8/31 WKND: U-ville girls dominate - Henderson boys tops/Barrett 17:26 breaks Rome's CR

08/29

McAlpin Invitational

Episcopal Academy

Newtown Square, PA

08/30

8th Oakbourne Relays

West Chester Henderson On-Site Coverage

(Photos by Kathy Leister)

In this relay meet, each school has four two person relay teams. One member of that teams runs a one mile loop, then exchanges with his/her partner, who runs the same loop. When they return, they tag the first runner and he/she runs the same loop again and then tags the 2nd runner to run one final mile loop. The team with the best combined time wins the meet.

The AAA champions West Chester Henderson boys and AAA runners up Unionville girls made their debut at the annual Oakbourne Relays and got off to flying starts. For the boys, the team of Seamus Collins and Kevin Moy had the fastest overall time, running 21:28, 17 seconds clear of the Downingtown East duo of Billy Caldwell and Tommy Fitzgerald. The Henderson team had a combined time of 1:30:09 seconds, which was over a minute better than Downingtown West in the ten team field. In the girls competition, Unionville started their quest for a state championship with a 1-2-3 sweep! The team of Olivia Young and Elizabeth Edwards ran 24:41 to win by 8 seconds over teammates Kacie Breeding and Emily Fisher. The team of AAA state champion Courtney Smith and Camryn Rickenbash finished 3rd. Their combined time of 1:40:13 was over nine minutes better than the runners up in an eleven team field.

West Chester, PA

RESULTS POSTED

Photo Gallery by Kathy Leister

08/30

Lions Invitational

Moravian Academy

Bethlehem, PA

08/30

Ninth Annual John Sharp Viking Invitational

Archbishop Wood

(Photos by Patty Morgan)

For 2013, the Viking Invitational was run at new venue, the Northampton Civic and Recreation Center. The brand new layout was very kind to Council Rock North's Ross Wilson. The senior, and one of the favorites in the AAA division, earned a five second victory over Chris Kazanjian of Penncrest with a winning time of 15:40. Jake Brophy of Central Bucks East was the 3rd man in that lead pack, running 15:49. The trio distanced themselves from the rest of the field by 40 seconds. In that pack, William Tennent put on a good opening day performance, having their top four place 9-10-12-13 led by Zack Halisky. Despite having their fifth runner finish 29, their front four did enough to take home the team title over Central Bucks East 73-108. Penncrest was a close 3rd with 112 points.

In the girls race, junior Marissa Sheva of Pennridge got the best of Kara Steinke of Methacton for the 2nd year in a row at the opening day invitational. Sheva won it more comfortably, running 18:02 to win by 16 seconds over the senior. 3rd place went to Jessica Bauer of the George School in 18:45. The team standings had Central Bucks East get an early win over rivals Central Bucks West 40-58. East were boosted by four finishers in the top ten led by Elizabeth Hukki (5th in 19:07) and Meaghan Willcoxen (7th in 19:30). West were led by a 4th place finish from Maddie Villalba (18:53) and an 8th place finish from Lindsey Gerlach.

Richboro, PA

RESULTS POSTED

Photo Gallery by Patty Morgan

Video Interviews

Ross Wilson- Council Rock North

Marissa Sheva - Pennridge

08/30

River Trail Cup Cross Country Invite

McKeesport Area

The inaugural event held at McKeesport Area was dominated on the boys side by the host school. Led by a solo winning performance from Ryan Sisley (18:09), McKeesport finished 1-2-5-6-7-8-9 to win the quad meet over Elizabeth Forward, Steel Valley and South Allegheny. In the girls race, Sydney Piotrowski won it for the host school by over a minute in an 8 person field.

Port Elizabeth, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

13th Annual Bear Mountain River Run

Lock Haven University

Abington boys from district 1 travelled all the way to Lock Haven for their opening weekend Bear Mountain River Run and got their 2013 campaign off on the right foot. Led by top ten finished from Richard Carabba (6th) and Jake Good (8th), Abington used a 1-5 split of 50 seconds to come away with the team championship over Central Cambria 42-58. The individual gold medal went to Nick Sweet of Sayre Area. The junior had a big lead early on and despite that lead shrinking in the 2nd half of the race, he was able to fight off the competition and the heat to win with a time of 16:19.1, four seconds better than senior Chet Schwoyer of Williamsport Area.

The girls race was dominated by 2012 Class A 3rd place finishers Central Cambria. The Red Devils had a 1-5 spread of 51 seconds and had six runners inside the top ten led by freshman Samantha Koss (2nd in 20:14.9) and junior Jordan Hayward (3rd in 20:25.9). Their point total of 24 points was over 50 points better than 2nd place Punxsutawney Area. Laurel Moyer of Central Mountain broke away from a lead pack of four runners late in the race to take home the individual title in 20:02.3.

Lock Haven, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

22nd Gateway Invitational

Twins Ethan and Colin Martin picked up where they left off in their cross country season opener. Two of the state’s best distance runners during the 2013 track season, the Martins cruised to a 1-2 finish, propelling Fox Chapel Area to the boys’ team title in the Gateway Invitational.
Ethan was credited with the win as the brothers clocked 17:25 over the extremely hilly course at Boyce Park outside Monroeville. The Foxes finished with 68 points to upend defending champion Baldwin, which had 78, and Bethel Park with 92. Jake Susalla of Plum was third in 17:27, while Zach White of West Allegheny was next in 18:05 and Baldwin’s George Kelley placed fifth in 18:13.

In the girls’ race, Bria McMahon of Franklin Regional overcame an off-course excursion by the top two finishers and the heat and humidity to win in 20:38. Alexis O’Shea of West Allegheny was second in 20:41, while Marisa Deichert of Laurel Highlands closed well for third in 20:52. Fox Chapel’s Mary Humphrey (20:59) and Hempfield Area’s Morgan Ansell (21:31) closed out the top five.
Two runners in the top 10 was more than enough to put Norwin atop the team standings with 88 points, while Hempfield was second with 101.

