Comprehensive coverage of the PIAA District Meets... where PennTrackXC is onsite at ten of the twelve.
October 19 (D8) | October 23 (D2, D3, D5, D11) | October 24 (D4, D7, D12) |
October 25 (D1) |
October 26 (D6, D9, D10) | PA Independent State Champs |
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10/21 |
Malvern Prep placed five in the top seven to run away with the Inter-Ac boys title at Belmont Plateau behind a second place 16:05 by sophomore Jaxson Hoey. Their five-man spread was 1:08. Their 24 points were 25 better than runner-up Penn Charter. Junior Sam Ritz kept the title in the family after getting 2nd this brother Ben in 2012. He was clocked in 16:03. Boys Highlights
For the girls, freshman Abbe Goldstein of Germantown Academy led her team to the championship by three points (46-49) over Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy with her 19:47. Her mark eclipsed the course record (USATF version 2013). Springside junior Jamie Costarino was 2nd in 20:22.
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Philadelphia, PA RESULTS POSTED |
Saturday October 19
10/19 |
Schenley
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Summary and Photos by Phil Grove
(1 team, 5 individuals)
The girls were the first to compete for PIAA starting spots, and freshman Elena Woodworth of Obama led at every turn. Challenged late by junior teammate Chloe Mobley, Woodworth earned the win in 22:32.34, with Mobley next at 22:43.53. Olivia Nickles of Carrick was third in 23:10.76, followed by Obama’s Kaileigh Macleod in 23:27.70 and Brashear’s Elisa Varlotta in 23:31.94. The Eagles had 28 points for the team crown, while Carrick was next with 44 and Brashear had 52.
On the boys’ side, Carrick’s Zackary Wierzchowski went to the front right after the starter’s gun and staved off challenges from Perry’s Christian Cook for the wire-to-wire victory. The junior’s winning time was 17:47.88, while Cook needed 18:04.59 to complete the 3.1-mile course. The next four spots were occupied by Wierzchowski’s sophomore teammates – Josh Walters (18:39.59), Robert Warnock (19:00.70), Julian Jester (19:20.79) and Cody Kirk (19:29.71) – as the Raiders were credited with 19 points. Obama had 64, while Brashear finished with 86.
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Pittsburgh, PA RESULTS POSTED
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Districts Week Feature: D8 had the Pittsburgh skyline as a backdrop at the first qualifiers |
Wednesday October 23
10/23 |
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Photos by Patty Morgan
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals)
Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Class AAA (2 teams, 10 individuals) The district 11 championships was an opportunity for league champions to solidify their dominance in the district, while this meet was an opportunity for other teams to perform better and try to dethrone their league winning counterparts. ![]() ![]() For the boys, Freedom flexed their muscle over the rest of the district, using a 42 second spread to place their scoring five in the top 13 to score 37 points and defeat Parkland by 31 points. Parkland had a 44 to comfortably qualify for states in the 2nd position. ![]() |
Bethlehem, PA RESULTS POSTED
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10/23 |
Elk Lake High School
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Photos by Don Rich
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals)
Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Class AAA (1 teams, 5 individuals) Many district 2 teams haven't had big meet competition in several weeks. Many had entered the Paul Short Run, only for the meet to be canceled due to above average temperatures and humidity for early October. Would rust play a factor? Who managed to stay sharp during the past two and a half week period? ![]() ![]()
In girls A, single A #2 squad Holy Cross also had a 1-2-3 finish of their own led by district champion Tess Kearns (19:37), Zoe Haggerty and Mackenzie Greenfield. Their score of 26 was 16 points better than the top ranked team in the division Elk Lake, who will be joining Holy Cross in Hershey despite being upset.
For the boys, Wallenpaupack won a close contest with Abington Heights to become the district champions in AAA. Wallenpaupack had five in the top fifteen with a 1-5 spread of an impressive 27 seconds to take the title 47-54, despite Abington Heights having two finishers in front of their number 1. Patrick Johnson led the way with a 6th place finish. Individual honors went to Matt Kravitz of North Pocono. The sopomore was the only runner in the race to break 17 munutes, running 16:53 to win 22 seconds over Jacob Ross of Abington Heights. ![]()
In boys A, Lakeland cruised to the team championship, placing four in the top nine to score 42 points to win by 32 over fellow qualifiers Elk Lake. Lakeland were led by a 1-2 finish from district champion Nate Morgan (16:55) and Mark Arzie (17:27), who are both juniors.
