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Midwestern Athletic Conference
Quaker Valley came away with both the boys and girls team championships, with the girls having a tougher time winning than the boys. The top ranked AA girls squad placed five in the top fifteen to score 45 points, only five points better than West Allegheny, who placed four, but the Quaker Valley 5th runner was five places better and secured the team title for her team. Dee Dee Adams of Freedom Area won the girls league championship with a time of 21:02. The Quaker Valley boys flexed their muscle once again. The PA#7 and top ranked AA squad had three in the top eight led by league champion Nat Fox (17:36) to score 43 points and cruise to the league championship.
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Westmoreland County Coaches Association
Greater Latrobe
Hempfield girls survived Norwin's 1-5 finish from county champion Autumn Greba (19:58.7) and Jenna Kuhn (20:43.8) to win the county team championship 66-71. Morgan Ansell led the way for Hempfield, running 20:34.8 to finish 4th. For the boys, Kiski Area doubled up the rest of the field, placing four in the top seven, including county champion Brent Kennedy (16:26.9) to win the team title over runner up Norwin 34-70.
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DELCO CHAMPS 2011 PREVIEW
by Coach Bill Coren(Strath Haven) DELCO CHAMPS!! SATURDAY 10-15-2011 Rose Tree Park 37th year!!! BOYS NOVICE 2:00 GIRLS JV 2:30 BOYS JV 3:00 GIRLS V 3:30 BOYS V 4:00 GIRLS TEAM PREVIEW HAVERFORD appears to be the odds-on favorite to win its second DELCO team championship in a row(2010 was its first since 1982). HAVERFORD’s coach Kristi (Jamison-Haverford alum) Ritchie has planned this season to hopefully run its best by Districts, and DELCOS will be only their 3rd weekend invitational. HAVERFORD returns 5 of their top 6 from their 2010 Championship. HAVERFORD was undefeated in the competitive Central League this year and finished 1st at Abington Inv(scoring 69 points defeating Great Valley(2nd-90) and STRATH HAVEN(5th-130). At Paul Short they continued to run well, coming in 6th (behind PENNSBURY, WALT WHITMAN(MD), DOWNINGTOWN EAST, STATE COLLEGE, and CENTERVILLE(OH)). HAVERFORD scored 301 points defeating county teams-- NOTRE DAME(423), STRATH HAVEN(579) and OHARA(686). As for the runner-up trophy, NOTRE DAME(2nd 2010 1st 2009) is the favorite with a strong Top 2, a solid 3-4, and a quickly improving #5. AGNES IRWIN(looking for their 1st ever DELCO trophy) has 4 seniors who have been developed beautifully by their veteran and always congenial coach. They came in 4th in the Paul Short “White” race, but would have been 3 points ahead of STRATH HAVEN if they had run “Brown”. STRATH HAVEN(4th 2010 2nd 2009 1st 2008) has a super #1 and about 13 other pretty good runners. For them to have a chance, at least one of that day’s varsity 6 must be in the TOP 20. OHARA(3rd 2010 3rd 2009) is improving and has closed the gap on the other Top teams!(Kelly OH 10) may give them the runner up front to lead their talented pack!? INDIVIDUAL PREVIEW A STRATH HAVEN runner has won the individual championship 3 of the last 4 years(Frick 2007--Rutkowski 2008--Grossman 2010). At this point of the season senior(defending champion) Hannah Grossman(SH) appears to be the slight favorite. Hannah finished 1st at Abington, 2nd at Briarwood “Large”, 4th at Bull Run(MD), and 5th at Paul Short(18:26). Grossman(SH) has not lost to a DELCO opponent this year, but she barely beat one of her toughest rivals, senior Maria Seykora(ND), at Paul Short by 4 seconds(Seykora(ND) did run much faster than Grossman(SH) in different races at Briarwood). Seykora(ND) also has performed really well in a # of tough meets(3rd PTXC3, 4th Briarwood “Championship”, and 2nd Carlisle “Puma Challenge”. The only other