All six swimmers make it to state

Every Malta swimmer present at the 2019 Montana Federation of Swimmers East Divisional Meet in Scobey last Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, July 28, earned a ticket to state.

The State Swim Meet is scheduled for Saturday, August 3 through Sunday, August 4, in Sidney.

At the East Divisional, ten-year-old Jahmiah Huffman-LaBrie led Malta with 34 points, winning the 50 Meter Backstroke with a time of 43.63. He was third in the 50-Meter Fly with a time of 42.89 and third in the 100-Meter IM with a time of 1:35.31.

Fifteen-year-old Darrow Messerly took third place in the 100-Meter Breaststroke with a time of 1:23.52. He was sixth in the 200-IM with a time of 2:55.52 and seventh in the 100-Meter IM with a time of 1:08.40. Messerly had 23 points.

Eight-year-old Taya Wilke scored 23 points, taking second in the 100 IM with a time of 2:10.59, sixth in the 25-Meter Breaststroke, and ninth in the 25 Meter Backstroke with a time of 28.79.

Makiya Wilke, a fourteen-year-old, took seventh in the 100 Free with a time of 1:18.77 and ninth in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:48.70.

Nolan Moore, a seven-year-old, took seventh in the 25 Breaststroke with a time of 32.22.

Eleven-year-old Danika Wilke took ninth in the 50 Backstroke with a time of 46.64.