Results needed for Cardinal Classic @ Pine Grove, Lion Classic @ Linesville and Tri-County North Conference
Photo Gallery and Video for Steel City, Photo Gallery for Harbor Creek Dirty Dawg, plus Video for Cardinal Classic @ Pine Grove are below with each meet summary
McNally by a LOT-Coatesville boys 4-peat-Northern York girls and Heather Giovagnoli, Spring-Ford victorious @ Steel City | North Penn boys and Cardinal O'Hara girls conquer competition and hills in Delaware | Mount Lebanon's girls, and the Seneca Valley boys win in Pittsburgh |Trinity girls @ Grove City | Lauren Zarger dominates home meet |
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10/4 Westmoreland County Coaches Association
RESULTS POSTED
By Mike Mueller
The Greater Latrobe Girls took home the Westmoreland County Coaches Meet, 39-49 over Norwin. GL junior Natalie Bower cruised to the individual title in a time of 19:48. Bower was one of four Latrobe runners in the top 15. Leslie Kovach led Norwin with a thrid place finish at 20:13.
The Norwin Boys placed three in the top six to take the team title over Hempfield Area, 65-88. Norwin's Dave Farina finished first in the race with a time of 17:37. Teammates Josh Hooke (18:15) finished 4th and Cameron Stumme (18:17) was sixth.
Ridgeway Invite
10/6 22nd Harrier Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
John Pickhaver, St. Joseph's Prep, won a close individual competition over Eli Weeks of Owen J. Roberts. Both runners were timed in 16:54. John Castillo, St. Joseph's Prep, was 3rd in 16:57. St. Joseph's Prep won the team competition with 55 points to beat out Phoenixville, 86 points. In the girls race William Tennent took the top 3 spots. Anne Areies was 1st in 20:05, Ashley Haslett was 2nd in 20:22, and Jackie Conklin was 3rd in 20:26. William Tennent took the team title with 25 points to beat out a Phoenixville squad that scored 36 points.
10/6 6th Annual Lion Classic
10/6 Cardinal Classic 5k
RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE
Video of the Boys Cardinal Classic 5K by Craig Lowthert
Video of the Girls Cardinal Classic 5K by Craig Lowthert
10/6 Cumberland County Championships
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
Shippensburg's Stephen Schelander won the boys race with a time of 16:47.86. Harry Latchford of East Pennsboro was 2nd in 16:53.76. East Pennsboro put 3 runners in the top-10 to win the team championship with 52 points. Big Spring was 2nd with 62 points. In the girls race Amanda Raudabaugh, Big Spring, took top honors, running a time of 19:16.16. Sarah Sulon, Mechanisburg, was 2nd in 19:27.15. Trinity won the girls team race with 34 points by putting 4 runners inside the top-8. Red Land was 2nd with a score of 58.
10/6 Dickinson College Long-Short (College)
10/6 Endless Mountains Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Mike Mueller
The Troy Area Girl's clipped Crestwood, 54-55 at the Endless Mountain Invitational at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds. Crestwood placed 4 runners in the top ten, including the overall winner in senior Molly Brown (20:26.68) but couldn't get their number 5 runner across the line until 32nd place. That allowed Troy to make up the ground with all five runners in the top 15. Lauren Norton led the way for TA with a 20:50.36 second place finish.
Robert Micikas led the Crestwood boys to a 40-57 win over Dallas. Micikas broke the tape at 16:30.35 to win the overall race, teammate Anthony Rizzo was third with a time of 16:51.31. Pittston Area's Nathan Zondlo ran a 16:35.76 finished second at 16:35.76.
10/6 George School Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
The Germantown Friends boys 'B' team showed that the future looks strong in winning the George School Invite with 93 points over the Westtown School, 102 points. The individual title was taken by Michael Riccio, Westtown School, 17:18.80. Thomas Hedges, Solebury School, was 2nd in 17:38.50. In the girls race St. Basil dominated, scoring only 21 points to beat Germantown Academy, 62 points. St. Basil had 5 runners in the top 8 and all 7 runners in the top 15. Colleen Gilmore, St. Basil, won the individual title in 20:03.80, while teammate Liz Barrett finished 2nd in 20:53.40.
10/6 Grove City Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
In the boys race at Grove City, the host team's own Jacob Kildoo won in a time of 16:46. Nate King, Slippery Rock, was 2nd in 17:27, and Tom Bollinger, Grove City, was 3rd in 17:33. Grove City won the team competition with 64 points to edge by Slippery Rock, 65 points. In the girls race it was all Trinity up front with Chelsea Sumney taking the victory in 19:34. Shaina Sumney was 2nd in 19:57. Trinity took the team title over a strong Avonworth squad, 43 points to 47 points.
10/6 Harbor Creek Dirty Dawg Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
Photo Gallery by Carl Strub of the 10/6/07 Harbor Creek Dirty Dawg Invitational
By Aaron Rich
In the boys race Garrett Gray, North East (below in photo by Carl Strub), won with a time of 16:46.63. Nick Marini, Cathedral Prep, was 2nd in 16:57.22. North East dominated the team competition with 25 points to beat out Cathedral Prep, 48 points. North East put 5 runners in the top 10, and their 6th runner was 11th. In the girls race Lauren Zarger (in photo by Carl Strub) finished more than a minute up on 2nd place, running to a time of 19:10.16. Ciara Shorts, Fort LeBoeuf, was 2nd in 20:11.51. Teammate Brittany Kaltenbaugh was 3rd in 20:13.69. Fort LeBoeuf won the team competition with 41 points and McDowell finished 2nd with 70 points.