girls with a legitimate shot at becoming the DELCO CHAMPION are senior Sophia Meehan(HAV) and junior Tess Meehan(HAV). Sophia(HAV) was runner-up as a freshman and a junior and 6th as a soph. She is a strong 800M runner(as evidenced by her PIAA STATE medal last spring) and if she can hang on, she may be able to kick it in and kick down the door to her 1st DELCO Individual Championship. Sister Tess(HAV) is also coming on, and after her freshman year 10th place STATES finish, she has shown she is capable of a big race!! Good luck to Tess, but as coaches most of us love to see SENIORS getting the top prizes!! Three of the better runners in DELAWARE COUNTY history will graduate this year----and one of them will go off to college as the reigning DELAWARE COUNTY GIRLS XC CHAMPION!!! There will be 20 plaque winners and the TOP 7 girls are likely to make 1st team ALL-DELCO. 4 of those spots will likely go to Grossman(SH 12), Seykora(ND 12), S.Meehan(HAV 12), and T.Meehan(HAV 11). The other 3 coveted spots will be a real battle?? Here are the possible 5th thru 7th finishers(in no order)----Chang(PC 11)(6th 2010 2nd 2009), Rudawsky(GARV 11)(7th 2010 27th 2009), Powers(ND 12)(9th 2010 22nd 2009 19th 2008), Wunisch(AI 12)(36th 2009 56th 2008), Galligan(SF 10), and Kelly(OH 10)(24th 2010). BOYS TEAM PREVIEW OHARA! OHARA! OHARA!---Last year’s team victory at DELCOS was unbelievable! Their Top 5 finished 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th and 4 of them are back!!! Historically, OHARA has dominated the DELCO XC CHAMPS. Coach Tom Kennedy’s harriers have been FIRST 8 of the last 13 years, SECOND 4 of those years and only out of the TOP 2 in 2008. This year OHARA is ranked #1 in PENNSYLVANIA claiming 3 impressive TEAM wins so far--Briarwood Championship, PIAA Foundation “Gold”, and Great American(North Carolina). No DELCO team is even close to them this year. OHARA will make more TEAM HISTORY this Saturday! At least there may be a TEAM race for 2nd!? Central League foes, Haverford(3rd 2010), Strath Haven(4th 2010), and Penncrest(2nd 2010), will likely fight it out on Rose Tree’s hills. Haverford has a deep team and their 5th runner is very close to their first. It is possible they could have 5 runners in the TOP 20. As for Strath Haven, Their top 2 are really strong, but they need their 4th and 5th to move up. Penncrest always runs well at DELCOS, and 2011 will probably be the same. INDIVIDUAL PREVIEW Lets look at some more HISTORY. An OHARA runner has been the DELCO Champ 7 of the last 11 years(including 2010). Last year’s returnees are 3rd-Bilotta(OH 12),4th- Savage(OH 11), 5th-Pastore(OH 11), 7th-Ostroski(OH 12), 12th-M.Kazanjian(PC 10), 15th-A.Smart(GARV 11), 16th-Seelaus(SH 12), and 17th-N.Smart(GARV 10)(YES! The Smart’s are BO Smart’s kids). So far this year 3 of these runners appear to be the favorite at the 2011 DELCOS. Savage(OH 11)has been #1 for his team in all races this year. He is consistent and very tough! Seelaus(SH 12) won the Abington Invitational and BULLDOG and has greatly improved in 2011. Bilotta(OH 12) has been close to Savage(OH 11) all season and could be ready to break through. 4th through 7th(ALL DELCO) will be a battle among Pastore(OH 11), Ostrowski(OH 12), James(OH 9), Huemmler(SH 11), M.Kazanjian(PC 10), Kays(HAV 12), Bodine(HAV 11), and O’Donnell(GARV 12). |
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Chestnut Hill Academy
Dustin Wilson of Chestnut Hill Academy shattered the championship course record, becoming the first to ever break 16 minutes. His winning time of 15:23 clinched his 3rd league championship in a row and bettered the record of 16:25 by Matt McCullough of Malvern Prep back in 2008. The team battle was very close, as Malvern Prep edged out defending champions Germantown Academy 55-56, winning their 2nd title in the past three years.
