Sturgis swimmers dominate on senior night, win seven events

STURGIS — The Sturgis swim and dive team collected a pair of victories on Tuesday evening. The Lady Trojans welcomed in both Battle Creek Central and Coldwater for a double dual meet.The Trojans won the contests 119-49 over Coldwater and 135-24 over Battle Creek Central.Sturgis also celebrated senior night at the pool, thanking their final year swimmers and their families for their hard work and dedication throughout their time as a Trojan.There were seven victories in the pool by Sturgis swimmers in the 12 events.COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY: Sturgis girls, Centreville boys claim St. Joe County team titlesFOOTBALL LOOKAHEAD: Playoff primer | Sturgis-area football squads open the post seasonBrooklyn Draper won a pair of races, taking first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:43.46 and swimming to a time of 1:11.50 in the 100 backstroke. Sydney Herblet paced the field in the 200 freestyle, her time was 2:16.55.Senior Ainsley Gump won the 50 freestyle at 26.22 seconds. She also swam to first place in the 500 freestyle race at 5:47.96.Senior Katelyn Halling led the way in the 100 freestyle, clocking a time of 59.08 seconds in that event. Senior Lilly Whitehead won the 100 breaststroke, her time was 1:17.45The win was the seventh overall for Sturgis on the season. The Trojans have a little over a week away from competition now before they head to Otsego for the SCC League Championships next weekend.Sturgis won the 200 medley relay. The team of Draper, Ella Whitehead, Ava Albarran and Mia Feyes came in with a time of 2:14.82. Sturgis also claimed first place overall in the 200 free relay. The squad of Gump, Herblet, Lilly Whitehead and Halling swam a time of 1:48.30 to win.For the 200 freestyle race, Chiara Guiduzzi was third, she finished at 2:56.60. Makenna Holden was second overall in the 200 individual medley (3:16.45) and Haylee Trine finished third at 3:45.92.The 50 freestyle saw Halling finish second, just behind Gump at 26.61 seconds. Lilly Whitehead was third overall with a time of 27.97.In diving, Trine finished third overall with a score of 118.65.Ella Whitehead had a time of 1:02.04 in the 100 freestyle, it was third. Feyes finished fourth at 1:07.84. Feyes was also third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 11:19.57, Albarran posted 1:26.78 for fourth.For the 500 freestyle, Herblet came in third at 6:03.22.Sturgis had a second-place finish in the 200 free relay as well. The group of Draper, Albarran, Feyes and Ella Whitehead posted 2:00.29.Contact Sports Editor Brandon Watson at bwatson@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BwatsonSJ.This article originally appeared on Sturgis Journal: Sturgis swimmers dominate on senior night, win seven events