SULPHUR — St. Scholastica coach Chris Prator knew the margin would be tight.

As the 14-time defending Division II state champion Doves hit the pool at the SPAR Aquatic Center on Nov. 22, they needed a total team effort to push the streak to 15.

Mission accomplished.

St. Scholastica edged out Haynes by a 293.5 to 263 margin, while Doves' senior Emma Mae Smith earned outstanding swimmer honors.

“Total team effort, and we knew that is what it would take going in,” Prator said. “All season, we knew a lot of girls would have to step up and make the top 16 for us to have a chance. And props to them. This is the thinnest I have ever been numbers-wise. I didn’t even have four girls, except in two events. Winning both those relays was huge.”

Smith was a double-event winner, taking first in th

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