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10/17 |
Washington County Coaches Meet Mingo Park: Windy/ Muddy conditions over challenging 3.1 mile course. Josh Urso (17:20 league champion) and Don Zimak (17:41) of Trinity earned a 1-2 finish and led three in the top ten. Peters Township were led by a 3rd place finish from John Rodelec and three in the top eight to edge out Trinity 48-56. For the girls, Kirsten McMichael of Ringgold ran 20:20 and won the county championship by one full minute. Canon McMillian placed four in the top eleven to win the county team title over Peters Township 46-59. |
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10/18 |
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10/18 |
Friends Schools League Championship
Germantown Friends boys won both team championships in impressive fashion. The girls placed six in the top ten led by a 2nd place finish from Carey Celata to score 25 points and win by 32. Celata was only five seconds behind league champion Natalie Mclaughlin (20:36). The Germantown Friends boys swept the top five places to score a perfect 15 points with a 1-5 spread of 46 seconds. Christian Brady was crownded the league champion, running 17:18.9 to win the race.
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10/18 |
Gwynedd-Mercy College Mid-Week Invite
Gwynedd-Mercy College
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10/18 |
Ephrata
Manheim Township came away with both team championships, with the boys holding off a tough challenge from Hempfield, and the girls cruising to the trophy. The boys had four in the top twenty led by a 4th place finish from Elliott Hirsch to beat out Hempfield 98-111. The girls had a winning margin of 50 points, placing four in the top 16 led by a 3rd place finish from freshman Emily McBride. Individual league championships went to Greta Lindsley of Penn Manor for the girls (19:14) and Jared Schatz of Lancaster Mennonite for the boys (16:30)
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Amy Darlington of Liberty won her league championship in comfortable fashion, running a solid 19:15 to win by over 30 seconds. The team race was very close, as Parkland took advantage of a better performance from their 3-4-5 runners to defeat Emmaus for the team championship 54-56. For the boys, Nathan Palmer of Freedom Area became the league champion with a winning time of 17:23.8, 14 seconds better than the field. Nazareth Area placed five in the top twenty with a 62 second spread to score 60 points and win the team championship by 26.
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Pleasant Valley girls placed their scoring five inside of the top nine with a spread of a solid 40 seconds to score 30 points and win the championship by 25. Abby Ross of Pocono Mountain East ran 20:51.4 to win the individual title by close to 20 seconds. For the boys, Stroudsburg had three of the top four places led by league champion Mark Pfaeffle (17:23.8) to come away as team champions with 28 points, 21 points better than 2nd place Pleasant Valley.
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10/18 |
By Cory Mull
EMIGSVILLE -- In her fourth and final attempt at the YAIAA Championships, New Oxford senior Kaylee Kubisiak finally came away with the grand prize. By Cory Mull
EMIGSVILLE -- Since his freshman campaign, Dallastown senior Adam Katora has continued to improve as a runner.
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Governor Mifflin placed three boys in the top four places led by county champion Evan Williams (17:04) to earn the county team title over Conrad Weiser 40-74. Their 1-5 finished with a 64 second spread on the day. For the girls, Governor Mifflin completed the county team title sweep, placing three in the top eight to score 46 points and win by 34. Tessa Mundell led the way for Governor Miffin with her gold medal finish of 19:33.
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10/19 |
Hanover Area
Regan Rome of Dallas and Marissa Durako of Holy Redeemer had strong starts to their postseason runs and made strong cases as contenders for their respective state championship races. On this day, Rome got the better of Durako by less than 2 seconds, with Rome running 18:33.8 and Durako running 18:35.1. Dallas won the AAA championship, placing three in the top ten to score 45 points, while Holy Redeemer scored 81 points and cruised to the AA team title. For the boys, Dominic Deluca completed the Dallas individual title sweep, running 16:37.4 to hold off Ben Robinson of Tunkhannock by six seconds. Dallas boys placed four in the top eight to score 28 points and win AAA, while Holy Redeemer had five in the top twenty to score 70 points to win the AA crown.
