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ELKINS -- The Elkins High School swim teams got the season underway by sweeping Doddridge County at Davis & Elkins College's George A. Myles Pool.
The three-time state champion Lady Tigers swam to a 105-26 win.
Elkins placed first in all but one individual event and was led by Sophia Rhodes, who claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:22.84) and 100 freestyle (1:00.06) and Aleah Irons -- first in the 100 butterfly (1:05.36) and 100 backstroke (1:05.91).
Other first-place finishers were Lilly Irons in the 200 IM (2:29.70), Lilly Anger in the 50 freestyle (27.28) and Kyndall Monk in the 500 freestyle (6:53.27).
Doddridge County's Isabella McGrady crossed the line first in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:20.34.
The Lady Tigers swept the relay events as Aleah Irons, Ava Teter, Lilly Irons and Anger were took the 200 medley relay (2:03.73) and Rhodes joined Lilly Irons, Aleah Irons and Anger to place first in the uncontested 400 freestyle relay (4:08.56).
Savannah Rowan, Flora Perkins, Teter and Vivienne Shepherd took the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 2:12.47.
The EHS boys claimed a 78-14 victory as Kyan George, Dorsey Cutright and Joel Casto took two events apiece.
George won the 50 freestyle (23.03) and 100 backstroke (59.91) Cutright the 200 freestyle (2:01.05) and 100 butterfly (59.16) and Casto the 200 IM (2:13.05) and 100 breaststroke (1:03.94).
Jackson Shepherd claimed the 100 freestyle (1:11.66) and Kolton Ward the 500 freestyle (6:15.15).
In the relay events, Cutright, Casto, George and Ward won the 200 medley relay (1:50.14) and Cutright, Briar Higgins, Casto and George the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.31).