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Dimock, PA RESULTS POSTED RACE VIDEO COMING
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10/23 |
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Photos by Tim O'Dowd and Megan Klugh
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals)
Class AA (3 teams, 15 individuals) Class AAA (4 teams, 20 individuals) Prior to Wednesday's district 3 championships, the Mid Penn championship meet caused some big shake ups in our state rankings. This meet was an opportunity for teams that had a rough weekend a week and a half ago to find their form, or else the state meet will be nothing but a pipe dream. Lower Dauphin boys fit this description after a 4th place finish in the league championship race. A team that had been in the middle of the PTXC Top Ten all season, they took a big fall from the list due to that performance. Recovering wasn't going to be easy, especially with three of the teams in the race that finished ahead of them on that rough day. It was a tough ask to beat them all in their next race, but that's exactly what they did. Lower Dauphin was the only team to place three in the top 20 overall and the only team with four in the top 30. Their score of 122 points was only 6 points better than Carlisle, who got a 2 point score from Zach Brehm. Cumberland Valley used a 55 second spread and three in the top 21 to snag 3rd place with 158 points. Twin Valley took the 4th and final team spot with an impressive 23 second spread to score 228 points, only 12 points better than Dallastown. ![]()
In boys AA, York Suburban were head and shoulders better than the field on this day, as they were the only team to have all five runners finish in the top 50 with a 41 second spread to score 130 points and win the district crown. The battle for the final two team state qualifying spots had teams 2-4 separated by 3 points. Manheim Central had a 56 second spread and all five in the top 70 to score 198 points for 2nd. Both Annville-Cleona and Conrad Weiser finished tied on points for 3rd place with 201 points. But as PA has seen too often the last couple of years on the biggest stage, tiebreakers are decided by the finish of the 6th runner. Michael Darok finished 21 places ahead of Conrad Weiser's number 6 to become the hero for his team and punch their ticket to Hershey. Individual honors went to Daniel Green of James Buchanan, who defeated in form Kyle Shinn by 16 seconds to win the gold medal with a time of 16:23. 3rd place went to Jacob Thomas of Susquehannock.
In boys A, Camp Hill had five in the top 15 and Veritas Academy had four in the top nine. But their 5th runner scored 24 points, nine points more than Camp Hill's number five and that propelled Camp Hill to the district title and the lone state qualifying berth 45-47. The individual gold medal went to Biglerville junior Brady Wilt, who ran 16:54 to win by 25 seconds over Blake Behney of Camp Hill.
In the girls races, Chambersburg entered the AAA race as the favorites, having earned several invitational team titles prior to these championships, including a league title win at Mid-Penn. But today, they were in a tussle and came very close to getting bit by the upset bug. The PA#10 team were the only team to place three inside of the top twenty and that was just enough to come away with the district championship by one point over Wilson 152-153. Wilson had an 85 second spread and had their scoring five in the top 50, the only team to achieve that feat. ![]()
In girls AA, the top three stood alone above the rest, with AA PA#4 York Suburban defeating AA PA#5 and defending state champions 91-106 thanks to a 54 second spread and five in the top 25 team scoring places. Palmyra will have a chance to defend their title, and they will be led by district champion Salvo Miranda, who ran 19:15 to win by 25 seconds over Caroline Schemel of Greencastle-Antrim. Susquehannock will be joining Palmyra and York Suburban, scoring 119 points with five in the top fifty team places.
In girls A, Delone Catholic had three in the top ten and three in front of Annville-Cleona's top runners to come away as district champions 53-71. Freshman Leigha Martin of Veritas Academy won her first district championship with a time of 20:02, 23 seconds better than Zoe Mathern of Camp Hill.
