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Schenley
 
By Phil Grove
Taylor Allderdice swept the top individual and team honors Saturday as the Pittsburgh City League (District 8) championship meet kicked off the post-season run toward Hershey. Allderdice teammatesDighan Kelly and Meredith Tipper were the pacesetters in the girls’ race at Schenley Park, tackling the course together for the opening two miles. A junior, Kelly eventually pulled away to victory, covering the 5,000 meters in 20:20.96, while Tipper was second in 20:29.56. Allderdice occupied five of the first six slots as the Dragons finished with 16 points to claim the District 8 team spot in Hershey. Obama Academy was next with 54, while Carrick had 67. In the boys’ race, another Dragon duo – senior Floyd Nichols and freshman Tavonne Davis – was at the front throughout the 5K. It wasn’t until late in the final loop on the Schenley Oval that Nichols was able to gain an edge, reaching the chute first in 17:18.15 to the 17:22.02 for Davis. Carrick’s Ryan and Zach Wierzchowski broke up a run of Allderdice finishers, crossing in 17:28.04 and 17:40.39 for third and fourth, respectively. Five of the next six in the chute were Dragons. With Nichols and Davis at the front, Allderdice was in the driver’s seat for the team title and state berth. The Dragons won with 21 points, while Carrick had 38 and Obama 97
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MEET POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN AND MOVED TO THURSDAY!
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals) Sam Li of Moravian Academy won a tightly contested race over Mike Sheptuk of Notre Dame East Stroudsburg by 3 seconds with a time of 17:42. Sheptuk's performance did help his team to a district team title and a state meet berth, placing three of the top six to score 40 points to win by 19 over Moravian Academy.
For the girls, Notre Dame East Stroudsburg completed the team title sweep in Class A, placing four of the top ten to score 41 points to win by 25 points over Shenandoah. Tina Capparell of Marian Catholic won her first district title on the first time of asking, running 19:57 to win by 46 seconds.
Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Kyle Gonoude of Salisbury repeated as district AA champion, running 16:32 to win by 14 seconds over Johnathan Condly of Jim Thorpe. The 2-3 finish for Jim Thorpe by Condly and Dylan Bucior was not enough to keep Allentown Central Catholic away from the team title. The winners used a 51 spread to fight off that front two threat and win the meet 87-90.
For the girls, a 1-2-3 finish from the Allentown Central Catholic trio of Colleen Daday (19:17), Claudia Sacks, and Gabrielle Sacks nearly punched them a ticket to states, falling just 3 points short of 2nd place Wilson. Ahead of them were favorites Northwester Lehigh, who used a 35 second spread with zero top ten finishers to defeat Wilson 73-78.
Class AAA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Colin Abert of Easton (15:43) kept his undefeated season alive, leading a 1-2 finish for himself and teammate Kevin Lapsansky. Their performance up front led to a team title, defeating rivals Parkland 46-76, despite Parkland's 36 second 1-5 spread.
For the girls, Easton completed the district title sweep, placing five in the top 20 with a 45 second spread to score 62 points to win by 41 points over Emmaus. Liberty's Raisa Kochmaruk won the individual title, running 19:11 to win by 8 seconds over Rachel Davalos of Pocono Mountain East.
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Girls Class A The team race will be a good one, as Shenandoah Valley and Mahanoy Area will do battle for the district crown. Both teams will look to win the head to head match ups with one another to secure the crown. Megan Babinsky will lead Mahanoy Area and she will challenge for the individual gold with Tina Capparell of Marian Catholic, who has run under 20 minute in all three of her invitational races this season, including the Schuylkill League title race, where she won gold. Class AA Allentown Central Catholic possesses a strong top three in Colleen Daday, Claudia Sacks, and Gabrielle Sacks. What they need to make the state meet will be a good performance from their 4th and 5th runners to get their team into the state meet, where they will be chasing Blue Mountain, Wilson Area, and a strong Northwestern Lehigh squad. Northwestern Lehigh has been searching for their early season top form since their defeat to Villa Maria Academy (10) at the PIAA Foundation meet. Carly Pierce and Molly Tarvin will lead the way for the favorites, with a top five separated by 42 seconds. Daday and the Sacks sisters will be challenged by Kassi Yocco of Bethlehem Catholic and Gaby Vega of Wilson for the district individual crown. Class AAA Easton, Parkland, and Emmaus will dual it out to earn two state qualifying spots. Emmaus will have a strong top two in Katie Bacher and Abigail Dalton, while Easton and Parkland will rely on pack running to punch their ticket to Hershey. Both teams have sub 60 second spreads, something Emmaus does not have in their arsenal. Everyone will be chasing Shaina Palmer of Freedom and Meseret Hart of Southern Lehigh for the individual gold medal.
Boys Class A Notre Dame East Stroudsburg and Marian Catholic will duke it out for the Class A crown, with both teams looking for big performances from their leaders, while their final scorers look to come through and pull out a big race to ensure their team of a trophy. Sam Brennan of Schuylkill Haven will battle with Sam Li of Moravian Academy for the individual win. Class AA Jim Thorpe have benefitted from having a tightly knit top three in Johnathan Condly, Dylan Bucior, and Jason Saxon, who finished 1-2-3 at the Schuylkill League title meet last week. Their 4th and 5th runners have also finished close enough to make them tough to beat. Allentown Central Catholic and North Schuylkill will battle for the 2nd qualifying spot. North Schuylkill have two strong runners up front, while ACC will rely on a solid pack. Kyle Gonoude of Salisbury will look to take home the individual gold, but will have to go through Joseph Espinal of Wilson Area and Condly to reach that goal. Class AAA While everyone chases Colin Abert of Easton, who will look to make another statement of intent in his final tune up race, there will be a battle for the team title with Abert’s Easton and Parkland. Easton ran a strong Paul Short race and defeated Parkland at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference title meet. Having two sub 15:45 runners make Easton tough to beat, but will the back end be able to break up Parkland’s pack to win the district team title? |
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| 10/22 |
Elk Lake High School
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals) It was round three of the heavyweight clash between girls A state champions Holy Cross and Elk Lake. Each team was looking to take a 2-1 advantage in the head-to-head series heading into states. Mackenzie Greenfield (19:45) and Lexi Walsh (19:58) finished 1-2 for the 2nd time this season, with 4th place going to Tess Kearns. Behind them, Holy Cross had the number four and five finishers in front of Elk Lake’s number four to earn a 27-44 win, and the advantage heading into states. Elk Lake’s boys were able to make up for the girls’ narrow defeat by earning a 40-81 win over Holy Cross. The winners had a 54 second spread with five top 15 finishers. Matt Murray of Dunmore cruised to the individual gold medal with a winning time of 17:35 to win by 27 seconds. Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Scranton Prep got the best of Dallas in both the boys and girls AA races. The girls had an 80 second spread behind the Dallas 1-2 finish of Ally Rome (19:10) and Lindsay Oremus (19:22) to win the district title 57-86. Dallas has earned the right to return to the state meet as defending champions with their runner up finish. The Scranton Prep boys had four top 20 finishers with a 66 second spread to earn a 26 point victory over a Dallas team that had a top seven with no varsity experience entering this season. Dallas took the 2nd team qualifying spot with only one senior and four freshmen on the roster. In the individual race, Dominic Hockenbury of Lake Lehman overcame his biggest challengers in Jack Tidball of Tunkhannock and Matt Kravitz of North Pocono, running 16:08 to win by 20 seconds.