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10/19 |
The host Freedom boys used a 4-6 finish from Wes Roberts and Jake Deweese to come away with the team title over Our Lady of Sacred Heart 91-97. Beaver was a close 3rd with 100 points, led by individual winner Josef Depietranio (17:52). For the girls, Freeport used a 3-6 finish from Kayla Zboran and Becca Dudek to defeat Beaver and Bishop Canevin 71-86-88. The host team had the individual winner, as Freedom's Dee Dee Adams ran 21:24 to win the gold medal.
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10/19 |
Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference
Alyssa Brandis of Central Cambria ran 19:26 to win the league championship by 45 seconds, and her performance led three in the top six to score 42 points and secure the team championship over 2nd place Forest Hills. For the boys, Kevin Dailey of Westmont Hilltop ran 16:44 to win the league gold medal and lead his team to the team championship trophy. His team placed three in the top nine to score 47 points to defeat Somerset by 18.
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10/19 |
Mifflin County High School
Bellefonte boys placed five in the top eleven team placed to win the league championship over Central Mountain 35-66. Mifflin County had the top two finishers in the race, with champion Jonathan Colwell (16:30) and Addison Monroe (16:41) were the only two under 17 minutes on the day. For the girls, Clearfield placed five in the top 12 team places to hold off Central Mountain for the league title 46-59. Mifflin County's Brooke King became the league champion, running 20:19 to win by over 20 seconds.
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10/19 |
Pioneer Athletic Conference Championships
Kara Steinke of Methacton took care of business and continued her winning ways with a league championship winning performance of 18:38, 27 seconds better than 2nd place. In the team standings, Boyertown had a very strong team performance, placing seven inside the top sixteen overall with a 1-5 spread of 73 seconds to score 41 points to win the team title. For the boys, Pottsgrove placed three in the top ten led by a runner up finish from Ian Yanusko to win the league championship over Spring Ford 51-78. Yanusko finished 20 seconds behind league champion Brett Kelly of Boyertown, who ran 16:06 to take home the gold.
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10/19 |
Pittsburgh Public Schools Middle Grade XC Championships |
Pittsburgh, PA |
10/19 |
Schuylkill League Championships
Blue Mountain
Brendan Shearn of North Schuylkill got his postseason off to a flying start by winning his league championship with a lifetime best performance of 15:39 for three miles, which was over 1:10 better than 2nd place. His performance was good enough to earn his team 2nd place honors behind league champions Pottsville, who placed five in the top eleven led by a runner up finsih from Jake Plachko. For the girls, Paige Stoner of Pottsville ran an impressive 18:30 for three miles to win the league title by almost 90 seconds and lead her team to the league championship. Her win led six in the top eight overall to score 21 points.
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10/20 |
Bicentennial Athletic League Championships
Holy Ghost Prep placed three in the top four led by league champion Zach Israel (15:48) to win the Independence Division championship with a solid 24 points. Jenkintown won the Constitution division championship. For the girls, Alexis Botelho of New Hope Solebury ran 19:12 to become the league champion, 30 seconds better than Molly Davies of Lower Moreland. Davies performance was good enough to lead her team to the league championship with 38 points, 3 points better than New Hope Solebury.
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10/20 |
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Because of heavy rains forecast for Wednesday, October 19th, the meet has been postponed until Friday, October 21 with the same schedule.
Both West Chester Henderson squads came into the day as solid favorites to win their league championships. Both teams managed to achieve that goal. But the competition that challenged them on this day was game and that set up for some great competition for all involved.
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Elizabeth Chikotas of Saucon Valley became the league champion with a winning time of 19:21.2, 33 seconds better than the field. Northwestern Lehigh had a strong team performance, running six in the top fifteen and having a 1-5 spread of 61 seconds to score 47 points and hold off Notre Dame Green Pond by 13. FOr the boys, Tyler Stelmack of Northwestern Lehigh ran 16:39.2 to become the league champion. Bangor Area had a 1-5 spread of 41 seconds and placed five in the top fourteen to score 47 points and win by 34 over Notre Dame Green Pond.
