Norwell opened up the season on top with a first-place finish at its own girls-only invitational Saturday afternoon.
The Knights posted a team score of 238.5 to win the trophy. Following Norwell was Columbia City with 207 points, Huntington North third (196), Angola fourth (179), Oak Hill fifth (141), Bishop Dwenger sixth (132), South Adams seventh (101), Adams Central eighth (54), and Bellmont ninth (53.5).
Top-3 finishers for Norwell were:
• Emerson Meredith second, Cassie Coyne third in the 200-yard freestyle.
• Ella Krug third in the 200-yard IM and third in the 100-yard butterfly.
• Coyne second in the 500-yard freestyle.
• Sawyer Peterson, Renee Fraze, Ryleigh Huffman, and Meredith third in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
• Haleigh Reinhard third in the 100-yard breaststroke.
• Peterson, Krug, Coyne, and Meredith third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Norwell will travel to Adams Central starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