Class AAA (1 team, 5 individuals) Delaware Valley girls fought off the 1-5 finish of champion Alyssa Lafave (20:34) and Deirdre Schmidt, putting together a 38 second spread behind them to edge themselves to the district title and a state meet berth by a score of 50-52. For the boys, Hazleton had an easier time of it, placing half of the top six finishers with a 60 second spread to score 45 points and win by 15 over Wallenpaupack. Andrew Lopez of Scranton Area earned a 7 second victory over Matt Houser of Hazleton with a time of 17:31. Girls Highlights
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Girls Class A It’s round three of the heavyweight clash between Class A champions Holy Cross and runners up Elk Lake. Each team has one victory under their belt. Elk Lake won at Hershey, while Holy Cross dominated at Paul Short. Mackenzie Greenfield and Lexi Walsh should earn a 1-2 finish for Holy Cross, and it will be up to Elk Lake’s pack to try and make up for it on the back end. The winner of this meet last season went on to win the state title. Will that hold true this season? Chasing Greenfield and Walsh will be Kenzie Jones and Justine Johns of Elk Lake. This could be the best head to head match up we see all week and at states. Class AA The Dallas 1-2 punch of Ally Rome and Lindsay Oremus will be on display as state champions Dallas look to earn a chance to go to the state meet as a team to defend their title. Rome and Oremus have been excellent this month, with strong Paul Short performances and a league title from Rome. The two of them and their teammates will be chasing a strong Scranton Prep squad that have five 20:10 runners or better on their roster. North Pocono will be a big threat to Dallas for the 2nd position, and they will be led by Abigail Haines and Kaitlyn Lewis. Class AAA The two team race between Wallenpaupack and Pittston will come down to the 2-3-4 runners, as they will be likely to surround each other on the course on Wednesday. Pittston will need a big performance from their number five runner as well to make up for the Wallenpaupack group behind their top runner, Alyssa Lafave. Tara Johnson of Pittston and Vanessa Paolella of Delaware Valley join Lafave as the only sub 20 minute runners in the division.
Boys Class A Elk Lake should have little difficulty coming away with the district title. They have a Class A rarity of carrying five sub 18 minute runners on their roster. Daniel Bell will lead the way and will content for the individual gold against Matt Murray of Dunmore. Holy Cross and Wyoming Seminary should duke it out for the 2nd state qualifying spot. Class AA A tough battle at the front of the AA race will highlight the boys district meet. Dominic Hockenbury of Lake-Lehman started the season on fire, winning two of his first three invitational races. Matt Kravitz of North Pocono has since caught up after a big Paul Short performance. Jack Tidball of Tunkhannock has been a consistent performer for most of his career and has made himself a serious player for the gold medal. Will Hockenbury finally get that district gold medal, or will Kravitz or Tidball snag it? Scranton Prep have been a solid team this season and should be able to go through to the state meet as district champions. They have six sub 17:10 runners who are separated by under a minute, and a 7th runner under 17:30. Dallas and North Pocono will go head to head for the 2nd state qualifying berth, as Dallas looks to go back after missing out as a team last season. Class AAA Wallenpaupack will look to use a strong pack running strategy to come away as district champions. They have five sub 17:50 runners separated by only 41 seconds. Patrick Johnson will lead the way, as he will be chasing the only sub 17 minute runner in the division, Michael Havrilla of Pittston for the individual gold. |
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Class A (1 Team, 5 Individuals) Camp Hill boys used a 1-2 finish from champion Blake Behney (17:05) and runner up Leslie Cooper to retain their Class A district title with a 31-69 win over Tulpehocken.
For the girls, Leigha Marting of Veritas Academy made a final surge on the final straightaway to overtake Kate Mowrey of Delone Catholic and win the gold medal with a time of 20:26. Delone Catholic came away with the district title and the lone state berth, placing three in the top seven to score 41 points and defeat Veritas Academy by 11.
Class AA (3 teams, 15 individuals) York Suburban boys cemented their place as the favorites for the state meet on November 1st with another strong performance. The AA#2 squad placed five in the top 13 and six in the top 14, with a 45 second spread from 1-6 to cruise to the team title with 41 points, winning by over 100 points over fellow state qualifiers Wyomissing (150) and Palmyra (162). Jack Di Cintio of Wyomissing blazed the first two miles of the race, only for Carlisle Champions race winner Daniel Green of James Buchanan to make a comeback and snag the gold medal in the final stretches of the race. Green’s time of 16:32 was 11 seconds better than Dan Filler of Gettysburg Area. Di Cintio finished 3rd.
For the girls, Angel Barber of East Pennsboro emerged from a crowded ten runner pack to come away with her first career district championship. The senior managed to take a 4 second victory with her winning time of 19:33 over Leanne Weaver of Boiling Springs. In the team standings, Kennard Dale’s top three in the top six, but that was not enough to stop York Suburban from completing the district team title sweep in AA. York Suburban had a 79 second spread with four finishers in the top 25 to win the district title with 116 points. 2nd place went to Donegal, who qualify for states for the very first time in their history, scoring 129 points with a 65 second spread. Kennard-Dale finished 3rd with 165 points, taking the final state qualifying spot.
Class AAA (4 teams, 20 individuals) The boys race was an instant classic at the front of the pack, as a group of six were inseparable through more than 2 miles of the race. Zach Seiger of Red Land and Zah Brehm of Carlisle paced the early going, with Aaron Gebhart of New Oxford among others biding their time. Gebhart started finding his way on the way out of the hills and came away as the surprise winner of the race in 16:11. It was Gebhart’s biggest win of his career. The team race was even tighter, as the four state qualifying teams finished within 29 points of each other. Hempfield emerged as champions with a 45 second spread to edge out the 57 second spread of Cumberland Valley 150-154. Carlisle’s three top 25 finishers secured them the 3rd position with 176 points, 3 points ahead of Twin Valley, who’s 55 second spread held off Lower Dauphin by 5 points and the final state qualifying berth.
