From the Marshall News Messenger  http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/sports/high_school/article_792c160a-29d4-11e0-b60c-001cc4c002e0.html

Hallsville's Samantha Thompson headlined a group of local athletes that qualified for during last weekend's District 13-4A Swimming and Diving Championships held in Texarkana.

Thompson, a junior, earned a gold medal in the girls’ 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5 minutes, 37.83 seconds, and also placed second in the girls’ 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:11.62.

The times were good enough to send Thompson to Class 4A-Region V Swimming & Diving Championships to be held in Magnolia on Feb. 4-5, placing her fourth in the girl's team standings with 16 points despite being the only athlete competing for the Ladycats