Hononegah wins NIC-10 swimming & diving championship for the 15th straight year
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The tradition continues for the Hononegah boys' swimming and diving team. The Indians won their 15th straight NIC-10 championship Saturday at Boylan's Natatorium.Bryson Beck got the Indians started with a win in the 200-yard freestyle. He later won the 100 Backstroke.The Indians got another individual championship from senior Cales Miles in the 100 Butterfly.Hononegah also won the 200-yard Freestyle Relay. Miles, Ray Grommes, Gael Bronson and Bryson Beck swam on that.Two other individuals who shined Saturday were Auburn's Henry Peifer and Harlem's Bo Shields. Peifer won the 50-yard Freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle. Shields, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard Breaststroke.Boylan got a big win from its 400-yard Freestyle Relay. Gavin Bazquez started off that event for the Titans. Matt Dolan anchored the win.In diving, the heavy favorite from Freeport Tristan Peterson won for the third straight year. He's still only a junior, so he'll go for a fourth championship next year.Following are the final team standings:1. Hononegah 2862. Boylan 2273. Belvidere 1554. Guilford 1475. Freeport 1236. Auburn 1097. Harlem 908. Jefferson 509. East 48
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