The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

The Big Sandy Swim Team competed in Chester this weekend. As a team, they scored 491 points to place second behind Columbia Falls. Earning high point honors this week were second place finishers Daisy LaBuda and Cam Schwarzbach, who both scored 40 points and Astrid Ketchum, who scored 38 points. Jaihven Baumann and Henry Merrill both placed 3rd in their age categories. Malaysia Baumann and Caydence Pleninger tied for 4th place. Mackenzie Werk and T'Gann Ketchum placed 5th and D'Aree Sunchild placed 6th. Amara Butler, daughter of Adam and Jessica Butler, swam in her first meet as a Barracuda this weekend.

Individual results:

8-under: Cassia Butler: 25 free - 8th, 50 free - 3rd, 25 back - 10th; Lila Butler: 25 free- 20th; Sienna Butler: 25 free - 19th, 50 free - 17th, 25 back - 15th; T-Gann Ketchum: 25 free - 5th, 50 free - 2nd, 25 back - 4th; Dorthea Merrill: 25 free - 13rh, 50 free - 12th, 25 back - 8th; D'Aree Sunchild: 25 free - 4th, 50 free - 5th, 25 back - 11th

9-10: Astrid Ketchum: 50 free - 1st, 100 free - 2nd, 50 back - 2nd; Henry Merrill: 50 free - 2nd, 100 free - 2nd, 50 fly - 3rd; Levon Myers: 50 free - 10th, 100 free - 8th, 50 back - 7th; Eden Pansch: 50 free - 12th; Rhea Pansch: 50 free - 10th, 100 free - 9th, 50 back - 8th; Mackenzie Werk: 100 IM - 2nd, 50 free - 5th, 100 free - 3rd

The littlest Barracuda, Amara Butler, getting some last minute advice from Coach Travis.

11-12: Harley LaBuda: 200 IM - 3rd, 50 free - 5th, 50 breast - 2nd; Eyon Sherburn: 50 free - 10th, 100 free - 8th, 50 back - 5th; Heather Sherburn: 50 free - 19th; 100 free - 17th, 50 back - 11th; Daijain Sunchild: 50 free - 16th, 100 free - 18th, 50 back - 10th; Dolan Sunchild: 50 free - 7th, 100 free - 6th, 50 back - 2nd

13-14: Jai Baumann: 200 IM - 2nd, 100 breast - 1st, 100 back - 2nd; Darrell Sunchild: 200 free - 1st

15-19: Malaysia Baumann: 50 free - 2nd, 100 free - 2nd, 400 free - 3rd; Brady Pleninger: 100 fly - 1st; Caydence Pleninger: 100 breast - 3rd, 100 free - 3rd, 400 free - 1st; Cam Schwarzbach: 50 free - 2nd, 100 free - 1st, 400 free - 1st

Relay results: 8-U 100 Free: 1st (C. Butler, L. Butler, D. Merrill, D. Sunchild), 9-10 100 Medley - 1st (C. Butler, D. Sunchild, M. Werk, A. Ketchum); 11-12 Free Relay - 2nd (H. Merrill, L. Myers, E. Sherburn, D. Sunchild) 15-19 200 free - 1st (J. Baumann, M. Baumann, C. Pleninger, D. LaBuda); 15-19 200 medley relay - 1st ( J. Baumann, M. Baumann, C. Pleninger, D. LaBuda)