Only 32 points separated the state qualifiers in the girls race, as Carlisle’s two top eight finishers and 72 second spread earned them the district championship with 140 points. 2nd through 4th places were separated by 19 points, with 2nd place going to Wilson and their big runner up performance from Alison Willingmyre. Governor Mifflin’s 59 second spread was the best spread in the top 10, securing them the 3rd position with 169 points, 3 points ahead of Mid Penn Champions Chambersburg’s 172 points. They secured the final state spot by 6 points over Hempfield. Mady Clahane of Cumberland Valley made it three district titles in three attempts, winning this year's edition with 18:52!
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Girls Class A Delone Catholic will look to use their depth to overcome a front heavy Veritas Academy side to win the district and qualify for states. Kate Mowrey and Leanne Sneeringer will look to do all they can to get as many points as possible off the Veritas 1-2-3 punch of Leigha Martin, Hannah Martin, and Kara Martin Veritas will need strong 4th and 5th runner performances to make up for Delone’s depth. Can anyone overcome the Martin sisters? Class AA York Suburban, Oley Valley, and Donegal will go toe to toe for the AA crown. All three teams have five runners under 21:46, but York Suburban have the benefit of having Olivia Gettle contend for a district title up front. Oley Valley and Donegal have sub 2 minute spreads and have better spreads than York Suburban. The middle 3-5 for each team are all in the 21 minute range, and that battle may decide the district title. The race for the individual gold will be tight. Angel Barber of East Pennsboro recently finished 2nd to Mady Clahane at the Mid Penn Championships. She has four top six finishes this season. Kierra Zach of Northern has three top ten finishes, including two top three finishes at Big Spring and PTXC 6. Kayla White of Kennard Dale is the YAIAA conference champion and won the Big Spring Invitational this season. Class AAA One of the guarantees of the District 3 title race will be Mady Clahane of Cumberland Valley taking charge at the front. Clahane still hasn’t finished worse than 5th in any PA race this season, and the only runner to beat her this season was Marissa Sheva of Pennridge on two occasions. The team title race will be a little more interesting, and the performance of Clahane’s teammates behind her may help their team title chances. Cumberland Valley have come on strong in the 2nd half of the season, and now have a 2nd sub 19 minute runner in Marie Rulapaugh. Hempfield will be led by Siena Gates, who has run 18:53 this season. Governor Mifflin have been a solid pack running team with Hannah Mansell leading the way. They have a sub 40 second spread on their record, which could have a big say in who wins the title. Palmyra will be making their first appearance in the AAA district race. The 2012 AA state champions have Miranda Salvo and Maria Tukis from that title winning team. Will that experience two years ago help them snag a state spot? Chambersburg did defeat Cumberland Valley by one point at the Mid-Penn Championship race on October 11. How important will that win be in the upcoming rematch?
Boys Class A Camp Hill will look to use the 1-2 combination of Blake Behney and Cooper Leslie to seal a district team championship. Behney is the only sub 17 minute runner in the district. William Greene of Delone Catholic will look to break up that front two of Camp Hill with a big race of his own. Class AA Daniel Green of James Buchanan has had a solid 2014 season, which includes a victory in the Champions race at Carlisle back in September, a 15:55 personal best. He will tussle with Brady Wilt and Donovan Mears of AA state title favorites and YAIAA Champions York Suburban, who have been on a roll since their Foundation Blue race win in September. The team has five sub 17 minute runners and have beaten some top AAA teams in some of their recent invitational performances. York Suburban will look for a proper tune up race before the big state final on November 1. Palmyra, Wyomissing, and Milton Hershey will be in the mix for the other remaining state spots. Class AAA Cumberland Valley’s 2nd place finish at the Paul Short Run Brown race has surged them up the state charts. Only top ranked Malvern Prep got the best of them that day. Cumberland Valley also won the Mid-Penn conference championship. They have a top two in Yahya Soliman and Quinn Wasko who can run together in any race to score low points. Hershey have a front two of Aidan Demko and Will Sponaugle who can give Cumberland Valley some trouble. The team that has a better performance behind them will be victorious. Twin Valley has earned a couple of victories this season and will be in the mix for a state spot. Hempfield, Governor Mifflin, and Carlisle will look for one last big race to sneak into the state meet. Individually, Zach Brehm of Carlisle should be the favorite to bring home the title, but his latest performance saw him defeated by Zach Seiger of Red Land, the reigning Mid-Penn champion who has four top three finishes this season. Aaron Gebhart of New Oxford won the YAIAA crown last week and will be a factor up front as well. Throw in the 1-2 combinations from Cumberland Valley and Hershey and there will be a tight race for all to see. |
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Bedford County Technical Center
Class A (1 team, 5 individuals) Jacob Pryor of Souther Fulton earned a 15 second victory over Trenton Husick of Tussey Mountain to win the district title in 17:48. His performance also led a 1-2-3 team finish and a team score of 23 points to win the team title over Meyersdale 23-44. For the girls, Kimberly Bischof of Chestnut Ridge cruised to the district title with a winning time of 21:50. Southern Fulton had four of the top nine team finishers to win the team title over Winder 38-57.
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Everett, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 10/23 |
 Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals) Masterman boys and girls took care of business and repeated as District champions. The boys placed seven in the top eight led by a gold medal win by Julian DeGroot-Lutzner in 17:03 to score 16 points. The Masterman girls had seven of the top nine finishers, including the first five led by Claudia Ashworth winning the race in 19:51 to earn a perfect score!
Class AA (2 teams, 10 individuals) Ryan Rastatter of Bonner Prendie won the boys individual title with a time of 16:56 to win by 30 seconds. His team placed half of the top eight places to score 29 points to win by 46 points over Archbishop Carroll.
For the girls, Kayla Connelly of Lansdale Catholic ran 19:56 to repeat as AA champion. Archbishop Wood used a 54 second spread to place 3-4-5-7-8 to repeat as team champions with 27 points.
Class AAA (1 team, 5 individuals (girls), 2 teams, 10 individuals (boys)) For the first time since the 2009 season, Lasalle College High School defeated Cardinal O'Hara in a cross country race. The Explorers were in a hole early, with O'Hara's front three of winner Kevin James (16:41.5), Ryan James, and Rob Morro scoring 6 points. Behind them, Lasalle used a 21 second 1-5 spread and a 34 second 1-7 spread that would all finish in front of O'Hara's number 4 runner. That effort made up for the O'Hara dominance up front, as Lasalle won the race 32-35 over the four time district champions. For the girls, Cardinal O'Hara secured a perfect score of 15 points for the second time in five days, with the latest performance being more impressive than the previous sweep on the same course. O'Hara took the top six places, with the top five finishing between 19:30 and 19:40, led by winner Olivia Arizin.
