Swimming in your home pool does make a difference.
That's what Dickinson swimmer Madison Porter believes and that's an advantage she'll have when the Williston-Dickinson Invite takes place Saturday at the West River Community Center.
Williston and Dickinson have a girls swimming and diving co-op and Dickinson gets one meet per year.
"It's nice to swim in our own pool," said Porter, who is one of three seniors for Dickinson that swim for Williston. "It (will be) kind of like how we swim every day. It's going to be nice."
Porter is hoping to better her qualifying times, which will certainly take some effort. She's already made her mark as one of the state's best swimmers, boasting the fourth-best time in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.56) and the fifth best time in the 200 freestyle (2:01.83). She also has the 10th best time in the 50 free with a 25.76.
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"I'm happy with it," Porter said of her senior year. "I like the butterfly. It's my best (race)."
The other two seniors are Tyler Reed and Alexis Klug.
Klug, who missed last year with a shoulder injury, has come back to post the ninth best time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.31).
Klug and Porter make up two legs of a 200 freestyle relay that sits second in the state with a time of 1:45.56. Porter is the third leg on the state's fastest 200 medley relay, which has a time of 1:53.56.
"We're pretty proud of that," Porter said.
Dickinson sophomore Alexa Martel also has a state-qualifying time, swimming a leg in the state's seventh-fastest 400 freestyle relay that has a time of 3:56.40.
Hazen third in Class A poll, receiving two first-place votes
The Hazen football team was again ranked third in the Class A football poll with a game against New Salem-Glen Ullin (receiving votes) coming up this week.
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After that, the Bison host top-ranked Watford City. Velva was second in the poll while North Prairie was fourth and Williams County fifth. The Firestorm knocked Harvey out of the poll by beating the Hornets 18-8 last week.
In the 9-man poll, Mott-Regent was second, receiving four first place votes while Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter remained at the top, receiving five. Mott-Regent hosts Hettinger this week. Thompson, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood and Kidder County rounded out the poll, respectively.
In the Class AA poll, Dickinson Trinity upheld its No. 3 ranking after beating Carrington at home last week. Top-ranked Wahpeton narrowly missed defeat, beating Central Cass 14-13 and Devils Lake stayed unbeaten at the second spot in the poll. Lisbon and Fargo Shanley rounded out the final two spots, respectively. Shanley hosts Wahpeton this week while Trinity visits Minot Ryan.
In the AAA poll, Bismarck High cruised past Fargo South to remain No. 1, securing all 10 first-place votes.
Minot, the only other unbeaten AAA team in the state, was second. Fargo South (1-2) was third, Bismarck Century was fourth and Grand Forks Central fifth.