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10/20 |
Fairview
Mercyhurst Prep placed four in the top five to win the D10 Region Five Championship with a score of 27 points. Connor Gregory of Fairview was able to beat the Mercyhurst Prep pack of four, running 17:23 to win by 7 seconds. For the girls, Mercyhurst Prep placed 2-3-4-5 to finish with 28 points and the team title. Mackenzie O'Connor of General McLane ran 20:13 to beat the Mercyhurst Prep foursome by 6 seconds.
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Laurel Highlands Athletic Club Middle School XC Championships |
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10/20 |
Philadelphia Public League Championships
Lucy Van Kluenen of Central ran 20 minutes even to become the league champion, 30 seconds better than Kanae Taylor of Engineering and Science. For the boys, Keaton Naff of Masterman ran 17:30 to win the league championship by 22 seconds over Angel Lazu of Franklin Towne Charter.
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10/20 |
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Story by Phil Grove, editorial photos by Don Rich
Rain showers – check. Temps in the low 40s and falling – check. Strong gusty winds – check. A course that got muddier with each footfall – check. Mother Nature tried to steal the show at the Tri-State Coaches Association Championship but was overshadowed by dominating late-season efforts in anticipation of next week’s WPIAL title meet. The Malone sisters – senior Margo, junior Shannon and sophomore Mary – went 1-2-3 in leading PA#6 North Hills to a resounding girls team title, while tight team running left PA#2 Mount Lebanon in possession of the boys team crown over arch-rival PA#3 North Allegheny and individual champ Logan Steiner. Domination and Redemption for Malones, North Hills. Margo Malone towed the field through the opening mile in 6:23 as the leaders sought firm footing from a course softened up by the boys race. “Especially back there it got really muddy so you didn’t want to fall,” Margo said of the loop that took the field past the mile- and 2-mile marks. “I kind of looked for (green grass), but it was hard to move over because you didn’t want to go diagonally on the mud.” The senior, who this week verbally committed to Syracuse, kept a solid cushion on a field buffeted by stronger wind gusts before younger sister Shannon broke free and set off to put a pair of red jerseys side by side at the front. “We wanted to go out conservative and once I took the lead, the strategy didn’t change that much,” Margo said. “You could definitely feel the wind. You had to keep telling yourself it’s the same for everyone and just push through it.” ![]() “I’m so excited,” Shannon said of the 1-2-3. “That’s been a far goal for us for the season. We have gone through injuries and such, so we were a little worried. I’m so proud of Mary and Margo and our team. The 4, 5, 6 and 7 – I’m so excited for them, too.” Add in sophomores Caitlyn Janeda (21st) and Clare Brown (34th), and the Indians finished with 61 points. “I’m amazed and shocked,” coach Doug Sundo said of his team’s score. North Allegheny was a distant second with 146, followed by PA#10 Mount Lebanon (176), Pine-Richland (189) and Hempfield Area (273). Thursday’s dominating performances – and team title – brought some satisfaction and relief to the Malone sisters, who started their 2011 season on a less auspicious note Sept. 10 at the Red, White and Blue Invitational. North Hills finished fifth, with Margo struggling to reach the finish line in fourth and Shannon failing to finish after collapsing with about a mile to go. “It’s definitely not how we planned to start off the season,” Margo said. “And (former Coach John) Wilkie just keep it so positive. He kept telling us adversity is going to make you stronger. I think every workout since then has been trying to go faster because of that. “Just watching Shannon, Mary and even Claire and Caitlyn just getting so much better each day, we know that we can come together. We know that we are going to speed train to do well at the end. It was definitely hard at first to deal with that.” Pack Leads Mount Lebanon Back to Top Mount Lebanon’s boys went home with Tri-State bragging rights for the first time since 2002, thanks in large part to a literal roadblock of blue-and-gold clad runners midway through the race that ended with just a 56-second gap between the first and seventh Blue Devils. ![]() With senior Alex Moran (16:45) leading the