St. Scholastica swim captain Emma Mae Smith said she didn't have her best meet on Oct. 9.

But the senior showed why she earned captain honors for the 14-time defending Division II state champs. Even though she didn't post her best times, she still won the 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke to help propel the Doves to the team title at the eighth annual Pelican High School Invitational at PAC.

"Our swimmers delivered numerous PRs, helping lead us to victory. Our big carryaway is that we picked up five new state qualifiers, including Anna Claire Capshaw, Lucy Inman, Caroline Johnson, Julia Smith and Grace Tittelbach," said SSA coach Chris Prator.

"The kids were in a great mood, ready to swim fast. Nobody wants to be the swimmer on a team that breaks the state-winning legacy streak. The

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