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Girls Class A Masterman will look to defend their district title with the leadership of two time Public League champion Claudia Ashworth. Her teammate Carina Flaherty and Lankenau's Kyra Carroll-McNear will look to challenge Ashworth for the individual title. Class AA Paul Short White race winner Kayla Connelly of Lansdale Catholic will look to make it two district titles in as many tries. She is the only runner in the division under 20 minutes this season. Archbishop Wood will be favorites to retain the district title, as they look for their best meet of the season before their return to Hershey. Class AAA Cardinal O'Hara has been the dominant team of the district since it joined in 2008. They continue to stay hot this 2014 season after earning a perfect score at the Catholic League championships, and will be favored to repeat that feat at districts. Liz, Grace, and Eleanor Mancini will lead the way along with Olivia Arizin up front.
Boys Class A Masterman has not lost the Class A district title since its inception and this year will appear to be no different. Julian DeGroot-Lutzner has led the team once again this season and will look for a sharp tune up meet as they look to earn another top three finish at states. Class AA Bonner Prendie will look for a repeat team championship with the leadership of Ryan Rastatter and Sean Sullivan. Rastatter has earned three top five finishes this season, including a 3rd place at Carlisle's champions race. Archbishop Carroll and Lansdale Catholic will battle it out for the 2nd state qualifying spot. Class AAA Cardinal O'Hara will look to repeat their successful Catholic League performance and hold off Lasalle and St Joe's Prep for the district title. After two years of just one team state qualifying spot, the AAA boys now have two team spots, intensifying the battle for 2nd place. Lasalle was the top PA team at Manhattan.
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Bloomsburg University
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals) Griffin Molino of South Williamsport blazed through his district championship in a near course record time of 15:41, just one second off the course record, and his 3rd victory this season. Defending champions Northeast Bradford successfully retained their team title led by Levi Upham's runner up performance. Northeast Bradfors had a 46 second spread with five runners in the top 14 team places to score 34 points. Warrior Run finished 2nd.
For the girls, Northeast Bradford completed the District Class A team title sweep, scoring 50 points with support from the 2-3 finish of Lydia Werner and Karli Moyer. Tori Ross of Warrior Run emerged with the district individual gold medal, running 20:25 to win by 32 seconds. Class AA (1 team, 5 individuals) Simon Smith of Towanda made it two district titles in a row with a victory in 16:17 to win by nearly 30 seconds. Nate Bartos of Mount Carmel finished 2nd and led four of the top nine to lead to score 49 points to win the team title by 22. For the girls, Danville earned a 20 point victory over Lewisburg, 49-69, thanks to having four of the top ten finishers led by runner up Mackenzie Jones. The individual gold medal went to Yoangelys Cedeno of Shikellamy, who ran 19:28 to keep the District title in the Cedeno family after his sister Treicy won the title in 2012 and 2013. Girls Highlights
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Girls Class A Northeast Bradford have been led by NTL Coaches Champion Lydia Werner and Karli Moyer all season. Only Tori Ross of Warrior Run has run faster this season, who hasn't finished worse than 8th in any invitational this season. Behind Northeast Bradford, Mansfield and Towanda will battle it out for the other state qualifying berth. Class AA With two time district champion Treicy Cedeno opting to compete in USATF, NXN, and open invitational events, there will be a new champion in 2014. Her sister Yoangelys Cedeno will be a contender for the top spot along with Jenna Farmer of Lewisburg, Mackenzie Jones of Danville and Ashley Blair of Selinsgrove. Lewisburg will be battling with Selinsgrove and Danville for the district title. The front runners can have a big say in who wins, but will Lewisburg's pack running, Selinsgrove strong first four, or Danville's tight 2-5 have an even bigger say?
Boys Class A State champion Griffin Molino has been phenomenal in his title defense, winning two invitationals, and finishing 3rd at Paul Short with a 15:18 personal best. Expect him to stay at top form before his big state race next week. Northeast Bradford have performed well this season in their bid to stay in the top three in the state since the inception of the Class A division. Levi Upham will lead the way for the defending district champions. Class AA Simon Smith of Towanda has been one of the breakthrough runners of the 2014 season. The defending district champion retained his NTL league title and finished in the top 15 at Paul Short with a personal best 15:43. The team race will be close, as Mount Carmel will look to overtake Lewisburg for the district title. Nate Bartos and Tommy Moser will lead the way up front, as the rest of their group look to displace Lewisburg's closer spread.
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By Phil Grove
Shaler Area’s Brianna Schwartz obliterated her course record at Cooper’s Lake, and North Allegheny claimed its 10th consecutive Class AAA boys’ team title at the WPIAL (District 7) championships. In just her second major race of the year, Schwartz pulled away from North Allegheny’s Madeleine Davison on an uphill section in the second mile and was never challenged again. Her official time of 17 minutes, 25 seconds replaced her 17:48.8 performance from the Mack Cooper Invitational on October 11 as the course standard. The victory was the third consecutive WPIAL fall championship for Schwartz.
