10/26-29: DISTRICTS WK+MORE--New 11/1: Starting Lane Assignments for States!
Don Rich
Oct 27, 2005
PHOTO GALLERIES: Districts 1, 2, 3 and 6 NOW ON!(Cover photo of Chambersburg JR Sarah Morrison, D3 AAA Champ in 18:45 at Hershey -- photo by Don Rich) Results are on for the Philadelphia Catholic League Division Champs, PIAA Districts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Inter-Ac League, Friends Schools League, Keystone Conference, PA Independent Schools, Philly Public League Champs. In the second year as a part of the PIAA, Central continued to dominate the AAA races, while Engineering & Science did the same in AA at the 10/20 PIAA District 12 Championships. Allderdice swept District 8 on 10/22 as Angelica Martinez broke her own course record at Schenley Oval. Malvern Prep scores perfect 15 behind Brian Duffy at 10/24 Inter-Ac Championships at Chestnut Hill Academy. Germantown Academy girls edges Notre Dame. Germantown Friends sweeps the 10/25 Friends\' Schools League Champs at Belmont Plateau. Phil-Mont Christian throws a perfect 15 at the 10/26 Keystone Conference Champs at Church Farm School. At the 10/26 PCL Northern and Southern Division Championships, NE#10 LaSalle\'s boys showed they are the team to beat. Greg Thomas, O\'Hara, reinforced his position as the individual to beat. The O\'Hara girls won comfortably. St. Hubert\'s took their division. In the 10/26 PIAA District 2 Championships, the Dallas girls, minus their #4 girl, survived the muck and wind and yes, snow flurries for their race, to win the AA Girls title over great team races from Lake-Lehman and Blue Ridge The AA Boys race was a romp for defending state champs Scranton Prep. The AAA Girls race was won by Hazleton, despite the absence of their #1 runner, Maria Monks, who is out for the season with a back injury. Abington Heights had started the race-day out with a 17-point margin of victory over Hazleton in the AAA Boys race. At the PIAA District 7 Championships, Jake Walker has not only wiped the one blemish off his season, he has complete erased it. In AAA, North Allegheny continued their season-long win streak, once again topping Pittsburgh Central Catholic. In AAA Girls, Latrobe firmly established themselves as one of the favorites for a state title. The race also produced the three fastest times of the day. Frosh Natalie Bower led her Latrobe team to the title, running 18:51 for the win. Sophomore Kacey Gibson of Neshannock beat the defending state champ Rachel Erny of Brentwood by 16 seconds, going 19:12. Riverwiew won the team title by 87 to 95 over Greensburg Central Catholic. They\'re always there at the end of the season. They\'re always there at the end of the season. Despite bumps, major or minor, you can pretty much count on Allentown Central Catholic to be ready for the post-season, starting with the 10/27 PIAA District 11 Championships at Lehigh. They are ready once again, and they advance again, along with the Easton girls. In boys AAA, it\'s Parkland and Emmaus. And in AA, it was Alexa Griffiths and Isaac Dunkelberger leading their Tamaqua teams to titles. PIAA District 4 Championships at Bloomsburg University: Danville put together a strong top five and took the AA Girls win. Northeast Bradford\'s boys won AA. And Shikellamy swept both AAA titles. At the 10/27 Philadelphia Public League Champs at Belmont Plateau, E&S was led to team wins by course records by Lavaughn Jones and Trevon Rainford. 10/28 PIAA District 1 Champs: One district championship team captured their first league title just last Saturday. So a district title is the logical next step, right? Another district champion ran her first district race. Ever. The Coatesville boys defended all comers, being joined by two other teams from their league in the top three spots. Keith Capecci used a furious close to take the AAA title. Gwynedd Mercy got back to states as a full team. Beth Lambright dominated. Devon Prep did likewise in AA Boys, as another Springfield Montco runner proved the best again in AA. At the Gettysburg Invitational, it was Vince McNally pushing Craig Miller to a sub-15 on a flat course. At the 10/29 PIAA District 3 Championships, it was Kennard Dale senior Jon Grey as the only one to stay with Miller through the mile and then 2.5 miles before the senior star pulled away for a 15:31 course record. The Millers 1st and 3rd led their Manheim Township team to a 93-point margin of victory over surprising Twin Valley, 58-151. Chambersburg\'s girls weren\'t quite as dominant over a strong Governor Mifflin squad, winning by 40 behind the fastest time of the day, an 18:45 by junior Sarah Morrison. York Suburban\'s AA boys used a 38-second compression to beat Lancaster Mennonite 92-100, with Kutztown senior Josh Neyhart winning the race in 16:35. The Lancaster Mennonite girls had little trouble in the AA race, as Lindsey Shertzer took 2nd in 19:10 and Katie Ruth 4th in 10:21, tallying just 68 points. Boiling Springs sophomore Kara Millhouse won her second District 3 AA title in 19:05. Run on the same day on the same course, the 10/29 PIAA District 5 Championships belonged to the Chestnut Ridge boys and Bedford girls. It was a State College sweeps for the boys and girls at the 10/29 PIAA District 6 Championships in the AAA races. In AA, Central Cambria sophomore Carly Seymour posted the fastest time of the day to lead her team to the title. Penns Valley\'s boys won a two-point race over Central Cambria, while Westmont Hilltop\'s Travis Dean was District champ. This was close. In the AA Girls race at the 10/29 PIAA District 10 Championships, it was Slippery Rock by a nose in AA. Frosh Lauren Zarger best time of meet, 19:31. Northeast boys easier time. General McLane girls, Meadville boys take AAA. At the 10/29 PIAA District 9 Championships Bradford won both AAA title behind individual wins by their top runners, while in AA, it was Elk County Catholic taking both team titles, and Brookville\'s Jessica Swonger and Smethport\'s Ben Hahn capturing individual honors.