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Hershey, PA RESULTS POSTED
PHOTOS PIAA District 3 Championships by TimoPhoto
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10/23 |
Bedford County Technical Center
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Class AA (1 team, 5 individuals)
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Everett, PA We couid use a photo or two or even a photo gallery from D5. RESULTS POSTED
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Thursday October 24
10/24 |
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Photos by Patty Morgan
Class A and AA (2 teams, 10 individuals)
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In boys AA, Archbishop Wood also had six in the top ten with a 1-5 spread of 56 seconds to come away with the district championship over league rivals and fellow state qualifiers Bonner Prendie 25-58. Wood were led by district champion Kyle Ortiz, who didn't have an easy time winning the race. The sophomore held off Ryan Rastatter of Bonner Prendie by a second and a half with a time of 17:16 to win the title.
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In boys A, top Class A squad Masterman had the top four finishers and five of the top six to score 16 points and cruise to another district title. Conwell Egan finished 2nd and will join Masterman at states. Julian DeGroot Lutzner led Masterman with a district winning time of 17:12 to outpace teammate Joe Previdi by 9 seconds.
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In girls A, Masterman and Paul Robeson accounted for the top 12 positions, with Masterman placing the top four led by district champion Claudia Ashworth (20:57). That was enough to defeat Robeson for the team title 18-39.
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Philadelphia, PA RESULTS POSTED
PHOTOS PIAA District 12 Championships by PMPhotography
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10/24 |
Bloomsburg University
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Photos by Don Rich
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals)
Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals)
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Bloomsburg, PA RESULTS POSTED
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10/24 |
Story and Photos By Phil Grove
ALL CLASSES (3 teams, 15 individuals)
Shaler Area’s Brianna Schwartz and the North Allegheny boys dominated their competition, headlining the winners and state qualifiers from the WPIAL (District 7) championship races at Cooper’s Lake.
In the Class AAA girls’ race, Schwartz led by eight seconds at the mile mark and pulled away to a resounding defense of her title, breaking the course record with a time of 17 minutes, 52 seconds. Mary Malone of North Hills closed well to claim the No. 2 spot for the second consecutive year, crossing the line in 18:45. Mt. Lebanon’s Kelsey Potts and Jillian Hunsberger were next to finish in 18:50 and 18:57, respectively, while North Allegheny sophomore Madeleine Davison was fifth in 19:06. ![]()
With two runners in the top five, PA#3 Mt. Lebanon was able to capture one of the closest team battles of the day, finishing with 80 points to 84 for Seneca Valley, which was led by freshman Rachel Hensler (19:34) in eighth. PA#7 North Allegheny captured the final Hershey berth with 124.
Fox Chapel Area’s Colin Martin was the fastest of the 238 finishers in the Class AAA boys’ race, breaking the finish tape in 16:04 as twin brother Ethan was next in 16:20. In the AAA boys’ race, North Allegheny was never threatened in capturing its ninth consecutive WPIAL championship as the US#8 Tigers had four finish in the top seven en route to an impressive 38 points. Matt McGoey (16:25), Seamus Love (16:29), Cordon Louco (16:29) and Scott Seel (16:33) finished third, fourth, fifth and seventh to lead John Neff’s team, which had a 1-5 spread of just 25 seconds and a 1-7 spread of an incredible 33 seconds. ![]() The Class AA girls’ team standings showed Mars Area leading the way, scoring 74 points on the strength of three in the top 11 overall and a 1-5 spread of 44 seconds. Freshman Natalie Petrini was the first Planet across the line, covering the 3.1-mile course in 20:29 for eighth. Greensburg Salem was next with 90, while Moon Area claimed the final team berth with 99. ![]() In the opening race of the afternoon, Laurel defended its Class A girls’ crown, putting three finishers in the top 11 en route to 83 points. Alison Filer was the top Spartan with an eighth-place time of 20:22. Bishop Canevin was No. 2 with 122, while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was third at 130. ![]() The AA boys’ race featured top teams with runners at the front. Senior Nate Edenfield of Uniontown Area led all finishers, claiming the individual crown in 16:44. The team title went to PA#5 South Fayette, which put four runners in the top 20 overall for a title-winning 74 points. Featuring six seniors and a junior, the Lions had a 1-5 spread of 46 seconds and were led by Joncarlo Patton in third at 16:59. ![]() The closest team competition was in the Class A boys’ race, where Avonworth used its strength up front to outlast Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH), 124-126. Juniors Adam Joyce and Andrew Domencic led the Antelopes in fifth and eighth, respectively, while senior Nick Kocent and junior Ryder Ballou paced OLSH by finishing 18th and 19th overall. Winchester Thurston placed third with 137 to grab the final berth in the A race at Hershey. ![]() |
Slippery Rock, PA RESULTS POSTED
PHOTOS PIAA District 7 WPIAL Championships by Phil Grove
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
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Friday October 25
10/25 |
Photos by Patty Morgan, Don Rich and Kathy Leister
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals)
Class AA Girls (2 teams, 10 individuals) Class AA Boys (1 team, 5 individuals) Class AAA (5 teams, 25 individuals) Considered one of the best districts in the date, the Lehigh University course was dry, the weater was a little bit on the cool side, but good for distance running, and the the athletes who were waiting for this day since summer training started were ready to go. Would there be shockers? Would the favorites hold serve? How fast would people run?
