Ben Mathiason leads boys swim and dive at Fergus Falls Invite

Ben Mathiason leads boys swim and dive at Fergus Falls Invite

FERGUS FALLS — The Detroit Lakes/Perham boys swimming and diving co-op made the season’s first splashes at Fergus Falls on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Lakers finished in third place with a team score of 448. The Otters protected their home pool, finishing with 598 team points. Ben Mathiason secured two gold-medal finishes in the 200-yard IM (2:11.20) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.19). Paxtyn Steinmetz swam to first place in the 50-yard breaststr…

Boys Swimming and Diving: Park Rapids opens season at Fergus Falls Invitational

FERGUS FALLS – Carter Schiller clocked one winning time and added a runner-up finish as the Park Rapids boys swimming team opened the season at the Uvaas Otter Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 6. Schiller won the 100-yard freestyle in 56.60 and clocked a runner-up 23.99 in the 50 freestyle as the Panthers placed fifth with 254 points. Fergus Falls scored 598 points to edge out Princeton for the team title in this six-team meet. Schiller, Jack Mitt…