OGEMAW HEIGHTS - Jan. 18, 2007 - Ogemaw Heights outnumbered the Oscoda swim team by about a three-to-one margin, and that, along with 10 first-place finishes helped the Falcons earn a 127-55 victory over the Owls on Thursday.

"I thought we looked pretty good tonight," said Falcons coach Louise Hofer. "This was our first meeting with Oscoda this season, and there is always a little tension when you see a team for the first time in a season."

The Falcons won all but two events. Winners included the 200-medley relay team of Brian Marshall, Nick Elliott, Tanner Walker and Chad Maciejewski (2:05.61), Alex Ecker in the 200-free (2:00.66), Conrad Laurion in the 200-IM (2:24.48) and 100-butterfly (1:02.16), Dan Spencer in the 100-free (1:03.33), Marshall in the 500-free (6:21.84), Laurion, Maciejewski, Walker and Ecker in the 200-free relay (1:40.93), Josh Gildner in the 100-back (1:10.49), Sean McClintic in the 100-breat (1:18.20) and Ecker, Rohrer, Marshall and Laurion in the 400-free relay (4:04.45).

Mike Mertz won the 50-free (26.01) and Ray Gaskell took diving (182.15 points) for the Owls.

"I decided to put some of the guys in events they don't normally swim, and several of them discovered events they really enjoy," Hofer said. I think the most enjoyable to watch was (freshman) Logan Gabourie in the 500-free style. He had a great first swim and is looking forward to the next."

Gabourie finished 4th in 7:15.85.

Other top finishers included Andy Skowronek, James Padden, Jason Egan and McClintic (3rd, 2:18.27) in the 200-medley relay; Rohrer (2nd, 2:23.80) and Clayton Clemens (3rd, 2:42.58) in the 200-free; Nick Elliott (2nd, 2:42.01) and Walker (3rd, 2:42.26) in the 200-IM; Egan (2nd, 27.92) in the 50-free; Ecker (2nd, 1:05.49) and Maciejewski (3rd, 1:15.72) in the 100-fly; Martin Nelkie (2nd, 1:13.40) and Padden (3rd, 1:15.63) in the 100-free; Nick Schrunk (3rd, 7:13.97) in the 500-free; Egan, McClintic, Skowronek and Dan Spencer (2nd, 1:55.74) in the 200-free relay; Mike Morris (3rd, 1:26.67) in the 100-back; Skowronek (3rd, 1:22.88) in the 100-breast; and Spencer, Nick Elliott, Morris and Josh Gildner (3rd, 4:27.88) in the 400-free relay.

Top finishers for Oscoda were Gaskell, Bryce Haglund, Coty Nolff and Mertz (2nd) in the medley relay; Nolff (3rd) in the 50-free; Andrew Long (3rd) in diving; Mertz (2nd) in the 500-free; Kevin Ostrander, Long, Jeremy Colborn and Thomas York (3rd) in the 200-free relay; Gaskell (2nd) in the 100-back; Bryce Haglund (2nd) in the 100-breast; and Gaskell, Mertz, Haglund and Nolff (2nd) in the 400-free relay.

Both teams are in action again Saturday, Jan. 20 at Ogemaw's Falcon Invitational.