The AAA boys race went to script as far as who was going to win the race. Tony Russell of West Chester Henderson repeated as district champion, holding off an on fire Ross Wilson of Council Rock North to win in a blazing 14:59! Wilson ran 15:15 to earn 2nd and Chris Kazanjian of Penncrest ran 15:22 to finish 3rd. Like Russell, his teammates all had big races behind him. Their top seven all broke the 16 minute mark and all finished in the top 30 with a spread of under a minute. They cruised to a repeat of their district title with a score of 58 points to beat Conestoga by 101. Conestoga will be making their first team appearance at the state meet since the 1970s! They qualified with the 2nd best 1-5 average out of the top ten teams (32 seconds) and cemented their spot as the 2nd best team in the district since midseason. But most of the drama from today's race was determining which teams were going to earn the last 3 state qualifying spots. Despite not winning the race, Wilson's performance inspired his team to a big 3rd place finish with 186 points thanks to four in the top 50. The last two spots went to two teams that maintained a low profile for most of the season. Pennsbury surged into 4th place despite having a 5th runner score in the 100s. They had three in the top 40 and scored 271 points. The last state spot went to Central League runner up Penncrest. The brother combination of Chris and Matt Kazanjian finished in the top five and had two others in the top 100 to score 280 points and hold off Bensalem by 6 and Great Valley by 8. Downingtown West, North Penn and William Tennent rounded out the top ten.
GIRLS DISTRICT ONE AAA 2013 PREVIEW
by Coach Coren(Strath Haven) shjumpdr1@gmail.com AAA GIRLS 1st 5 teams plus the next 25 non-1st place team finishers qualify for STATES TEAMS HISTORY--- (of the teams who have a shot in 2013)--NORTH PENN(4th 2012) has qualified 10 of the last 14 years-- PENNSBURY was 2nd in 2012, 1st in 2011 and 2010, 2nd in 2009, and 6th in 2008(that’s 5 years in a row to STATES).-- UNIONVILLE was 1st in 2012 and 2nd in 2011 and made STATES all 5 years from 2003 to 2007. -- STRATH HAVEN got the last spot in 2012 and has made STATES 5 of the last 9 years.--CENTRAL BUCKS WEST qualified for STATES in 2012 and 2005. DOWNINGTOWN EAST has qualified 4 of the last 6 years. CENTRAL BUCKS EAST made it in 2010. -- GREAT VALLEY and DOWNINGTOWN WEST have not made it in this century, but have often been fairly close-- If you are counting, that equals 9 teams with Hershey hopes to make it to STATES(Only 5 will get the chocolate!1). As always it is VERY!!! TOUGH!! making it to STATES from District 1. In fact last year at STATES, 4 District 1 Girls’ teams placed 1,2,3,and 6 at the STATE MEET!!!! 2013 PREDICTIONS!!?? Here are my 2 absolute locks to go to STATES---UNIONVILLE and PENNSBURY UNIONVILLE and PENNSBURY have been ranked PA#1 and PA#2 all year and they will go at it BIG TIME at Districts and then at STATES. UNIONVILLE has beaten Fayetteville-Manlius already twice this year and they beat PENNSBURY at EASTERN STATES(4K) by 89 to 159(fairly convincing). PENNSBURY ran awesome at LEHIGH at SOL CHAMPS showing they are really ready!! It looks like CBEAST will be making their 2nd STATES appearance!! Their distance program has produced many strong individual runners over the years and 2013 is TEAM TIME! CBEAST will get 3rd at DISTRICTS. 