Swimmers bring home medals

RICHLAND – Cheney swimmers brought home a few first-place finishes Oct. 16 from their first trip to the Class 3A Mid-Columbia Conference Championship Meet.

Freshman Lauren Howe and junior May Peterson paced the Blackhawks (5-1) in the event at George Prout Pool.

Howe had a pair of first-place finishes in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 25.92 and 100-meter freestyle with a time of 56.88

Peterson won gold in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:05.91 and in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 55.63.

Senior Janie Richards earned second place in the 500 freestyle with a time...