Both Wiscasset High Schools boys and girls swim teams were able to rack up some points with four top-15 finishes at the state meets.

Wiscasset senior Julia West placed in two events during the Monday, Feb. 16 Maine Class B state championships at the University of Maine in Orono. Wiscasset junior Sam Storer placed in two events during the Saturday,  Feb. 14 boys Class B state championships, also at UMO.

West finished seventh in the girls 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:13.85 and finished 12th in the girls 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:28.77.

Behind West's strong finishes, Wiscasset was able to finish in 20th place, in front of several larger schools. Greely High School (350.5 points) was able to edge-out Mount Desert (350 points) by the narrowest of margins for the state title.

Storer was 11th in the boys 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.32, and was 14th overall in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.25.

Like the girls team, the boys team finished 20th. The state champion this year is Cape Elizabeth, which racked up 275.5 points.