Davison finished second in 18:08, while Kelsey Potts of Mt. Lebanon was third in 18:46 and Alexis O’Shea of West Allegheny claimed fourth in 19:06. Seneca Valley’s Rachel Hensler, Julia Kooser and Mariah Mack were in fifth through seventh places. In the team race, North Allegheny, Mt. Lebanon and Seneca Valley were the pre-race favorites, and they lived up to the billing, separating themselves by at least 100 points from the rest of the field. Steve Strelick’s Seneca Valley squad was the best in the sunny, breezy conditions, posting 87 points to 92 for Mt. Lebanon and 107 for North Allegheny. A year ago, Mt. Lebanon was an 80-84 winner over Seneca Valley for the top spot in AAA. In the boys’ race, John Neff’s Tigers featured overall champion Matt McGoey and two of his senior classmates in the top six overall, cruising to 47 points and another title. The last team to win the AAA boys’ title other than NA was North Hills in 2004. Canon-McMillan was second with 105, while Mt. Lebanon also moves on to Hershey with 135 points. McGoey’s winning time was 15:57, while teammate Hunter Wharrey was next in 16:13 and Plum’s Jake Susalla was third in 16:26. Scott Seel completed the fast start for the Tigers in sixth at 16:39. In the A boys’ race, junior Domenic Peretta of Beaver Falls picked up his first major cross country title to go with WPIAL and PIAA crowns in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs from the spring of 2014. Peretta crossed the line in 16:29,while Burgettstown’s Cody Divecchio was second in 16:37 and Griffin Mackey of Sewickley Academy also broke 17 minutes at 16:50 for third. Mackey and his teammates claimed the team trophy with 67 points, while Winchester Thurston was next with 87. Greensburg Central Catholic was third with 123. The AA winner was Zach Skolnekovich of Quaker Valley. The sophomore was in control of the race, finishing in 16:45, while senior Noah Smith of Ringgold was the runner-up in 16:54. Senior Sean Hilverding of Waynesburg Central was third in 17:02. The team championship was claimed by Knoch. The Knights posted 104 points to 139 for South Fayette. Mars Area (167) and Uniontown Area (170) also advanced to Hershey. In Class A girls, MarianneAbdalah of Vincentian Academy defended her district title, guaranteeing her a spot in Hershey and a chance at another PIAA cross country crown. The sophomore was untested, cruising to victory in 18:38 and a cushion of more than a minute at the finish. Sophomore Lauren Gronbeck of Eden Christian was the only other finisher to break 20 minutes, checking in at 19:42. Junior Alison Filer of Laurel was next in 20:10 as non-seniors occupied the first six places and 11 of the top 12. With Filer leading the way, the defending champion Spartans came out on top in the closest team race of the day. Laurel finished with 84 points, while Vincentian had 87 and Our Lady of Sacred Heart claimed the final state berth with 94. Jade Bellotti of Uniontown Area pulled away from Riley Kwiatowski of Greensburg Salem to claim the AA girls’ title, running 19:18 for the victory. Kwiatowski held on for runner-up honors in 19:32, while freshman Lucie Kubinski led the way for Quaker Valley’s team championship run in third at 19:51. Hannah Bablak was next for the Quakers in fourth as David Noyes’ team finished with only 43 points, the lowest output of the afternoon. Knoch (109) and South Fayette (124) earned the other two team berths in the PIAA meet on November 1. Boys Highlights
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Girls Class A Marianne Abdalah of Vincentian Academy will be a heavy favorite in her final tune up before her state title defense on November 1st. Abdalah has had a solid sophomore season, earning three wins this season and breaking 18 minutes. She will also hope that her performance up front will motivate her teammates to push on towards a state qualifying spot. They'll be contending with the likes of Laurel, who had a flying start to the season, and Our Lady of Sacred Heart for a top three place. Shady Side and Bishop Canevin will look to spoil the party up front and achieve their own state aspirations. Class AA Quaker Valley have been the team of the division this season, mixing it up with some of the AAA teams and performing well, earning a couple of invite wins of their own. Lucie Kubinski and Hannah Bablak have been the leaders for the team, but will have to hold off the challenge of Tri States champion Riley Kwiatowski of Greensburg Salem for the individual gold. Beaver Area and South Fayette will look to take advantage of any Quaker Valley slip ups to take the district title. Class AAA Mount Lebanon has been the cream of the crop in AAA out west, but as the season has progressed, North Allegheny have slowly closed the gap. Last week's Tri States title meet was the closest margin of defeat for the Lady Tigers, missing Mount Lebanon by 13 points. There will be a small margin for error for each team if they want to emerge as district champions. Madeleine Davison will lead North Allegheny and will look to keep her undefeated season alive, while Kelsey Potts will lead for Mount Lebanon. Seneca Valley and Bethel Park will be battling for the 3rd position and state meet berths, while a new look North Hills team will look to beat the odds and qualify for the states for the first time without a Malone sister on the roster. This meet will also mark the first head to head matchup of the season between Davison and Brianna Schwartz of Shaler Area. Schwartz was excellent in her debut at Slippery rock a week and a half ago and has been gearing her season towards the late season big meets. Davison has been the best in the state this season. How important will victory be for these two and their state title aspirations?
Boys Class A The highly anticipated matchup between Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of Sacred Heart has finally arrived. OLSH started the season very well until tasting defeat to Sewickley back in September. Sewickley will have the individual favorite in Griffin Mackey, who has been on a roll as of late. Ryder Ballou will lead the charge for OLSH. But can OLSH overcome Sewickley's strong top three and get revenge for the early season defeat? Look for the winner to be a major player in the state final. Andrew Koryak of Vincentian Academy and South Side's Colten Trimble will challenge Mackey at the top for the individual gold. Class AA It will be a fun race at the front, with Tri States AA winner Noah Smith of Ringgold squaring off against sub 16 minute runner Sean Hilverding of Waynesburg Central and Midwestern Athletic Conference winner Zack Skolnekovich of Quaker Valley. Hilverding was 2nd to Smith last week, while Skolnekovich has finished in the top three in his last two invites. Skolnekovich will also be in the thick of a tough team title race with South Fayette and their strong top three of Aaron Pfeil, Devan Sandala, and Sam Snodgrass. Quaker Valley will have ground to make up against that top three, but do have a strong 4th and 5th runner that can hurt South Fayette's early advantage. Quaker Valley have been the top team in the division for a number of years. Will their throne be relinquished to a new champion? Behind them, Knoch, Beaver Area, and Mars Area will be scrapping for the other state qualifying berths. Class AAA North Allegheny will look to defend their district crown and put out their best performance of the season before states. Matt McGoey and Hunter Wharrey have been one of the best 1-2 punches in the state this season and should continue that form up front. Behind them will be a congested battle for state qualifying berths, featuring Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Canon-McMillan, and North Hills. Mount Lebanon have been one of the top teams in the district for several years and will want to hold on to that honor. Pittsburgh Central Catholic have built up some momentum with the leadership of Jeff Van Kooten up front. Canon-McMillan had a big performance at the Washington County Coaches meet and will be on a tremendous high. North Hills got the best of Pittsburgh Central Catholic last time out. It will be anyone's race for those other state qualifying berths. |
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Class A (1 team, 5 individuals) Christopher Dock girls and New Hope Solebury boys cruised to team titles in the Class A division, with Christopher Dock scoring 23 points, and New Hope Solebury scoring 60 points. New Hope Solebury were led by champion Greg House in 17:07. Emma Seifried of Country Day School of the Sacred Heart won her 3rd straight championship race, running 19:00 to earn the gold today.
Class AA (1 team, 5 individuals) Pottsgrove boys made it three Class AA titles in a row in convincing fashion that puts them in the mix for the state title next week. Pottsgrove had five finishers in the top 11 overall with a 1-5 spread of 39, their calling card for their 2012 title and 2013 runner up finish at the last two state meets. They scored 29 points to defeat Holy Ghost Prep by 35. Derek Lopez led the way for the champions with a winning time of 16:39.