Monroeville, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

38th Cliff Robbins Invitational

The boys race featured AA contenders who were looking for a good start to a season where they hope to be in the mix by the end of it. Dallas and Scranton Prep were separated by one point, with Dallas getting the win on this occassion 70-71. A better performance from the Scranton Prep #5 runner and a 1-5 spread of 60 seconds kept them close against Dallas and their top four finishing in the top fifteen. But 32 points from their number 5 runner was enough to hold off Scranton Prep. Dominic Deluca came on strong at the end of track last season and picked up right where he left off to start 2013. The senior leader of a all senior top 7 for Dallas ran 16:46 to win by 11 seconds over Dominic Hockenbury of Lake-Lehman.

In the girls race, while one state title contender did not compete, a competitor who made many headlines during the 2013 track season put on the performance of the weekend. Senior Tessa Barrett of Abington Heights came flying out of the gates with an impressive win in a time of 17:26, which was 2:34 seconds better than 2nd place and broke the course record of 2012 Foot Locker finalist Regan Rome by 1:41! The performance by the indoor 3000 meter state record holder sets the pace for the top of the state rankings. Team wise, district 1 hopefuls Council Rock North gave themselves a positive boost to their season with a 68-85 win over the 2012 AA runners up Dallas. Holy Cross scored 86 points for 3rd. Kaelyn Heineke led the way for Council Rock North with a silver medal performance.

Dallas, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

40th McDowell Invitational

McDowell

Saegertown boys had the perfect start to their season with a comfortable team victory at the McDowell Invitational. Led by a 3rd place finish from Morgan Schenberg (16:54.3) and an 8th place finish from Brendon Barclay (17:17.5), Saegertown scored 79 points to nearly double up 2nd place Mercyhurst Prep. Individual honors went to Sebastian Curtin of Mercyhurst Prep. The junior ran 16:33.6 to win by just under five seconds over Gary Olsen of North East.

For the girls, Villa Maria Academy from district 10 got off to a winning start, catapulted by a 6-7-8 finish from Claire Brown, Carlee Constable and Olivia Messina. Their score of 52 points was 17 points better than Class A rivals North East. North East did have the individual winner in Emma Verdonik,who ran 19:08.7 to win by almost 80 seconds.

Erie, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

42nd California University of PA/Marty Uher Inv

California University of PA

One of district 7's traditional powers, Mount Lebanon boys, continued their tradition of starting the season flying out of the gates. This year, the squad impressed with a comfortable victory over Uniontown 33-60 with a 1-5 spread of 37 seconds, the best of the weekend. Junior Ian Baun led the way with a silver medal performace. Mount Lebanon finished with five in the top ten overall. Individual honors went to Uniontown's Nate Edenfield, who ran 17:15 to win the race by 14 seconds.

For the girls, Pine Richland got the best of Canon-McMillan 53-70 thanks to a 4-6 finish from sophomore Paige Suvick (21:54) and senior Gabrielle Romeo (22:08). Freshman Sarah Martin of Upper St Clair won her high school cross country debut race with a time of 20:34, 22 seconds better than 2nd place Kirsten McMichael of Ringgold.

California, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

Big Valley Invitational

Mifflin County High School

(Photos by David Beyerle)

Teams got an early season look at the some of the competition in their respective divisions with the meet scoring separated by class. Boys Class A saw individual winner Isaac Wilson (17:06) lead North Clarion to a narrow 54-60-66 victory over Brockway Rovers and Penns Valley.

Class AA saw district 4 powerhouse Lewisburg start off on the winning foot with a 64-97 victory over Bedford, despite Bedford's 1-2 finish from the sophomore duo of William Kachman (16:16) and Zane Baker (17:09). In AAA, State College got the best of Altoona by a score of 23-60. William Cather led the winners with the 2nd best time of the day (16:17) to win by 32 seconds over the field. State College had a 1-5 spread of 55 seconds.

(Photo by David Beyerle)

In girls class A, North Clarion used a 1-3-4 finish from champion Jill Wallace (19:57), Maggie Schwabenbauer (21:07) and Abbie Schmader (21:25) to propel them to the team title over Penns Valley 42-60. In AA, Lewisburg impressed with three in the top ten led by a 6th place finish from Blake Baylor. The Shikellamy sister duo of sophomore Treicy Cedeno (19:29) (Photo by David Beyerle) and freshman Yoangelys Cedeno (20:01) started their season with a 1-2 finish. In AAA, State College scored 25 points to cruise to victory by over 50 points. State College was led by a 1-2-3 finish from senior Emma Cousins (19:47), sophomore Natasha Fedkina (19:48) and senior Hannah Catalano (20:22).

Reedsville, PA

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

Bucknell Bison Open

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

COLLEGIATE

RESULTS POSTED

08/31

Hornet Harrier Invitational

Hickory

West Middlesex boys started their charge towards a Class A state title with an early season victory 59-111 over Cochranton. The district 10 sqaud had a 1-5 spread of 57 seconds led by a 5-6 finish from junior David Johnson (18:00) and senior Levi Canon (18:01). Robbie Kroner of Neshannock came away with the individual crown, running 17:26 to win by 19 seconds over Dylan Foley of Greenville.

For the girls, Hickory narrowly defended their home turf with a 3 point victory over Laurel 68-71 with four in the top 17 enough to push them over the top. Neshannock's Lizzie Manickas ran 19:54 to beat out Hickory's Lexi Bible by 19 seconds.

Hermitage, PA

RESULTS POSTED