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BATTLE CREEK - The Saline boys' swim and dive team put up the second strong performance in as many weeks by taking fourth at the Battle Creek Spartan Invitational Saturday.
Saline finished fourth in the 10-team event with 223 points. Birmingham Seaholm won with 448 points. Grosse Pointe South was second with 334 points. Midland Dow was third with 269 points.
Liam Russell won the 100-yard breast in 1:00.25 - Saline's lone winner at the event. Teammate Diego Valdes was third in 1:01.73.
Saline had a strong day in the relays. Will Loveland, Alex Fruth, Josiah Bentley and Nethanyel Sarment finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:35.32). In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Russell, Ian Bosinger, Valdes and Deniz Ozil finished third in 1:31.8. In the 200-yard medley relay, Nick Twigg, Russell, Valdes and Ozil were third in 1:40.93.
Other top eight finishes were turned in by:
Saline hosts Bedford Thurrsday.
The function of Saline Main Street seems to be to put on events (previously put on by the city) that are designed to do two things 1)bring in revenue for very few businesses 2) attract new people to Saline. I agree with the latter, at least, if it didn’t come at a cost to community members.