2 spots left!!!!!! 2 of these 6 teams(CBW-DE-DW-GV-NP-SH) will be on their way to HERSHEY next Friday. Let’s see how they have fared so far against each other in invitationals and league championships?? CBW lost to NP at BULLDOG and beat them(46-54) at SOL---DE lost to CBW and NP at Bulldog and lost to DW and GV(97-101) at CHESMONTS--DW beat GV and SH at ABINGTON, beat NP on time at MANHATTAN, and beat GV and DE at CHESMONTS--GV lost to DW and beat SH at ABINGTON, beat NP(53-58) at BRIARWOOD, lost to NP(55-63) at Salesianum, and lost to DW and beat DE(97-101) at CHESMONTS--NP beat CBW and DE at BULLDOG, lost to GV(53-58) at BRIARWOOD, crushed SH on time at 6FLAGS, lost to DW on time at MANHATTAN, beat GV(55-63) at SALESIANUM, and lost to CBW(46-54) at SOL--SH lost to DW and GV at ABINGTON, and got crushed by time by NP at 6FLAGS. The 4th and 5th spots(after consultation with a number of XC coaches)will ikely go to?????????CENTRAL BUCKS WEST and NORTH PENN. Here is the list in alphabetical order with relevant team finishes and information. CENTRAL BUCKS EAST--1st SHARP--1st CBEAST INV--1st BULLDOG LARGE--1st BRIARWOOD CHAMPIONSHIP--1st SOL CONTINENTAL CENTRAL BUCKS WEST--2nd SHARP--2nd PTXC5--4th BULLDOG LARGE--1st COUNCIL ROCK INV--2nd SOL CONTINENTAL DOWNINGTOWN EAST--1st TWIN VALLEY--5th BULLDOG LARGE--1st WILLIAM TENNENT--4th CHESMONTS DOWNINGTOWN WEST--1st ABINGTON--2nd CHEROKEE CHALLENGE--1st CARLISLE CHALLENGE--10th MANHATTAN EASTERN STATES--2nd CHESMONTS GREAT VALLEY--2nd ABINGTON--2nd BRIARWOOD CHAMPIONSHIP--3rd SALESIANUM--3rd CHESMONTS NORTH PENN--2nd CBEAST INV--2nd BULLDOG LARGE--3rd BRIARWOOD CHAMPIONSHIP--1st 6FLAGS--2nd SALESIANUM--3rd MANHATTAN “E”--3rd SOL CONTINENTAL PENNSBURY--1st PTXC5--1st FOUNDATION--4th MANHATTAN EASTERN STATES--1st SOL NATIONAL STRATH HAVEN--3rd ABINGTON--1st BULLDOG SMALL--3rd FOUNDATION--8th 6FLAGS--1st DELCOS--1st CENTRALS UNIONVILLE--1st CHEROKEE CHALLENGE--1st MCQUAID--1st MANHATTAN EASTERN STATES--1st CHESMONTS INDIVIDUALS Just to clear up the confusion for the 25 individual qualifiers, I am going to say that these 5 teams’ individuals will be removed(names of their likely(TOP 50) qualifiers included)--UNIONVILLE(Smith, Young, Fisher, Breeding, Edwards, Mills, and Zerbe)--PENNSBURY(Sargent, Gray, Molloy, Twomey)--CBEAST(E.Huuki, Willcoxen, Dawson, E.Morris,H.Morris,L.Huuki)--CBWEST(Villalba, Gerlach, Iatarola)--NORTH PENN(Mengini, Valenti, Clowser, Vlasic)-----That’s 24 girls 24+ 25 = 49th place likely to make STATES??? Other individuals(not including top 5 teams’ individuals) who are almost assuredly going to make it to STATES are (in alphabetical order) Black(10)(WISS)(26th 2012) Devlin(9)(DW) Heineke(12)(CRN)(104th 2012) Poiesz(12)(CBS) Sheva(11)(PENNR)(2nd 2012) Steinke(12)(METH)(4th 2012) That’s 6-----19 to go!!? Others who have a very good chance to make STATES???(not on a TOP 5 team). In alphabetical order they are----- Claffey(11)(GV)(224th 2012) Galligan(12)(SF)(54th 2012) Hipwell(11)(GV) Kennedy(12)(SH)(JV 2012) Kitchen(11)(WCH) Loftus(12)(DW)(40th 2012) Mesyngier(10)(SH)(49th 2012) Mulloy(11)(CBS)(51st 2012) Myland(12)(DW)(21st 2012) Naser(12)(HAV)(44th 2012) L.VanBlunk(9)(DE) Wilson(12)(SH) That’s 12 + 6 equals 18. There’s room for ?? 