As expected, the Tuscola varsity girls swim team easily won its own inviational meet on Saturday.
The Mountaineers finished first at the Tuscola Invitational with 649 points, 254 points better than second-place Smoky Mountain (395). Owen was third (219), Hayesville was fourth (205) and Hendersonville (173) finished fifth.
Rounding out the girls meet was Murphy (sixth), Erwin (seventh), Asheville Christian Academy (eighth) and Andrews (ninth).
It was a battle for the top three spots in the Tuscola Boys Invitational as Owen (348) finished first, Hendersonville (341.5) was second and the Mountaineers (332.5) were third.
Smoky Mountain (288) finished a distant fourth, ACA (244) was fifth, Murphy (142) came in sixth, Erwin (103) finished seventh, Andrews (90) was eighth and Hiwassee Dam (31) was ...