ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles East girls swimming team won its meet against crosstown foe St. Charles North, 111-69, at Norris Pool on Thursday night because the Saints raced against more than just the North Stars, according to coach Joe Cabel.

Cabel attributed his team’s strong showing to his swimmers also competing against each other for slots in the Upstate Eight Conference Meet on Oct. 27 at Neuqua Valley.

“We were competing against North but we were also probably competing against ourselves to get a couple of hundredths faster,” Cabel said. “Our conference team was decided by some swims tonight. “