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McMinnville swim team competes
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The McMinnville swim team was in action Thursday night when it played host to the Winchester Penguins at Gilley Pool.The three-hour home meet was the second time the McMinnville swim team had competed at home this season and the team fared very well, winning 29 individual events against the Penguins.The meet started with a bang for McMinnville. The home team took three of the five mixed relay events to begin the afternoon.Racing in the 100-meter medley relay, McMinnville’s 8-and-under team, 11-12-year-old squad and 15-18-year-old quartet each pulled off victories. The 100-meter medley involves four team members swimming 25 meters each in one of the four swimming techniques, free style, breast stroke, back stroke and butterfly.