AURORA | Bri-nkley renewed got reacquainted Tuesday and it was just like old times.
The Brighton and Hinkley boys swim teams, who have developed a strong sense of camaraderie over the past few seasons — even jokingly combining their team names into Bri-nkley — got together for a tight dual meet Tuesday at Hinkley.
Not only did the teams compete hard against each other, with the Bulldogs coming out on top of a 96-89 decision, but they had a good time in and out of the water. Brighton team members joined with the Hinkley team to help support Hinkley senior captain Sam Buchholz ask his girlfriend, Sydney, to prom.
The meet came down to the final 400 yard freestyle relay, with the Thunderbirds needing to win the race to take first. The Bulldogs had other ideas, however, finishing first by nearly five seconds to secure the victory.
Juniors Tim Martin and Steve Banuelos-Loya won two events each for Hinkley, which also got a 500-yard freestyle victory from Joseph Graff. The Thunderbirds also cruised in the 200 medley relay.
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BRIGHTON 96, HINKLEY 89
200-yard medley relay: 1. Hinkley A (Andy Stockinger, Tim Martin, Sam Buchholz, Joseph Graff), 1 minute, 56.24 seconds; 2. Brighton A, 2:00.31; 3. Hinkley B (Michael Loyoza, Trevor Hancock, David Canales, Ian Thomson), 2:15.05; 4. Brighton B, 2:15.85; 5. Hinkley C (Will Oliva, Manuel Hernandez, Moses Jones, Sam Page), 2:29.01
200-yard freestyle: 1. A. Hewlett (Brighton), 2 minutes, 3.80 seconds; 2. Andy Stockinger (Hinkley), 2:13.08; 3. T. Andrews (Brighton), 2:25.40; 4. J. Kniss (Brighton), 2:38.12; 5. Aly Diaz (Hinkley), 2:42.66; 6. Raudel Dominguez (Hinkley), 3:01.12
200-yard individual medley: 1. Tim Martin (Hinkley), 2 minutes, 8.06 seconds; 2. G. Shibao (Brighton), 2:31.70; 3. C. Zeilstra (Brighton), 2:33.00; 4. David Canales (Hinkley), 2:48.23; 5. C. Birge (Brighton), 2:52.59; Joseph Graff (Hinkley) DQ
50-yard freestyle: 1. J. Keefe (Brighton), 24.35 seconds; 2. Sam Buchholz (Hinkley), 24.71; 3. J. Prieto (Brighton), 25.57; 4. Jon Askew (Hinkley), 26.08; 5. R. Carr (Brighton), 26.84; 6. Moses Jones (Hinkley), 29.16
1-meter diving: 1. A. Vin Rhod (Brighton), 162.75 points; 2. Eustace Oakley (Hinkley), 121.30; 3. Julian Guerra (Hinkley), 106.20; 4. Alexis Estrada (Hinkley), 104.90
100-yard butterfly: 1. Tim Martin (Hinkley), 58.03 seconds; 2. J. Keefe (Brighton), 58.15; 3. C. Zeilstra (Brighton), 1:06.53; 4. C. Johnson (Brighton), 1:11.13; 5. Jebb Askew (Hinkley), 1:14.15; 6. David Canales (Hinkley), 1:17.58
100-yard freestyle: 1. Steve Banuelos-Loya (Hinkley), 53.84 seconds; 2. Sam Buchholz (Hinkley), 56.20; 3. Ju. Prieto (Brighton), 56.43; 4. Jo. Prieto (Brighton), 56.80; 5. C. Combs (Brighton), 1:00.26; 6. Ian Thomson (Hinkley), 1:02.81
500-yard freestyle: 1. Joseph Graff (Hinkley), 6 minutes, 16.89 seconds; 2. T. Andrews (Brighton), 6:26.93; 3. J. Kniss (Brighton), 7:15.77; 4. R. Perez (Brighton), 7:37.28; 5. Will Oliva (Hinkley), 8:36.79; 6. Cooper Hansen (HInkley), 8:59.31
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Brighton A, 1 minute, 38.73 seconds; 2. Hinkley A (Steve Banuelos-Loya, Jon Askew, Ian Thomson, David Canales), 1:42.68; 3. Brighton B, 1:47.14; 4. Hinkley B (Jebb Askew, Moses Jones, Aly Diaz, Sam Page), 2:01.23; 5. Hinkley C (Matt Mason, Nicolas Flores, Trevor Hancock, Will Oliva), 2:13.27; 6. Brighton C, 2:14.35
100-yard backstroke: 1. A. Hewlett (Brighton), 1 minutes, 3.57 seconds; 2. Andy Stockinger (Hinkley), 1:05.01; 3. Ju. Prieto (Brighton), 1:06.04; 4. Raudel Dominguez (Hinkley), 1:24.24; 5. A. Rhod Vin (Brighton), 1:28.13; 6. Matt Mason (Hinkley), 1:48.10
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Steve Banuelos-Loya (Hinkley), 1 minute, 8.22 seconds; 2. Jon Askew (Hinkley), 1:12.95; 3. C. Johnson (Brighton), 1:13.96; 4. G. Shibao (Brighton), 1:15.97; 5. Jebb Askew (Hinkley), 1:22.84; 6. C. Strand (Brighton), 1:31.44
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Brighton A, 3 minutes, 44.98 seconds; 2. Hinkley A (Sam Buchholz, Joseph Graff, Jebb Askew, Tim Martin), 3:49.69; 3. Hinkley B (Steve Banuelos-Loya, Ian Thomson, Jebb Askew, Tim Martin), 3:49.69; 4. Brighton B, 4:13.67; 5. Brighton C, 5:00.68; 6. Hinkley C (Raudel Dominguez, Cooper Hanson, Matt Mason, Aly Diaz), 5:11.80