10/6 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
David Adley, Baldwin, takes a 9-second win at the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational, running a time of 16:04 in the Varsity A race. Seneca Valley teammates Cam Stauffer and Chris Cipro were 2nd and 3rd with times of 16:13 and 16:16 as they lead their team to victory. Seneca Valley won the meet with 86 points and Mount Lebanon was 2nd with 99 points. The girls Varsity A race was won by Alyssa Kunkel, Knoch, in a time of 19:28. Emily Wobb, Pine Richland, was 2nd in 19:30. Mount Lebanon took team honors with 80 points to beat Carrol, 141 points. On a side note, both North Allegheny squads were 'B' squads.
10/6 Ridgway Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Mike Mueller
Matthew White (17:18) finished fourth and Michael White (17:51) seventh as the Bradford Boys beat out St. Marys, 71-74 at the Ridgeway Invitational. Elk County's Tyler Prokop was the overall winner with a time of 16:58.
10/6 Salesianum Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
By Aaron Rich
North Penn's Zach Hoagland takes the win in Delaware with a time of 16:26 to lead his team to a dominate victory. Dan Lowry, La Salle College, was 2nd in 16:38. Zack Montijo and Brad Miles, both of North Penn, were 3rd and 4th with times of 16:44 and 16:49. North Penn scored 28 points to take the team victory over La Salle College, with 88 points. North Penn had 4 runners in the top 10 and all 7 runners finished in the top 17 in the race. North Penn is very good this year, and they are making sure that the rest of us take notice. For the girls, Meghan Smith, Padua, took first with a time of 19:50. Cardinal O'Hara took the next 4 spots to show their dominance. Beth Kelly, 2nd, 20:53, Nicole DelGrosso, 3rd, 20:54, Katie McShay, 4th, 20:57, and Caroline Grant, 5th, 20:59. In the girls team race Cardinal O'Hara dominated the competition, scoring 25 points to beat North Penn, who scored 57 points. O'Hara 6 runners in the top 12 in the race including their top 4 finishing 2nd through 5th.
10/6 Steel City Invitational
RESULTS POSTED
Video by Scott Thatcher of the Varsity Boys @ the 10/6/07 Steel City Invitational
Video by Scott Thatcher of the Varsity Girls @ the 10/6/07 Steel City Invitational
Video by Rich Rosato of the Varsity Girls @ the 10/6/07 Steel City Invitational
Photo Gallery by Don Rich of the 10/6 Steel City Invitational @ Coatesville HS
By Aaron Rich (Race flow details courtesy of Don Rich)
Vince McNally made quick work of the challenging 3.1 mile course at Coatesville High School. He posted a 15:36.28 to finish 29 seconds ahead of Boyertown's Mark Dennin, 16:05.78. McNally's plan was to race the downhills, and he gained a 10 meter lead on Dennin on the downhill approaching the mile mark. Dennin caught up by the big uphill and they ran together through 2 miles. At that point the downhill begins again and McNally pushed ahead and didn't glance back until about 500 meters to go, where he "didn't see anyone". Tyler Jones finished 3rd in 16:23.68. Coatesville won the meet for the 4th straight year, putting 3 runners in the top 15 to score 101 points. Council Rock North was 2nd with 118 points. In the girls race Heather Giovagnoli (in center of pack at .75 miles), Spring Ford, had the goal of a top-10 finish in mind at the beginning of the race, but then she found herself at the front of the pack with Rachel Wong and Elizabeth Simpson. They passed each other back and forth on the uphill and then it was just Heather and Rachel on the downhill. Heather went ahead of Rachel for good with 200 meters to go and won in a time of 19:31.40, beating out Northern's Rachel Wong by 5 seconds (19:36.73). Elizabeth Simpson, Boyertown, was 3rd in the only other sub-20:00 time, with a 19:47.49. Northern keeps their winning streak alive, scoring 79 points to beat Downingtown East by 10 points. Northern put all 5 scoring runners in the top 30.
Coatesville four-peated at their home invite.
Weekend Preview: Another array of meets across PA, with the top ones being Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational, and the Steel City Invitational in Coatesville. No team lists yet, but at Steel City, there will be a showdown between Foot Locker hopefuls Vince McNally of Conestoga Valley and Mark Dennin of Boyertown.. PA #2 Northern York girls will be in Coatesville, and PA#2 boys North Penn will travel to Brandywine Creek State Park in Delaware for the Salesianum Invitational.
Weekend Newspaper Coverage from around PA
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Chambersburg girls finish seventh, boys eighth at Steel City
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Wong leads Northern to win in Coatesville
Philadelphia Inquirer
Recaps of Steel City, Salesianum DE and Harrier Invitatonals
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Kunkel, Adley capture cross country titles
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Norwin boys, Latrobe girls run to titles
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday North: Butler figures to be a factor at WPIAL cross country meet
West Chester Daily Local
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