way in fourth, the Blue Devils followed up with seniors Lawton Tellin in 11th and Kevin Tramaglini in 17th, junior Seamus Roddy in 21st and sophomore Patrick Quirk in 23rd. The winners’ 2-5 spread was just 17 seconds, with only 38 seconds separating Moran and Quirk. “This team is as deep as the team we had in ’98 when we won the state championship,” Agostinella said. North Allegheny followed with 90 points for a pair of runner-up finishes on the day. Central Catholic (252), Pine-Richland (282) and Altoona Area (295) rounded out the top five but were well back of the lead teams. In the race for individual honors, Steiner played hide and seek with the field, hitting the mile in 5:15 with a five-second gap. The senior forged ahead as a pack of runners including Moran, Kiski Area’s Brent Kennedy (3rd in 16:44), Central Catholic’s Mike Runco (5th in 16:45) and eventually Altoona’s Dylan Mountain gave chase. ![]() With about 2,000 meters left, Mountain broke free of the other three and set his sights on the North Allegheny standout. The senior admitted it wasn’t the most direct path that he followed in tracking Steiner. “I definitely was going left and right real wide,” Mountain said. “I was trying to avoid the mud. To run 5 extra meters in the race would be better than to run straight through mud.” With only about 200 meters left, the outcome was anything but decided as the pair exited the castle with Mountain in front. “I tried to make my move, but he had a little bit more foot speed in the end,” Mountain said of the winner. Steiner’s 16:33 was worth a six-second victory and put a Tiger in the winner’s circle again after a year’s absence. Ryan Gil, now at Georgetown, took the Tri-State crowns in 2008 and 2009. “It depends how much you want it at the finish,” Steiner said. “I really wanted this because I hadn’t won any big races this season yet. Winning this was a big deal for me. I really, really wanted it.” Next up for most of these teams, a rematch in seven days on the same course with WPIAL championships and state meet berths on the line. “Everybody says that the WPIALs are the finals. If you prepare all year, it’s just another race,” Sundo said. |
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Haverford College Invitational
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10/21 |
SOL American Conference Championship
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10/21 |
SOL Continental Conference Championship
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SOL National Conference Championship
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Elizabethtown College
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10/22 |
Cabrini College
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Philadelphia, PA COLLEGIATE |
10/22 |
Hannah Grossman of Strath Haven bettered her performance last week at the DELCO Championships, winning the Central League crown in 18:03.9, over 40 seconds better than 2nd place Sophia Meehan of Haverford. Meehan's team did rebound nicely from last week's county championship, winning the team championship over Strath Haven 48-67, placing three in the top ten. For the boys, Max Norris (16:24.4) and Peter Downs (16:24.8) earned a 1-2 finish for Harriton and were 12 seconds better than the field. Haverford Township would complete the team title sweep, placing two in the top eight to beat out Strath Haven 77-95.
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10/22 |
Nate Tallada of Saegertown ran an impressive 16:09 to win his regional championship by 9 seconds over Gordon Phillips of Oil City. Maplewood were aided by a 18-19-20 finish from their 3-4-5 runners to edge out Cochranton for the team title 67-77. For the girls, Reilly Walsh (19:48) and Olivia Mamula (19:57) of Cambridge Springs used a 1-2 finish to keep their team close to Conneaut Lake. But Conneaut Lake had five in the top 20 to edge out Cambridge Springs 54-57.
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10/22 |
Youngsville
North East boys earned another invitational victory, winning their regional championship with three in the top six to score 36 points and defeat Corry by 34. Ryan Smathers led the North East squad with a gold medal finish of 16:21.7, nearly 8 seconds better than 2nd place Austin Pondel of Corry. For the girls, North East completed the team title sweep with three in the top ten and a score of 52 points to defeat Corry by 25. Anne Lewis of North East was the leader of the pack, winning the title in 20:48.4.
