The Haines Dolphins aren’t exactly “amateurs,” as a few of them took home cash prizes following the season-opening meet in Whitehorse, Y.T., Nov. 1-2.
Seventeen Haines swimmers competed in the “international dual meet,” said Dolphins president James Alborough.
“The highlight of that meet is the 50-meter freestyle, in which the kids get cash prizes for first, second and third,” Alborough said.
Rio Ross-Hirsh, 7, earned first place and $25 as the winner of the girls’…