By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Highline High School captured 12th place as a team in the state Class 2A swimming and diving ranks, scoring 74 points to highlight the area performances for all classifications.

Emily Zacharias led the way for the Pirates in the action held Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Zacharias took third place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 8.06 seconds and sixth in the 200 individual medley in 2:14.19.

Teammate Araceli Felix also swam in those events, finishing 13th in the 200 IM in 2:22.46 and 13th in the 100 breast in 1:13.81.

Highline came in eighth in the 200 medley relay finals in 1:57.71, 15th in the 200 free relay in 1:48.69 and 22nd in the 400 free relay in 4:18.95.

Stella Fosberg of the Pirates nailed an 11th place finish in diving with 235.95 points and teammate Chloe Watson took 12th with 234.45.

3A State

Hannah Tittle of Chief Sealth was the only area participate in the 3A swimming and diving meet held at the same pool at a different time Saturday.

Tittle finished 14th in the 100 freestyle in a time of 54.71 seconds.

Chief Sealth finished 36th as a team with three points.

4A State

Kennedy Catholic came in 24th as a team in the 4A state swimming and diving meet with 18 points and Mount Rainier placed 36th with three points.

Shayla Merkle of the Lancers took ninth in the 100 butterfly in 59.38 and 10th in the 200 IM in 2:13.19.

Allison Shimp of Mount Rainier finished 14th in diving with 276.05 points and Madeline Kemp of JFK placed 15th with 275.60.

Maddie Terry of the Lancers was 19th with 186.15 points.

Rachel Beal of the Rams was 18th in the 200 IM in 2:17.85 and 19th in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.56.
Mount Rainier was also 19th in the 400 free relay in 3:55.75 and 21st in the 200 medley relay in 1:59.14.
Ali Reiff of the Rams was 22nd in the 100 back in 1:04.19 and the Lancers' Madelline Kalenius was 23rd in the 100 breast in 1:12.55.