Rhinelander’s Celia Francis leads teammate Lily Thorsen in the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley during a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Menomonie Saturday, Nov. 9. Francis, a sophomore, enters tonight’s state meet in Waukesha as the second-fastest qualifier in both the IM and the 100 backstroke, and is the defending state champion in the IM. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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The field for tonight’s state swim meet
Rhinelander’s quest for back-to-back WIAA Division 2 state girls’ swim titles — and what would be the Hodags’ third championship in the last five years — appears to be a long shot going into tonight’s state championship meet in Waukesha.