For the girls, preseason district favorites Gwynedd Mercy Academy were nipped to the district title by new champions Lower Moreland by a 2 point margin, 74-76. Lower Moreland were led by three top ten finishers to Gwynedd Mercy's one, despite having their number five runner finish in the 30s. Karli Visconto of Nazareth Academy was victorious in the race with a time of 19:07 in her 3rd race of the season after stress fracture injuries kept her out of the first half of the season.
Class AAA (5 teams, 25 individuals) The boys AAA race made it even more difficult for fans to figure out who will win the state championship next Saturday. Because there isn't a dominant team, it left for some dramatic and exciting competition, which saw the state champions West Chester Henderson come 8 point short of pulling off what would have been an incredible feat, having graduated six of the seven runners from the 2013 state championship side. Henderson had four finishers in the top twenty, but had the rest of their finishers in the 100s, which opened the door for district favorites Conestoga to snag the district tile 152-160. Central Bucks West and Council Rock North used identical 50 second spreads to clinch spots to states, and Downingtown West snagged the last state qualifying spot by 11 points of Central Bucks East. If people thought the team race was tight, the battle for the individual gold medal was a thriller! Names like Casey Comber, Jake Brophy, Paul Power, Sam Webb, Andrew Marston, Alex Knapp, among others did all they could to keep themselves in the hunt for the title. At two miles, six guys were still in the mix with Jake Brophy leading the way. By the time they exited the cornfields, Brophy shook off three guys, but couldn't shake off Marston of Conestoga and Power of Spring Ford. After going around the final statue into the finish, Brophy found a final gear and pulled away from the rest, and the CB East junior emerged victorious in 15:11! Marston was 2nd in 15:18. Comber came back and finished 3rd in 15:19. The race had 11 sub 16 minute runners!
The girls race was the long and highly anticipated head to head matchup of state champions Unionville and Pennsbury. Both teams were coming off league title wins, but this race was a chance to see where they stood next to each other before the big state final next week. The front two on each team battled, with Olivia Young of Unionville holding off Olivia Sargent of Pennsbury, and Kacie Breeding of Unionville fighting off Hannah Molloy and Meredith Twomey of Pennsbury. Behind that drama, Pennsbury had five in the top 25 overall compared to Unionville's 4 in the top 22. Pennsbury came away with the 64-95 win and their 1st district crown since 2011. Behind those two, Great Valley finished 3rd with 206 points to earn a state berth, Conestoga finished 4th with 259, just two points ahead of preseason PA#3 Central Bucks East, who qualified for states for the 2nd year in a row. Ahead of all the chaos in the team title race, Marissa Sheva of Pennridge kept her 2014 undefeated season alive with a personal best time of 17:28, good for PA#2 this season. Sheva led the race from the start and the senior continued the push the pace even when Olivia Sargent and Olivia Young tried to make moves on the toughest part of the course at 2 miles.
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GIRLS DISTRICT ONE AAA 2014 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 2014)--NORTH PENN(6th 2013) has qualified 10 of the last 15 years(they were 6th and just missed in 2013)-- PENNSBURY was 2nd in 2013 and 2012, 1st in 2011 and 2010, 2nd in 2009, and 6th in 2008(that’s 6 years in a row to STATES).-- UNIONVILLE was 1st in 2013 and 2012 and 2nd in 2011 and made STATES all 5 years from 2003 to 2007. -- STRATH HAVEN has made STATES 6 of the last 10 years.--CENTRAL BUCKS WEST qualified for STATES in 2012 and 2005(7th in 2013). DOWNINGTOWN EAST has qualified 4 of the last 7 years. CENTRAL BUCKS EAST made it in 2013 and 2010. -- GREAT VALLEY made it for the 1st time this century in 2013. DOWNINGTOWN WEST has not made it yet in the 2000’s, but have often been fairly close(8th 2013)--PERK VALLEY made it to STATES in 2007. CONESTOGA has been close and in fact were 7th in 2003. OWEN J ROBERTS is closer than they have ever been in recent history.
If you are counting, that equals 12 teams with Hershey hopes to make it to STATES(Only 5 will persevere!!). 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 1,2,5,and 7 at the STATE MEET!!!!
2014 PREDICTIONS!!??
Here are my 2 absolute locks to go to STATES---UNIONVILLE and PENNSBURY. As for the District Team Champion, I’m going to make PENNSBURY the favorite. They ran the Lehigh course twice and their 5th girl should make the difference, Sargent is running awesome! As for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-----------this year is ridiculously hard to predict!! GREAT VALLEY has a solid 5 and lots of experience. They will likely finish 3rd. CBEAST raced alot and hard in September, but has really backed off in October. This slight rest will do them well and they will probably be 4th. As for the final STATES spot, look out for CONESTOGA. Their girls are raring to gain the respect their Boys’ team has garnered. They raced little this year and looked very sharp at CENTRALS. They have a very deep 7, but will need their 3rd girl to finish in the top 60.
Here is the list in alphabetical order with relevant team finishes and information.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST--1st SHARP-1st CBE-4th BRIARWOOD “Champs”-2nd FOUNDATION-1st SOL Ctl. CENTRAL BUCKS WEST--2nd SHARP-4th PTX6 “Gold”-1st BULLDOG “Large”-7th CARLISLE “Challenge”-7th SHORT “Brown”-2nd SOL Ctl. CONESTOGA--4th OAKBOURNE-3rd CHEROKEE-6th SHORT “Brown”-4th MANHATTAN “A”-1st CENTRALS DOWNINGTOWN EAST--3rd OAKBOURNE-3rd TWIN VALLEY-3rd CENTAUR-3rd CRN-2nd SHORT “White”-4th CHESMONTS DOWNINGTOWN WEST--5th OAKBOURNE-5th ABINGTON-5th CARLISLE “Challenge”-3rd CHESMONTS GREAT VALLEY--2nd BRIARWOOD “Champs”-5th FOUNDATION-1st CRN-2nd CHESMONTS NORTH PENN-2nd CBE-3rd BRIARWOOD “Champs”-2nd 6FLAGS “A”-1st SALESIANUM-6th MANHATTAN “A”-3rd SOL Ctl. OWEN J ROBERTS--2nd TWIN VALLEY-2nd FRETZ-1st SHORT “White”-1st PAC 10 PENNSBURY--1st QUAD X-2nd CHEROKEE-1st SHORT “Brown”-1st SOL Natl. PERKIOMEN VALLEY--2nd PTX6 “Gold”-1st FRETZ-9th SHORT “Brown”-2nd PAC 10 STRATH HAVEN--1st ABINGTON-1st BULLDOG “Small”-4th FOUNDATION-2nd BULL RUN “Elite”-10th SHORT “Brown”-2nd DELCOS-2nd CENTRALS UNIONVILLE--1st OAKBOURNE-1st CHEROKEE-1st CHESMONTS
INDIVIDUALS In 2013 46th qualified for STATES--that meant there were 21 girls on the TOP 5 teams who would have individually made STATES. This year that number appears to be likely to be way lower--meaning it might even take TOP 40 to qualify!!!
