.05 and Katie Culver of Linn-Mar was third at 360.15.

Lovell automatically qualified for the state diving meet on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Marshalltown YMCA.

The six regional champions from across the state, along with the next 24 divers with the best regional scores, will gather for the state meet.

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Cougars shine at MVC swim meet

CEDAR FALLS - Cedar Falls Coach Dick Marcussen has won so many Mississippi Valley Conference swimming titles during his legendary career that he's lost track.

"Twenty-five?," he guessed Saturday after winning another, trying to remember the exact number.

The Kennedy Cougars made Marcussen and the Cedar Falls girls work for this one.

Kennedy and Cedar Falls waged a see-saw battle all afternoon at Holmes Junior High School before the Tigers emerged with a slim 5 1/2-point victory, edging the Cougars 413.5 to 408 in a two-horse race.

Marcussen, 79, has won nine girls state titles since starting the program at Cedar Falls in 1967. He plans to retire from coaching after this season and has another strong club.

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Washington swimmers dunk Hempstead

DUBUQUE - The Washington Warriors used their depth to sink Hempstead, 111-75, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls swimming meet Tuesday night in Dubuque.

Both teams won six events, but Washington collected 10 second-place finishes to only two for Hempstead.

Logan Eckhardt, Emily Nelson, Jenny Hughes and Alyssa Harris were double-winners for the Warriors. Kaitlyn Nemickas, Jacey Carr and Ellie Bryant also triumphed for Washington.