By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Scott Thompson won the 200 IM for Marshfield’s lone event victory in a 96-72 loss to Wisconsin Rapids in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys swimming dual meet Thursday night at Marshfield High School.

Thompson finished the 200 IM in 2:33.29, winning the event by nearly 6 seconds.

Marshfield got second-place finishes from Thompson in the 500 freestyle (6:52.03); Brian Engel in the 100 freestyle (58.70) and 100 backstroke (1:08.73); and Michael Kruse in the 50 freestyle (27.31), the 200 medley, and 400 freestyle relays.

Marshfield’s next meet is Dec. 18 at home against Stevens Point.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Wisconsin Rapids 96, Marshfield 72

Winners and Marshfield finishers

200 medley relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids (Drake Blossfield, Brett Burris, Jonah Mancl, Dylan Engelbright) 1:51.75; 2. Marshfield (Brian Engel, Scott Thompson, Michael Kruse, Trevyn Tham) 2:02.84; 3. Marshfield (Colin Thomasgard, Mason Metz, Ben Donahue, Erik Tollefson) 2:15.37; 5. Marshfield (Tim Benson, Ayush Shukla, Andrew Gilkerson, Brendyn Divine 2:37.32.

200 freestyle: 1. Burris (WR) 2:02.86; 3. Anthony Hartwig (MAR) 2:24.67; 4. Alec Brenner (MAR) 2:27.23; 5. Thomasgard (MAR) 2:37.22.

200 IM: 1. Thompson (MAR) 2:33.29; 4. M. Metz (MAR) 2:56.77.

50 freestyle: 1. Brandon Judnic (WR) 26.16; 2. Kruse (MAR) 27.31; 3. Tham (MAR) 27.54; 6. Gilkerson (MAR) 30.82.

100 butterfly: 1. Engelbright (WR) 1:05.59; 3. Brenner (MAR) 1:17.17; 4. Benson (MAR) 1:46.54; 5. Nick North (MAR) 2:29.88.

100 freestyle: 1. Blossfield (WR) 53.70; 2. Engel (MAR) 58.70; 4. Donahue (MAR) 1:01.69; 5. Kruse (MAR) 1:03.18.

500 freestyle: 1. Tyler Aaseng (WR) 6:33.72; 2. Thompson (MAR) 6:52.03; 3. Hartwig (MAR) 6:58.57; 4. Gilkerson (MAR) 7:27.13.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids (Burris, Nick Norton, Judnic, Engelbright) 1:43.97; 3. Marshfield (Brenner, Zach Hanson, M. Metz, Hartwig) 1:57.15; 4. Marshfield (North, Alex Wuethrich, Divine, Shukla) 2:30.33.

100 backstroke: 1. Blossfield (WR) 1:04.12; 2. Engel (MAR) 1:08.73; 3. Thomasgard (MAR) 1:19.01; 4. Benson (MAR) 1:33.48.

100 breaststroke: 1. Burris (WR) 1:04.81; 3. M. Metz (MAR) 1:26.34; 4. North (MAR) 1:28.67; 5. Tham (MAR) 1:43.34.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Wisconsin Rapids (Mancl, Judnic, Engelbright, Blossfield) 3:56.94; 2. Marshfield (Donahue, Thompson, Kruse, Engel) 4:01.80; 3. Marshfield (Thomasgard, Tham, Hanson, Brenner) 4:06.83; 4. Marshfield (Hartwig, North, Tollefson, Gilkerson) 4:50.79.