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 40) qualifiers included)--UNIONVILLE(Young(
Other individuals(not including top 5 teams’ individuals) who are almost assuredly going to make it to STATES are (in alphabetical order)
Black(11)(WISS)(18th 2013) Cardi(10)(SHAV)(49th 2013) Clowser(11)(NP)(27th 2013) Devlin(10)(DW)(4th 2013) Greene(10)(HAR)(97th 2013) Hutton(9)(CTSV) Mesyngier(11)(SHAV)(28th 2013) Planck(10)(DW) Sheva(12)(PENNR)(9th 2013) Villalba(11)(CBW)(11th 2013) Wolters(12)(SHAV)(50th 2013)
That’s 11-----14 to go!!?
Others who have a very good chance to make STATES???(not on a TOP 5 team). In alphabetical order they are----- Bixler(12)(WCH)(167th 2013) Bracken(11)(BSHAN)(175th 2013) Daniels(10)(PERKV)(131st 2013) Delviscio(12)RUSTIN)(37th 2013) Glodek(10)(PERKV) M.Henderson(12)(HAR)(23rd 2013) Kasitz(10)(BOY)(60th 2013) Schumaker(12)(BOY)(44th 2013) Valenti(12)(NP)(71st 2013) L.VanBlunk(10)(DE)(41st 2013)
That’s 10 + 11 equals 21. There’s room for ?? 4 more??
These girls are the next most likely to take a trip to “Chocolate Town USA”. In alphabetical order, they are... Bamford(9)(SFORD) Barnhill(12)(DW)(79th 2013) Berry(12)(CBW) Brunton(10)(OJR)(115th 2013) Estes(12)(OXF) L.Ionescu(12)(UDUB)(55th 2013) Jones(12)(WCE)(109th 2013) Joseph(10)(UDAR)(99th 2013) Kodis(12)(GARV)(127th 2013) Marchini(10)(SFORD)
Who will be the Individual Champ?
5 girls have a chance to be crowned the District 1 “QUEEN”---Hutton(9)(CTSV)--
By the way--these girls are STREAKING!!!!!!! Qualified for STATES at DISTRICTS as freshmen(now sophomores) Devlin(DW)(4th 2013)--Dawson(CBE)(7th 2013)--Edwards(UNV)(20th 2013)-- H.Morris(CBE)(38th 2013)--L.VanBlunk(DE)(41st 2013)--M.VanBlunk(DE)(45th 2013)
Qualified for STATES at DISTRICTS as freshmen and sophomores(now juniors)-- Sargent(PENNS)(3rd 2013 7th 2012)--Willig(GV)(12th 2013 9th 2012)-- Sauer(PENNS)(16th 2013 14th 2012)--Molloy(PENNS)(5th 2013 18th 2012)-- Villalba(CBW)(11th 2013 20th 2012)--Clowser(NP)(27th 2013 25th 2012)-- Black(WISS)(18th 2013 26th 2012)--Mesyngier(SH)(28th 2013 49th 2012)
And YES ONLY!!!! these girls have made it all 3 years!!(now SENIORS)QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!! Sheva(PENNR)(9th 2013 2nd 2012 4th 2011) Young(UNV)(2nd 2013 16th 2012 31st 2011)
A 1 TEAM to STATES and the next 5 individuals
As far as teams go, CHRISTOPHER DOCK, after runner-ups in 2013 and 2012, are this year’s clear favorite. In fact they could have 5 girls in the TOP 10(including last year’s champion Landis(11). The other 5 individuals to qualify for STATES are E.Seifried(COUNTRY DAY)(9), H.Seifried(COUNTRY DAY)(9), Guera(PHIL MONT CHRISTIAN)(11)(7th 2013), Kempf(DELCO CHRISTIAN)(12)(4th 2013 4th 2012) and....????? As for the A Champion-----Freshman Emma Seifried(COUNTRY DAY) would likely be TOP 10 in the AAA race and she will win this going away and is VERY likely to be TOP 10 at STATES. She was 3rd at Bulldog in her first high school race and then crushed a pretty strong field at DELCOS and won AACA as well.
AA 1 TEAM to STATES and the next 5 individuals
GWYNNED MERCY has won two years in a row, but this year will be much tougher. LOWER MORELAND is likely to put 3 girls in front of GWYNNED’s # 2. The score will likely be decided by less than 5 points. Even though both teams are very well coached, I have to pick GWYNNED MERCY based on their 5th girl.
Taking GWYNNED out leads us to the next 5 qualifiers. Once again there appears to be 4 locks and the 5th spot is truly up for grabs. These girls will make it to Hershey---Visconto(NAZ)(12)( As for the AA Champion, senior Visconto should win(she was 19th at STATES last year and only lost to Seifried(CDAY) at AACA.
Boys New Hope Solebury and Jenkintown represent the last two Class A District 1 champions. Who will take home the rubber match? Jenkintown carry a strong front two, while New-Hope Solebury carry a good pack in the middle of their scoring five. Alexander Harvey of Delco Christian and Lucas Watson of Devon Prep will go head to head for the individual gold. In AA, Holy Ghost Prep will look to finally get a hold of the District 1 AA boys trophy, after coming up short in their first two attempts. Pottsgrove have won the last two titles and the matchup between these two teams is too close to call. Pottsgrove won on better pack running, but Holy Ghost Prep has a good pack this season. Which team will prevail? Derek Lopez will look to lead Pottsgrove and hold off Callahan Lennon and John McLoughlin of Holy Ghost Prep for team points and the gold medal. The AAA race will be the wild and crazy scramble for the five valuable state qualifying spots. Conestoga enters as the people's favorite to win, having run well at McQuaid in September and cruising at the Central League championships. Downingtown West held off West Chester Henderson by four points to win the Ches-Mont championship. Central Bucks West have had the best 1-5 pack in the state this season without a big front runner boosting the squad. Pennsbury have the leadership of Sam Webb and Alex Sauer to give them a tough 1-2 combination in the front. Council Rock North will have Brian Arita lead their charges. Central Buck East will have favorite Jake Brophy looking to motivate the rest of his team to a top five finish. Whomever qualifies would have earned it in a season where no one team has separated themselves from the rest. Brophy and Casey Comber of Hatboro Horsham had a classic dual last Friday at Lehigh, with Brophy emerging by 4 seconds. What will the rematch entail? Out to take advantage of any slip ups will be PIAA Foundation meet record holder Paul Power of Spring Ford, Webb of Pennsbury, and Ches-Mont champion Henry Sappey of Downingtown West.