7 more?? These girls are the next most likely to take a trip to “Chocolate Town USA”. In alphabetical order, they are... Barnhill(11)(DW)(72nd 2012) Boulger(12)(CTSV) Brady(12)(CRS)(87th 2012) Christman(11)(SFORD)(47th 2012) Delviscio(11)(WCR)(43rd 2012) Fickinger(12)(AGR)(180th 2012) M.Henderson(11)(HAR)(77th 2012) Joseph(9)(UDAR) Kardish(10)(MSJ)(46th 2012) Kasitz(9)(BOY) Keegan(12)(AGR)(92nd 2012) Krasovev(12)(PC)(90th 2012) McGroarty(12)(GARV)(41st 2012) Schultz(10)(CON)(106th 2012) Shumaker(11)(BOY)(35th 2012) Taylor(12)(OJR)(52nd 2012) M.VanBlunk(9)(DE) Weiler(12)(DE)(45th 2012) Weston(12)(OJR)(55th 2012) Williams(12)(UDAR) Willig(10)(GV)(8th 2012) Wolters(11)(SH)(JV 2012) Who will be the Individual Champ? NO CONTEST-----Courtney Smith(12)(UNV) will run just hard enough to win, but save enough to challenge Barrett(12)(ABHTS) at STATES---AND THAT WILL BE SOME CHALLENGE!!! By the way--these girls are STREAKING!!!!!!! Qualified for STATES at DISTRICTS as freshmen(now sophomores) Sargent(PENNS)(7th)--Willig(GV)(9th)--Sauer(PENNS)(14th)--Molloy(PENNS)(18th)--Villalba(CBW)(20th)--Clowser(NP)(25th)--Black(WISS)(26th)--Kardish(MSJ)(46th)--Bernotas(OJR)(48th)--Mesyngier(SH)(49th) Qualified for STATES at DISTRICTS as freshmen and sophomores(now juniors) Sheva(PENNR)(2nd 2012 4th 2011)--Hontz(WCR)(31st 2012 10th 2011)--Young(UNV)(16th 2012 31st 2011) And YES these girls have made it all 3 years!!(now SENIORS)QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!! Steinke(METH)(4th 2012 16th 2011 8th 2010) Iatarola(CBW)(28th 2012 19th 2011 24th 2010) Gray(PENNS)(19th 2012 18th 2011 25th 2010) GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!d1preview |
Bethlehem, PA RESULTS POSTED
PHOTOS PIAA District 1 Championships by PTXC
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
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Saturday October 29
10/26 |
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Photos and Story by Phil Grove
Girls A (2 teams, 10 individuals
Boys A (3 teams, 15 individuals) Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Class AAA (1 team, 5 individuals)
In Class AAA, McDowell won a pair of closely contested team titles and also had an individual champion. In the girls race, the Trojans placed three in the top six overall and held off DuBois for the lone state berth, 30-35. McDowell junior Kelsey Swantek was the top AAA runner, clocking 20:26 for a 20-second win over Central Tech’s Colleen Campell. The team race for the boys was even closer. McDowell battled with rival Cathedral Prep and eked out a 50-52 victory for the title and starting spot in Hershey. Bobby Danielson of Central Tech crossed the finish line in 16:48, beating Prep’s Pat Kloecker to the end by five seconds. McDowell’s Dante Stefanelli was third in 16:56. In the Class A boys’ race, defending champion Jeremy Parsons of Maplewood and Mercyhurst Prep’s Sebastian Curtin were locked in a battle for individual bragging rights. Spending most of the opening two miles running in the shadow of the taller and longer striding Parsons, Curtin took the lead with less than a mile to go and never looked back. Curtin’s winning time of 15:57 was the fastest of the day and 22 seconds ahead of Jeremy Parsons. Brother Jake Parsons was third in 16:31, while teammate Hanz Wentz was fourth in 16:43 and Fairview’s Dan Wilcko finished fifth in 16:51. PA#2 Saegertown defended its Class A team title, with Bill Hetrick’s Panthers placing four in the overall top 20. Their 83 points was well clear of the other state qualifiers, Mercyhurst Prep (110) and Seneca (123).
