The 2019 girls swimming season came to an end recently and the Lumberjacks predict a bright future. With several swimmers making the state girls swim meet in recent years and state champion Makayla Suominen off to college in Alaska, it was a rebuilding season for Cloquet-Esko-Carlton.

"In 2018 we had 12 girls qualify in the top 16 for our section meet, eight of whom qualified in individual events," head coach Rachel Peterson said. "In 2019 we had 13 girls qualify in the top 16 for sections with 11 qualifying in at least one individual event and 3 qualifying in multiple individual events in the...