Cheney girls swim team wins twice at Richland meet

RICHLAND — The Cheney girls swim team came away with a pair of wins after competition in a multi-team dual meet in Richland on Sept. 21.

But the Blackhawk girls certainly know how much they need to improve before state in November.

Cheney topped both Chiawana (84-37) and Pasco (84-40) but was overwhelmed by by Mercer Island (134-37).

“Mercer Island is the best team in the state,” head coach Jennifer Hochwalt wrote in an email.

Notable finishes on the afternoon for Cheney and included a pair of third-place finishes for Jezelle Schmidt at 1 minute, 10.10 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke and M...