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10/22 |
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10/22 |
Gannon/Mercyhurst Invitational
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10/22 |
Mercer County Cross Country Invitational
It was business as usual for Dan Jaskowak of Grove City, who earned another victory in his remarkable 2011 campaign. He ran 16:24 to earn the county championship, and he was also part of a strong team performance. He led a 1-2-4 finish to earn his team the team championship with 23 points, 37 points better than West Middlesex. For the girls, Morgan Richards of Hickory ran 19:50 to win the county title by 11 seconds. The hunt for the team title was close, as Sharpsville held off West Middlesex and Hickory 68-79-80. Sharpsville was the only the team to place two inside the top ten on the day.
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Curt Jewett (15:48.9) and Sam Williams (15:57.8) of Northeast Bradford finished 1-2 and were the only two under 16 minutes on the day. Behind that action, Canton edged out Wellsboro for the team championship 53-58. Canton had three in the top nine with a 1-5 spread of 32 seconds to secure victory. For the girls, Casey Norton of Troy cruised to the league championship with a winning time of 19:28 to win by over 30 seconds. The team title race was close for the girls as well, as Northeast Bradford edged out Wellsboro 79-87, with help from a 16-17-18-19 finish behind top runner Kayla Darling (9th in 21:12.7).
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10/22 |
Philadelphia Catholic League Championships
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Archbishop Wood retained their league championship, holding off a strong charge from Cardinal O'Hara by a final score of 28-42.
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Story and Photos by Phil Grove
It wasn’t a Saturday walk in the park. Allderdice just made it look like one.
The Dragons swept both team championships and added an individual title as the PIAA postseason kicked off with the District 8 (Pittsburgh City League) meet at Schenley Park. The titles were the 17th consecutive for Ed Flynn’s boys team and 13th in a row for the girls. “We’re very happy and very proud of them all,” Flynn said. “They work really hard.” ![]() Junior Ean DiSilvio stood as the star performer entering the meet off quality invitational victories in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and he did not disappoint. The junior zipped through the opening mile in 4:58 and stretched his lead to 39 seconds as he hit the 2-mile mark in 10:20. On Oct. 1 in the Central Catholic Invitational at Schenley Park, DiSilvio outraced Central Catholic’s Mike Runco and Mount Lebanon’s Alex Moran to the line in 16:38.6 in horrendous conditions. In defending his District 8 crown, DiSilvio dropped down to a meet-record 16:24.17, breaking his mark of 16:40.74 from a year ago. His state-qualifying effort – with a 60-second cushion at the finish – came despite running solo for the entire 5,000 meters. “I really wanted to run a bit faster than I did,” DiSilvio said. “I would have liked to break 16, but it didn’t happen. I was running by myself, and my last mile was just too slow to do what I wanted to do.” With just one meet left on the 2011 schedule, Flynn is confident that his standout is prepared to meet the challenge of Pennsylvania’s best come Hershey. “We’ve done the right things,” the coach said. “We’ve gone to a number of invitationals – Boardman, Erie McDowell and Mingo last week – and the goal was to see as much competition as we could and just getting used to running up there. “Ean’s a strong kid. The goal is to latch on (to the top runners), and anything can happen up at the state course.” The DiSilvio-led Dragons took seven of the top eight places, with Obama’s Sam Lapp keeping them from a perfect score by qualifying for Hershey in fifth. Seniors Barrett Adams, Adam Hermann and Nick Hoffman were second through fourth for Allderdice. ![]() “We had a plan and we were practicing it all week,” the winner said. “We just stuck with our plan the entire time – not go out as hard as everyone else and ease into it. The first mile was to be easy, and then after that we tried to pick it up a little more and it worked.” Allderdice grabbed the lone team berth in Hershey by taking the next six places, led by Emma Paytas’ 21:45.50. The sophomore led most of the race before a flare-up of shin splints and the Key sisters relegated her to third. “A good pack run for the girls,” Flynn said of his team’s 25 points. “At the Mingo meet, they finished second and part of that was because they were a good pack team.” With two weeks before his squads take on the Parkview course, Flynn has the practice schedule mapped out. “We are going to work hard next week, we always do traditionally,” he said. “We’ll include some team-bonding things like a two-man 10-mile run. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s a lot of work. We’ll work hard through Saturday and then the week before states will be a taper week.” |
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