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Bethlehem, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 10/25 |
By Phil Grove Grove City’s Aaron Benka and Mercyhurst Prep’s Sebastian Curtin defended individual titles, and District 10’s quartet of state-ranked teams all secured starting spots in next weekend’s PIAA meet in Hershey. Curtin posted the fastest time of the day in claiming the overall victory in the combined Class A-AAA boys’ race, covering the slightly reworked 3.1-mile course in Sharon’s Buhl Park in 16 minutes, 38 seconds. The senior’s younger brother, Noah, was third in 17:12 as the Lakers finished second in Class A, advancing to Hershey with 103 points. The Class A team title went to Seneca, which is currently fourth in the PTXC poll. The Bobcats of first-year coach Randi Heitmanhad 78 points and were led by sophomore Donovan Myers, who was the runner-up in 17:03. In Class AA, Benka and the fourth-ranked Eagles were the class of the field. A senior, Benka broke the tape in 16:43, and teammates John Paul Depew and Braydon Pyle finished in the top six to bring Grove City in with 38 points. Harbor Creek was the runner-up with 113.
Slippery Rock’s Andrew Maxwell was second in 16:56, and Christian Baboof Harbor Creek was third in 17:04. In Class AAA, McDowell was the team champion with 31 points as freshman Ryan Zimmerman led the Trojans and the field at 17:29. Cathedral Prep was second with 33 and advanced four individuals to Hershey. Villa Maria, the state’s top-ranked AA girls’ team, had a 1-5 spread of just 59 seconds en route to 52 points and the title. Hickory also qualified for Hershey with 98. Individually, junior Morgan Perkins of Mercyhurst Prep crossed first in 19:38, while 2013 champion Lexi Bible of Hickory was next in 19:55. Sophomore Savanna Carr of Franklin Area was third in 19:59. In Class A, West Middlesex had three finishers in the top 13 and slipped past third-ranked North East, 68-77. The Grape Pickers had three underclassmen in the top seven overall, including a 19:29 clocking from freshman champion Raechel White. Brooklyn Messinger of Youngsville was second in 19:37, while North East’s Kate McIntosh was third in 20:08. The AAA team winner was DuBois Area, which finished with 20 points. Junior Payton McAninch led the champions with a first-place time of 20:51. Girls Highlights
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Sharon, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 10/25 |
Forest Hills
Class A (2 teams, 10 individuals) A 1-2 finish from Brian Hackman (16:43) and Eli Urban for St Joseph's Catholic Academy was not enough to secure a spot in next week's state championships. Penns Valley placed five runners in a row (9-10-11-12-13 overall) with a 12 second spread to win the team title with 45 points. Bishop McCort had their top five in front of St Joseph's Catholic Academy's number 4 to edge out the 2nd state spot by 7 points.
For the girls, it was business as usual for Central Cambria, as they kept their undefeated streak alive heading into next week's state final. Sydney Gilkey once again led the way for the Red Devils, winning the race in 18:45. The team scored 20 points with four of the top five overall finishers. Marion Center took the 2nd state spot with 78 points.
Class AA (1 team, 5 individuals) Somerset and Central Cambria shared the top spot with 52 points, with Somerset pulling off the tiebreaker win via the 6th runner by one place. Somerset had three of the top seven finishers, while Central Cambria had five of the top fifteen and a 59 second spread. Will Kachman of Bedford dominated the race and ran a strong 15:56.4 to win the gold medal.
Forest Hills may have had the individual gold medalist in Tricia Varner (19:35.2), but the just missed on a state berth by 7 points behind district champions Somerset, thanks to three finishers in the top seven.
Class AAA (1 team, 5 individuals) Alex Milligan (15:58.4) and his State College teammates won the final match up with Altoona to come away with the district title and the lone state qualifying spot. State College represented half of the top ten overall to edge out a 27-36 win over their rivals.
The State College girls team swept the first four places led by champion Natasha Fedkina (19:19.9) and used a 70 second 1-5 spread to score 17 points and win the district title.
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Sidman, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 10/25 |
By Kady Weisner
Conditions were windy as the District 9 Championship meet, held in Ridgway PA at the Francis Grandinetti Elementary School, got underway. The girl’s class A race was won by Elk County Catholic’s Victoria Dippold in a time of 19:32, while the class A girl’s team championship was claimed by North Clarion. The AA girls race was won by Freshman Paige Mikesell of Clearfield Area in a time of 20:22, while the team championship went to the girls of Bradford Area. Liam Raehsler of Clarion Area won the Class A boys individual title in a time of 17:00 closely followed by competitor Isaac Wilson of North Clarion in a time of 17:14. Cranberry Area walked away with the team title. Going into the boys Class AA race, Freshman Logan Caruso of Bradford Area, was the favorite. Caruso won the race with a time of 17:28, while Punxsutawney Area secured the team title. The top two teams and next 10 qualifiers in Class A will advance to the State Championship Meet. The first team and next 5 qualifiers advance to the State Meet in Class AA. The PIAA State Championship Meet will take place on the first of November in Hershey PA. Girls Highlights
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| 10/25 |
PA Independent Schools Championships
Malvern Prep boys went for a repeat Independent School state title without the services of Jaxson Hoey due to injury. But the team rose to the occasion, led by a 2-3 finish from Jaxson's brother Josh and Billy McDevitt, and a 3rd runner in the top ten to just edge out Germantown Friends to the team title 48-54. Sam Ritz of Germantown Friends won the gold medal after two straight 2nd place finishes, running 16:01 to win by ten seconds.
For the girls, Germantown Friends held off the challenge of Friends league rivals Friends Central to retain their Independent School state title 51-67. The Lady Tigers had five in the top 15 team places with a spread of 48 seconds, the best in the meet. Terri Turner of Springside Chestnut Hill found the energy in the final 100 meters to knock off Abbie Goldstein of Germantown Academy and win her first Independent School title in 20:02.5. Boys Highlights
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Philadelphia, PA RESULTS POSTED
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