Marshall High School

Varsity vs Hastings High School MHS Varsity vs Hastings High School (94 - 68) Win The Marshall High School girls swimming and diving team delivered a strong performance Tuesday evening, earning a 94-68 victory over Hastings Co-op in a dual meet highlighted by individual event wins, relay contributions and a state-qualifying performance from freshman Isabella Russell. Russell led the way for the Redhawks with an outstanding swim in the 500-yard freestyle, winning the event in 5:38.69. Her time met the Division 3 state qualifying standard of 5:43.29, securing her place at the state meet. Congratulations to Isabella on this impressive accomplishment and on earning the opportunity to compete among the state's top swimmers! Russell also captured first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:39.79, adding another six points to Marshall's team total. Marshall opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Russell, Ella Kaniewski, Autumn Sanchez and Katie Robinson finished first in 2:04.53, establishing early momentum for the Redhawks. The sprint events featured several strong performances from Marshall swimmers. Sanchez won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.33 seconds, followed closely by Kaniewski, who placed second in 26.67. Sanchez also claimed the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.72, while Kaniewski finished second in 1:22.43. Freshman Mary Fedders added a third-place finish in the breaststroke with a time of 1:35.49. Robinson earned a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 2:19.42, while teammate Payton Huffman finished second in 2:28.65. Robinson also placed second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:27.07. Marshall continued to collect valuable points in the backstroke events. Huffman finished second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:24.36, followed by Ameleah Hill in third at 1:30.31 and Zoey White in fourth at 1:35.99. Additional contributions came from Kate Fedders, who placed second in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:08.67, and Taylor Olding, who finished third in the same event in 1:14.53. Emry Astleford added a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:33.76. Marshall's relay squads also contributed to the team effort. The Redhawks' B team of Astleford, White, Mary Fedders and Huffman placed second in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:16.35. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the team of Kate Fedders, Hill, Olding and Huffman finished in 4:43.89 to secure another relay victory. The Redhawks' depth and balanced scoring proved decisive, as swimmers contributed points across multiple events to secure the 26-point victory over Hastings.