On the girls’ side, West Middlesex also was able to defend the No. 1 spot in the district. With junior Chloe Tyillian finishing second overall in 19:44, West Middlesex
Individually, Reilly Walsh of Cambridge Springs stayed off the early In Class AA, Grove City and PA#2 Villa Maria Academy dominated the team standings. In the boys’ race, Mike Sample’s squad had three of the first four runners to finish and another in 10th as Grove City rolled to another district title with 35 points. General McLane claimed the other spot in Hershey with 93. Individually, Aaron Benka led the Eagles and the overall standings, cruising away from the field for the victory in 16:23. Teammate Ryan Budnik was next in 16:47, while Slippery Rock’s Andrew Maxwell was third in 16:57. Freshman Braydon Pyle was the next Eagle and fourth overall in 17:06, while Lukas Hallett of General McLane placed fifth in 17:10. Villa Maria had three in the top eight and all five scorers in the top 20, putting only 48 points on the board for the AA girls’ title. Hickory picked up the other ticket to Chocolatetown USA, placing four in the top 21 for 85 points.
The individual champion in AA was Lexi Bible of Hickory. She matched the day’s best clocking at 19:37, while Claire Brown of Villa Maria was the runner-up in 19:45 and Hickory’s Jackie Abraham was third in 19:53. DISTRICTS Feature: Grove City's girls showed a season's worth of resolve on Saturday in D10
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Sharon, PA RESULTS POSTED
DISTRICTS Feature: Grove City's girls showed a season's worth of resolve on Saturday in D10 PHOTOS PIAA District 10 Championships by Phil Grove
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
McDowell
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10/26 |
Photos by David Beyerle
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals)
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The Central Cambria boys had a much easier time winning their race, defeating Penns Valley 42 -100 with four in the top eleven led by a 3-4 finish from Javaunte Neumann and Justin Jeffers. Bryce England of Williamsburg Community held off Nick Fuller by 12 seconds to win the gold medal with a time of 16:44.
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Sidman, PA RESULTS POSTED
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10/26 |
Photos by Sharon Weisner
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals)
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North Clarion benefitted from three in the top seven to hold off Northern Potter by 2 points to make it to Hershey. In girls AA, Bradford Area had four in the top 9 to hold off Punxsutawney 48-57 and qualify for states. Juliann Boddorf of Punxsutawney did win the individual gold medal, running 20:19 to win by 20 seconds over Claire Mikesell of Clearfield.
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Ridgway, PA RESULTS POSTED
PHOTOS
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10/26 |
PA Independent Schools Championships
For the first time in their history, Malvern Prep won the Independent School state title, placing four in the top ten and seven in the top 20 to score 29 points and defeat Penn Charter by 34. Malvern were led by champion Jackson Hoey, who ran 16:03 to hold off Sam Ritz of Germantown Academy by a second, five days after Ritz held off Hoey to by the same margin to win the Inter-Ac championship. For the girls, Germantown Friends held off Germantown Academy by 5 points, 55-60 thanks to a 1-5 spread of 37 seconds with five in the top 16 and seven in the top 20. Jerrica Bauer of George School capped off her fantastic 2013 season with the individual championship, running 19:26 to win by 15 seconds over Abbe Goldstein of Germantown Academy.
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Philadelphia, PA RESULTS POSTED |